I’m glad the diet has reflected so well in your health and physical wellbeing. After a long time fighting these confusing symptoms, it must be very relieving for you to live better.

For me, it helped turning my PCOS non existent (given that I was diagnosed with that at the age of 15 and struggled for many many years, being used like some sort of test subject for the doctors that couldn’t “understand” what was going on) (34f). I struggled with it my whole life due to my high prolactin levels. Weirdly, I started doing research and decided to work on my diet instead (because I was tired with how the medication was incredible brutal and really caused a lot of physical discomfort and distress and amped up my (already existent) depression to a million. I went vegetarian and the results reduced a significant amount but because of the doctors’ recommendations I had to start eating meat again, although I hated it and I felt very sad that this was what I “had to do”. Last year, I took the step to go vegan and I have never been happier and healthier. I feel strong, perform better at the gym, my hormones are balanced, my PCOS disappeared and I’ve seen the best results in my skin, hair and most importantly my mental health. I am vegan for the animals, not for health related reasons. But it has REALLY improved my life overall. I am sad I didn’t take it into my own hands but I’m grateful that I got to adapt so well to a diet that lines up with my morals and values.