The PCOD-Thyroid Book Quotes

“There is a saying, ‘Complain or do something about it’. Taking inspiration from it, I’ve coined my own: ‘To break out of a vicious cycle, start working with the known factors to control the unknown.”
― Rujuta Diwekar, The PCOD - Thyroid Book

“The fact that we haven’t learnt to reassert ourselves or talk about our innermost feelings to people who really matter, also adds to the burden. To support our thyroid, we must learn to speak our mind, tactfully yes, but speak for sure. It’s”
― Rujuta Diwekar, The PCOD - Thyroid Book

“And seriously, get over yourself. Just because you didn’t do it doesn’t mean things don’t or won’t get done. They will, give it a try, and in case they really don’t get done, you already have the expertise and super speciality skill of getting things back on track, right? I am guessing you have realised by this time that you get no medal, trip to Switzerland, gourmet dinner at doorstep, acknowledgement certificate or much less appreciation for being there for everybody every single time, so learn to be there for yourself once in a while. Say”
― Rujuta Diwekar, The PCOD - Thyroid Book

“But hey, who the f*&$ is asking us to run ourselves ragged keeping up with demanding relationships — mother-in-law wants to shop/maths homework with daughter/movie with husband/presentation at work/making aachar at mom’s/babysitting friend’s kid, etc. In every language, there is a word for NO, just learn to say it.”
― Rujuta Diwekar, The PCOD-Thyroid Book

“The Dalai Lama once tweeted: To know what you have done in the past look at your body, to know what you will do in the future look at your mind. And here’s my addition, chote muh badi baat (forgive me Dalai Lamaji) — to look at what you are currently doing, look at your thyroid.”
― Rujuta Diwekar, The PCOD - Thyroid Book

“The point is, it’s not about how many exotic or convoluted postures you can get into, it’s about mastering the asana, and learning to steady yourself in the most basic of asanas or tasks of life.”
― Rujuta Diwekar, The PCOD - Thyroid Book

“…And the five basic rules to increase nutrient intake 1. Eat food that is prepared fresh, and eat it within three hours of cooking. 2. The smaller the number of people food is prepared for, the better its nutrient value. 3. Eat your vegetables and fruits whole; don’t cut them or mash them into a juice. 4. Remain loyal to your genes: eat what you have been eating since childhood. 5. Eat what is in season. For example, mango in summer.”
― Rujuta Diwekar, The PCOD - Thyroid Book

“That’s the thing Neeti, most of us get put on medication a tad bit aggressively. By that I mean that we are put on medication the minute one blood test shows that TSH is higher than 5 and in some cases just higher than 3, even when t4 and t3 readings are in range, and also the lipid profile or the glycaemic control is measured as HbA1c. We start the medication in full faith but fail to correct the lifestyle factors that caused the TSH to go up in the first place. What is required really is extensive counselling for a complete lifestyle overhaul and that starts with one step”
― Rujuta Diwekar, The PCOD - Thyroid Book