Front matter. Cheat sheet: Tips And Information On PCOS. Introduction. About This Book. Conventions Used in This Book. What You're Not to Read. Foolish Assumptions. How This Book Is Organised.

PCOS In A Nutshell. Taking Control Of Your Diet. Recipes For Life. Other Helpful Stuff For PCOS. The Part Of Tens. Icons Used In This Book. Where to Go From Here. Part 1: PCOS In A Nutshell.

This part gives an overview that will be covered in more detail in the rest of the book. Chapter 1: Sensible And Straightforward Solutions For a Difficult Condition. This chapter gives an overview of the entire book, teasing the reader by briefly touching on everything covered in the book. Understanding PCOS. Defining the condition. Trigger factors. When PCO becomes PCOS. You Know You Have PCOS Because.

Physical manifestations. Emotional manifestations. Hidden effects. The Three Pronged Attack. Diet. Exercise. Looking after the you inside. Diet Under the Spotlight.

Balanced eating. The low GI approach. Shedding the excess load. Trying Out Other Stuff: the OK and the Not-so-OK. Diets. Alternative therapies. Supplements. Hope on the Horizon.

Achieving normality. Medical advances. Chapter 2: Knowing You Have PCOS. This chapter spells out how to recognise the condition. It looks at the physical, emotional and hidden symptoms of PCOS. It gives an explanation of why these symptoms develop and thus alludes to how they could be prevented in the first place or reversed if it has already developed. The chapter also looks at how you or your doctor would spot PCOS. Finally this chapter touches on how to cope with PCOS through a woman's varies life stages and how to prevent it developing if at risk or getting any worse if you already have it.

Symptoms of PCOS. Physical. Psychological. Symptoms you can't see but may be lurking. Detecting PCOS. Self identification. Getting a doctors clarification. Prevention is Better Than Cure.

Knowing you're at risk. Don't go from bad to worse. PCO Through Life's Changes. Puberty. Pregnancy. Menopause. A lifetime of PCOS. Part 2: Taking Control Of Your Diet.

This part looks at how your diet, whether it be just by following a low GI diet or including weight loss, can help to control symptoms of PCOS. Chapter 3: Understanding The Important Bits About Your Diet. This chapter looks at the basics of healthy eating with particular emphasis from the PCOS perspective. Benefits of Eating the PCOS Way. Fats and Oils. Saturated and trans fats. Poly and mono fats. Other oils.

The Right Carbs Are Your Friends. Good carbs. Not so good carbs. Wholegrains and Fibre. Insoluble fibre. Soluble fibre. Protein Power. Vitamins, Minerals and Other Bits and Bobs.

The big deal on vitamins and minerals. To supplement or not. Antioxidants and other stuff. Alcohol and Other Bevies:. Having a tipple. Getting enough fluid. The low down on caffeine. Salt: Getting the Measure.

Getting the Overall Balance Right. The basic food groups. Getting the proportions right. Chapter 4: The GI Way: The Right Way For PCOS: This chapter explains the principles of eating the low GI way-the corner stone to controlling PCOS symptoms. Learning About the Glycemic Index. GI is tops for PCOS. Achieving.