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DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TREATING PCOS

DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TREATING PCOS

Eat whole grains – whole wheat flour, oats, Bajra, Ragi, Jowar
Fresh curd, paneer, sprouts, idli ( fermented , not instant) is priceless for ovaries and it is abundant in Vit B12.
Eat raw fruits and vegetables. Make sure seasonal fruit is a consumed once a day. Eating salad with meals is a must. Avoid drinking fruit juices. Also avoid high glycemic index fruits like Mango, banana, litchi. Fruit with a low GI value include: cherries, plums, grapefruit, apples, pears, apples, dried apricots, grapes, coconut, coconut milk, kiwi fruit, orange juice, prunes.
Eat green leafy vegetables. Avoid high glycemic veggies like – Potato, arbi, lotus stem.
Healthy fats found in nuts and seeds, oily fish, avocado, flaxseeds, Sunflower seeds, olive oil are to be incorporated into your diet.
Avoid soya and soya products. Soy has been implicated in delayed ovulation.
Cut down bad fats found in red meat, processed meats, instant food packets and deep fried things.

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It is a joint disorder in which uric acid crystals deposit in the joint space giving rise to severe pain swelling and redness of the joint.

Diet in dandruff

Avoid junk food, cold drinks, sugar rich food like- cakes, biscuits, refined foods and consume whole grain products like whole wheat bread, roti , oats, mueseli
Eat fresh fruits and raw vegetables in salad everyday.
Drink at least 9-10 glasses of water per day.

Home Remedy

Rub a slice of lemon on your scalp, for 10 days before washing hair.
Methi seeds powder( 2 tsp) , soaked in water( ½ katori) overnight and apply to scalp every morning, wash after ½ an hour.
Rinse your hair with handful of neem leaves or neem powder boiled in water.
Washing hair with fermented curd , also helps to get rid of Dandruff.

Hair care

Do not use oil on scalp.
Use hair serum or conditioner on the hair , but do not apply these on hair roots
Do not wash your scalp with hot water, use lukewarm water to rinse the scalp.

Artificial sweetener: put them only when tea or milk has been cooled, do not use it in boiling milk/tea. Can use 2-3 tablets per day. One should limit their intake, as prolonged use of artificial sweetener leads to bad taste in mouth, headache and nausea. Stevia is a natural artificial sweetener and can be use safely.
FRUITS: Jamun, amla, lemon, orange, tomatoes, papaya, pear, guava, strawberry, figs, mausambi, singhara. Daily 100 gms of fruit can be taken as a meal not with main meal.
VEGETABLES: Methi, palak, karela, bathua, saag, sitaphal, kakdi, tori, tinda, green pepper, bhindi, turnip, kheera, chana, soya, carrots, garlic, tomatoes, lettuce.
FIBER: Brown rice, whole dal, bran, soybean, chana, rajma, lobia, sprouts, brown bread, oats, Dalia.
JUICE: Karela, carrots, palak, lauki, turnip, cauliflower,
Non veg: tandoori or boiled chicken/ fish, eggs
OILS: Flaxseeds, soybean, Mustard, sunflower, total oil: 3-4 teaspoon. For good fats one can eat handful of groundnuts.
MILK: low fat milk, paneer, curd