What is a PCOS?

Polycystic Ovarian syndrome.

Pcos is one of the very common syndromes women are facing all over the world. Affecting around 2.6- 26% of Indian adolescent wo men, mostly between the age group of 18-44. Just a small life style changes can bring a lot of difference to their lives.

Symptoms of PCOS

• Irregular or no menstrual cycles at all.

• Frequent hair loss and excess hair growth on the face, back, stomach, arms, and legs

• Acne

• Frequent mood swings

• Weight gain or obesity

• Infertilityy

Simple and effective ways to be free from PCOS

1. Regular exercises

Yoga, walking, jogging these are the few ways to include in your daily activity. Yoga being the most effective practice followed to be free from PCOS. Yoga not only helps you reduce weight/ or avoid gaining weight (most common symptom in PCOS), but inturn helps you in building muscle, gives you strength and good stamina. You will not feel exhausted practicing yoga. Focus specifically on lower abdominal exercises. Do not over do. Take it slow and gradually increase. Check out our videos for some regular postures to practice in PCOS

2. Maintain a healthy diet

Diet is very important in PCOS. A complete abstinence of sweets, fried foods, high calorie foods, carbonated drinks. Eat regularly with small meals. Don’t skip a meal and binge on later, avoid snacking in between. Include nutritious food like fruits, vegetables. Avoid eating food closer to your sleep time. Plan your meals and follow accordingly.

3. Sleep

It is very important to have a sound sleep. Manage your work in such a way that you will be able to sleep for 7-8 hours. Avoid using phones, watching movies in the night. This can disturb your sleep.

4. Avoid medications.

No matter how many medications you try, lifestyle modifications is the first option to follow in PCOS. Avoid taking too many medications to regularise your ovulation cycle. Follow natural practices. Also avoid taking pills to postpone your menstruation, this can also disturb your ovulation cycle. It is ok to postpone your work instead. It is the natural physiological process happens in every woman. You need not avoid it. You can even practice kriyas to throw out toxins from your body. This will help you in regularising the cycle.

5. Stress

Stress is the biggest villain in PCOS. Do pranayama and meditation along with various asana practices to feel relaxed. Be with the mother nature. Enjoy sunlight, fresh air and cool breeze. Spend time talking to your dear ones or listen to music and enjoy reading a book. Learn and create new hobbies. Distract yourself whenever you feel mentally tired. Don’t let your work affect your body. Don’t spend too much time on social media, and with people spreading negativity. Just feel compassionate about them and move on.

Always remember it is not you alone in this, there are many others.

Keep yourself healthy. Where there is health there is happiness.

~ Anusha

Prana Multispeciality Clinic