Regenerative Health with Max Gulhane, MD

22. Lifestyle Causes of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) & How to Regain Your Fertility with Dr Peter Walsh

Apr 8, 2023

01:12:15

Dr Peter Walsh joins me to talk all things polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), how and why it develops, the role of processed food, stress, visceral fat, endocrine disrupting chemicals and much, much more.

Dr Peter Walsh is a GP and metabolic practitioner from Melbourne, Australia with a special interest in Polycystic ovary syndrome and female reproductive health. He uses a holistic approach to restoring fertility using low carbohydrate and carnivore dietary approaches. He consults out of Yarra Trail Medical Centre (see below for links).

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:34 Dr Walsh’s background

00:03:02 What is Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)?

00:05:32 Why Dr Walsh calls PCOS ‘Type 4 diabetes’

00:12:19 Diagnosing PCOS

00:18:34 Environmental endocrine disruptors in normal weight women with PCOS

00:22:44 The contribution of seed oils to epidemic of PCOS

00:25:18 How soon can fertility return with lifestyle change?

00:29:04 Normalising metabolic health as a strategy for optimizing fertility

00:30:25 Could endometriosis be related to metabolic disease?

00:34:26 Stress and cortisol driving visceral fat and PCOS

00:44:34 Leptin resistance and the effect of blue light toxicity and artificial light after dark

00:49:04 The flawed mainstream approach to PCOS

00:58:05 Reversing PCOS takes a holistic approach is necessary

00:59:50 Markers of optimal fertility and Dr Walsh’s approach

01:05:34: Dr Walsh’s take on regenerative farming

01:09:55 Closing thoughts from Dr Walsh

LINKS

Dr. Peter Walsh - 'Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome - Type 4 Diabetes' Low Carb Down Under https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUsRZ310IgE

Dr Jack Kruse: LIGHT, melanin, POMC in human evolution & disease | Regenerative Health Podcast #21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln3WszTq0uA

Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gabor Maté & Gordon Neufeld
https://www.amazon.com.au/Hold-Your-Kids-Parents-Matter/dp/178504219X

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Yarra Trail Medical, Melbourne - https://www.yarratrailmedical.com.au/
Keeto Fertility - https://www.keetofertility.com/
Email: reception@yarratrailmedical dot com dot au

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