Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

Herbal Remedy for PCOS

16 May 2025 · 0 min

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Short YouTube transcript by Aaron Hartman, MD giving practical recommendations for managing insulin resistance and PCOS: he names berberine as an herbal option, suggests calming herbs to reduce cortisol effects, emphasizes the need for a robust detoxification protocol targeting liver and gut, and calls for an anti-inflammatory dietary overhaul (remove inflammatory and processed foods to improve gut bacteria and reduce autoimmune drivers).

There are some herbal remedies that can help with insulin resistance and pcos, like berberine. There are different calming herbs, cortisol, calming herbs that can help lower the cortisol effects seen in pcos. But you really need to have a really good detoxification protocol working on your liver and your gut. Anti inflammatory protocol, which all these things require a massive change in your diet. Removing inflammatory foods, removing processed foods that drive the wrong kind of bacteria in your gut that can drive autoimmune issues.