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

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 Follow DR PETER WALSH Yarra Trail Medical, Melbourne - https://www.yarratrailmedical.com.au/ Keeto Fertility - https://www.keetofertility.com/ Email: reception@yarratrailmedical dot com dot au Follow Dr MAX Twitter: @mgulhaneMD Instagram: @dr_max_gulhane Linktree: https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemd Send us Fan Mail 🧡 HARDBLOCK Australia's Longest Running Bitcoin-only (₿) Exchange Use code REGENPOD for AUD 10 of bitcoin post account verification Support the show