This very healthy anti-inflammatory salad has many benefits (especially in cases of PCOS)

Salad season is approaching, it’s the perfect time to enjoy colorful and nutritious salads that bring freshness and lightness to your summer meals, with many benefits, especially if you have PCOS. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder common in the women of childbearing age, characterized by hormonal imbalances. Typical symptoms include menstrual irregularities, ovarian cysts, hyperandrogenism and sometimes fertility problems. Managing PCOS may involve lifestyle changes, such asA balanced diet and regular practice of physical activity, as well as medical treatments to control symptoms and improve fertility.

If you have polycystic ovarian syndrome, it means your body is producing excess androgen hormones, which can lead to weight gain, especially in the abdominal area. This specific weight gain can increase the risk of complications such as hypercholesterolemia, high blood pressure, hyperglycemiahigh triglyceride levels, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. It is essential to maintain good eating habits to take care of your health, even if there is no diet specific to prevent or treat PCOS. However, making healthy food choices and staying active can help manage some long-term complications associated with PCOS.

The preferred diet for PCOS

To manage polycystic ovary syndrome through food, it is advisable to opt for a healthy, balanced and varied diet. Favor foods rich in fiber, lean proteins and good fats, while limiting the consumption of added sugars and refined carbohydrates. It is also recommended to maintain a healthy weight and practice regularly physical activity to help control PCOS symptoms. It is recommended to make sure to include protein in every meal. Favor protein foods of plant origin, which can provide more fiber and less saturated fat than others protein sources.

Think to integrate to your diet foods such as Beans, peas, lentils, nuts, seeds and tofu, plus lean meats, poultry, eggs and fish. Limit your intake of processed foods high in sugar, salt (sodium), refined flour and fat. Avoid foods such as white rice, white pasta, white bread, cookies, packaged desserts, muffins, granola bars, soft drinks, sugary drinks, fried foods like fries and chips, and sweets as candy and chocolate.

All these anti-inflammatory ingredients (or almost) in one recipe

Have you ever considered concocting a recipe bringing together as many anti-inflammatory ingredients ? If you haven’t thought of this yet, here is an excellent recipe recommended by a dietitian-nutritionist, Amandine Berthaud, who has more than 73,000 subscribers on Instagram. On his Instagram account @amadietetiqueAmandine Berthaud guides her subscribers in the process of finding a healthy relationship with food, while offering them tasty and balanced recipes. She shares a nice recipe which limits inflammation based on healthy ingredients such as drained chickpeas, a delicious sweet potato, quinoa for a harmonious combination of flavors, cherry tomatoes, a juicy mango for an exotic touch, a red onion to enhance the aromas, a few dried tomatoes for a characteristic touch, feta to complete this colorful and appetizing composition.

For the sauce, the dietician suggests using sheep’s milk cheese to its sweetness, old-fashioned mustard for a characteristic flavor, walnut oil for a touch of indulgence, fresh chives for its freshness, vegetable spices for an explosion of flavors and the juice of half a lemon for a refreshing acidic note. Then you just need to prepare a nice salad by mixing all the ingredients, presenting everything in an appetizing way and delight your taste buds! Enjoy your food !

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