Ways to Use Ginger for Insulin Resistance & PCOS

 

What is Ginger? 

Ginger is best known for cold/cough remedies but it has many other health benefits. It can help in relieving nausea, period pain, morning sickness, digestive problems, and colic.  

IS GINGER GOOD FOR PCOS? -Several studies show that ginger provides significant relief from many PCOS symptoms shown to be as effective as clomiphene citrate (Clomid), a popular drug used to address fertility issues in women with PCOS.  The study also concluded that the long-term use of Clomid has negative side effects, and the use of ginger as a herbal medicine without side effects at high doses can be an effective and better alternative for improving PCOS. - Ginger extract balances and improves hormones and Reduces estradiol serum levels. It has been shown that ginger is good for menstrual irregularities and can inhibit ovarian cancer cells. -Furthermore, some studies showed that ginger could enhance fertility, sperm motility, count, and quality and enhance male fertility. -Source: Pubmed

Understand that PCOS is a lifestyle disease and can be cured over time. It had been found that stress is one of the basic causes of this disorder. The hormonal changes in a woman’s body can also be about this condition. This condition affects all women differently. For some women, it may cause heavy bleeding during their menstrual periods. Others, their periods may become irregular. Here are five ways to overcome this condition using ginger: 

Warm relaxing ginger tea is one of the easy ways to get relief from PCOS. 

See the photo above for a warm and relaxing cup of ginger tea. 

Smoothies and juices are one of the best ways to reap the benefits of ginger. This ginger and beetroot recipe provides relief from PCOS. It is great to alleviate cramps, bloating, and cravings during and before menstrual periods. It also adds liver cleansing benefits. Liver cleansing is essential for getting rid of excess toxic hormones.