The Naturopath

My mom recommended I go to her naturopath, Dr. W, to get another doctor's perspective on PCOS, diet and weight loss.

I loved her.  Even more than the nutritionist.  She took the time to get to know me.  She listened to my symptoms, asked questions about onset, my history and what I've done before.  She asked about my pregnancies and what the doctor had to say about the preterm labor.  Nothing about my reproductive health went untouched.  Unlike the nutritionist, the naturopath also has PCOS.  She regulates it without metformin or birth control pills.  Amazing, right?  Especially since no other doctor offered any additional alternatives.

Dr. W recommended the South Beach Diet, which I have been successful on before, interval cardio and weight training 5 days a week and the biggest, most gag inducing vitamin capsules ever.  She's running blood work to check various things and based on the results will give additional supplements.  She also recommended going off the birth control pill and try to regulate the PCOS with diet and exercise.

Dr. W said if I lose 10-15% of my body weight that my PCOS symptoms may completely disappear.  That is awesome.  And rather than losing 1lb a week, she said with the strict diet and exercise that my body won't have such difficulty breaking down the sugars that I'll be able able to lose weight faster.  And I know, it's better to lose weight slowly, but Dr. W didn't seem concerned with me losing more weight faster.  So that's awesome.  She also doesn't want to focus on my BMI.  She wants to focus more on my PCOS symptoms and hormone levels. 

She also thinks part of it may be adrenal, especially with all of the stress.  So.  As of next week, I will be saying goodbye to fully caffeinated coffee and no more diet sodas (not like I have a lot).  Also.  She said it's very important to cleanse my body so in a few weeks I'll be doing a total cleanse.  I don't know what that really entails as of yet.  But, I completely trust her not to starve me. 


All in all it was a very positive experience.  I am much more comfortable with this plan and working with Dr. W.  She has a lot of experience, both professional and personal.

So, I think that's it.  Any questions?