Ayurvedic way of eating for PCOD/PCOS

Many women with PCOS do not know that eating a balanced and healthy diet alone can make a lot of difference in treating PCOS. So if you have started to wonder how you can take charge of your health in your hand, then it is the time to ask yourself- what to eat for POS? Well, I am glad if you are asking this question sooner or later, as many of us do not even think about changing our diet to the manage disturbing PCOS symptoms. In this article, our Ayurveda doctor, Dr. Vibhuti Rao is briefing about what Ayurvedic food to take and avoid to battle PCOS symptoms.

​Balance dosha diet is the key
 First of all, we need to know, what we are targeting to make changes in our diet. Why do we need to change our diet and if there is a need to change, then how we can effectively introduce the change without being confused and apprehensive of change? Ayurveda says that balancing all the three doshas (Vata, Pitta and Kapha) is the key to maintain a good health.  In PCOS, all the three doshas, mainly Vata and Kapha becomes abnormal which causes irregular periods, insulin resistant, weight again, hormonal imbalance and facial hair growth. However, all the three doshas can show different symptoms in different females. It is important that the Ayurvedic doctor screen for your dosha evaluation in your PCOS. After you know what doshas are imbalanced and causing PCOS, you can effectively balance them with eating right for to balance that dosha. Therefore, it is very essential to eat the food which can balance Vata, Pitta and Kapha doshas and simultaneously do not harm Pitta dosha. 

​How to start?
Every beginning is the first step of a journey where we generally feel overwhelmed, moreover if it is to be with our health. PCOS fills the women with guilt, shame and make them feel less famine. No ovulation because of PCOS makes their life miserable if they are trying to conceive. They gather lot of information through internet and other sources and they get confused about what actually they should do for their problem. Most of them do not get relief from conventional medicines with treatment of Metformin, Clomiphene citrate or surgical options. I often say to women that each PCOS is as unique as you are than others. It is just about understanding the needs of your body and following it.
 
Understand the needs of your body
Anyway, if you are not sure where to start from, then firstly, buy a dairy and start writing down your symptoms-

1. How do you feel? Write about your physical symptoms, which could be bothering you more.
2. Write what you need to change and how you will change.
3. Identify what you should do more
4. Before you go to bed, write down what you did and ate that day

 
Eat regularly in time: Eat as per your biological clock, that is –

• Breakfast before – 8am

• Kapha balancing snack- 11am

• Lunch – before 2pm

• Vata balancing snack- 5:30pm

• Dinner- no later than 8pm

 
Give atleast 2 hours’ time after your dinner to go to bed so that the food gets digested and Ama (undigested food) does not get formed. 

Namaskara,
Vaidya Vibhuti Rao