Despina Pavlou

💫Helping you exercise and nourish your body in a way that supports your hormones & boosts your metabolism 💪🏻
Founder of PCOS Oracle & CPT🏋️‍♀️

[Despina Pavlou @pcosoracle]

I've spent an endless amount of hours searching online for the best reputable brands that provide supplements that are natural, pure and created with care. These are my favourite supplements for PCOS!
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#PCOS #pcossupport #pcosdiet #pcosawareness

[Despina Pavlou @pcosoracle]

Food and nutrition play a powerful role in preventing and stimulating hair regrowth. All cells require energy to function and survive. So the health of hair follicles are dependent of the energetic state of the cells that make them.
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#PCOS #hairloss

[Despina Pavlou @pcosoracle]

Are you listening to your body? Are you working on mitigating the stressors in your life?
The symptoms we experience are messages sent by the body.
We need to take a step back & reassess all things in our life from diet, lifestyle, spiritual & mindset.
#PCOS #Health #nutrition

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In episode 88 of the PCOS Oracle podcast Jacqui Niehaus (biostatistician turned health coach) talks about why nutrition studies contradict each other & how to interpret published papers. https://t.co/3b0LVAm8NY
#PCOS #Health #nutrition

[Despina Pavlou @pcosoracle]

The body requires a steady supply of glucose to fuel cells. When the body isn't given glucose, it goes through a process called gluconeogenesis to make it. Stress hormones like cortisol rise to break down muscle protein. The liver uses amino acids to create glucose
#PCOS #Health

[Despina Pavlou @pcosoracle]

Find out my experience & what I learned using the CGM & NutriSense app. The NutriSense program, which combines a CGM device, app & 1:1 support from a RD, can help you understand your glucose levels & optimize them
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#PCOS #bloodsugarmanagment #Health

[Despina Pavlou @pcosoracle]

⚠️Maintaining healthy blood sugar levels is something that should concern everyone.
#PCOS #Health #insulinresistance #bloodsugarbalance #bloodsugarcontrol

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The aim isn't to completely avoid blood sugar spikes, of course if you have a meal containing carbs, your blood sugar will spike. We should be working to avoid the chronically elevated spikes that take several hours to come down (a sign glucose isn't being used efficiently)
#PCOS

[Despina Pavlou @pcosoracle]

➡️As insulin continuously rises to meet those high blood sugar levels, the cells become desensitised to insulin and prevents them from using it properly which leads to #insulinresistance.

[Despina Pavlou @pcosoracle]

High #bloodsugar (Hyperglycemia) occurs when there is too much sugar in the bloodstream. Insulin, a hormone released by the pancreas, works to take sugar out of the bloodstream and send it to the cells of the body.
#PCOS

[Despina Pavlou @pcosoracle]

It’s normal for blood sugar to fluctuate slightly throughout the day. However, frequent blood sugar swings over time causes chronic inflammation and damage to the body's blood vessels and nerves.
#PCOS #bloodsugar #bloodsugarbalance

[Despina Pavlou @pcosoracle]

In episode 87 of the podcast I speak with Sara Sumic all about skin health. Sara shares tips on how to improve and take care of your skin naturally.
https://t.co/TF9wQ5ElKp
#PCOS #acne #skinhealth #skincaretips #skincareproducts #skincareroutine

[Despina Pavlou @pcosoracle]

The body requires a steady supply of glucose to fuel our cells and keep blood sugar levels stable.
Cells are able to switch between fuel sources.
When #bloodsugar levels are stable, energy levels, mood, appetite, memory, & concentration improve
https://t.co/lsWmrj3aiF
#PCOS

[Despina Pavlou @pcosoracle]

Keep your workouts functional and fun 🤗
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🙋‍♀️Looking for an exercise program and nutritional recommendations that support your metabolism, hormones and helps you reverse your PCOS symptoms?https://t.co/8mhceILFBs
#PCOS

[Despina Pavlou @pcosoracle]

When you start to make changes to your diet it's common to focus on calories & macronutrients. Understanding the 3 macronutrients is a great starting point & foundational to any nutrition plan. But it's important to also understand what minerals the body needs to function #PCOS

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@NutriSense is an artificially intelligent powered personalized nutrition coach that helps users find a diet that works with their unique physiology. This review explains how their program can help you understand your #glucose levels & optimize them.
#PCOS
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[Despina Pavlou @pcosoracle]

⚠️Stop Avoiding Saturated Fat! Coconut oil isn't bad
🥥Coconut oil is different to other fats. It consists of medium chain triglycerides (MCT) which digest differently than other fats.
#coconutoil #health #PCOS

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Are you experiencing any?
But what most people don't realise is that just because you may not have had a stressful day at work or you don't have any imminent deadlines etc, you can't be in a fight or flight mode/in a stressed out state.
#PCOS #womenshealth #health

[Despina Pavlou @pcosoracle]

Leaky gut, also known as increased intestinal permeability refers to the tight junctions of intestinal walls becoming larger, making the gut more permeable, therefore allowing bacteria and toxins to pass through the gut and into the bloodstream
https://t.co/BFuBJpkrmW
#PCOS

[Despina Pavlou @pcosoracle]

In episode 84 of the podcast, I speak with Kiara Orbe about feeding the mitochondria, with a focus on the minerals needed for fertility and pregnancy.
https://t.co/VK5FESfvi8
#fertility #PCOS #pcossupport #minerals