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Dr. Deb Ford shares her personal journey of overcoming Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) to inspire others. She describes her lifelong health struggles, including being on antibiotics for years, dealing with weight issues, and experiencing severe hormonal problems as a teenager, which led to an ovary removal and a scheduled hysterectomy. Instead of surgery, she changed her lifestyle, leading to her recovery and a new career helping women reverse hormonal imbalances through a 90-day nutrition program.

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Dr. Deb Ford's passion for helping others overcome PCOS comes from her own experience of recovering from the condition.

Her childhood health issues, including long-term antibiotic use and being a sugaraholic, may have contributed to her later metabolic problems.

As a teenager, she suffered from classic PCOS symptoms like depression, anxiety, acne, and excess hair growth, leading to an ovary removal at age 17.

At 22, facing a hysterectomy for the same issues on her remaining ovary, she decided against surgery and sought alternative solutions.

After changing her lifestyle, her remaining ovary normalized within two months, leading her to pursue a career in nutrition and dietetics.

She earned a doctorate in clinical nutrition, focusing on the pathways of hormones and nutrition, and developed a 90-day program to help women reverse hormonal imbalances.

Dr. Ford emphasizes that PCOS is a metabolic issue, not just hormonal, and if left uncorrected, it can lead to other serious health problems like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

There is no "magic pill" for PCOS; instead, a complete lifestyle program is necessary for recovery and long-term health.

0:01 hello i am dr deb ford

0:04 and this is a little story about me

0:07 and my past and where my passion comes

0:10 from

0:11 to help you overcome pcos

0:14 polycystic ovarian syndrome i was there

0:18 and i recovered from it and i've got the

0:21 tools to help you

0:22 this is this is my story so sick

0:25 as a kid i was on antibiotics for

0:27 probably 10 years

0:29 which is a really good start to mess up

0:31 your metabolism for life

0:34 as a child i was heavier

0:37 i had a lot of cavities a lot of

0:40 fillings

0:41 i was a sugaraholic okay like like a lot

0:44 of people

0:45 and then as a teenager uh you know i

0:48 developed really early

0:50 a lot of hormonal problems depression

0:54 anxiety

0:55 acne excess hair growth all those things

0:58 you hear about

0:59 for pcos i had them okay

1:02 and recovered but at 17 i had gone off

1:06 to college early

1:08 thinking i wanted to be a veterinarian

1:10 but that career was

1:11 cut short because i had to come back

1:14 and have an ovary removed because there

1:17 was cysts

1:18 all over it at that time that was the

1:20 treatment

1:21 fast forward to when i was 22

1:24 the same surgeon gynecologist found

1:28 the same situation on the one remaining

1:31 ovary

1:31 and i was scheduled for a hysterectomy

1:35 and i still remember um

1:38 when he gave me that news and i looked

1:39 at him and i said i don't think so

1:41 and he patted me on the shoulder and

1:43 said now now sometimes these things are

1:45 necessary

1:46 wherever i got the hutzpah to look at

1:49 him and say

1:50 i don't think so i did

1:53 and you know then i i went out and the

1:56 receptionist was scheduling me

1:58 and i was kind of in a daze of course

1:59 went out to the car i was crying had

2:01 no idea what was going on that weekend

2:05 i prayed i listened i changed everything

2:09 and two months later i went back and the

2:12 ovary was normal

2:13 okay so then

2:17 my career focus totally changed i went

2:20 full on into nutrition dietetics and i

2:24 recently got my doctorate in clinical

2:26 nutrition

2:27 studying the pathways of hormones of

2:29 nutrition

2:30 of of exactly how everything works in

2:33 the body

2:34 and from all of the knowledge i've

2:36 gotten in my own personal experience

2:38 came up with this 90-day program that is

2:41 helping

2:41 women reverse much like i did all the

2:44 hormone imbalances

2:46 it can happen to you just like it

2:48 happened for me

2:50 you know and the thing is polycystic

2:52 ovarian syndrome is not just a hormonal

2:54 issue

2:55 it is a metabolic issue that if you

2:57 don't correct it

2:59 it goes on into other things you know

3:00 like whack-a-mole you know that game you

3:02 ever play whack-a-mole where

3:04 you know these mole heads keep popping

3:05 up and you keep pounding them down

3:07 whack-a-mole is what ends up happening

3:10 if you don't correct the problem

3:12 it can come up as diabetes and heart

3:14 disease and gallbladder problems and

3:16 cancer

3:17 and dementia and you name it the same

3:20 underlying problem connects all of these

3:23 things so

3:24 anyway there is no solution in a pill i

3:27 always have people ask me deb just give

3:29 me a pill

3:30 there is no pill it is the entire

3:32 lifestyle program

3:34 that's why i go through 12 weeks with

3:36 you

3:37 helping you overcome pcos and hormone

3:40 health

3:41 that's where my passion comes from i

3:43 overcame it and ended up having a

3:45 beautiful family can't imagine life

3:47 without it

3:48 and i i want you to be able to have the

3:50 richest fullest life you can have too

Why I Do What I Do - My Story To Overcoming PCOS

Name: Why I Do What I Do - My Story To Overcoming PCOS
Uploaded: 2020-10-03T13:15:38Z
Duration: 3 min 55 s
Channel: Deb Ford DCN RDN

Deb Ford DCN RDN 16 views Oct 3, 2020 3:55

At a young age, I was diagnosed with PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). I was not a healthy child and I was overweight, had depression, anxiety, cavities, excess hair growth, acne, and everything else we associate with PCOS and hormone issues. After my doctor threatened a hysterectomy, I knew there had to be a natural way to heal. That's when my life changed. I started eating healthier and 2 months later my ovaries were normal. I'm a dietitian and recently received my Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition because I'm so passionate about this science. I now have 3 healthy 3 kids and 1 grandchild. I want you to be able to have the life you want also. Leave a comment below and let me know about your struggles and how I can help.

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Why I Do What I Do - My Story To Overcoming PCOS