Foods for PCOS
What APEX holds on the table for PCOS: the foods it leads with, each with where it comes from and why it is ours. Not a treatment plan — the food, and the reason it is on the list.
Compiled by APEX Legacy from published research and documented food
history, under the editorial direction of
Jonathan Jackson, Founder .
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Rice, Grains & Starch
White Guinea Yam A massive, rough-skinned tuber with firm white flesh — the genuine African yam (not the… Buckwheat Groats Gluten-free 'pseudo-grain' with the highest rutin content of any food — rutin strengthens…
Drinks
Sassafras-Free Sarsaparilla Root Tea The woody root of the sarsaparilla vine, simmered into a rich, root-beer-scented tea long… Spearmint Dried spearmint leaves brewed as tea. Multiple randomized controlled trials (Grant 2010… Shatavari Shatavari is the women's hormonal adaptogen — it works on the… Telba A smooth, nutty beverage made from ground roasted flaxseed (telba) whisked into water — a…
Herbs & Spices
Maca Root Radish-like root typically dried and powdered for use. A true adaptogen — it doesn't… Fenugreek Bitter seeds and mildly bitter leaves. Seeds are used as a spice and supplement. Berberine Berberine is the most clinically validated plant compound for blood sugar management… Borage The brilliant blue, star-shaped flower with a clean cucumber taste, and the fuzzy green… Fenugreek Leaf The fresh/dried greens of fenugreek — less bitter than the seed, used as a vegetable herb… Tribulus Terrestris Tribulus is the most used male vitality herb in traditional medicine across four… Ceylon Cinnamon Bark spice containing cinnamaldehyde, cinnamic acid, and cinnamate compounds. Sarsaparilla Root Smilax species — the thorny greenbrier vine whose root and tender spring shoots were used… Vitex (Chaste Tree Berry) Vitex is the only herb with a specific, documented mechanism for raising progesterone…
Nuts & Seeds
Flaxseed (Whole, Unground) Whole flaxseed looks unremarkable. A tiny brown seed. But inside that seed is the highest… Sesame Seeds Small seeds, hulled or unhulled. 1oz (3 tbsp) unhulled provides 28% DV calcium… Groundnut George Washington Carver's relationship with the peanut was not a curiosity — it was a… Dehulled Hemp Seed Hemp hearts are the soft white interior of the hemp seed with the hull removed. Chia Seed White chia seeds, soaked overnight until they form a gel — that mucilage is soluble fiber…
Vegetables
Maitake Mushroom The blood sugar mushroom. D-fraction beta-glucan (maitake's unique polysaccharide) has… Arame Mild, sweet brown kelp cut into delicate strands. A gentle, low-iodine-relative-to-kombu… Hen of the Woods The mushroom that grows at the base of the oaks your great-grandparents farmed beside…
Pantry & Condiments
Cinnamon Ceylon cinnamon has significant clinical evidence for blood glucose modulation — one of… Tahini Tahini is one of the highest whole-food sources of calcium outside of dairy — critical… Evening Primrose Oil Evening primrose oil is the richest plant source of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) — the…
Beans & Peas
Fenugreek Sprouts Fenugreek sprouts are the fastest pharmacy you can grow in your kitchen — 3 days from dry…
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