Case Study: PCOS (Ovarian Cysts)

Client: Mrs. H
Symptoms: Painful Ovarian Cysts
Goals: Promote hormone balance through proper nutrtion and supplementation

Dietary Suggestions: When trying to balance hormones and heal any abnormal conditions it is always advised that one focus on balanced nutrition filled with as many nutrients as possible. With that said, I advise that each meal and/or snack be as “homemade” as possible. Food that are “pre-made” are often very refined and filled with extra sugars and additives to preserve their freshness. I highly recommend reading food labels. Before reading the labels, try to think about how you would prepare the item by scratch at home. If the label is filled with multiple ingredients that you are unfamiliar with and/or with ingredients that you would not add at home, avoid it! Focus on whole grains rather then grains that are refined (have had the fiber removed from them.) Increase your daily fiber, vegetables, and fruit intake. Filtered water and fiber are two good things to focus on. Feel free to visit my Healthy Cooking blog www.HealthyMamasKitchen.blogspot.com for a few tips and ideas. Organic foods are often advised for anyone who is seeking optimum nutrition. However, when there is a goal to balance hormones, organic foods play an even more important role. Many of the products that are used to treat food and crops against pests have been found to affect the hormone balance in humans. Because of this, I highly recommend eating as many organic or personally home grown/raised foods as possible. Local farmers markets are a good place to find organic (pesticide/treated free) produce and foods.

Recommended Herbs and Nutrients including dosage: Abnormal ovarian cysts most often stem from a hormone imbalance in the body. In order for the body to truly regulate itself, it has to have all of the vital nutrients that it requires to function. Unfortunately, in our world today it is not likely that we will come close to getting all of the essential nutrients from the foods that we eat. This is why quality supplementation is strongly recommended. I recommend the following supplements:
Rainbow Light Prenatal System (I recommend the “Complete Prenatal System. However, it requires you to take six pills per day. So the “Just Once, Prenatal One” is the next best thing.)
Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acids
Liquid Vitamin B Complex with added Vitamin C (You'll need to purchase two bottles for a 1 month supply.)
Chaste Berry Herb a.k.a Vitex (To be used as a hormone tonic. The recommended dose is two capsules daily. Start out with 1 capsule for 1 week. Then move up to two capsules.)
(1) round of Liquid Iron (This is recommended but can be considered optional. I recommend this for any women who has been pregnant, given birth, and breastfed in the last year even if they are currently taking a prenatal with iron included, unless the woman consumes large amounts of red meat throughout the week. Only use the liquid iron as this extra. Liquid Iron is more easily absorbed into the body.)

Relaxation techniques and exercise: I recommend walking at least 15 minutes daily. This increases circulation throughout the body, which aids in the healing process. Pilates and Yoga are also very therapeutic to the inner balance in the body.