Insulin Resistance

Foods To Avoid For PCOS | Diet Tips for 2019

February 22, 2019 by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP

In this article, I am going to talk about the best diet for preventing PCOS, and the best diet tips for PCOS. Hi I’m Deborah Maragopoulos, intuitive integrative family nurse practitioner. I’m an expert in hormones, and I’ve helped many PCOS patients actually get their symptoms under control, as well as get pregnant, using dietary methods. So the first thing I want you to understand is that PCOS is a metabolic syndrome, causing insulin resistance. So the dietary tips are all related to insulin resistant diets.

What Causes PCOS? | How To Avoid PCOS Naturally

February 15, 2019 by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP

Ever wonder what might be the cause of your PCOS? Well, we are going to go over the three main causes so that you understand a little bit better, in our ongoing blog topic: PCOS. Primarily, it is important to understand the genetics of PCOS. If you have a mother, an aunt, a grandmother, even a sister that has PCOS, you are more likely to develop PCOS. PCOS is basically a genetic factor very similar to diabetes and heart disease.

Naturally Treat PCOS with Diet and Exercise

February 8, 2019 by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP

I would like to tell you about the natural treatment for PCOS. So, you can treat PCOS naturally and not actually have to be dependent on medications for PCOS. PCOS, or polycystic ovary syndrome, can be treated. What we need to focus on is a few different things.

PCOS is a metabolic syndrome. That means that you have much more inflammation in the body because you are not just your female hormones are out of balance, but your adrenal hormones are out of balance. Your hypothalamus which controls your ovaries, your adrenals, and your glucose metabolism, is actually responsible for getting this back into balance again. It is really critical that you try to help the hypothalamus do its job better in order for the rest of the body to get back into balance.

Can I Get Pregnant with PCOS?

February 1, 2019 by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP

It may seem impossible to get pregnant with PCOS. But let me assure you that it is possible! You just need to get your hormones in balance first.

Hormonal Weight Part 3: Man Fat

December 17, 2018 by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP

You have seen it.

You may have it.

You may not like it.

If you are a man it’ is not good for you….

Women can tolerate much more body fat and stay healthy. Women are the survivors. That extra body fat helps women reproduce and helps them make breast milk. You may be in sync with your wife and gain some pregnancy weight too, but she needs it, you do not.

Is your belly fat caused by Insulin Resistance?

November 28, 2018 by Deborah Maragopoulos FNP

Why would your cells become resistant to insulin? Well, if you have too much sugar floating around in your blood stream and you do not feed it for energy, then the parts of your body that cannot store sugar close their receptor sites.

For instance, your heart cannot store sugar. The organ can only use sugar for energy, to pump blood throughout your body, or to grow itself. If you make a fist, you can see a rough model of the size of your heart. Were it to grow any bigger, your heart would be an inefficient pump for your body. So your heart becomes insulin resistant to protect itself and you from runaway growth.