Anti-inflammatory diet for PCOS

If you have been wondering what to eat for your PCOS, you can’t go past an anti-inflammatory eating pattern.

Anti-inflammatory eating patterns are some of the most sustainable & effective ways to reduce your PCOS symptoms & improve your health.

Unfortunately there is a lot of misinformation about anti-inflammatory eating. The benefits of anti-inflammatory eating can be seen by adopting specific dietary patterns & rarely involve eating or cutting out singular foods or food groups.

What dietary patterns lower chronic inflammation

There are only 3 dietary patterns that currently have scientific evidence to support that they lower inflammatory markers in the body. These dietary patterns include the:

• Mediterranean Diet
  The Mediterranean Diet is a pattern of eating that is founded on the traditional diets of those living in Mediterranean region’s such as Greece, Spain & Italy. This dietary pattern’s foundations are fruits, vegetables, wholegrains, beans/legumes & olive oil, small amounts of red meat & very few ultra processed foods

• DASH Diet
  DASH stands for Diet is the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) & was originally utilised to reduce blood pressure. The DASH diet shares many similarities to the Mediterranean eating pattern with regular intake of fruit, vegetables, wholegrains, legumes & oils such as olive oil. The DASH diet contains little ultra processed foods or foods high in saturated fats.

• Vegetarian Diet
  The vegetarian eating pattern is a dietary pattern founded on plant based foods with animal protein such as beef, pork, seafood & poultry avoided.

What are the benefits of anti-inflammatory eating for PCOS ?

Anti-inflammatory dietary patterns like the Mediterranean Diet have been shown to have the following benefits for PCOS:

• Weight management

• Improve fertility

• Improve mood

• Manage insulin resistance

• Lower testosterone (which causes acne & excess hair growth)

• Improves the gut microbiome & digestive health

  What types of foods are included in an anti-inflammatory eating pattern

• Wholegrains

• Fresh fruits & vegetables

• Lentils, legumes & chickpeas

• Nuts & seeds

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil

• Some greek yoghurt & cheeses

• Some of poultry, eggs & seafoods

• Small amounts of red & processed meat

  
  The principles of anti-inflammatory eating can be applied to your own lifestyle, food & meal preferences. You don’t need to eat Mediterranean style food to follow a Mediterranean Diet!

  
  If you want to learn the secrets of anti-inflammatory eating for PCOS to help you combat fatigue, reduce craving & support a more regular period (without having to cut out your favourite foods) check out my 21 Day PCOS Reset. Designed by an experienced, PCOS Dietitian with over 12 years experience.

  Inside the 21 Day PCOS Reset you will get your hands on my
  Anti-inflammatory Blueprint workshop & downloadable pdf checklist where I step you through the exact foods & how much of these foods to include in your diet to reduce chronic inflammation. You will also get your hands on 45+ PCOS friendly, anti-inflammatory recipes so that you can build your very own anti-inflammatory PCOS meal plan.

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