The Formula
Every ingredient in Life Source was chosen because it works across multiple mechanisms in your hormonal system simultaneously. Nothing is here for optics. Nothing is underdosed to keep costs down. Here is exactly what is in each capsule and why it earns its place.
How the formula works
The PCOS hormonal web has six nodes, all firing at each other simultaneously. Curcumin alone touches four of them: it suppresses inflammation, lowers cortisol, sensitises insulin receptors, and reduces ovarian androgen production. Chaste Tree Berry lowers testosterone and in doing so reduces oestrogen dominance. Gynostemma improves insulin sensitivity and directly lowers cortisol as an adaptogen, which then reduces testosterone, which then reduces inflammation.
No ingredient in this formula targets just one thing. That is intentional. Over multiple cycles, the cumulative effect of nine ingredients each interrupting multiple mechanisms simultaneously is what weakens the web. The hormonal chaos that felt permanent begins to quiet. Flares become less frequent. Remission stops being the exception.
Formula 01
Five ingredients targeting androgen regulation, oestrogen metabolism, inflammation and absorption. Full dosage guidance is included with every order.
How it works
Acts on the pituitary gland to reduce excess LH production, which directly lowers ovarian androgen output. Lower androgens mean a more regular ovulatory cycle, reduced acne, less hair thinning, and a better oestrogen to progesterone balance.
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How it works
Supports progesterone receptor sensitivity and helps regulate the menstrual cycle by reducing uterine inflammation and modulating prostaglandin activity. Works alongside Chaste Tree Berry to restore hormonal rhythm without directly suppressing androgens.
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How it works
Inhibits beta-glucuronidase, the enzyme that reactivates oestrogen in the gut for recirculation. When this enzyme is suppressed, the liver can clear used oestrogen properly instead of sending it back into circulation.
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How it works
Directly inhibits NF-kB, the master inflammatory signalling pathway, reducing systemic inflammation at its source. Simultaneously sensitises insulin receptors to improve glucose uptake, suppresses ovarian androgen production independently of insulin, lowers cortisol by supporting HPA axis regulation, and improves liver oestrogen metabolism. No other single ingredient in PCOS supplementation touches this many mechanisms at once. Curcumin reaches every node in the hormonal web.
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How it works
Inhibits glucuronidation in the gut, the metabolic process that rapidly eliminates curcumin before it can be absorbed. Studies show Piperine increases curcumin bioavailability by up to 2,000%. It also enhances absorption of Calcium D-Glucarate and other compounds in the formula.
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Formula 02
Four ingredients targeting insulin resistance, blood sugar regulation, and cellular energy metabolism. Full dosage guidance is included with every order.
How it works
Activates AMPK, the enzyme that regulates cellular energy metabolism and improves insulin sensitivity. Also a true adaptogen that directly lowers chronically elevated cortisol. Reduces fasting blood glucose, lowers triglycerides, and has direct anti-inflammatory properties.
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How it works
Acts as a second messenger for insulin signalling, improving the way cells respond to insulin without increasing insulin itself. Reduces testosterone production in the ovaries, supports regular ovulation, and improves egg quality.
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How it works
Mediates insulin signal transduction at the cellular level, specifically stimulating glycogen synthesis and glucose uptake. Women with PCOS have a deficiency in the conversion of Myo-Inositol to D-Chiro-Inositol in key tissues. Supplementing both restores the pathway that insulin resistance disrupts.
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A note on dosage
Some competitors offer higher Inositol doses. What they do not offer is everything else working alongside it. Insulin resistance in PCOS is not a single ingredient problem. Gynostemma activates AMPK to improve cellular energy metabolism. Chromium sensitises the insulin receptor directly. Curcumin reduces the inflammation that drives insulin resistance upstream. Inositol then restores the signalling pathway that all of that disruption damaged.
When four ingredients are each addressing a different aspect of the same problem, you do not need to hammer any single one at maximum dose. The insulin resistance issue becomes less problematic because we have addressed multiple mechanisms that feed into it. That is not a lower dose. That is a smarter approach.
How it works
Potentiates insulin action by enhancing the binding of insulin to its receptor, increasing the number of insulin receptors on cell membranes and their sensitivity. Reduces fasting blood glucose, decreases carbohydrate cravings, and improves glucose tolerance.
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The standard nobody talks about
Most supplement labels list an ingredient by name and nothing else. Magnesium. Chromium. Curcumin. What they do not tell you is which form. And the form determines almost everything about whether it actually works in your body.
Magnesium oxide is cheap and less than 5% absorbed. Magnesium glycinate crosses the blood brain barrier and is well tolerated. They are both "magnesium" on a label. Chromium picolinate and Chromium Polynicotinate have meaningfully different absorption rates. Curcumin without a bioavailability enhancer passes largely unabsorbed.
We name the form of every ingredient, every time. Because we want you to know exactly what you are taking and why. And because if a brand cannot tell you the form, they are probably using the cheaper one.
We use Chromium Polynicotinate. Why not just "Chromium"?
Polynicotinate is the most bioavailable form, with the strongest insulin receptor response and the lowest risk of side effects.
We use 95% Curcuminoids. Why does the percentage matter?
Standardised to 95% means 95% of the extract is the active compound. Generic turmeric powder may be 3%. The difference in effect is not small.
We use 95% Piperine. Why not just "Black Pepper extract"?
Black Pepper extract with unlisted standardisation could be anything from 5% to 95% Piperine. At 95%, the absorption enhancement is clinically validated.
The PCOS Support Bundle
The web diagram on our PCOS page shows every hormonal mechanism affecting every other simultaneously. No single formula addresses all of it. The Bundle pairs both products so that all nine ingredients work in parallel, targeting inflammation, insulin resistance, androgen excess, oestrogen dominance, and absorption, every day.
Hormonal Balance addresses
Metabolic Balance addresses
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