Acne, Weight Gain, Facial Hair, Hair Loss, Infertility: Is PCOS The Cause? with Dr. Elizabeth Boham

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Dr. Mark Hyman

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Medicine

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🗓️ 25 January 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Acne, Weight Gain, Facial Hair, Hair Loss, Infertility: Is PCOS The Cause? | This episode is sponsored by Kettle & Fire and Dr. Hyman’s Sleep Master Class PCOS, or polycystic ovarian syndrome, affects between 5 to 10 percent of all women. PCOS symptoms include irregular or heavy periods, acne, facial hair, scalp hair loss, increased belly fat, and increased levels of testosterone. It is also strongly correlated with infertility. While conventional medicine typically views PCOS as a gynecological issue, it is actually commonly driven by things such as diet, environmental toxins, genetics, and more. In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Boham to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to treating patients with PCOS. They delve into topics including the relationship between PCOS and insulin resistance, gut health, and much more. Elizabeth Boham is a physician and nutritionist who practices functional medicine at The UltraWellness Center in Lenox, MA. Through her practice and lecturing she has helped thousands of people achieve their goals of optimum health and wellness. She witnesses the power of nutrition every day in her practice and is committed to training other physicians to utilize nutrition in healing. Dr. Boham has contributed to many articles and wrote the latest chapter on Obesity for the Rankel Textbook of Family Medicine. She is part of the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and has been featured on the Dr. Oz show and in a variety of publications and media including Huffington Post, The Chalkboard Magazine, and Experience Life. Her DVD Breast Wellness: Tools to Prevent and Heal from Breast Cancer explores the functional medicine approach to keeping your breasts and whole body well. This episode is sponsored by Kettle & Fire and Dr. Hyman’s Sleep Master Class. Right now, you can get 25% off Kettle & Fire bone broth plus free shipping. Just head over to kettleandfire.com/hyman and use the code HYMAN. In this modern world we place too much value on staying busy and deprioritizing sleep, which is why Dr. Hyman created his first ever Master Class. It guides you through the most important steps to getting better sleep, starting today. Get free access to Dr. Hyman’s Sleep Master Class at drhyman.com/sleep. In this conversation, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Boham discuss: The continuum of symptoms that can occur with PCOS The role that insulin and insulin resistance plays in PCOS How conventional medicine treats PCOS Common drivers of PCOS, including diet, environmental toxins, genetics, and more The hormone/gut microbiome connection The Functional Medicine approach to treating and testing for PCOS How dairy affects hormones and can cause acne and digestion problems PCOS and infertility Additional Resources The Fertility Diet: Groundbreaking Research Reveals Natural Ways to Boost Ovulation and Improve Your Chances of Getting Pregnant https://www.amazon.com/Fertility-Diet-Groundbreaking-Research-Ovulation/dp/0071627103 A Simple Diet Experiment That May Solve Most Of Your Health Issues with Lisa Dreher https://drhyman.com/blog/2020/08/22/podcast-hc24/ Clara’s Case Study: Overcoming Infertility https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/09/05/claras-case-study-overcoming-infertility/ Why Most Everything We Were Told About Dairy Is Wrong https://drhyman.com/blog/2020/08/19/podcast-ep131/

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0:00.0	Coming up on this episode of the doctor's pharmacy.
0:02.8	When somebody's eating too many of the refined and processed carbs, too much sugar,
0:07.0	too many of those coffee drinks with sugar in it, juices, sodas, refined and processed oatmeal,
0:14.8	cereals, and pastas and breads and muffins, and those foods that we've been grabbing too much of,
0:24.5	for some people with some genetics that can really throw off this whole system in their body.
0:33.2	Hey everybody, it's Dr. Mark. With winter and full swing, I find myself searching for warm and
0:39.1	nourishing meals that can fit pretty easily into my busy schedule. I love to cook, and this time
0:45.2	of year, most of my go-to recipes are soups, brazen stews, but sometimes I just don't have enough time
0:51.5	to whip up something homemade. That's why I love the bone broth from Kettle and Fire. Their
0:57.5	broths are crafted by world-class chefs for incredible flavor and quality. They only use grass,
1:03.3	fat, and grass-finished bones with zero artificial ingredients and preservatives. Bone broth is an
1:08.5	amazing way to use food as medicine in switching collagen, protein, and other amino acids that
1:14.5	benefit everything from gut health to skin to joints and even the immune system.
1:18.8	Making bone broth at home takes about 8 hours, which isn't always that realistic. So, I love that
1:26.8	with the shelf-stable cartons from Kettle and Fire, I can constantly have bone broth to heat and sip
1:33.0	in just a couple of minutes. You might be thinking all broth tastes the same, but bone broth from Kettle
1:38.0	and Fire actually comes in a bunch of delicious flavors like turmeric ginger, mushroom chicken,
1:43.7	and classic beef. If you've been struggling to clean up your diet for the new year,
1:48.0	or even to cut back on your coffee intake, reaching for some bone broth is a super healthy and
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