Up to 20% of Women Have PCOS. Can Diet Cure it?
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- This video covers the symptoms of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, the cause, and if it can be reversed with diet.
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Listen, I'm not one of those people who claim veganism cures all diseases but bear with me:
I'm 23. Was diagnosed at 21, suspected I had PCOS since I was 19 but have been experiencing symptoms since I was 12. PCOS has been the culprit of some of the worst times of my life.
Excruciating period cramps - to the point I couldn't move;
Extremely heavy flow - to the point nearly all my jeans have permanent blood stains;
Severe anemia - a doctor even told me I needed to go straight to the ER after getting my blood results;
Severe anxiety;
Mood swings;
Hair thinning on my head but growing strong everywhere else;
Several months on a row without periods;
5 weeks long bleedings /on a row;
Tendency to gain weight, no matter how little/healthy I ate;
Believing I was not feminine enough.
Let me tell you that my diagnosis came around the same time I stopped eating animal products and it wasn't intentional. (I'm here primarily for the animals). I made some adjustments to my diet along the way, when I was figuring out how to eat properly. About 6 months into veganism, once I started eating only whole foods, no sugar, no gluten... PLEASE BELIEVE ME when I say I had some of my best periods EVER.
- virtually no pain, just some discomfort but like a 1 out of 10.
- dropped about 5kg without actually trying
- regular periods, to the point my app would accurately predict them
- 3 to 4 days periods instead of 7ish onward
- light flow WITHOUT those huge clots
- last week I got some blood tests and I did NOT have anemia /finally!!!!
Of course I eventually learned about junk vegan food but I SURE notice the difference within one or two months and it takes me as long to get back on track.
SO PLEASE, if you've been told to just take the pill and endure PCOS until you want to get pregnant or reach the menopause, just give whole food plant based diet a try. Take it from me, some symptoms can/will be harder to tackle but WFPB completely changed my life and my relationship with my body and my menstruation.
Hey hun, hydrogen peroxide gets blood out if clothes like magic. It dissolves the proteins, and it washed right out. I've used it on all my clothes with no bleaching or damage to them. I've not tried it in wool or silk (silk is just proteins and water anyway).
Glad you're periods are under control now. Cheers!
@@1000wastedwords yes, I've tried it mostly on my underwear. Sometimes I would get stains while at school (I commute for an hour and a half) and the blood would dry and leave that yellowish hue on the stitched fabric inside the jeans. Oh well!
Me too. Me too!!!!! Our stories are so alike!!! Yay!! So glad you're feeling better.
@@moonafarms1621 I'm happy for you too!!
@@catarina2809 Why no gluten? Do you think eating gluten on a wfpb diet would have prevented your good results?
Had PCOS since 17. Have been on birth control pills for almost 10 years. Desided to try to get pregnant. Have been off the pills for 1.5 years - no luck, got no period at all. Went plant-based and i was pregnant in 1.5 month!!! 😍 And my vegan baby will be 4 years old next month 🤗
Ishtarr69 awww congrats!!
Ishtarr69 Congratulations! ❤️
Ishtarr69 wow congrats!!!
Aww, people like you give me hope. Congrats on the 4 year old. :)
@Ajgleskorv sorry dude but you sounds like nuts who knows nothing about science 🤦♀️
My daughter was able to get off of her PCOS prescriptions. I usually don't comment on stuff like this because I never know what's real or not, but she's done so well with her plant based diet and I'm so proud of her and her will!
wonderlizz that’s amazing!
Yes, I thought so, thank you. Most importantly to me, as a mother, was that she worked with her doctor. The doctor lowered meds before completely taking off. I think that says a lot for food!
Plant based diet cured my menstrual cramping, and improved 95% of my IBS. Mic you are the best
You stopped menstruating because of your diet ? Try eating a normal diet
@@garypack1709 Cramping...
@@garypack1709 Do you know how to read and retain information. She said it CURED HER CRAMPING!!!!! CURED HER CRAMPING!!! You must be a meat eater and your brain is FULL OF FAT!!!
@@karenmccann8644 Well there is a supplement called midol Clearly you should start taking that
@@garypack1709 oh dear 🤣🤣🤣
I always had TERRIBLE periods. Like I'd throw up from the pain EVERY MONTH.
Going vegan was the only change I've made that has made that terrible pain go away every month.
The difference is night and day for me
Omg same. Not anymore. Strangely when I moved out it stopped.
Same here
Kira Downer: Me too. ❤️
I'm so sick and tired of it. I think I should just take the step and become vegan like you did
@Jane lane Hey Jane, I had the same problem. I've been vegan 4 years and sadly it did nothing for my cramps. However, going gluten free and sticking to my vegan lifestyle helped ten folds. If it's not too hard for you give it a try and see if it helps with your cramps.
Not PCOS but on Vegan diet i no longer need painkillers on my period. So the diet definitely helps with women health
Yes; same story here! It's crazy...
Same here
How?
@Justdege she already said as much tho
@@CarnevalOne don't know, everything is the same except the pain) just eating plant based
Following a miscarriage and PCOS diagnosis, I went vegan. After 3 months vegan, my periods returned, after 6 months I fell pregnant naturally. I’m now pregnant with my 2nd child. There’s no doubt about it, a plant based diet restored my reproductive health and gave me my precious children.
Awesome 🥳🥳🥳
I had a friend who used to mock me for being vegan and said she couldn't go vegan because of her PCOS. I posted info about how it could help and she just laughed at me.
I'm not friends with her anymore.
adiohead I love this story, especially the ending ❤️😂
Dang
A lot of people accept information that supports what they already believe and reject anything that doesn’t.
I’ve had PCOS all my life. Going WFPB did not cure it. I went vegan for the animals so that’s fine, but, it doesn’t work for everyone. Also, across the board every single doctor will tell you to eat little to no carbs to fix it. So it isn’t just people picking what they want to believe, that is what doctors tell you, and since PCOS causes infertility as well as a TON of other really distressing symptoms that affect quality of life, people want to fix it and they trust their doctors to help. If you don’t have PCOS then maybe you don’t get how hard and frustrating it is, especially to get any medical advice at all besides “cut carbs NAD take birth control” and the idea of going to a diet that is mainly carbs, when you’ve been told by every single doctor that carbs are wrecking your health, it’s a hard thing to consider. It’s not the same as believing that bacon is health food. It’s people’s health and literally monthly misery, not to mention infertility. It’s a big deal.
I’m of the opinion that some conditions can be cured or helped by diet, and some can’t. BUT . . . eating vegan is never going to make a health problem worse if you’re doing it right. And you’ll probably help some of your problems, if not all.
Dolly Madeson you don’t have to eat a lot of carbs if you are vegan... that’s a total misconception
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Plus carbs don't cause diabetes.
@Dolly Madeson Type 2 diabetes can be managed, even reversed with a plant based diet. Dr. Neil Bernard is an expert in diabetes and is a plant based doctor/has a plant based program for it.
This video is amazing Mic! I've done a couple of videos before on PCOS but this one was so dense and rich with info. After going vegan over five years ago, my plant-based diet helped me have an actual menstrual cycle for once in my life. I still struggle with hormonal issues, but my diet has helped with 90% of my issues + I now have kids!
My partner reversed her PCOS after going vegan. Reading the studies a few years back dairy was a factor.
Dairy is horrible!!!!
I have been vegetarian for more than 4 years. I started being vegan because of the animals and also health and my face hair is not growing anymore and I have been vegan just for one month and a half. 💕 I am just glad I am able to improve my health while doing good things for all the animals and the planet.
@DaRKsOUL I imagine it is hormones, cow milk is full of those because their children need it to grow, but we don't.
I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 15, so for HALF MY LIFE, I was suffering with all the symptoms. They got really bad a couple of years ago. Birth control just covered the problem, but didn’t actually fix it, and then made it worse. I refused medication, deciding instead to actually treat the cause and not the symptoms through diet and lifestyle. A vegan diet with some intermittent fasting and stress management (mostly meditation and things like yoga and ballet) and my PCOS symptoms-all of them- are gone. My hair is thick again, my skin is clear, hirsuitism is gone, my energy is back, no insulin resistance, no cysts, normal hormone levels, and I’m able to lose weight when before I was just trying to stop gaining it. All with no medications.
With your hirsutism, did you see the thicker, course hairs you had start to become thinner or did you pluck them and they just never came back? I'm struggling with this rn, and it really takes a toll on your confidence. I also struggle with severe stress, so I think that continues to counter any diet or lifestyle changes I make. :/
I have PCOS and have been vegan for a very long time but it never helped. I'm lean and healthy. The only thing that did mask the symptoms a little was the pill. (But I'm vegan mainly for the animals so it's fine). I even tried drinking 4 cups of spearmint tea a day for a year x). Sometimes, you can't control your health and it's not your fault !
Do you eat vegan or health vegan like plant based, no processed foods, etc? I'm just asking cause I think there is a huge difference there.
❤️❤️Your last sentence is so true. It sucks when you try everything and nothing helps. It took me a very VERY long time to accept that it's out of my control :(.
Did the spearmint not lower the free androgen level
My advice is to try Whole-food plant-based diet and change your life to reduce stress. Get sun, water, sleep
Goji man's wife had PCOS and got it under control you should check out his channel
I had PCOS until my late 40s, when I lost weight and suddenly didn't have it anymore. That was before going vegan.
It is actually very common that symptoms ease up when you near your 40s!
I actually cried watching this. Thank you for this video and all the ones you do for women.
Spearmint tea is such a lifeseaver! Calms my jaw acne like no other
I hope it will work for me. I have acne because of my PCOS, mostly on my jaw line. I will give it a try. Glad to see that it actually helped someone 😊💫
Hey! How do you consume it?
Laura You just prepare it like any other tea! Helps my symptoms quite a bit.
Is peppermint same as spearmint?
Alice nope, sorry love
It's weird that you did this video today.
I just told my sister yesterday, and texted my mom a few hours ago, telling them I think my period is regulating itself. I haven't been tested yet to see if I'm ovulating, but I was diagnosed with PCOS at 16. I've never had two natural periods in a row. I'd be lucky if I had two in a year.
I went vegan three months ago, and I've had two normal cycles in a row.
I had accepted a long time ago I'd never have biological children.
Now, at 33, I have a glimmer of hope.
If you are waiting of have not been to a doctor yet, I found success with ovulation tests and BBT. It doesn't work for everyone with PCOS, but is has been working for me the past 3 years or so. Might be worth a try if you never already. :)
@@chanterelledesign8310
Its official, as of this past cycle. I'm on a regular cycle and ovulating.
Going vegan has changed my life.
wow. i am newly diagnosed with PCOS and have been vegan for 3 years. I was watching this video thinking it had been up for a long time AND IT WAS POSTED TODAY??! Hello synchronicity!
Been vegan for 2.5 years, and some of my blood work is coming back that I may have PCOS, and he just posted this that day! Crazy how the universe works!
Gregg Stafford proof?? Anything to back up your claim?
@@meganorr7110 what do you mean?
The same month after going vegan I've noticed the very obvious lack of PMS symptoms (had the same ones in varying level of severity for almost two decades by then). I told myself it was a coincidence and meant nothing. After two years, still no PMS, and the whole period experience is so much better. The diet really helped me in a very unexpected way and I am so grateful!
"Yet they eat more carbs... mind blown!' 😂😂😂😂 honestly going on a plant based diet is one of the best decisions I've made for myself and I don't regret it one bit!
Simple carbs versus complex carbs 🥳
@@solabonafide hm but my nutritionist said tht i should eat like 7 eggs on my breakfast and meats meat everywhere lol idk wtf to eat anymoreee 😞😭
@@aena5995 I have PCOS and I was told all different things by all different doctors. I finally went vegan and am feeling better.
I turned Vegetarian when I found out I had PCOS and would need medication to conceive. After 2 years of a plant based diet I got pregnant after 4 years of trying. After giving birth I began eating chicken and other meat little by little and started having a ton of health problems. I just found your channel and I decided it's time to take care of myself again. Thank you for this 🙏
I can't take hormonal birth control because I react very badly to it. Going vegan is the only thing that has helped with my PCOS. It hasn't cured me, but it has helped regulate my periods as well as alleviate the painful cramps and heaviness.
I’m so happy you finally made a video on pcos and plant based diets. My only resources before were based on Dr Greger’s videos which talks about those AGEs and spearmint tea. Almost every “expert” on pcos without fail always bashes on how bad soy foods are for pcos 🙄 Glad you knocked that down.
I’m 27 years old but probably had pcos all my life because I’ve lived with those embarrassing symptoms and had the infertility issues for a while. Thankfully being on a plant based diet allowed me to feel better and get pregnant (37 weeks atm). Hopefully I can also reverse my pcos completely as I continue to make better diet choices.
I was vegetarian when I developed insulin resistance. I was eating healthy (pesticide free home garden most every day), and I went on long hikes with my dogs every week. On top of regular daily physical activity. So I got pcos. I went vegan to deal with it. My insulin resistance went away within months. My pcos symptoms dropped with my weight. Personally, I'd like to see more research done on stress and pcos. I'm a mentally ill, perpetually anxious, depressed, and stressed. I truly believe my constant high levels of cortisol have a part to play in my insulin resistance and pcos development. Vegan diet definitely changed my life for the better.
And, let me add, I'm a trans man. I've identified as male since I was a child. But I only came out recently. I wonder if there is any connection between my identity and my hormonal balance?
Probably not. Many women who suffer from PCOS identify as female, but the secondary male characteristics can be a hit on self esteem.
By any chance were you taking hormones before you were diagnosed? PCOS can cause anxiety and depression, but I don't think it would interfer with gender idenity.
@@chanterelledesign8310 no I'm still pre hormones right now. I just know a lot of trans men who have pcos. It's an interesting coincidence.
I was feeling tired and lightheaded so I went to see my doctor. Turns out my blood pressure has improved so that I now need half the meds I did before I went vegan. So I was in effect overdosing on my blood pressure meds which was causing the symptoms. And I’m not even fully vegan yet, still transitioning. Thanks for the awesome video Mic
I was diagnosed with PCOS not too long ago and my doctor actually highly recommend a more plant based diet. I told her I was working on you Vegan and she said that could actually help a lot.
I’ve been a vegan for a little over three years now, and I’ve had PCOS for five years. Since going vegan, I’ve noticed my symptoms relating to PCOS have improved. Although they haven’t gone away completely, it’s still a significant help. Thanks for spreading this information, Mic! :)
Thank you for the video Mic. There definitely needs to be more videos made about this topic. I have almost all PCOS symptoms and it's one of the most frustrating things ever. I went vegan for the animals but I also hoped that a plant-based diet would help me drop some weight and overcome PCOS. I went whole foods, high carb, low fat and I gained about 15 pounds in one year. Super frustrating. What I have been moving to in the last few months is a lower-carb, higher-fat plant-based diet. I haven't noticed many changes besides that I burp a whole lot less and I feel that I have more energy. PCOS is a spectrum and some women do well with high carb and other's not so much. It's about listening to your body and trying to find what it needs. There are many women that do very well on a plant-based keto diet but it really makes eating restrictive. I find it difficult to stay in ketosis while eating plant-based, but it is possible. I hope all you ladies out there that are struggling with PCOS know that you are not alone, know you are loved and you are not your symptoms.
Have you seen Liz MacDowell's book?www.amazon.com/Vegan-Keto-Liz-MacDowell/dp/1628603143
Omg, listening to the first part of this video and im almost about to cry. There is so much information saying so many different things. I makes my pcos riddled brain spin!
My best friend has PCOS. I will share the video with her. Thanks.
Yay thanks so much for this mic. I've just been diagnosed with this two months ago, and I've been vegan for 6 years. I believe my vegan diet has helped masked some of my symptoms of pcos. Definitely a topic that need to be better understood. :)
yea plenty of us still have it have it even after eating a near "perfect" diet, so... it def requires more research. I have friends who swear the keto diet helped their PCOS. Who knows
@@scarlet8078 damn ikr its sooo freaking confusing tbh i feel lie my diet cant control it and just ur weight loss can fix it ! So even tho i m pretty thin i am trying to get thinner according to my doc i need to be underweight to fix this ovary ugh but in my case the only symptom of pcos was ovarian cycts andd hairy arms 😂
PCOS girl here. I have it probably for 10 years, maybe longer. I got my first period when I was 9 (I am 25 now) and since then it was life full of pain ( to the point when I was fainting because I could not bare it), throwing up, too much hair growth, acne that covered basically my whole body, sometimes my period lasted 6 monhs, sometimes I haven't seen it for 6 months, weight lose was hard... I only got diagnosted about two years ago and I have medication. It helped a lot, but since going vegan last year, all the symptomps almost disappeared. ☺️ I feel much better and I am glad to help the animals and the planet :-)
So ur hirsutism vanished as well?
Literally reversed all my symptoms following a plant based diet. I still have a few persistent chin hairs but hey from hairyness, depression, zero periods, a jaw full of acne, crazy weight fluctuations, crappy sleep, and just genuinely no enjoying life then to just a couple chin hairs is all good in my book. While I try to eat majority whole food I must admit I'm not perfect and do enjoy vegan junk food on the regular but my symptoms are still at bay even with that being included
A Pinch Of Stardust did you need to take any meds?
I love it every time you bring out that disheveled old wig. Oh, and thumbs up for the video, of course.
While I was never diagnosed, I did have a lot of the symptoms, including horrible, irregular periods. I went vegan 6 years ago, my skin mostly cleared up, periods become regular, length and severity of my flow dropped significantly, and the best, the pain was almost non-existent. Eating plant based can have such a dramatic effect on humans :)
Healed PCOS on a FRUIT based high carb low fat RAW diet! Multiple cysts on my ovaries, painful periods, heavy flow, acne, mood swings, and serious depression from this. I was on birth control for 7 years but when I went off of it to heal, symptoms got so much worse. I even water fasted for 26 days because I was done with the pain (do not try this at all ladies). Healing is possible but it just takes time and consistency especially if your body got used to synthetic hormones for years. Yes, plants are healthy but focus on the FRUIT ladies if you want to reduce your pain. Trust a ginger on this!
You don't cure/heal it. You can manage the symptoms, but you will always have it.
2:15 this literally happened to me.. I'm glad this video was made, veganism definitely helped me. The best decision that I've made in my life is going vegan, it helped regulate my menstrual cycle and much more; such as, reducing the excruciating abdominal pain, so in other words, I no longer have cramps that make me want to drop to the floor and cry. Thank you mike for making others more conscious with PCOS and the wonders veganism can do to help.. I later found out that I was misdiagnosed with PCOS and I had already been taking birth control that was prescribed and it quite simply f***ed me up... so yes, let's go with diet.
my understanding is that spearmint tea can help PCOS symptoms because it's a natural androgen blocker. i'm currently trying to transition off an androgen-blocking medication so i am pumping the spearmint!!! hoping it works for me!
Wondering if you've had any success with the tea?
I wish I could continue drinking spearmint tea but it causes a lot of gastrointestinal problems which I’m very prone to.
Thank you so much for mentioning our channel! Yes, I overcame PCOS naturally on a plant foods lifestyle and conceived and gave birth to our daughter. Appreciate you spreading the word!
Going vegan, completely reversed my PCOS and insulin resistance ( type 2 diabetes) yay to going vegan and eating plant based. 🌱💜🍏
You do not cure/heal PCOS, just manage the symptoms, you will always have it. It is FALSE to say that you reversed it/cured/healed it. Insulin resistance is not type 2 diabetes, but can develop into diabetes.
The ironic thing is, most women with PCOS are advised to go on a animal based keto diet to reduce insulin
Because it works. I'm glad that I found out about it.
@@sGCaesar Oh really? Or did you just make that up out of thin air? Yep, you made it up.
@@sGCaesar i have less odor on carnivore diet. Keep making things up.
@@sGCaesar Nope.
@@sGCaesar Children aren't small adults and their bodies react differently.
Thanks for this video Mick 👍🏻
I was diagnosed with pcos 9 years ago. Medication and a no carb diet was prescribed-I just kept gaining more weight ( I might add I stuck to this religiously) personal trainers were baffled as to why the weight wasn’t falling off me.
3 years ago I went vegan - lost 19lb in 3 months and maintained a this. Bloated ness has gone so have most of my other symptoms and I’ve stopped using medication. I still suffer with fatigue but haven’t had any other symptoms....and yes I now enjoy carbs.
Another great video! Thanks for being inspiring to others and to us smaller youtubers!
Hey Mic, great and informative video! Goji Man’s wife had PCOS before going vegan and they also talk openly about it in their videos, another woman ‘cured’ of PCOS 😀
Thank you for this. I learned new things, and my brain sponge is happy.
For those with debilitating menstrual cramps and have tried almost everything, I recommend trying a low fat diet for minimum, at least the week leading up to your period.
I had terrible periods my whole life and when I found out fat intake was closely linked with excess estrogen and prostaglandins (the inflammation molecules that cause cramps) I started eating about 5-10% fat in calories daily (down from 20-25%) five days before my period. EVEN THEN I massively noticed the difference and only had to take one painkiller instead of the usual 8 per dsy
I’ll also add, going vegan didn’t really help at all with the cramps, but the low fat vegan approach did
Omg dude I’m glad you talked about this! I’m 17 and was diagnosed with PCOSwhat happened to me last year, I had to have a laparoscopic and it was the same time at which I was attempting to go vegan! A whole foods plant based diet is a game changer for me. Came in for health and stayed for the animals 💕🌱
!? Thank you for explaining insulin resistance, no wonder the chinese say fat blocks "Qi flow," in this case the "Qi" is sugar.
@LIFTING THE VEIL magical Space Hippie, I don't know where ya came from but I'm-a subscribe to yo ass..!? Not literally your rear end but you as a UA-cam personality!!
@I like Potatoes "Noble prize"?
You mean "nobel prize"?
I like Potatoes Hey, you’re that crazy guy I saw in the comments of another video. The one who said you didn’t care if you “kill, lie, rape, torture or steal” and called everyone “vegan morons”. How are you?
Veganism didn’t completely change my PCOS symptoms alone but it definitely impacts my PCOS. For me it’s a combination of veganism, metformin and birth control. But deff plant based eating has changed my symptoms because I noticed a difference when I went vegan. (I began treatment for PCOS before I went vegan.) I lost weight (although I did have to restrict calories), and I just felt better and had more energy.
Thanks for your video, Mic!
I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 18. I struggled with my weight , found out I also had hypothyroidism. Over several years I yo-yoed with my weight and periods, I was married at one point and we were trying to conceive. I was put on metformin and that gives you chronic diarrhea. I made a commitment to my health much later (also after a divorce). I worked in a factory where I essentially was doing cardio on 12 hour shifts and lost 80 pounds from 2017 to 2018. In 2018 I found that I was cured of my hypothyroidism, or at least not exhibiting signs of it whatsoever. My periods were mostly normal. I did conceive with my new husband, but lost the baby. No I was not vegan at that time, I have decided to commit to being plant-based again though. I'm not "trying" for a baby anymore, but if I decided to I will consult a fertility doctor. I wanted to thank you for addressing this topic. Though my pregnancy failed this time, I saw significant results on a plant based diet. You're right, It's not a magic cure-all. Though I do feel like I never would have even conceived at all if it weren't for veganism, even if I wasn't vegan at the time. I still reaped the rewards. Now I know what is possible.
I am sorry for your troubles and wish you good health in future.
@@tamcon72 Thank you! Also don't worry about me, I have a responsibility to myself. Much love to you!
I have found progesterone supplementation helps while trying to get pregnant as well as being able to carry the baby.... avoiding some miscarriages.
I am not overweight, so it took me three doctors to get diagnosed because none of them thought I had it based on my appearance. This was over ten years ago, so I really hope times have changed! And I’ve been vegan 10 years as of today. Not sure I am “cured” but I feel I can manage my symptoms a lot better. Thanks for getting the word out about PCOS!
Eat flaxseed every day.
Very good as always. Thank you. 💐. The sponge is a nice analogy. 😊. I shall share this... however it's amazing how resistant people are to change. I know people with lupus, arthritis, Crohn's, I've been suggesting for years at least try giving up dairy and gluten: their life, their choice. One can only share videos like this one. Dairy, eggs, fish, chicken have such well nigh unassailable glamour, high status, positive health associations. My best wishes, more power to Mic's microphone and camera, and to Mic.
Veganism regulated my periods and took away cramps/pain/depression and altered my periods from 7 days to 3-4 days. Veganism and reusable cloth menstrual products together did wonders for my cycle!
Hannah Rowen Fry me too!
Omg, thank you for this. As someone who was diagnosed with this syndrome and left without any further advice by the gynaecologist, this really boosted my confidence of trying to be plant-based again! There is a lot of mixed information out there but it certainly helps that you added all these studies and cases!
I'm 5'1 at my heaviest I weighed 178 with PCOS. I am now symptom free and weigh 112 lbs. No acne either. I eat whole food, plant based no oil.
My ex-girlfriend said her symptoms got a lot better when she was eating plant-based/whole food.
I have a science background. For me, this video was perfect. It contained research and assumed we could understand technical words, but I didn't get "lost in the weeds" with so much detail I missed the point. Thank you for your channel and the excellent information you provide.
As much as I’d like to say a plant based diet was the answer to reversing my PCOS- it wasn’t. However, I have what’s called lean PCOS, so I have no issues with my weight. It seems that women who are overweight have more success on this lifestyle.
I was diagnosed with PCOS in my mid twenties. The doctor said I had type 2 diabetes as well. He and other doctors confirmed I won't be able to get pregnant without surgery, regular hormon shots and pills for my diabetes. I didn't take any of these. I've changed to a plant based diet, started to do excercise and I found a wonderful kinesologist. My son was born 3,5 year ago and now I'm pregnant with Baby number 2. Whole food plant based diet can cure PCOS.
I have PCOS and can’t have kids. Luckily I don’t have the outer side effects, but It is something that I’ll just have to live with. And hope that maybe one day my vegan lifestyle might reverse it, but at 34 it’s probably not happening anyways. 💚 to all my PCOS ladies out there. ✌️
Mic, can you please make a video related to diet and endometriosis?
There isn’t much research on endo yet, even though 1 in 10 people born with uteruses experience symptoms.
The “endo diet” suggests eating plant based except for eating fish, which if I’m not mistaken will be horrible for endo symptoms as well as in general because of how unhealthy it is to eat marine animals.
I believe this is suggested solely for omega 3 which can obviously be found in vegan forms.
I would really appreciate a video on this, I experience the pain of endo and it is horrible - not many people address it, especially specifically in relation to vegan eating
And I would LOVE to have a video about it to share online with the endo community.
I think this needs more awareness. Thanks a lot Mike.
Never been this early! There are so many ailments be take for granted and assume are inevitable, it's sad when adopting a(nutrient dense) species-appropriate diet would do so much to help them.
Excellent video! Thank you for sharing this. I have been struggling with the vegan diet for quite awhile. My symptoms are better when I stick to it.
🌈🦋👣🥦🐾🥑 thank you for what you do!
I struggle with PCOS and have been told that low carb is the only way to go but watching this video gives me hope! I've been waiting for hench herbivore or Mike to make a video on the topic! The only question I have is, should I focus on eating a low GI vegan diet and if so what does that look like? I've been doing my own research but honestly there's not much on the topic that I've found. If someone was to eat lower GI foods would they have to increase protein or fat? Thanks in advance!
I have PCOS and I eat loads of carbs. Beans, rice, potatoes, quinoa. I just avoid oil and then I don't have insulin resistance. Whole food, plant based, no oil has made me drop all the weight and cleared my symptoms.i never count carbs or glycemic index.
Thank you for your response! I'm definitely going all in. I've been considering the vegan lifestyle for a while but due to the things I've heard in the past I thought it would produce adverse effects for my body. Now I'm confident in moving forward and healing my body from within.
I actually really struggle with PCOS, and although a WFPB diet has drastically improved my symptoms , it's still a disabling condition i suffer with.
I'm still experimenting with the WFPB diet ,and i found when i got rid of my oil intake it made me feel my best, but i lost far too much weight; i looked liked skin and bones! Now i'm eating lots of fats in oils and vegan butters and i look like a healthy weight but the symptoms have just come back like crazy. I would love to know exactly what do eat that will help.
Thanks for the video, i haven't tried the spearmint tea thing out, so i will get on that!
Keto.
Swiss Lady Driver Is unhealthy
Swiss Lady Driver that was the first things I ever tried. I was the sickest I had ever been, 100% wont recommend.
@@hoominbeeing Keep telling yourself that and continue to be plagued with disease. It's your life after all, and you can do what you please.
@@_TerraRae_ It worked for me and that's why I recommended it. My Hormones were all over the place for quite some time before and the change was rapid - within about a month, I was symptom-free. I would also recommend taking Vitamin D (and A, if necessary) supplementation if you're not already because insufficiency or deficiency can be at the root of a lot of these female issues. The first improvements I noticed were when I started taking cod liver oil, which has plenty vitaman A&D, which I did before actually reducing my carb percentage. Good luck.
I cured my PCOS 3 years ago when i went vegan. It only took 3 weeks
how do you eat? after 4 months its gotten worse for me....
@@PetitSucreBlau I read how not to die from Dr greger and followed everything to the letter. Side note, I didn't have many symptoms apart from amenorrhoea. So if you have high cholesterol, it takes some time to get rid of the insulin resistance
@@TheLaly37 ahh... I have the opposite symptoms...excessive menstrual bleeding, normal to low cholesterol( that before going vegan) low iron and platelet count....since going vegan I have black and white heads and even heavier flow😔 My last resort is to try low carb vegan but I dont know how much sense that makes since my vegan iron absorbrion is less than ideal and need to supplement with it...it is quite frustrating to not have the answers and seeeing people respong so different to what I am experiencing...but thank you for taking the time to reply❤
@@PetitSucreBlau please don't give up. I hope you will find a way to feel better.
@@TheLaly37 thank you❤
I'm happy I went through these older videos and found this one. One of my daughters has PCOS. Since I'm still in charge of most of her food and although she is omnivore, she likes to eat wholefood vegan and tofu, I am hopeful.
Got cured of PCOS with the herbal medicine from DR RORPOPOR HERBAL on UA-cam whose channel was the primary convincing platform that made me use the herbs🌱🔺
Was so happy to see one of my fave vegan youtubers do a video on this, now that the symptoms of my pcos are getting out of control. However, I've been vegan for almost 4 years now, and would love some more in depth stuff about the subject besides going vegan...
*Create a Better World by.......Going and Staying VEGAN*
Louis Gedo You're the Justin Y. of vegan channels lmao.
@@hoominbeeing I'm Vegazoid.....the VEGAN bot!
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I’ve tried different vegan Variations. High carbs good carbs, high protein, raw, keto, plant based. Not all get good results I didn’t. Now I just do all the above with metformin and now I’m seeing results it’s more than just diet.
You can try lifting weight. It helps with the insulin sensitivity.
Thanks for making this video Mic! I actually requested it in the comments on another video of yours; must have been a lot of other people wanting it too!
I've been vegan for close to 3 years. A few months ago, I found out I have PCOS after stopping the birth control pill (which was masking my symptoms for 13 years). I intermittently go plant-based, but lately have been more of a processed food vegan. Perhaps that's why I haven't noticed any benefits at this point. I'm lean, and my doctor told me that since I'm lean, diet and exercise won't help. *eye roll*. I'm definitely going to try drinking spearmint tea regularly, and I'm feeling newly motivated to get rid of the vegan junk and go plant-based again.
Please do a video on the topic of fibromyalgia. I know someone who suffers daily.
The 3 things that helped me most - WFPB - PPQ with CoQ10 - Myofacial massage. I went from being in bedridden 22 hours a day and using a walker to being active about 7 hours a day using no mobility support. I hope your friend finds relief. It's a horrible condition.
I used to consume A LOT of dairy, believing that I needed it to replace my protein intake because I never liked eating meat.
Meanwhile my periods were never regular. I would probably get 2-4 periods per year. I used to think it was great. Until I wanted to get pregnant. I tried for 1.5 years before my mom told me to watch Forks Over Knives. That changed my life. 3 weeks later I got a period only 30 days after my last one! 6 months later I was finally pregnant! I probably could have got pregnant even sooner, but it turns out I have only one functional ovary and fallopian tube 🤷♀️
My PCOS was fixed with having my uterus and ovaries removed.
Some things you only truly understand when you go through them yourself.
And thats one of them.
I myself also "cured" my pcos with a mostly wfpb diet, when prior to that, I would never believed the impact that food has on that issue.
But I have to say, I think the mechanisms in wich the diet change works to regulate ones endocrine system goes way beyond insulin management.
I think it has something to do with endocrine disrupters found in milk and also the high content of saturated fat and iron in animal flesh, because I do def notice a difference in my flow
when I eat a vegan diet with more fat rich foods or when I take iron supplements versus when I do eat more lightly with less nut butter, oils and such.
So, I think its more than just being overweight and having diabetes. Defently plays a role, but its more complex.
It has been a goal of mine to go vegan. In my efforts I started eating much healthier and losing significant weight for the first time. I was shocked that got pregnant shortly afterwards. It’s so hard to eat right while pregnant, but I still try to change my eating habits and plan to continue striving towards a vegan lifestyle.
My PCOS was diagnosed after having no period for about a year after coming off the pill. My doctor told me the only way to handle is by taking the pill again... I asked her about nutrition but she said I couldn't do anything. After doing my own research I went vegan, a few months later my period came back and now (2 years later) i have pretty regular cycles again.
So sad the doctors don't know anything about nutrition...
Had PCOS since 18 with all the symptoms, went to gyno for a checkup before getting pregnant and suspecting I was going to need help conceiving at 26, doc was surprise to see my ovaries had NO cyst and my hormones were perfect, 3 months into a Vegan whole food diet. Got pregnant within those 3 months.
I was diagnosed a couple of years ago and some other women in my family were too, I havent been to the doctor to check lately but I can say that my period has been waaay more regular since I started eating vegan :)
Can we hope for a video on menopausal symptoms? If you search UA-cam, all that comes up is keto. At a time when women's risk for heart attack and stroke drastically increases, recommending a diet low in carbs and high in saturated fat is crazy but that is what you find.
The diabetes connection is so interesting too - my OBGYN often treats PCOS with a diabetic drug.
Yes, it's called metformin; I'm taking it myself. It is used for high insulin levels/insulin resistance, which a lot of women with PCOS have - high insulin leads to high androgen levels, that's why metformin can help reducing PCOS symptoms.
@@Ella.L. Thanks for explaining it - I couldn't remember all the details because I don't take it, but my dr offered it to me. Once I started a vegan diet though my symptoms were much more tolerable so I don't need the metformin. Has it worked well for you?
@@hannahrowenfry860 No problem :)
I see... I'm glad that your diet is helping you so much! And yes, metformin has helped me a quite a bit - I was always craving food and binged a lot, but not anymore since I'm on it (which is 3 yrs now); so I lost a bit of weight because of it (but not as much as it is often reported from other women, though).
I was diagnosed with PCOS at 21 but it started at 16. I have all of the symptoms and could be the poster child for this syndrome. The only diet that has ever helped me lose weight is a whole food plant based diet. I’m still morbidly obese BUT the weight has been on a slow and steady decline, but at least it’s declining! I think the anti inflammatory benefits also help with many painful symptoms that go along with this disorder. I’m actually having an ovarian wedge resection (similar to ovary drilling) to try and reset the ovaries and hopefully reset my hormones and hopefully ease my symptoms faster. Thanks Mic for bringing this topic to the table! There has been very little research on this disorder. Love your videos!
Oh boy, being a woman sounds tough. Glad diet can make one of the most painful parts bearable.
I have PCOS and my doctors have always told me to lose weight on a low-carb diet, which was horrible for me since I never liked meat. No one..NO ONE...has ever said to me that going vegan would adjust my hormone levels. That would have been a much simpler solution for me!
Saying veganism is a cure for pcos makes my blood boil. It helps so much but you'll always have pcos just the symptoms will subside.
I don't have PCOS but I feel you. I always feel nervous when vegan diet is presented as a cure to all diseases and people back up their claims with anecdotal evidence. Sure, it doesn't hurt to eat as healthily as possible but unfortunately it doesn't always help or erase the disease. To tell people that their symptoms will disappear with eating more salad pretty much trivializes their disease and makes them feel like shit when it doesn't work.
Have you actually watched the video? Mic is always very careful in saying that this may not help everybody but (based in all of the peer-review research he has looked into) recommends you give it a try. It has definitely worked for some people and it doesn't hurt to try. Seriously, watch the last 5 minutes.
@@crislaochoa I was mainly talking about the comment section of this video. It's full of anecdotes.
@I like Potatoes LMFAO!
If you look at it that way its the same with everything with all health issues even cancer. You have the cells since you are born but when they get activated they tell you you have cancer and when they are inactive again they tell you you are cured!
Please make a video on Endometriosis too, it's also an extremely common and surprisingly unknown female hormonal disease!
I have PCOS and I am vegan... Low fat... I suffer everyday, I am mad all the time, I am fatigued and I have my period for about 260 days a year. I have no facial hair yet. But my hormonal treatment in sweden messed me up even more. I wasn't obese and didn't have acne but after the hormonal treatment I got acne and gained weight...Also I started to smell terrible and sweat more.
I had lean PCOS, there are different types of PCOS...
Yeah and Birth control messed me up even more. I almost died taking it.
Although it would probably be way worse if I would have eaten all those disgusting mammalian hormones.
I will definetly start drinking spearmint tea 2 times a day though.
Do you eat over a pound of greens every day? A giant salad of raw greens and some cooked greens, everyday?
I don't weigh it. I eat the daily dozen and I think about 300-400 grams of greens everyday.
I cured my issues (heavy periods, weight gain resistant to exercise, fatigue, heavy sweating, cystic ovary on MRI) with a low carb, high fat diet, but that's just me. Anyway, it's worth a try.
I can totally relate...I just started sweating really badly one day and there is literally nothing that helps...PCOS is a mess...
Great video Mic! I’ll be sure to share the info with my girlfriends 😊
I reversed my symtomes in 2018 by going vegan, avoiding oils and eating lots of vedgetables, fruit, beans and grains. After 8 years trying i got pregnant naturally after just 6 months on a wfpb-diet. After the pregnancy I for some reason stoped eating vegan and all my symtomes came back. Since everyone here (sweden) recomend low carb for treating pcos i get confused and have a hard time sticking to the vegan diet i know helped me before. Low carb never worked for me, I just keep gaining weight and symtomes get worse. I am now trying again going wfpb, day three now only so trying to look for inspiration to keep going. Thank you for your video, so helpful!
I have pcos 🙋♀️. Also trying to go vegan, but it's hard in the Bible belt. 😂
It gets easier!
It's not easy in Eastern Europe either. But it gets easier when you become more and more experienced and qualified in doing this. Also, the times they are a changing and reaching more and more places. Don't give up!
Visit an Seventh Day Adventist Church. Known for vegetarian and vegan potlucks! :)
It gets easier!!! Your symptoms improving will be enough motivation --- it was for me !!!!
Not anymore. You can go Vegan anywhere if you truly want to. I've lived in the south, midwest, everywhere. Not hard at all. Good luck.
Just adding another success testimony here- I had PCOS from sometime in my teens until I was 22 and did a high carb raw food diet for a little over two weeks. I had vegan-leaning diet for the year leading up to that, but a loose diet really. I got my period back after nearly 9 months of having none. I had always been irregular/skipping months here and there before that, and since that first raw food "cleanse," I've stayed regular.
I didn't even do the cleanse perfectly when it came to "raw." So don't be intimidated, give it a shot!
Do you hear often enough how cool it is to have a guy care about these things?
My own PCOS reversed already as soon as I left out the dairy (most difficult thing back then!) and the crappy carbs, but as soon as I became completely vegan, I felt much better over all. Since I developed some weird intolerances against any animal protein a few years ago, my body also reacts more sensitively to vegan crap. Whole food vegan is the way to go, but to be honest, I slip up more often than I should, and I know better (being a nutrition councellor myself and all). Until I manage to do better, I'll pay the price and fight with cravings, overblown appetite and stress eating :-/
Not cure it but it will definitely help and I’m living proof of that. I have pcos and I’ve always been chunky not because of how I ate but because of pcos. Never having a natural period I’d have to have birth control to have one. About 7 years ago I changed my diet. I love Soda so I only have 1 or so a day or tea. I rarely eat meat. I’ve always preferred a healthier diet but those couple of things alone helped me lose weight (45 pounds) And eventually I started my period naturally. It’s very very easy to gain weight with pcos. I have developed a gluten and dairy allergy. Also allergic to eggs. I didn’t want to be on medicine so I changed my diet and it worked for me.
@PaleDale You retain weight due to hormone problems when you have PCOS. Did you watch the video?
@PaleDale No, you can't. The metabolism is not responsive as with normal hormone levels. Why are you having a hard time with this? Do you lack biology training?
You all everyone is different. I was never obese I am a tall girl. I’ve never had crappy eating habits, my family doesn’t eat fast food, I don’t have a sweet tooth. I love DrPepper though! And I would have a couple a day and cut it down to one if any at all but I drink water and plenty of it. Pcos is so different in everyone it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what would help this person vs this person. My best friend has it as well. My weight fluctuates drastically hers doesn’t. I know how to lose weight and it’s not as easy for her. I live a healthy lifestyle. I’ve been with my husband for 14 years. I’m 30 by the way..& even he has said to numerous people her lifestyle, eating habits etc don’t add up to her weight. It’s just different for everyone. 🤷🏻♀️ I live with it, I would know.
I was just discussing this with my friend!!! I was unofficially diagnosed with PCOS by a doctor many years ago (I was a teenager & didn’t pay any attention to this). I distinctly remember her saying I had PCOS! I’ve been vegan for 3 years & in my recent visit I was told I did not have PCOS & that I was misdiagnosed. I’m not sure if I reversed it, or it I was indeed misdiagnosed. I was so shocked!! I told the doc to check again lol
How much Spearmint tea? I read the linked study but maybe I missed the clinical amount used.
Thanks to Mic for always sharing information on women's health, a subject not always covered
I was diagnosed at 17 with PCOS. They put me on birth control bc I would have heavy periods that wouldn't stop for months. I finally got regulated and then my doctor did the worse thing they could have done for me which was they put me on a low carb diet. They said it would help with my weight issue. It did, but my PCOS got worse. Fast forward to 2016 I was doing low carb again like had for a while and decided in December of 2016 I was changing everything bc I watched forks over knives. In January 2017 I went vegan. With in 5 months my facial hair was getting better, my weight was getting better, my hair wasn't breaking off any more, my cystic acne was gone, my periods were lighter and shorter, my eyebrows started growing back, and my a1c dropped from a 5 to a 4. My PCOS isn't cured yet, but it's 10000x better than it was thanks to a vegan diet.