The Ultimate Guide to PCOS: Reversing Your Symptoms, Diet Changes & Medication with Dr Hazel Wallace

Working Hard, Hardly Working

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Ceos, Unknown, Feminsim, Advice, Self-improvement, Business, Women In Business, Stories, Education, Marketing, Self Improvement, Health & Fitness, Ceo, Women Leaders, Money, Careers, Success

4.4 • 738 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, we’re digging into a topic that impacts millions of women, but still isn’t widely understood: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome or PCOS.

It’s a personal one for me, as I’ve had PCOS for over a decade now, and whenever I search for information about the condition, I’m faced with reddit threads rather than professional advice, because so little research is done into PCOS and conditions like it. So, I wanted to create a resource for people like me, who are struggling to understand what they’re going through and desperate for information.

So today we’re talking symptoms, diagnosis, lifestyle changes that actually help, and how to advocate for yourself when you’re not being heard.

So, If you’ve ever struggled with your cycle, your skin, your mood, or been gaslit at the GP about your pain, this episode is for you.

DR HAZEL WALLACE

Her new book, Not Just A Period: https://www.waterstones.com/book/not-just-a-period/hazel-wallace/9781035049592

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CHAPTERS

0:00 Introduction

02:06 Working Hard or Hardly Working

02:45 Hazel’s PCOS journey

05:12 The difficulty of getting a diagnosis

8:13 What is PCOS and why is it so misunderstood?

11:42 PCOS diagnosis requirements

14:39 PCOS vs Endometriosis

16:00 Can you reverse PCOS?

16:55 Weight loss & PCOS

19:30 Nutrition tips for PCOS

23:46 Grace’s PCOS journey this year

27:59 Fasted exercise & women’s health

30:26 PCOS supplements

33:00 Exercise & PCOS

40:57 The impact of stress

44:39 Insulin resitance

46:42 Metformin & spironolactone

52:36 Medication vs Lifestyle

56:00 Listener questions

58:11 Regular cycles & hormones

1:00:15 How to advocate for yourself at Drs

1:01:47 Reducing PMS symptoms

1:05:10 Her biggest lesson

1:05:50 Best piece of advice

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1:00.1	short for boring podcasts and bad advice.
1:06.1	What is up and welcome back to Working Hard? This week, it is the return of one of our most
1:10.6	requested guests, not just because return of one of our most requested
1:11.2	guests, not just because she's one of the most trusted voices in women's health right now,
1:14.8	but because she is doing vital work and helping people actually understand their bodies,
1:19.4	their hormones and their health. Dr. Hazel Wallace, previously known as the Food Medic,
1:23.5	is a medical doctor, best-selling author, nutritionist, and an expert in women's health and hormones.
1:28.5	In today's episode, I really, really wanted to dig into a topic that impacts millions of women,
1:34.0	but still isn't widely understood or talked about, polycystic ovarian syndrome or PCOS.
1:38.8	It's a personal one for me, as I've had PCOS for well over a decade now.
1:42.9	And whenever I search up information on the condition,
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