Take Control of Your PCOS

A holistic guide to managing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) • Explores what PCOS is and how our modern lifestyle contributes to hormonal imbalance • Shows how to rebalance your diet to lose stubborn weight and restore fertility, support your microbiome to rebuild healthy digestion, and avoid exposure to toxins and endocrine disruptors • Provides practical guidance on managing PCOS symptoms with micronutrients, probiotics, herbal therapies, essential oils, and exercise Affecting one out of every ten women, polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is poorly understood by modern allopathic medicine and often misdiagnosed. Many women are simply told to lose weight, take birth control pills, or, in the case of PCOS-related infertility, pursue expensive medical procedures in order to conceive. In this easy-to-understand guide, Céline Hovette explores what PCOS is, how hormones work, and how our modern lifestyles contribute to hormonal imbalance. She examines the detrimental effects of toxins and endocrine disruptors as well as the impact of high stress and poor diets. The author considers the full spectrum of PCOS symptoms—including adult acne, thinning hair, anger, depression, infertility, excess weight, and chronic mood swings. She also demonstrates how these symptoms develop throughout a woman’s lifetime. Hovette’s comprehensive and holistic approach to PCOS offers practical guidance on how you can manage symptoms, stress, and menstrual cycle disorders as well as address fertility issues with micronutrients, probiotics, herbs, essential oils, and exercise.

Céline Hovette is a Hormone Health Coach (IIN) and Women’s Integrative & Functional Medicine Certified Educator (WIMI-CE), guiding women with a holistic, science-based approach to hormonal balance and overall well-being. She trained with Dr. Aviva Romm. Céline Hovette lives in Northern France.

Foreword by Vincent Renaud, MD Introduction PART 1 PCOS: What You Need to Know 1 Understanding Hormones and the Menstrual Cycle 2 What Is PCOS? 3 PCOS During the Different Stages of a Woman’s Life 4 PCOS and Body Image PART 2 Living Better with PCOS 5 Rebalancing Your Diet 6 Understanding the Gut and Its Microbiome 7 Taking Supplements 8 Taking Action Against the Disorders that Affect the Menstrual Cycle 9 Dealing with Stress and Emotions 10 Avoiding Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors 11 Engaging in Physical Activity Conclusion Acknowledgments Appendix: Responses to My Patients’ Primary Objections Glossary Bibliography Index