#195 Fix your PCOS with Dr Nitu Bajekal

<p>We have a packed episode today discussing what my guest describes as, the epidemic of PCOS. Dr Nitu Bajekal is a Senior Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Author and Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician in the UK with over 35 years of clinical experience in women’s health.&nbsp;</p><br /><p>And today we’re talking about:&nbsp;</p><p>how you can spot the signs of PCOS</p><p>Why PCOS costs billions in healthcare costs annually</p><p>Why women from ethnic minorities are at worse risk</p><p>We also discuss how 3 in 4 of those with PCOS remain undiagnosed, because of how complex a condition it is</p><p>We talk about Insulin Resistance</p><p>Oestrogen Dominance, and whether that’s a thing or not</p><p>The Oestrobolome</p><p>And how to avoid bloating when inching toward a more whole food plant based diet</p><br /><p>As you can tell this episode is going to be packed with information, but you can also check out Nitu’s book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Living-PCOS-Free-Hormonal-Polycystic/dp/1781612137" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living PCOS Free </a>that she co-authored of with her daughter and nutritionist, Rohini Bajekal.&nbsp;</p><br /><p><br /></p><p>🎬 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/thedoctorskitchen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Watch the podcast on YouTube here</a></p><p><strong>📱</strong><a href="https://applink.thedoctorskitchen.com/D8Et/rl6rea2q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Download The Doctor’s Kitchen app for free</a></p><br /><p>You can<a href="https://applink.thedoctorskitchen.com/D8Et/rl6rea2q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> download The Doctor’s Kitchen app for free</a> to get access to all of our recipes, with specific suggestions tailored to your health needs and new recipes added every month. We’ve had some amazing feedback so far and we have new features being added all the time - check it out with a 14 day free trial too.</p><br /><p>Do check out this week’s “Eat, Listen, Read” newsletter,<a href="https://thedoctorskitchen.com/newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> that you can subscribe to on our website</a> - where I send you a recipe to cook as well as some mindfully curated media to help you have a healthier, happier week.</p><br /><p>🥗 <a href="https://thedoctorskitchen.com/newsletter/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join the newsletter and 7 day meal plan</a></p><p>📷 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/doctors_kitchen/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow on Instagram</a></p><p>🐦 <a href="https://twitter.com/doctors_kitchen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tweet me</a></p><br /><p>We would love to get your feedback on the subject matter of these episodes - please do let me know on our social media pages (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/doctors_kitchen/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/thedoctorskitchen/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> &amp;<a href="https://twitter.com/doctors_kitchen?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Twitter</a>) what you think,and give us a 5* rating on your podcast player if you enjoyed today’s episode.</p><p><br /></p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>