PCOS
Food Insulin Demand – A Dietary Metric for PCOS and Metabolic Health
Food Insulin Demand – A Dietary Metric for PCOS and Metabolic Health PCOS includes distressing
Fiona McCulloch ND
June 2, 2016
Articles By Dr Fiona of White Lotus Clinic
White Lotus Clinic medical director and founder, Dr Fiona McCulloch
Dr. Fiona McCulloch is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor and Registered Acupuncturist. She has a special interest in fertility, women’s health, PCOS and hormone health. Dr. Fiona is involved in research, and has authored an amazon best seller, 8 Steps to Revers your PCOS (selling over 29 thousand copies) as well as major research-based articles to advance practitioner knowledge in this field.
She was the original author of the White Lotus blog and has written quite a few articles both here and elsewhere on the web.
Please enjoy the articles below. The search bar below searches the entire site, but is available if you are looking for a specific topic.
PCOS
Metabolism, the Microbiome, Berberine and Metformin
Dr. Fiona goes into some of the underlying mechanisms of how the microbiome affects our metabolic health. The drug, Metformin, illustrates this connection through it’s antibiotic effects.
Fiona McCulloch ND
November 2, 2015
PCOS
Causes of Hair Loss in Women and Natural Treatments : Part 1
An examination of the nutritional and hormonal causes of hair loss in women, along with natural treatments. Part 1 of a 2 part series.
Fiona McCulloch ND
October 8, 2015
Immune System
Causes of Inflammation in PCOS: Lipotoxicity and Leptin
Learn more about the underlying causes of PCOS – the dysfunction of our fat cells – not often thought as functional – they are actually an endocrine organ that has a profound effect on our entire bodies. Women with PCOS have fundamental differences in the ways that the fat cells function.
Fiona McCulloch ND
July 27, 2015
Thyroid
Zinc, Selenium and Thyroid Function in Women
Two micronutrients that are very important for thyroid hormone metabolism are zinc and selenium. Zinc
Fiona McCulloch ND
April 18, 2015
PCOS
AMH – An Important Hormone Test for Women with PCOS
An AMH (Antimullerian Hormone) test can be useful for women with PCOS, particularly in those who are struggling with receiving a diagnosis.
Fiona McCulloch ND
March 16, 2015