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Help for the Hormonal Weight Gain of PCOS and Menopause

November 25, 2019November 23, 2019 by Lara Briden

Struggling with hormonal weight gain around your middle? It’s a common problem with PCOS and menopause and it’s not from estrogen.

In women, estrogen is beneficial for weight loss. The abdominal weight gain of PCOS and menopause is more likely to be caused by insulin and testosterone.

Let’s take a closer look.

The Secret Powers of Ovulation (It’s Not Just for Making a Baby)

November 6, 2019September 11, 2019 by Lara Briden

Ovarian hormones estrogen and progesterone are highly beneficial for health. That means that natural ovulatory menstrual cycles are beneficial for health because ovulation is the only way to make ovarian hormones.

Does that surprise you? Men make testosterone every day, so you might think that women would do something similar, but we don’t. Instead, we make our hormones as a surge of estrogen leading up to ovulation and an even bigger surge of progesterone for the two weeks after ovulation.

Maybe It’s Not PCOS (and PCOS Cannot Be Diagnosed by Ultrasound)

August 23, 2019September 3, 2018 by Lara Briden

PCOS is being overdiagnosed and causing women a lot of unnecessary distress and worry. That’s the conclusion of a British Medical Journal study called: “Are expanding disease definitions unnecessarily labelling women with polycystic ovary syndrome?”

The main problem is the ultrasound finding of polycystic ovaries, which means almost nothing. Why? Because polycystic ovaries are a common and normal finding, especially in young women.

If You’re Not Thinking About Ovulation, You’re Not Thinking About Health

September 11, 2019April 3, 2018 by Lara Briden

This is my open letter to every clinician, personal trainer, and blogger who offers health advice without thinking about the importance of ovulation and natural ovulatory menstrual cycles.

Dear Sir,

Your health advice may cause your clients to stop ovulating. That’s a problem because regular ovulation is not just for making a baby. It’s also an important indicator or “vital sign” of your client’s general health. Furthermore, regular ovulation is the only way your client can make the ovarian hormones she needs for a healthy brain, bones, and metabolism.