KrystineKercher (@KrystineKercher)

I want to talk about a serious health issue that a lot of women are fighting. Guys, you're welcome to listen in, but--maybe bite your tongue and try to be tactful? (I know that's a hard thing to ask here, but I'd rather not have to block you just because you can't be nice). From the article: Doctors officially renamed polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) because the old name focused too narrowly on ovarian cysts while ignoring the condition’s widespread metabolic and hormone disruption. My hot take on this: well, it's about time! I'm living with this. I have an unfortunately bad case of this. I come by it honestly on BOTH SIDES of my family, through multiple generations. Used to be, you just got it and you lived with it, and no one knew what was causing it, and NO ONE said a word, because... what was there to say about it? It was just another thing to be endured, to struggle over and survive without (heaven forbid!) ever mentioning. This metabolic disorder, all on its own, totally disproves any theory of white supremacy because it runs in a lot of families, a great many of them possessed of fairer shades of skin. My family is a case in point. We are, aside from adoptees, ridiculously white. And almost all of the women in my family have it to one degree or another. What is PMOS, and how do you treat the issues it causes? Dr. Mercola has lots to say about PMOS--and I recommend reading the link-- but at its heart, PMOS causes agonizing pain and inflammation. Some of that comes from ovarian cysts that can swell up like golf balls and hurt like no one's business, but the inflammation can also be whole body. It can be SYSTEMIC. Mine is. It also messes with your thyroid, your liver, and your heart; it messes with your digestive system; it packs on the pounds whether or not you exercise or limit your portions, and--it can mess with you mentally. Well, of course it can. After all, it's wreaking havoc with everything else! It even causes infertility, and the older you grow, the funner it all gets. Treatment: The best treatment is to eat healthy and avoid processed foods, especially processed grains and sugar, as much as possible. Eat your meat. Eat your veggies, especially dark leafy greens. Still eat grains, but do what you can to eat them whole and freshly cooked. (this can get problematic as the symptoms progress and your digestive system objects, but the longer you can avoid bread, pasta, and sugar, the less you eat of that, the better). * Avoid seed oils, like Dr. Mercola says, whenever possible. * Keep an eye on your thyroid, liver, and heart. * Exercise still helps. Limiting portion size STILL helps. Don't give up, and DON'T GO NUTS either. * Avoid fad diets, eating reasonable portions on a regular schedule 3x a day (and NOT fasting!!!) is vitally important. * Find ways to improve your digestion. A huge contributing factor to this illness is an inability to properly digest and absorb nutrition, and a shrinking selection of foods you can safely eat. MORE IMPORTANT ADVICE: Find yourself a REALLY GREAT functional medicine doctor or even a naturopath to work with on fighting this. They'll cost you money, but they won't put you up to stupid things like stapling your stomach, and you'll stay a lot healthier for a lot longer. Maintain your agency and be brutally honest with them, and when in doubt, JUST SAY NO. MY REALITY, and why you should listen to my advice on this: I would be totally lost without my doctor. My body keeps breaking and he keeps finding new ways to patch it up. Thanks to his assistance, I live mostly pain-free though I still have a ridiculous amount of inflammation. I've got my vitamin D levels mostly up where they should be. We've recently found a way to raise my vitamin B from zombie to I've got a little energy again. My iron levels are mostly stable. My doctor has cleared me to exercise in a limited capacity again. (first time since I got COVID). Despite repeated prophecies of doom, I have against all expectations managed to keep a fairly wide range of food in my diet. (because I REALLY work at it) God is good, even when you're living with PMOS. https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2026/08/04/polyendocrine-metabolic-ovarian-syndrome.aspx #PCOS #polycysticovarysyndrome #PMOS #polyendocrinemetabolicovariansyndrome #takecareofyourself #fightthegiant