Diagnosing PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)

Dr Krystal Richardson Season 3, Episode 19 on the DUTCH Podcast 23 January 2024 In this 33-minute podcast, Dr Kyrstal Richardson dives deep into the complexities of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Dr Krystal Richardson discusses the difficult and confusing journey providers must take to reach a PCOS diagnosis. She highlights the inadequacies in conventional medical […]

PCOS Part 2 – Diet & Lifestyle Interventions

Dr Felice Gersh Season 3, Episode 15 on the DUTCH Podcast 19 December 2023 In this 45-minute podcast conversation between Dr Felice Gersh, MD and host Jaclyn Smeaton, ND,  they dive into the lifestyle interventions that can support women with PCOS.  From strategic eating windows to stress-reduction techniques and other diet recommendations, this episode is full of […]

PCOS Part 1 – Physiology and History

Dr Felice Gersh Season 3, Episode 14 on the DUTCH Podcast 12 December 2023 Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) affects between 10-20% of reproductive-aged women. While this can be a very difficult diagnosis for women these days, there are evolutionary benefits that may have led to its proliferation.   In this 25-minute podcast, host Jaclyn Smeaton, ND, […]

PCOS Patterns and Protocols

Dr Brook Ahnemann Summer School Edition EP08 on DUTCH Podcast In this 20 minute podcast, Dr Smeaton talks all things PCOS with Brook Ahnemann, ND, a hormone expert and clinical educator at DUTCH. The PCOS diagnostic criteria seem to be a moving target; they’re constantly changing! Luckily, there are some DUTCH Test patterns you can […]

Rethinking our approach to PCOS

Melissa Groves Azzaro on DUTCH Podcast PCOS is not just a reproductive disorder. In this episode of the DUTCH Podcast, Jaclyn Smeaton, ND, examines the nuances of PCOS with Melissa Groves Azzaro, Founder of The Hormone Dietitian. They explain the possible root-causes of PCOS and discuss a whole-body approach to treating this disease state. Their discussion is fascinating, listen now LISTEN SPOTIFY APPLE PODCASTS AMAZON […]

Maintaining Women’s Health – across all stages of life

Treating the whole patient is the pillar of functional and integrative medicine. What makes women unique is not solely a matter of anatomy and hormones, but rather the complex interplay of hormones, their receptors, and dietary, lifestyle and environmental factors that converge on every organ system in a woman’s body. There are major differences in […]