In this issue of the PCOS Health Review newsletter:
1) More Good News about Inositol and Pinitol for PCOS
2) Which Works Better...Metformin or Diet?
3) Young PCOS Women Have Hardening of the Arteries
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1) More Good News about Inositol and Pinitol for PCOS
New research suggests that a common B vitamin
will help to restore a normal cycle, improve odds of
becoming pregnant, and reduce insulin and blood
sugar problems.
Researchers have concluded: "Myo-inositol is a
simple and safe treatment that is capable of
restoring spontaneous ovarian activity and
consequently fertility in most patients with PCOS."
Inositol and its biochemical cousins, d-Pinitol and
D-chiro-inositol, improve the insulin message
system in your body so that insulin can do a more
effective job of controlling your blood sugar.
In other words, inositol can reduce a condition
called "insulin resistance", which is thought to be a
root cause of PCOS.
In this study, 88% of the women restored at least
one spontaneous menstrual cycle during treatment.
72% maintained a normal cycle beyond the end of
the treatment. 40% became pregnant.
In the next issue, we'll review another new study
about how d-Pinitol can help you.
You can obtain both inositol and d-Pinitol from
our online store.
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2) Which Works Better...Metformin or Diet?
A very inrteresting new study has shown that a
better diet or metformin (Glucophage) were
equally effective, if you have PCOS and are
overweight.
Improving your diet is more work than taking a
metformin pill, but a healthy diet has no side
effects. Metformin has significant side effects and
some women cannot tolerate it.
A healthier diet is a good option of you do not
tolerate metformin. Even if you are on metformin,
a healthier diet will help reduce symptoms and may
allow you to reduce your dosage.
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3) Young PCOS Women Have Hardening of the Arteries
When we think of hardening of the arteries
(atherosclerosis), we think of old people. That is
not the case if you have PCOS.
New research is showing that young PCOS
women have signs of hardening of the arteries,
whereas other young women do not.
Atherosclerosis can eventually lead to stroke, heart
attack, eye problems and kidney problems.
The high levels of male hormones such as
testosterone appear to be responsible.
You can control the excessive male hormone
problems to some extent by taking birth control
pills. But it's unlikely you will be taking birth
control pills for the rest of your life.
We recommend that you explore natural options
for improving your cardiovascular health.
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Best of Health,
Dr. Nancy Dunne
Bill Slater
Thought for Today: "Three grand essentials to
happiness in this life are something to do,
something to love and something to hope for."
-- Joseph Addison
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