September is PCOS awareness month!!⠀ ⠀ Thanks to my amazing company & products, many women have battled this illness and gotten their lives back!! ⠀ ⠀ Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome affects 1 in 10 women and is the leading cause of infertility. 🙋🏼♀️⠀ ⠀ Did you know⁉️⠀ 💜 80% of women with 6 or fewer periods per year, have PCOS.⠀ 💜 Left untreated, it may lead to Uterine and Endometrial cancers, as well as heart ❤️ disease.⠀ 💜 Women with PCOS have higher rates of anxiety 😬 and depression 😔 than women without the syndrome. ⠀ 💜 Elevated insulin 📈 or insulin resistance is seen in the majority of women with PCOS.⠀ 💜 Women with PCOS have a 70% prevalence of elevated ⬆️ triglycerides and low ⬇️ HDL (“good” cholesterol). ⠀ 💜 A number of studies demonstrate that modest weightloss of 5-10% of initial body weight improves metabolic, physiological and psychological aspects of PCOS.⠀ 💜 Women with PCOS have a higher incidence of gestational diabetes, miscarriages, preterm deliveries, and stillbirths.⠀ ⠀ For women with PCOS and those experiencing symptoms (menstrual irregularity, excess hair growth, weight gain/trouble losing weight, thinning hair, depression/anxiety, infertility, pelvic pain, sleep apnea, etc.), it's important to know they're not alone! ⠀ ⠀ GUT health has an incredibly positive impact on PCOS and our Plexus Slim assists in regulating insulin levels, balancing hormones and allowing the body to use insulin more efficiently. ⠀ ⠀ So while PCOS is a hormonal condition, it's also linked to DISBYOSIS (aka poor gut health). A study on PubMed (legit 👊) found that those with PCOS had lower levels of good gut bacteria, particularly Akkermansia. 👎⠀ ⠀ Guess what has been proven to increase Akkermansia by 250xs?!?!? ⠀ Plexus Slim XOS! #pcos #plexus #plexusslim #guthealth #gutglam #healthandhappiness https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnd-MaJguxv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16tklyd2v26ew