concerned the service may
create conflict of interest
issues. And speaking of
rethinking health this morning,
we’re shining a spotlight on
the company committed to
transforming the lives of those
affected by polycystic ovary
syndrome. Also known as PCOS.
It’s a hormonal disorder that
causes enlarged ovaries that
create small cysts on the outer
edges. Joining me this morning
to talk about a new treatment
option is Doctor Ali Chappelle.
Good morning. Thanks so much,
Ali. I’m sorry.
>> Ali Chapel, no problem.
And thanks for having me.
Good morning. thank you.
Tell us a little bit about your
background and how this came
about.
Absolutely. So I was diagnosed
myself with PCOS at the age
of 21. Not 6 years after I
started having symptoms.
And at that time I was studying
to be a dietician and I’ve
never heard of PCOS. And so
I realized, wow, there’s really
an unmet need here. So I
decided to get a master’s
degree in nutrition and then
went on to get a PhD in
nutrition focused on
reproductive endocrinology to
really help, not only myself,
but also one day help other
people.
>> So I went on to do and
National Institutes of Health
postdoctoral research
fellowship in women’s health to
continue educating and
researching about PCOS
nutrition and insulin.
Resistance.
>> Oh, wow. And so I mean, very
a very personal story that now
all can provide help for
millions of women. Can you kind
of talk a little bit about the
lily kits and I guess is the
central to.
Has safe.
>> So it’s a little health is
actually in nutrition.
Education and wellness company.
Again, just trying to meet back
at an education for these
patients. And our backbone is a
Lois Lane lifestyle, which
really is the acronym for and
its focus is to help patients.
Lower insulin levels. And this
is the really the backbone not
only of PCOS treatment, but
really anyone struggling with
insulin resistance, which
current estimates suggest
affect up to 88% of U.S.
adults. And so that’s our
mission. Our mission is to help
these patients. Lower insulin
levels and to have the lowest.
Let myself be that standard
recommendation. And so in order
to help patients on this
journey, we wanted to make sure
they have access to the ability
to test their insulin levels.
And that’s what these little
kids are. Is there at home
insulin testing kits so that
patients and individuals can
test and monitor their insulin
levels at home in your PJs.
Best versus having to go to
the lab and then wait several
hours.
>> Yeah, that’s what was going
to say is how does a little
help differentiate these kits
for other health and wellness
products that are already on
the market?
Well, so many times, let’s
normally see measured as well.
Not only in these guns on these
kids on the market, but also
just with a health care
provider offices is what’s
called a hemoglobin, a one C.
>> And he was living a one C
measures. Your blood sugar,
whether your blood sugars been
normal. Over the past 3 months.
But what it doesn’t measure
is your insulin level. So it
tells you whether your blood
sugars normal, but it doesn’t
tell you how much insulin
you’re poor. Pancreas is having
to secrete in order to keep
blood sugar normal. And that
number your insulin levels is
really one of the most
important markers for overall
health, infertility and weight
gain is for PCI patients.
And in some resistance
patients. And so this is why
we differ is because we have
proffer this ability to
actually test insulin levels
directly, not just in a one
C because by the time in a one
C is elevated and it is limos
have been elevated for decades.
And so this is a major problem
because it can predict not only
weight gain and infertility,
but like you said, stroke, you
can also prevent you predict
heart disease, cancer and
dementia Alzheimer’s. So it’s a
very, very important marker.
It’s just really difficult for
patients to get tested because
insurance
doesn’t sometimes cover it.
And then also it can be kind
of inconvenient to have to go
to a lab.
>> But yeah, so I’m getting the
wrap already. But where can
people go to purchase the leak
hits?
>> Yeah. So they can go to our
website at Lillie Health L I
LL at help dot com and you can
find the kids and everything
that you need to know about