Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! Today we are talking PCOS with Family Nurse Practitioner, Callie Crouch. She is the creator of The PCOS Lifestyle Program and has a private practice in Texas doing primarily telemedicine. Callie struggled with PCOS for years before learning how to control her symptoms, she then felt a need to help other women find their way towards PCOS management. Callie wanted the opportunity to look at each individual woman’s habits and help make small tweaks to move towards a healthier lifestyle so their acne improves, belly fat shrinks, and irregular periods become regular. Working as a health coach gives me the opportunity to work with more women all over the globe! She is passionate about working with women as their health coach to move them towards a healthier life so they can feel sexy, beautiful, and in control of their PCOS symptoms. In this episode: Introduction and what led Callie to work with women who have PCOS Callie’s professional background and personal experience with PCOS What is PCOS? The symptoms of PCOS How PCOS is diagnosed and why PCOS may be difficult to identify in some women Hormonal birth control and PCOS What is the first-line treatment for PCOS? Are there different types of PCOS and how they are related? The effects of insulin resistance with PCOS PCOS and the thyroid - what’s the role of the thyroid and what is the relationship between the thyroid and PCOS? PCOS and the adrenals - what are the adrenals responsible for and what does their dysfunction lead to? Which tests should women have done if they think they may have PCOS? Recognizing that normal lab results do not necessarily mean that everything is regular Top 3 pieces of nutritional advice that every woman with PCOS should consider Recognizing that making small lifestyle changes is the first step to achieving your health goals The vegan diet and PCOS The importance of magnesium What type and level of exercise should women with PCOS partake in? The benefits of exercise for women with PCOS The connection between PCOS and fertility What can women with PCOS do to help support fertility? The role of progesterone with fertility in women with PCOS Tools and devices to monitor ovulation and fertility All about Callie’s PCOS Lifestyle Program Connect with guest: Callie Crouch Website: www.calliecrouch.com | Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/pcoscontrol | Email: [email protected] Connect with host: Dr. Antoinette Falco, ND Download your copy of Antoinette's Post-pill Guidebook. Website: www.antoinettefalco.com.  Instagram: @drantoinettefalco Please send all inquiries and suggestions, including topics you'd like to see covered on the podcast to [email protected], If you'd like to be a guest on the show and you think you'd be a good fit, please reach out!