PCOS Q&A | Inositol, Gluten & Dairy, Belly Fat, Supplements, Testosterone, and More! 

Hi Cysters! In this video, I answer all your most requested PCOS questions including supplements, lifestyle, and more. Let me know if there is anything I missed!

Going gluten, and dairy free has CHANGED my life so drastically. It’s frustrating to see how many women attack this lifestyle or find excuses to not try it or say it’s “too hard” because it’s really not. I think living with unmanaged pcos is much harder ! I think it’s just people who are comfortable with what they know and are used to. But if I have the choice between suffering from extreme fatigue, cystic acne, hair loss, extreme weight gain, achey joints, depression, unpredictable painful periods and the looming threat of diabetes and heart disease or swapping out my pasta for chickpea pasta, I’m going to hands down pick the latter. We’re so fortunate that we can reverse pcos symptoms with just diet and not have to rely on medications like insulin or thyroid medication. But we take that for granted all because we think we can’t live without cheese or ice cream, or because we think we need our family to adapt the lifestyle for us to stay compliant. I started this lifestyle in 2020 and was about 80 percent compliant (I didn’t bother with monitoring inflammatory oils) and I stayed on it for about 9 months. I lost around 32lbs just from diet alone. I hadn’t changed my sedentary levels or incorporate a fitness regimen. I didn’t count calories, and I most definitely did not starve. Before starting this lifestyle I would eat and feel hungry again 30 minutes later. Now I eat and I’m satiated for several hours, no cravings. I fell off my diet for about another 9 months (I just got complacent) and gained my weight back. All my symptoms returned. I didn’t realize how bad I let things get out of hand until I saw myself in a photo. It was a wake up call. I got back on the diet and it seemed to be easier the second time around. I’ve been back on 6months and this time I’ve lost 50lbs so far and am still averaging about 5lbs per month without doing anything extra other than swapping out gluten and dairy for other alternatives. I don’t even cut out all sugar. I just keep my sugar under 24gms per day. If I make anything sweet I use a blend of allulose and monk fruit (I can’t stand stevia or erithrytol). I use low glycemic ingredients and always try to incorporate a protein and fiber somewhere before I indulge if I do. It WORKS! Yes it requires effort but it’s worth it and our health is worth it. You don’t need your family to adopt this diet with you either. I do it alone in my family. I don’t cook extra meals for them. I just say this is what’s for dinner. You’re welcome to have some . If you don’t, you guys are free to grab something or make yourself some meals using anything in the pantry. Most of the dishes I make aren’t even huge changes to what they would eat before. It’s just small tweaks. I don’t feel like I’m losing or missing out on enjoying foods I used to. I’ve found so many ways to work around and make versions of dishes I used to enjoy and use ingredients that are good for me. There’s sooo many and every day the market for gluten and dairy free products just grows and grows. It’s doable and it’s worth it!

I think it’s very important to mention that gluten free products doesn’t mean healthy. Most of gluten-free and dairy-free foods contain starch, which is spiking blood sugar, and ultimately affecting pcos as well.

Ovasitol is the best! It has helped me with my crazy cravings and puffy face and other things. Today was my first day starting the Ovafit vitamins. So happy I found you guys! Thank you! Thank you ❤

All of my questions in my mind were answered here. Thanks! Btw i finished my 30 days GF/DF then i tried to eat with gluten and dairy and noticed that i was absolutely bloating! I also tried to eat my fav chips before and I noticed that i dont like it anymore. my tastebuds have changed as well. Thanks for letting me realize all these years that im doing the wrong method for my pcos. And seeing how i tried the 30 days with slow weighted workout, helped me to lose more weight and not feeling more bloated and it also helped with my skin allergies. 😊 i will definitely go back again to gf/df. But my problem is still sweets coz i have sweet tooth lol. Though it's really hard to find foods here that don't have gluten and dairy, but being mindful and resourceful can help me deal with it. Thanks again!

I love watching you and Sirak interact and talk about how things started. Aside from PCOS content, I’d definitely enjoy a video about how y’all decided to deep dive into your business together, if y’all have that or would make it.

I have been on an adventure recently, trying to find something that works. I have been gluten and dairy free and I found myself always hungry and still unable to lose weight. But I found a gal that is carnivore that invites female specialists onto her channel that really get to the meat of female hormones and our problems. She is on the Steak and Butter Gang channel. I have watch videos discussing the spike in stress hormones we get from coffee in the morning, the fact that our hormones are made of cholesterol and fat yet we limit them in our diets, and that low iodine causes weight gain, hair loss, and all the regular pcos symptoms. You may not want to be carnivore but I recommend giving her a watch. I have already kicked coffee and take iodine every morning. I eat lots more fat and I lost an inch around my waist in a week. I am less hungry, my skin and hair improved over night, and my sleep improved. She recently had a panel on and another gal talked about when and how women should fast, because some of us lose our periods doing intermittent fasting, but she describes when and how to fast so we don't lose our periods and can increase fertility.

People, trust me, I've lived with PCOS for 11 years now. My best advice, explore meals and WATCH how your body reacts to them and work with it. Whatever helps, stick with it. DO NOT follow any ONE person's advice or ONE diet, follow your body. Ive lost 15 pounds in one month. All because i listened to my body. Also, try not to become hooked on 'curing' PCOS, just see the syndrome as a partner that you have to work with and be healthy with. I have no children as yet. I want to start trying soon. PCOS or no PCOS, I trust my body to do the work.. P.S: Sugar is your worst enemy.

I have been following your podcast for a year and it helped me a lot with managing my insulin and I started to lose weight. However I still have endometriosis symptoms like migraine and extreme bleeding and pain that you can compare to having contractions. I was a vegan for 5 years but that made my endo worse. So i started eating wild fish again. The pain went a way the moment I reduced gluten (i already don't consume dairy or egg). I started to also use green powder (purest form) and inositol (they don't sell the one for Pcos in Europe where I live) and L glutenmine. I fixed my gut issues which was the root of the cause, I also stopped eating meat replacements and processed vegan foods in general. That made a huge difference. I though I would feel like this forever but somehow I healed myself with combining your information with information on how to heal your gut. The inflammation went away, along with my extreme bloating. I don't have hair lose, and I am not puffy anymore. Most important I don;t feel pain anymore during my period all because of healing my gut. I wish more people would educate women like me about it because that would save a lot of years of pain. I am open to share information with you for your podcast because i truly think it will help a lot of women.

I've been dairy free for over a month now. I noticed I didn't have hardly any cramps during my period this last month. I usually have to take 14 Tylenol over the course of a week during my cycle. That was a breath of fresh air. I am trying my best to go gluten free, it's just been a little difficult. I never eat bread anyways because I don't like it but I do love ketchup and soy sauce. I am still losing hair unfortunately. I'm hoping that will change over time.

Xylitol/Birch sugar is metabolized in the liver and with a fatty liver its not ideal to use it as a sweetener because of the amount you will be using. But its ok in small amounts for oral health, and its good for treating uti.

I'm still trying to find my threshold, but not eating dairy or gluten has been the biggest game changer for my body and how I feel.

Would love to hear this as a podcast!

I love all this knowledge. I just can’t help from feeling a little sad that I’m 22 years old and I can’t go out like I want to with my friends and really changed my college experience. I have to choose between feeling like shit or hanging out with my friends. I struggle so much with how PCOS not just took away my femininity but also social life.

Thank you sooooo much for this post! This explains my large harge breakouts, facial hair, large belly, all of this!

What would you recommend when it's only belly fat and chin hair I'm experiencing? Other than that, Im actually OK. I also have an underfunctioning thyroid but I take pills for that daily. The chin hair started two grow two years ago, is it connected to weight gain? It's soooo bad.

Please check for MTHFR before taking a multivitamin. Especially if you are trying to get pregnant. Can you talk about that?😊

This was so good. What are your thoughts on Probiotics for water retention?

I can do away without alcohol. But it’s boba tea and pizza (with lots of dairy) that I can’t live without 😢

Thankyou for answering about the natural sweeteners. ❤

Cheese is sooooo addictive and ice cream too.

She’s right but one more thing , if you’re not getting nutrients and calcium from milk or dairy products you need to get calcium supplements to make sure you’re not deficient.

hi do you have to go gluten and dairy free? i don't think gluten affects me and i tend to use lactose free milk and only high protein and low sugar greek yogurt and i don't eat cheese i do try to use full fat in dairy as i have very low vitamin d and calcium even though i am on vitamins for that . i fine plant based dairy can affect my ibs too. i am trying to keep to a low gi carbs and whole wheat as i can't eat seeds due to ibs and allergies.?

thank you so much. You are very helpful to me as I understand how to deal with my PCOs, but I would like to ask you to know more if oat is gluten-free or not? and can I use bees. honey instead of suger

Thank you for this video. It looks like you're cooking a buckwheat noodle, may I have the brand please? I feel like I've cut so many things out of my diet and food is just not enjoyable anymore. I really miss noodles and pasta. It would be great to know which one you're making in the video. Thank you again!

I’m taking Ovasitol with Maca powder, chasteberry, omega 3 fish oil and magnesium, calcium, zinc and vitamin D3 supplements for a week now but I’m feeling very weak and hungry and very cold and having a flu What can be the cause of this sickness

Tallene! Where did you get that white and blue shirt with the frilly straps?? It is SO Cute! You look beautiful in it!

I love this channel but I used Ovatisol and it just gave me bloating and I got more acne around my jawline which is weird & made me depressed so I guess it’s not for everyone just my experience:)

I've also found dates to be amazing for pcos

I just ordered ovasitol and I’m so excited to start this process.

Sirak! Not just your personal trainer, your naturalpathic Physician too! 😂 thank you for these videos ❤

Hello, I find your videos amazing and great information which we needed in our lives. Great work! I have a question my sister have pcos plus she had her Gall bladder removed. So, when she takes multi vitamins it doesn’t get absorbed. It is really hard for her and she have allergies from strawberries banana please advise thank you.

Hi, would you suggest women with PCOS to work out during that fasting window after their last meal? Or is it mor effective for us to try and exercise during the times where we are eating?

Just wondering if Hashimoto’s/uneractive thyroid/high tsh similar? If I lower gluten and diary is it all types of diary? Is casein better than whey?

Best time to take ovasitol? Can I take on empty stomach and after one hour have my Breakfast? Or is it design to only have with meal.❤

What about lactose free dairy? Its not easy to get my target protein without including some fresh mozzarella and Greek yogurt, also grass-fed whey protein and grass-fed butter 🧈 for fat

Is everyone with PCOS insulin resistant? How would you know if you are / arent? Is there a test for this? Thank you

How long does intermittent fasting help with pcod weight loss? I was 87.5 kg when I started. With 18:6 intermittent fasting, I have lost around 8 kgs within 2.5 months. In the initial days, I was also working out but later on, I didn't continue working out. Now I am just continuing intermittent fasting. I am having a constant weight for the past few weeks. I want to boost my weight loss process. I am a 19-year-old student from bangladesh so I can't follow too tough schedule of diet or working out. Any tips?

Since I am a vegetarian, do you have any suggestions, where to get my protein from, when I cut dairy. Also a lot of meat substitutes have gluten in it. :/ Happy to get any Tipps.

Hi, I'm new to your channel and I do have PCOS as well. My OBgyn gave me a metformin and I'm using Usana cellsentials and coquinone 30 (coenzyme q10) Is that okay to drink all together? Thank you

Is kombucha okay for PCOS?

Is the keto diet or being gluten and dairy free better for PCOS?

I signed up for the masterclass and I watched an hour and a half of it then it kicked me out and I wasn’t able to get back onto it I wasn’t able to get the pdf, is there a way to get a copy of the form?

Can you cheat on weekends with gluten dairy and sugar?

i eat sugar free yogurt and kefir for the probiotics, does that mess up insulin?

For me I can have alcohol if I don’t have gluten. But never both. And I rather have the cocktail

What the difference between inositol and ovasitol? I’m having a hard time finding out the difference

How many months do we have to take ovasitol ?

Is there a more affordable alternative to Ovasitol?

Great video, what is your take on Berberine?

You mention consuming soy sauce do you opt for a gluten free option?

What about losing weight with pcos after having a baby? You can't be on some of the supplements before pregnancy. I'd like to see you do a video about this.

Would you recommend a pre natal alongside your supplement line?

I want the link from where can i order ovasitol plz

One way to help give up cheese is to cook meals that don’t require cheese for awhile.

Is that with a regular ball (like a kick or soccer ball) or is that a medicine ball?

What if I am fine with gluten (checked in allergy tests and I have no intolerance). Should I still eliminate it?

I need extremely cheap recipes for PCOS breakfast/lunch/dinner. Things like eggs/meat/nut butters/nuts/wheat and glutein free flours/berries/hummus/dairy free cheeses etc... are expensive and I cannot afford any of these items 😢(Even homemade thinkings like home made hummus tahini is very very expensive) also I am allergic to peanuts+Bananas+Oranges). Things like bread and pasta which is cheap is what I can afford to buy and eat. Even vegtables I can barely afford 🤦🏼‍♀️. I also have extreme food issues. I only eat specific things/cooked/presented specific ways🫠. Like peas and corn but it needs to have butter. otherwise I will rather starve. I also don't drink much.

Does ovasitol help with weightloss?

I start bloating is It maybe becaus my endokrinolog gave me to drink dostinex twice a week per half medikament.

Hey i have regular period no cyst and normal level of testosterone and another hormones, but i have cystic acne facial hair and extreme hair loss it is possible to have pcos please answer

Thank you.

Can you take all your recommended supplements & Probiotics?

I have pcos and my doctor recommend me going back on birth control they said it helps lower pcos. What you think about that?

Hi what's the name of the author of the book you mentioned. PCOS SOS... I'm seeing several on Amazon, not sure which one to get

Well, cutting gluten is not necessarily if you are not gluten intolerant etc, also it might cause overeating, low fiber, more cravings, high insulin. All are horrible for PCOS! JUST cannot understand why a dietitian promotes it to everyone!

Hi! If anyone can answer this it'b be grest 😅 Do you think that a life maintaining a certain weight (with all the good habits in our routine) is sustainable? or the gaining of weight as we grow older is inevitable?

I am dairy free glutern free and lost 6 stone in weight on a vegan low gi diet. I have my period back but now it lasts for 2.5 weeks every 4 months why is this? What can I do I take ovestol and do low impact exercises daily as well as a slow daily walk any advice?

I had so much calories craving for sugar. What should i do

How much belly fat is required for a lean person with PCOS without ovulation

Great video! Random question: Can we still drink spearmint tea throughout pregnancy?

Why doesn’t the app look anything like what I’m seeing in your video tbh it’s the only reason why I downloaded it and I was dissatisfied to not see it

I'm 15, and I wanna enjoy my 21st birthday with the Alcohol, and after that definitely not unless holidays. 😌

Can ovasitol be taken for throughout life?

What's this PCOS abbreviation?

Ovasitol is not available in Saudi Arabia

Hey, if we go dairy free how do we makeup for our calcium?

Hi I am using inositol since few days, but getting nausea , should I stop ?

For me it’s cream and bread 😢

Hello my OB told me to take birth control pill.... Should I stop it now?

Can you please comment on matcha??

hello is medformin bad for u ?

Please add time stamps on your videos

How long can i take ovasitol?

I fast from 7pm - 12pm the next day is it bad?

I high testosterone and face hair and losing hair on top and big in middle

Wow! Now that u mentioned about Casein in cheese, which explains why the Casein in baby's milk formula makes my baby addicted to milk all the time 😂

I need to know the dairy free cream cheese😅

Pls can someone explain wat PCOS means to me

Hi i have pcos but Can i use inositol even if i dont have insuline résistance pcos ?

I am dairy free because I’m allergic to it I should try going gluten free as well

Anyone have major hair shedding?

Ayurvedic doc helps and cures

why is the alcohol thing to dramatic. alcohol has zero benefits. you are dairy and gluten free, so why you not dramatic then?

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People are injecting ozempic lol

hi natale i hope you can help, can i have a date during day?