Lunch & Learn: Nutrition for Hormonal Health:PCOS, Endometriosis, Fertility

Every aspect of a woman's health at every age and stage of life benefits from healthy nutrition and lifestyle changes (restorative sleep, stress management, limiting alcohol/avoiding tobacco, regular movement, positive relationships).

This is true for painful and heavy periods as well as irregular menstrual cycles, often a hallmark of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). This is the most common hormone condition worldwide, affecting at least 1 in 10 women. Endometriosis is another condition that is poorly recognised taking an average of over 8 years to get a diagnosis, leaving people with painful periods, painful sex and in chronic pain with few answers to their concerns. Nutrition also plays a role in male fertility as well as a healthy pregnancy.

Rohini Bajekal is a nutritionist with a first class Master’s degree in Nutrition and Food Sciences and a board-certified Lifestyle Medicine professional. She is the co-author of Living PCOS Free: How to Regain Your Hormonal Health with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, which she wrote with her mother, ObGyn Dr Nitu Bajekal. Rohini provides evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle advice through 1-1 consultations and group programmes for clients around the world.

Rohini regularly comments in the media and has been featured in publications such as The Guardian, Cosmopolitan and Women's Health. She produces a newsletter via rohinibajekal.substack.com and posts daily tips @rohinibajekal on Instagram.

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