Daylight Savings or PCOS: Who is stealing our sleep?

The PCOS Podcast by A Cyster & Her Mister

PCOS Weight Loss

Health & Fitness:alternative Health, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

5 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

#271: Daylight savings time doesn’t just mess with our clocks—it can also wreak havoc on our (already) poor quality sleep that comes from having PCOS. In this episode, we uncover why getting our circadian rhythm back is detrimental to managing PCOS symptoms and preventing other health issues. We’ll also dive into tips inspired by Dr. Felice Gersh’s book PCOS SOS to help you reclaim your rest and feel more energized every day, no matter if you lost an hour of sleep this spring. This episode is for you if: - You struggle with insomnia, restless sleep, or daytime fatigue. - You’ve noticed your symptoms worsen when your sleep is out of sync. - You’re looking for practical tips to support your sleep hormones and improve sleep quality with PCOS. Download The Cysterhood App, the largest community of PCOS women learning to lose weight & reverse symptoms with daily meals & workouts designed for PCOS! What’s Your PCOS Type? - Take the quiz! Supplements for Women With PCOS (https://ovafit.org/metabolism-plus/) Ovasitol: 15% OFF (https://ovafit.org/ovasitol/) Testosterone Relief Tea (https://ovafit.org/testosterone-relief-tea/) Tallene’s Fav PCOS friendly products (https://www.amazon.com/shop/pcos.weightloss?ref=ac_inf_tb_vh) CONNECT WITH US: Website (https://pcosweightloss.org/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/pcos.weightloss/) Tik Tok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pcos.weight.loss) Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/pcosweightloss/) While Tallene is a Registered Dietitian and Sirak a Personal Trainer, this podcast provides general information about PCOS. It is not meant to serve as fitness, nutrition or medical advice related to your individual needs. If you have questions, please talk to a medical professional. For our full privacy policy, please click on the following link: (bit.ly/PCOSPrivacyPolicy) Links included in this description may be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that we provide, we may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting our channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week!

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0:00.0	Women with PCOS, our hormones don't function as they normally would.
0:04.6	And melatonin, which is our sleep hormone, is actually also a powerful antioxidant.
0:09.9	So when we're asleep, it scavenges our body at night, and it picks up those free radicals
0:16.1	that would cause chronic inflammation.
0:18.3	So melatonin is not only important for sleep, but it's an antioxidant. Dr. said cool. So cool. So cool. So cool. So cool. But it's an antioxidant.
0:21.6	Doctor said you got B.C.O.S.
0:25.0	Now go on, girl, just lose some way.
0:27.9	So I took the symptoms into my own hands and reversed them naturally.
0:34.6	So I became a dietitian. Now my sisters feel the best they've ever felt.
0:42.7	Take a step in my direction if you want to move them all and take control of yourself.
0:49.6	Join a sister and a mister.
0:55.7	Recording.
0:57.2	That's red recording.
0:57.8	Perfect.
1:00.6	You have to clap that loud.
1:05.5	I have to clap so that this audio and then the camera audio all sync up. But it doesn't have to be that loud.
1:06.5	I'm right next to you.
1:07.8	My ear drum's going to pop.
1:09.2	I know you're new to the biz you know to show
1:11.7	business but this is how we do it we make a loud noise so that all the camera all you sink
1:17.6	you know sure you know in movies when you see like the egg thing that thing well there's two reasons
1:24.1	for one it has all the information on that plaque so that when the editors go to edit that
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