Understanding the root cause of PCOS and the changes in the body due to PCOS is important for the prevention, treatment and reversal of hormonal imbalance, associated menstrual irregularity, hirsutism, acne, infertility, hair loss/balding etc. Lifestyle associated change in body composition with an increase in fat mass to lean mass ratio and an increase in essential fatty acid omega 6 to 3 ratio in the body has a major role in increased incidence of PCOS in recent years. This root cause is related to a group of lifestyle related diseases where presence of one may indicate the presence of one or more of the others.

PCOS develops slowly and requires active patient lifestyle correction for best treatment.

PCOS:

• Early stage development : PCOS starts with weight gain more importantly fat accumulation in the body. In lean PCOS patients even though the weight and BMI are in range the fat percentage in the body will be high.
• Increase in fat mass : High calorie diet and sedentary lifestyle associated fat accumulation and reduction in bone and muscle mass. High fat mass along with sedentary life initiate inflammation.
• Omega 3 to 6 ratio : High content of inflammation inducing omega 6 fat in modern diet along with low intake of anti inflammatory omega 3 fat aggravate the inflammatory process leads to the hormonal and inflammatory changes, the root cause PCOS.
• Genetics : Those who have a family history will be more vulnerable.
• Immune system derailment : Excess fat induced excess inflammation weakens the immune system and increases inflammation. If the excess fat store is in the form of omega 6 fat and trans fat the inflammatory response will be more.
• Insulin Resistance : Majority of women with PCOS have insulin resistance and/or are obese. Their elevated insulin levels contribute to or cause the abnormalities seen in the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis that lead to PCOS.
• High LH level : Hyperinsulinemia increases GnRH pulse frequency, LH over FSH dominance, increased ovarian androgen production and decreased follicular maturation.
• Chronic inflammation : PCOS may be associated with chronic inflammation and increased level of oxidative stress.
• Infertility : To get pregnant, you have to ovulate. Women who don’t ovulate regularly don’t release as many eggs to be fertilized. PCOS is one of the leading causes of infertility in women.
• Metabolic syndrome : Up to 80 percent of women with PCOS are overweight or obese. Both obesity and PCOS increase the risk for high blood sugar, high blood pressure, low HDL (“good”) cholesterol, and high LDL (“bad”) cholesterol.

Treatment challenges

The individual’s awareness of health optimisation can change PCOS management from medicine and hormones to lifestyle dependent.

Challenge in medical treatment

In PCOS it is to optimise health to stop the progress of the disease, preserve fertility and provide the desired quality of life. This is most important as a host of other tissue and organ problems can develop if health is not optimised.

Treatment objectives

In treating PCOS often the real treatment is removing the root cause and optimising health. This is the best response for preventing infertility, pregnancy complications, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, depression and cancer. Generally the individual will be having relatively poor health but this may be concealed by overweight and obesity. This increases the role of health optimisation to improve the overall health of the individual.

Improves quality of life

Total health improvement overcomes menstrual irregularity, regain reproductive ability, recover from acne, abnormal hair growth and balding apart from other serious and silent health challenges.

The goal of cell activation treatment is optimization of health and not just symptomatic relief of PCOD. Cell activation treatment focuses on optimal functioning of the body at a cellular level including all 50-70 trillion cells of the body. So while regularising menstrual cycle with cell activation other symptoms of PCOS like acne, excess facial and body hair, hair fall from scalp and balding, dark patches on skin etc also get corrected. Likewise cell activation will help to control and possibly reverse other health issues like hyperinsulinemia and diabetes, elevated blood pressure, elevated triglyceride and cholesterol level, obesity, hypertension, arthritis, allergy, asthma, psoriasis, eczema etc too, if any. Lifestyle diseases usually do not come alone but as a group and cell activation is a solution for not lifestyle disease but all lifestyle diseases at a stretch.

• Prevent infertility and reproductive problems : Normalisation of hormonal imbalance and regularisation of periods will prevent infertility and pregnancy associated complications in PCOS.
• Prevent/reverse obesity : Cell activation treatment for PCOS patients will help them to reduce weight, more specifically excess fat which will stop and reverse all inflammatory diseases associated with PCOS.
• Relief from acne : Adolescent and young women with PCOS are prone to acne. Normalisation of hormonal and nutritional balance helps the PCOS patient to overcome acne and regain skin health.
• Reduction in hirsutism : Regaining hormonal balance and reduction in testosterone level will reduce male pattern hair growth and need for hair removal.
• Reversal of balding and hair fall : CAP helps to reduce DHT (dihydrotestosterone) level and autoimmune destruction of hair follicle which will help to reduce hair fall and regrowth of scalp hair.
• Cosmetic and aesthetic benefits : Reduction in acne, abnormal hair growth, hair fall and balding, reduction in weight and regaining body shape will give cosmetic and aesthetic benefits to the adolescent girls and women and will improve beauty and confidence.
• Reversal of hyperinsulinemia and type 2 diabetes : Cell activation treatment for PCOS patients will prevent development of type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes in PCOS patients.
• Reversal of fatty liver : Obese PCOS is usually associated with fatty liver and can progress to cirrhosis, liver failure or liver cancer. Cell activation treatment will stop the progress of fatty liver and probably reverse the condition.
• Prevent mood swings and depression : PCOS patients are prone for psychological disturbances like irritability, depression, mood swings etc. CAP helps to normalise the neurotransmitter balance and smoothens nerve conduction which helps to regain mental stability.
• Prevent hypertension and progress to metabolic syndrome : Overweight gain with PCOS leads to hyperinsulinemia, hypertension and progress to metabolic syndrome. CAP treatment can stop the progress and reverse the pathology.
• Prevent/ reverse dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease : PCOS is associated with dyslipidemia which progresses to atherosclerosis, vessel block, heart failure, stroke, etc. With CAP triglyceride and cholesterol level can be normalised within a few weeks and atherosclerosis can be stopped and probably reversed.
• Prevent autoimmune diseases : PCOS patients are prone to develop autoimmune diseases like thyroiditis and regaining immunological balance with CAP reduces the possibility of autoimmune diseases.
• Overcome hunger and food craving : PCOS patients find it difficult to control food intake. Normalisation of hyperinsulinemia will reduce appetite and craving for food.
• Prevention of an array of associated health conditions : Helps to recover from other health issues like constipation, piles, asthma, allergy, skin disease etc.
• Improves strength and safety : Optimized nutrient food along with oxyflex stimulation increases muscle and bone mass, strengthens the body, improves flexibility and prevents falls and fractures.
• Health optimisation improves well being and confidence : Helps to reduce weight in overweight and obese and help to regain body shape, beauty, strength and youthfulness.
• Reverse accelerated aging : Reverse the accumulation of advanced glycosylation end products (AGEs) inside the cells and in intracellular fluid and help to keep metabolic age below chronological age.
• Skin : Optimized nutrient skin care nourishes and protects the skin and delays aging signs like wrinkles and dryness.

Patient options

The informed patient is the key to treatment success.

• Cell Activation Program (CAP) is normally a 3 month Outpatient Program for Health Optimisation. However depending on individual requirements the duration may be extended depending on the health challenge and the extent of improvements required in body parameters. An initial evaluation visit is essential and follow up visits vary case by case.
• You or your adolescent child have PCOS symptoms or you suspect so please get a check up and follow up at the earliest to prevent the progression of the disease and other associated damage.
• You have PCOS you should be watchful regarding infertility, pregnancy loss, and other lifestyle diseases like diabetes, hypertension etc as well.
• You have PCOS and you want to check out how you can benefit from optimising health with Cell Activation you can call / fix an appointment at Life Care Centre.