Full Transcript Jenu2019s PCOS story and why it matters 0:00 Hi, Jen here, and today I want to help you understand PCOS. 0:05 So 24 years ago, I sat in a doctor's office and heard the words, you have PCOs. 0:09 It was painful, it was scary, And it led to years of struggling with infertility before I finally got pregnant with my son Tyler. 0:16 I wish I had known then how much power I actually had to heal my body. 0:20 I WISH I HAD KNOWN THAT MY BODY WASN'T BROKEN. 0:23 IT JUST NEEDED THE RIGHT SUPPORT. 0:25 Let me give you a picture of what PCOS really is and what you can do about it. 0:30 PCOOS stands for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
What PCOS is and how it affects ovulation 0:33 But the name is kind of misleading. 0:35 This isn't about your ovaries being defective. 0:37 Your ovary is responding to signals from the rest of your body. 0:41 So here's what's happening. 0:42 Women with PCOS typically have more eggs than average in their ovories. 0:46 Oftentimes this is genetic. 0:48 It probably happened when you were developing, before you are born. 0:51 Not a problem. 0:52 But your brain sends out the normal signals to mature those eggs. 0:56 But when you have so many eggs, those signals get diluted. 0:59 So none of the eggs get enough strong signal to mature fully. 1:04 You don't ovulate regularly. 1:06 Because you're not ovulating, your estrogen stays lower than it should. 1:09 And then you don t produce progesterone. 1:11 Then your ovaries become resistant to insulin, which is the hormone that controls your blood sugar. 1:16 This is where everything starts to cascade. 1:19 When your ovaries are insulin resistant, your whole body becomes insulin-resistant too. 1:24 Your muscles, fat tissue, and liver all stop responding to insulin the way that they should.
Insulin resistance, androgens, and symptoms 1:29 You body compensates by making more and more insulin, trying to force your cells to respond. 1:33 It's going to start screaming louder and louder, but all that extra insulin tells your over to pump out male hormones called androgens. 1:41 These androgens are what cause the symptoms that you might be dealing with. 1:44 Things like irregular periods, acne, facial hair, hair loss, weight gain, and difficulty getting pregnant. 1:50 And because this insulin resistance creates inflammation throughout your whole body, PCOS increases your long-term risk for type 2 diabetes, 1:57 heart disease, and metabolic syndrome. 2:00 Now here's the part that changes everything. 2:02 Your gut health also plays a major role in this whole process. 2:06 When you have PCOs, your gut bacteria get out of balance. 2:09 You have fewer good bacteria and you more inflammatory bacteria. 2:12 And this changes your lining. 2:14 It allows toxins to leak into your bloodstream. 2:17 Your immune system responds with inflammation, which makes your insulin resistance worse and triggers even more androgen production. 2:25 It's a vicious cycle, but it's one that you can interrupt. 2:28 What you eat matters tremendously.
Gut health, inflammation, and the PCOS cycle 2:31 OK, fiber feeds your gut bacteria and helps them do their job properly, including helping your body metabolize hormones correctly. 2:39 But ultra processed foods, they do the opposite. 2:42 They damage that gut lining, they increase inflammation, and worsen insulin resistance. 2:48 The foods that you choose are either helping your body heal or making the problem worse. 2:52 There's also incredible power in how you manage stress. 2:55 Chronic stress increases inflammation and oxidative stress, which directly worsens insulin resistant. 3:01 But when you actively reduce stress through breath work, meditation, time in nature, whatever works for you, you improve your insulin sensitivity. 3:10 Another note on stress is that stress isn't just the external kind. 3:15 It's not just an emotional kind, it's also the kind that's happening inside your body because of a lack of good healthy nutrients or that ultra-processed 3:25 food that carries so many toxins with it that now your own body has to try to manage on top of everything else.
Food, stress, and environmental triggers 3:30 So eliminating environmental stressors, what you're breathing, and what your putting on your skin, all of these things matter and contribute to that bucket 3:40 we call stress. 3:41 Okay, so it's not just the emotional kind. 3:44 So when you do these things though, and you start eliminating these issues, your body starts working with you instead of against you. 3:51 Exercise is also one of the most effective interventions for PCOS that exists. 3:55 When you move your your muscles pull out sugar from your bloodstream, even without needing insulin. 4:01 This effect lasts for up to 48 hours. 4:04 So building muscle gives you more capacity to store sugar safely and the stronger your muscles get, the better your insulin sensitivity becomes. 4:11 Even your bones matter. 4:13 Your bones aren't just this structure, they're actually metabolically active. 4:17 They release hormones that help regulate insulin and energy production. 4:21 Weight-bearing exercise builds bone and stronger bones support your metabolic health. 4:26 You can actually rebuild bone through the right combination of lifestyle and hormonal support.
Exercise, bone health, and healing support 4:32 So I'm sharing all this because I want you to understand something crucial. 4:36 PCOS is not a life sentence. 4:38 It's not about your ovaries being broken. 4:40 it's about you body responding to insulin resistance and inflammation. 4:44 And those are things that you can address. 4:47 Your body wants to heal. 4:48 It has an incredible capacity to rebalance when you give it what it needs. 4:52 If I had known this 24 years ago, my journey would have looked completely different. 4:57 I would've focused on healing my body first instead of forcing a pregnancy on a body that wasn't getting pregnant for a reason. 5:05 I've created a guide that breaks down exactly how to support your body's healing when you have PCOS. 5:11 So with the clear action steps, you can start using these things immediately. 5:15 Comment PCS to get your free copy. 5:18 You deserve to understand your own body and have the tools to help support it. 5:21 This is possible.
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