We have teamed up with healthy food specialist Pure Package to devise the first ever wellbeing programme for women with the hormonal disorder Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or PCOS. Target PCOS uses exercise and healthy eating to help women manage and overcome the disorder.
Affecting one in 10 women of reproductive age, PCOS is a metabolic disorder which causes the body to produce unusually high levels of insulin and male sex hormones (Andogens). This can lead to irregular periods, acne, hair loss, weight gain and ovary cysts. The resulting anxiety and depression often make such symptoms more severe.
‘PCOS can make women feel that there is nothing they can do to help themselves - they feel embarrassed by their symptoms, and powerless,’ says Julia Bishop, founder of the programme. ‘Target PCOS will help women take control of their health by offering them practical solutions they can incorporate into their everyday lives.’