By Traci Howell
The gut can impact our hormones! The gut helps your body function at the highest capacity that it can. When the gut is out of alignment, this can affect your menstrual cycle. It can even affect your PMS symptoms.
By Allison Woods
Menstruation is a biological function that regularly occurs in every woman’s life, which is why it should be discussed more often. The process occurs during a greater part of a woman’s life, starting from their pre-adolescence until the late middle age. A girl’s curiosity regarding this monthly cycle can even start at an earlier age, as previously discussed in one of our articles regarding periods.
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A period without the need for heavy medication?
That used to be unthinkable to me.
For about 17 years, I relied heavily on OTC medications to help me manage my period pain, and even with medicine, there were many times where the pain was so intense for the first couple of days, I couldn’t physically function. READ MORE… »
Guest Post by: Katherine (Tori) Lutz
Naturopathic Medicine and PMS Management
Over 80% of women experience PMS before their menstrual cycle each month. Some women’s symptoms can be so intense that they’re forced to miss school, work, or sit out of everyday activities, however, don’t stress. There are ways to help prevent some of these symptoms and most are easier than you think!
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Today we have a wonderful letter from an anonymous writer. We hope you’ll enjoy her
musings as she thinks back on her periods and how her body changed during menopause. Enjoy today’s post!
It’s October, which means breast health is taking its turn in the spotlight. Every year, right around this time, breast health and the warnings of breast cancer are everywhere.
And frankly, it can be downright scary to see all the information flooding your feed.
You might start to worry if you’re checking the right way. If you’re checking often enough. If your breasts are normal. You might panic about what you think is a lump. You might be experiencing pain in your breasts.
With all these sensations and the constant stream of breast health, you might freak out.
We’re here to help take this anxiety off of your shoulders and bring you the facts in today’s article.
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Guest post by Robyn Srigley
In December 2018 I received an email sharing the following story:
“My sister is scheduled for a hysterectomy next Wednesday. She has been bleeding heavily (about a menstrual cup an hour and needing to use Depends as a backup, because when the cup leaks it’s a flood) since the beginning of October. She finally got her results from the ultrasound and it looks like a lot of fibroids, one the size of a softball. While doing surgery they plan to repair a hernia, and they said they could keep the ovaries. They said because of the size of the fibroids and the bleeding they need to do the hysterectomy. She has reached out to me to see if she has any other options. She does not want to remove her uterus in haste.” READ MORE… »
Guest post by Emma Lymn
Over the years, yoga has gained significant popularity. Nowadays you’ll see photos of celebrities in their yoga gear and carrying their mats around after a class on magazines and popular gossip websites. Why? Easy, yoga makes you feel good. In fact, most yogis will tell you that they feel better after attending a session, which isn’t always the case with other forms of exercise.
There are many reasons yoga is a mood booster and has many benefits.
In fact, yoga’s effects are so far reaching that many women keep going to their yoga classes even during their periods, a time of the month where you might be tempted to veg on the couch. That brings us to the menstrual benefits of yoga. Before we delve deeper into that, let’s address an all too common question.
I’ve been told a lot of lies in my life. “Heavy periods and painful periods are perfectly normal”, they said, and “having crazy mood swings that impact your personal relationships are also normal!” I’ve been led to believe that it’s a Woman’s curse to experience these things. That’s just how it goes, right?
Period acne is an ongoing problem that sometimes continues to happen well into adulthood. It’s annoying and may make you want to hide in a hole. Don’t worry – you’re not alone – today’s article discusses this condition (occasionally referred to as PMS acne or hormonal acne) in depth and explores what you can do to make it more tolerable. Let’s dive in.