✓ Reviewed for medical safety by Dr J Jyothi, MS (Obstetrics and Gynaecology), Reg. No. 2025/08/09913, Maharashtra Medical Council, on 21 October 2026.
This is one person's experience, shared with their consent. Every body is different. It is not medical advice, so please keep working with your doctor, and never change or stop medication without them.
"Your womb is turning into a tomb. Do something before it’s too late.”
This was my rude awakening that something had gone horribly wrong. At the age of 30, I was diagnosed with PCOD, and I was scared for my dream of becoming a mother. I wanted to understand what I could change in my own daily life. For 2 years, I searched for what would help me. Until one day, I found the Satvic lifestyle.
“We have to trust our body. Once I understood the theory of how the body repairs itself, I learned to put my faith in the practices one step at a time. And with every step, life was putting its faith back in me. I knew my distant dream of becoming a mother was not so distant anymore.”
A dream turned nightmare
Every girl grows up with a picture-perfect image of a dream wedding. I fulfilled mine at the age of 29. One year later, I was diagnosed with PCOD and the rest of my dreams started popping faster than the pimples on my face. But acne is probably the least of your concerns when your motherhood is at stake. Yes, when your doctor is running out of pages in his notepad diagnosing one problem after another, you really have to pick your battles. Whether it was my sleep cycle, periods, food habits, or emotional state, everything was falling out of sync. It was like living in a distorted time zone detached from reality. My body and my mind had turned their backs on each other and I no longer knew which version of Abhinaya would wake up the next morning –
The moody Abhinaya who could snap at you for using the bathroom for too long.
The underslept and exhausted Abhinaya who didn’t even have the energy to make herself a cup of coffee in the morning.The anxious Abhinaya who hesitated between WhatsApping or calling her boss for hours to inform him that she had to take a sick leave for the 8th time this month.The embarrassed Abhinaya who had to cancel her party plans with friends as a fresh batch of acne had invaded her face overnight.
Denial & desperation
My tests showed hypothyroidism (TSH 7.36) and a high prolactin level (66.25). I was instantly handed a long list of life-long medicines to purchase. It was hard to accept, and we decided to consult another doctor for a second opinion.The doctor went through my reports and repeated it even more harshly than the dietician: if I stopped the medicine, I might develop diabetes too, and my child’s life would be at risk as long as my hypothyroidism was not under control.
Abhinaya's skin before following the Satvic Lifestyle (September 2020)
I couldn’t live in denial anymore like the way I had dismissed my symptoms before getting tested. I also wanted to look at my food and habits, not only at medicine. So my first resort was trying out homoeopathy, which only worked mildly. I experimented by cutting down my food intake, but stepping onto the weighing scale every morning was like spinning the lottery wheel – always unpredictable! As my health was at an all-time low, my desperation was at an all-time high. And I even got a laser treatment done to lighten my lips, which had become really dark.
Acceptance and action
After stumbling in the dark for 2 years, yet somehow holding onto the faith that I could reverse my PCOD without medicines, I came across the Satvic Movement video – 3 Ways to Detox Your Body.Is it actually possible? Have I finally found it? My mind was racing with excitement, but I still didn’t have enough clarity about how I could make it a part of my lifestyle. One day, I decided to try fasting, and luckily, it was one day before the November 2020 3-day Juice Fast workshop. So I signed up for it to see how I could turn my inspiration into transformation. In the juice fast, hearing Subah talk about how food and daily habits affect PCOD gave me so much hope. I lost 3 kgs in 3 days, and I understood that good health was about much more than my waist size. (The Satvic team's note: juice fasts, enemas and wet packs are not for pregnant or breastfeeding women, children under 14 or anyone severely underweight.) So I set up a one-week PCOD lifestyle challenge for myself. Over the next week, I planned to follow as many Satvic lifestyle solutions as possible and go for a medical test after 7 days to check my progress.I dumped the chiwdas, biscuits, and even my beloved biryanis that I would indulge in while travelling. It was easy to ride the momentum of the juice fast and sip on my favourite ABC juice and coconut water every day. I was too intimidated by 16-hour fasting when I was starting out as I couldn’t imagine how I could make the jump from 3 meals + snacking throughout the day. My friends and family didn’t know the difference between fasting and starving. So the pressure piled on further. I was wondering if I had bitten off more than I could chew in my hunt for a medicine-free solution. I tried my best to follow the one-grain meal plan regularly, but would occasionally have two-grain meals if I felt a little too hungry. Sunbathing and wet packs became a calm part of my day, and they helped me feel less stressed. Combining them with yoga, I felt like stress was becoming a stranger day by day. My friends and family no longer hesitated to approach me wondering which moody version of Abhinaya is waking out of bed this morning. Well, surprising them with some of my favourite smoothies and desserts from the Satvic Food Book also helped them warm up to my lifestyle a little more.
The moment of truth
When I went for a scan, my report showed fewer cysts, I had lost another 2-3 kg, and my skin was clearing up. I have been following intermittent fasting along with the one-grain meal Satvic food plan ever since then. After a month, my TSH was 1.46 and my periods were regular and pain-free. I felt hopeful about becoming a mother. I still struggle to follow all the steps religiously as it’s not easy to get a nurturing environment at home to support it. But I realized that you should never compromise creating a nurturing environment within you. All you have to do is just stay connected to her.
Every journey is different. If you are on medication or have a medical condition, make any changes together with your doctor. If this story speaks to you, our workshops are a good place to start learning the Satvic lifestyle.
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