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Chinese Medicine and PCOS

The PCOS or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is conditions when the ovary of a woman doesn’t make the hormones it needs for any eggs to fully mature. In a woman affected by PCOS follicles may grown and build up fluid but not one follicle becomes large enough, instead some remain as cysts, this prevents eggs from maturing and ovulation does not occur. These ovarian changes give PCOS its name (“poly” = many, “cystic” = cysts). PCOS is believed to be the most common hormonal abnormality in women of reproductive age and affects approximately 1 in 10 women.

Sustain Health Clinic’s Chinese medicine treatment for PCOS is broken down into 2 main categories

Deficiency – Kidney yin and yang deficiency and spleen Qi deficiency
Excess – Phlegm, Liver stagnation and heat and blood stasis

Chinese medicine differentiates the pattern after asking many questions about the patient’s medical history and then treats the root cause of PCOS. A woman suffering from this condition will often notice signs of ovulation in a couple of months of treatment.

Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine and dietary therapy is the combined and medication provided to women with PCOS. As PCOS resists insulin and there is an impaired glucose metabolism it is very important to modify the dietary intake. Resistance to insulin means that the tissues body’s response to insulin in some tissues is impaired, and when the body becomes intolerant to insulin, diabetes and its complications may become the eventual result.

Sustain Health Clinic’s Chinese medicine for PCOS recommends some tips to fight this condition and they are as follows

Lower the level of sugar intake to eliminate ingestion of any food that the body can utilize as sugar.

Cut forms of refined carbohydrates as the body i turns these into sugar. This includes white bread, pasta, potatoes, white rice, most breakfast cereals, rice cakes, or any starchy, low fiber food.

Adhere to massive yam consumption.
Consume adequate amount of protein.
Eat a lot of fresh vegetables.
Avoid dairy products like milk as they tend to accelerate internal dampness.
Reduce the intake of coffee and alcohol.

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Chinese Medicine and PCOS

Sustain Health Clinic’s Chinese medicine treatment for PCOS is broken down into 2 main categories