DO YOUR PERIODS MAKE YOU HAPPY? By Tania Lyons
Periods are not exactly the highlight of every woman’s month as most must deal with cramping, fatigue, mood swings and more but that time of the month does not need to fill you with dread.
There are simple changes that you can make to your diet that can help or even changing your attitude to a more positive one can have a massive impact on not just your mind but your body too.
There are simple changes that you can make to your diet that can help or even changing your attitude to a more positive one can have a massive impact on not just your mind but your body too.
THINKING MORE POSITIVELY ABOUT YOUR PERIOD
Having a period indicates that your body is a healthy one and it is doing exactly what it needs to be doing.
Health is such an amazing gift to have and something that should never be taken for granted.
Regular periods also tells you that your body and brain are successfully working well together and is allowing your ovaries to release a series of important female sex hormones.
Having regular periods also means of course that you have a chance of having a baby if you wish.
Finally, do not allow your periods to cause any self-consciousness. They are a natural stage in a woman's life so don’t let it stop you from going out and doing things.
Health is such an amazing gift to have and something that should never be taken for granted.
Regular periods also tells you that your body and brain are successfully working well together and is allowing your ovaries to release a series of important female sex hormones.
Having regular periods also means of course that you have a chance of having a baby if you wish.
Finally, do not allow your periods to cause any self-consciousness. They are a natural stage in a woman's life so don’t let it stop you from going out and doing things.
LISTEN TO YOUR BODY
Listening to your body regularly is so important. Allowing yourself to become Intune with your monthly period symptoms as they might be trying to tell you something.
OESTROGEN DONINANCE
PMS
Heavy and painful periods
Mood swings
Irritability
Sore breasts
Bloating
PMS
Heavy and painful periods
Mood swings
Irritability
Sore breasts
Bloating
PROGESTERONE DOMINANCE
Irregular periods
Feeling low
Low self confidence
Tired
Regular skin break out
To help with many of these symptoms you could also try Forage Botanical's Premenstrual Peace Drops. Fortified with Hawthorn, Liquorice Root and Passion Flower, these can have an almost instant impact on your moods.
Irregular periods
Feeling low
Low self confidence
Tired
Regular skin break out
To help with many of these symptoms you could also try Forage Botanical's Premenstrual Peace Drops. Fortified with Hawthorn, Liquorice Root and Passion Flower, these can have an almost instant impact on your moods.
The Wild Women Tea Club Wake up & GoGo - Hormone & Monthly Cycle Support Tea contains a combination of fruits, herbs & raspberry leaf that helps boost energy levels, eases anxiety, reduces cramps and PMT. The Fly Me To The Moon tea is also designed reduce anxiety & increase hormonal balance by being packed full of vitamins and antioxidants.
EAT WELL
Diet has a huge impact on all aspects of your health and even more so during your period.
Choosing a diet rich in fresh ingredients and jam packed with minerals and vitamins help ease period symptoms.
Choosing a diet rich in fresh ingredients and jam packed with minerals and vitamins help ease period symptoms.
Eat lots of:
Fruit
Vegetables
Seeds
Wholegrains
Inflammation is thought to be a big factor in period pains so reducing your intake of processed foods, refined sugars and heavy animal products can really help.
Green Tea has anti-inflammatory properties that help relax the muscles which initiate menstrual pain and helps soothe the pain. It promotes healthy and smooth blood flow and also alleviates the discomfort women feel.
Fruit
Vegetables
Seeds
Wholegrains
Inflammation is thought to be a big factor in period pains so reducing your intake of processed foods, refined sugars and heavy animal products can really help.
Green Tea has anti-inflammatory properties that help relax the muscles which initiate menstrual pain and helps soothe the pain. It promotes healthy and smooth blood flow and also alleviates the discomfort women feel.
The Wild Women Tea Club use green tea in their Everything's Rosey and Rise-Up - Hormone Balance period support tea. Green Tea contains L-theanine which releases Serotonin which is the happy hormone.
Alcohol and Caffeine can make dehydration worse so reducing your intake is beneficial.
Alcohol and Caffeine can make dehydration worse so reducing your intake is beneficial.
The most important thing to remember is to be extra kind to yourself whilst on your period.
With a little bit of thought, positivity and self love, you can get through your period in a much happier way.