Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS/PMOS) is not one disease, but a collection of symptoms driven by several underlying factors. Get expert, personalised support for lasting hormonal balance.
Living with PCOS/PMOS can affect many parts of your life. Irregular periods, acne, increased facial hair or thinning hair can feel frustrating, especially when your symptoms change over time or you are still trying to understand them.
PCOS/PMOS looks different for everyone. You may have concerns about your mood, energy or fertility, while someone else’s experience may be very different. Whether you have a diagnosis or are just beginning to ask questions, you deserve to be heard.
PCOS/PMOS is not something you caused. Lindsay takes time to listen, review your health history and consider relevant test results. Together, you can build a practical nutrition and lifestyle plan that suits your needs.
PCOS/PMOS can affect your cycle, skin, hair and overall wellbeing. You may experience only some of these symptoms, and they can change over time.
Your periods may arrive unpredictably or stop for several months at a time.
Breakouts or increased oiliness may affect your face, chest or back.
You may notice more hair growing on your face, chest, stomach or back.
Your hair may become thinner, particularly around your part or the top of your head.
You may notice weight gain or find it difficult to manage your weight, although PCOS/PMOS affects people at every body size.
Some people develop darker, velvety patches of skin around the neck, underarms or groin.
Irregular ovulation can make it harder to predict your fertile days or become pregnant.
You may experience tiredness, anxiety or changes in mood alongside other symptoms.
These signs can have other causes, so symptoms alone cannot confirm PCOS/PMOS. If you think you may have the condition, speak with your GP about an assessment. Lindsay can support you with personalised nutrition and lifestyle guidance alongside your medical care.
To really help women, we need to get to the root cause and understand what is driving PCOS/PMOS. As no two women are the same, often neither are the drivers. Knowing what drives your PCOS/PMOS, helps us shape an effective treatment plan.
Are you looking for a natural treatment to manage your PCOS/PMOS? This is where a specialised PCOS/PMOS Naturopath, like Lindsay, comes into play.
There are four different subtypes of PCOS/PMOS. To understand what type of PCOS/PMOS you have, we review your blood work and tests you have in combination with a thorough case history.
Knowing your subtype helps us shape a bespoke PCOS/PMOS treatment plan to bring about positive change and balance your hormones and free you of your symptoms.
As a PCOS/PMOS Naturopath, I ‘test and don’t guess’ is key to health! With a mix of hormones at play, hormones are complex, and we need to know exactly what is going on. I lean on testing to understand exactly what is going on and what is driving what! To create an accurate treatment plan, I request that we test.
We can test via blood work, saliva, or urine testing; each has its differences and advantages, and this is something we discuss when we meet.
Once we have met, run some tests, and taken a thorough case history, I create a plan that addresses the underlying causes.
Insulin resistance, poor hormonal clearance, excess testosterone, increased stress, and difficulty losing weight; however, your PCOS/PMOS is displaying that we need to address each aspect.
After your initial PCOS/PMOS program has been provided, we then catch up frequently to discuss results, changes, questions, and your health goals.
We review any additional blood tests and functional pathology tests and update your treatment plan if required.
There is a whole body of research into some helpful and effective nutrients. Alongside indicated supplements, we also look at your diet. Addressing insulin resistance is best done via the diet. We look at whole foods, foods that improve symptoms and overall health, while identifying any ‘trigger’ foods and looking to limit those. We create a food plan that fits into your life, that feels easy and not restrictive.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome or polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS/PMOS) is believed to affect up to 22% of women of reproductive age. It is thought as many as 70% of women are undiagnosed.
Women with PCOS/PMOS can experience increased androgens, commonly testosterone. Androgens and important for health and naturally occur in males and females.
In PCOS/PMOS, the amount and potency of androgens are what cause issues such as hair loss, hair growth, acne, and in some cases, deepening of the voice. The increase in androgens is a result of insulin as well as elevated production of luteinizing hormone (LH). In PCOS/PMOS, we see an imbalance. between LH and FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone). An increase in LH to FSH is what causes anovulation (no periods) and cysts to be formed on the ovaries.
We also see that with the increased androgens, these can convert to oestrogens in the body. Many women with PCOS/PMOS will have increased testosterone and increased oestrogen. High oestrogen can cause acne, PMS, swollen, sore breasts, mood swings, and irregular periods.
With treatment, while we focus on hormonal balancing, we also need to pay attention to hormonal metabolism, detoxification, and excretion. We support the removal of excess oestrogen by the liver to the bowels and to stop the body from ‘upregulating’ androgens and making them into a more potent version.
Herbs can address every driver and symptom. Yes, they may taste gross, but what they lack in taste, they make up for in their action. With a broad range of actions, they can assist in balancing hormones, mood support, and PMS reduction, to name a few.
As a PCOS/PMOS Naturopath, it is also about your entire health, what your stress levels are like, how your digestion is, how you are excreting your hormones, and how you are sleeping and resetting after your day. While we will improve your PCOS/PMOS, we will also improve your overall health.
Your PCOS/PMOS care plan is designed to help you understand your symptoms, make informed choices and build practical habits with ongoing support.
Explore how your cycle, skin, hair and other concerns fit into your wider health history.
Review existing blood tests and discuss whether further investigation could help guide your PCOS/PMOS plan.
Receive personalised guidance that considers irregular periods, acne and other symptoms affecting your daily life.
Build realistic eating habits suited to your needs and preferences, without an unnecessarily restrictive plan.
Identify manageable steps around movement, sleep and stress that you can maintain day to day.
Use follow-up consultations to ask questions, review how you are going and adjust your priorities over time.
I’m Lindsay Braid, a naturopath with a special interest in women’s health and hormones. I understand how frustrating PCOS/PMOS can feel when irregular periods, acne or hair changes affect your daily life and you are unsure what to focus on first.
My approach begins with your story. I take time to understand your symptoms, review relevant test results and look at factors such as nutrition, sleep and stress. This helps us decide which steps are useful for you.
Together, we create a practical plan that fits your life and can be reviewed as your needs change. I can support you alongside the medical care you receive for PCOS/PMOS.
I have been working with Lindsay for over 6 months and she is fantastic!! I’ve learned so much about my skin, my cycle and my overall health. She has helped me immensely in clearing my skin and regulating my cycle. I’ve had a few different health issues arise while working with Lindsay and she’s always been so compassionate and willing to help. I’m so glad I’ve found a Naturopath who I really trust and one who I know will do her best to help. If you’re thinking of working with her I thoroughly recommend that you do!
I’ve been seeing Lindsay for a few months, and she has really helped me clear my skin—I’m amazed! She is kind, understanding, and incredibly knowledgeable. Just as I started my treatment, I moved overseas, and she even adjusted her schedule to accommodate both time zones. I’m so grateful I found her and feel very supported in the process of clearing my skin and improving my overall health. Thank you, Lindsay!!
I've been seeing Lindsay for 9 months to work on my gut & skin health. She is not only very knowledgeable but kind & empathetic, which has been much appreciated after countless visits to GPs who were often dismissive of my concerns. Under Lindsay's expert guidance I have been able to clear my skin & I would happily recommend her to anyone feeling stuck or frustrated & needing support in improving their health.
I have been seeing Lindsay for a couple of months now and highly recommend her services. She is very knowledgeable, dedicated and caring and offers great advice. With her help I am now on the right track to improving my health and I couldn't be more grateful. Her follow-up care is excellent and it is clear that Lindsay is passionate about what she does.
I have been working with Lindsay for over a year now and can definitely recommend if you’re struggling with your hormone health. She is non-judgemental, genuinely caring, and always helpful. Lindsay takes the time to listen and provides thoughtful guidance that makes you feel supported and understood.
Lindsay has been a dream to work with! She's kind, knowledgeable and down to earth. She's helped me balance my hormones post pill and now I understand so much more about my body and what it needs/can pull back from! There are so many habits that Lindsay taught me that I'll stick with for life.
Lindsay was amazing in helping me heal my eczema - I would recommend her services to anyone. She makes you feel heard and provides excellent guidance and support in lots of different areas as well as skin. After years of misery suffering with chronic eczema, I am now almost 100% clear which is life-changing!
Living with irregular periods, acne or hair changes can leave you unsure what to focus on first. Lindsay takes time to understand your symptoms and review your health history before creating a personalised nutrition and lifestyle plan.
Start with a conversation about what matters most to you.
Naturopaths work to improve your overall health. From supporting sleep, mood, energy, and digestion to hormones. Naturopaths do this via diet and lifestyle modifications and at times herbal and nutritional medicine. A PCOS Naturopath like Lindsay is someone who works predominantly with women with PCOS. Lindsay completes a further study and keeps up to date on PCOS research. This ensures Lindsay can give her clients the best PCOS support and care.
Yes! Lindsay, a PCOS Naturopath helps you understand your PCOS subtype; through simple blood tests and understanding your symptoms, Lindsay will ascertain what’s driving your PCOS. From this, a bespoke treatment plan is created that outlines simply what dietary modifications, foods in, foods out, nutrients and herbal medicine you need to help reduce acne, regulate your cycles, improve ovulation, reduce hair growth and support a healthy weight. Over time as your body comes back to balance, your cycles regulate, we wean supplements and maintain the benefits through diet and lifestyle modifications.
It depends. Some forms of PCOS, such as Post-Pill PCOS, are temporary and we see 1-2 years after cessation, the high androgens, insul1n resistance and ovarian cysts return to normal as the body finally regulates after the pill. We also know women diagnosed >21, at 25 no longer have signs or symptoms of PCOS. It appears some symptoms are a normal part of the maturation of women’s cycles. Insul1n resistance is the most common form of PCOS and we know diet and nutrients can help regulate this, therefore reducing or reversing symptoms. Inflammatory PCOS and D-HEA elevated PCOS – also see an improvement in symptoms once we address the root cause. PCOS Naturopath Lindsay will talk to you about your subtype and what type of improvement you can expect.
As a PCOS Naturopath, I get this question all the time! There is no one simple answer. To manage your PCOS rather than focusing on supplements understand your PCOS and why you have PCOS. DIet and lifestyle changes will outrun a POCS supplement any day. My advice to anyone with PCOS, manage your blood sugar levels via diet and incorporate an anti-inflammatory diet – this will improve anyone with PCOS signs and symptoms.
No deficiency causes PCOS. PCOS is not one disease, it’s a syndrome that encompasses a set of symptoms androgen excess and anovulatory cycles caused or driven by several different underlying factors. There is a genetic component and also an environmental one. While certain supplements can assist PCOS symptoms, PCOS isn’t a result of a deficiency. PCOS Naturopath Lindsay will go through the most appropriate supplements indicated.
When it comes to PCOS it is so easy to get caught up in the market of supplements, but it’s great to remember the biggest positive impact on your symptoms will be from diet and lifestyle changes. However, there is some great research on supplements that can be helpful, inositol hands down is my favourite to support insul1n resistance. Anti-androgen support like nettle, saw palmetto, peony and licorice are amazing. For stress support B vitamins and magnesium with lemon balm. However, each case is unique so rather than an ‘off-the-shelf supplement’ working with a PCOS Naturopath will ensure you take exactly what you need.
Naturopaths work to improve your overall health. From supporting sleep, mood, energy, and digestion to hormones. Naturopaths do this via diet and lifestyle modifications and at times herbal and nutritional medicine. A PCOS Naturopath like Lindsay is someone who works predominantly with women with PCOS. Lindsay completes a further study and keeps up to date on PCOS research. This ensures Lindsay can give her clients the best PCOS support and care.
Yes! Lindsay, a PCOS Naturopath helps you understand your PCOS subtype; through simple blood tests and understanding your symptoms, Lindsay will ascertain what’s driving your PCOS. From this, a bespoke treatment plan is created that outlines simply what dietary modifications, foods in, foods out, nutrients and herbal medicine you need to help reduce acne, regulate your cycles, improve ovulation, reduce hair growth and support a healthy weight. Over time as your body comes back to balance, your cycles regulate, we wean supplements and maintain the benefits through diet and lifestyle modifications.
It depends. Some forms of PCOS, such as Post-Pill PCOS, are temporary and we see 1-2 years after cessation, the high androgens, insul1n resistance and ovarian cysts return to normal as the body finally regulates after the pill. We also know women diagnosed >21, at 25 no longer have signs or symptoms of PCOS. It appears some symptoms are a normal part of the maturation of women’s cycles. Insul1n resistance is the most common form of PCOS and we know diet and nutrients can help regulate this, therefore reducing or reversing symptoms. Inflammatory PCOS and D-HEA elevated PCOS – also see an improvement in symptoms once we address the root cause. PCOS Naturopath Lindsay will talk to you about your subtype and what type of improvement you can expect.
As a PCOS Naturopath, I get this question all the time! There is no one simple answer. To manage your PCOS rather than focusing on supplements understand your PCOS and why you have PCOS. DIet and lifestyle changes will outrun a POCS supplement any day. My advice to anyone with PCOS, manage your blood sugar levels via diet and incorporate an anti-inflammatory diet – this will improve anyone with PCOS signs and symptoms.
No deficiency causes PCOS. PCOS is not one disease, it’s a syndrome that encompasses a set of symptoms androgen excess and anovulatory cycles caused or driven by several different underlying factors. There is a genetic component and also an environmental one. While certain supplements can assist PCOS symptoms, PCOS isn’t a result of a deficiency. PCOS Naturopath Lindsay will go through the most appropriate supplements indicated.
When it comes to PCOS it is so easy to get caught up in the market of supplements, but it’s great to remember the biggest positive impact on your symptoms will be from diet and lifestyle changes. However, there is some great research on supplements that can be helpful, inositol hands down is my favourite to support insul1n resistance. Anti-androgen support like nettle, saw palmetto, peony and licorice are amazing. For stress support B vitamins and magnesium with lemon balm. However, each case is unique so rather than an ‘off-the-shelf supplement’ working with a PCOS Naturopath will ensure you take exactly what you need.
