In today’s blog we discuss all things menstruation also known as women’s periods.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธย ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐;
๐ญ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ.
๐ฎ. ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฆ ๐๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐บ๐
๐ฏ. ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ
๐ฐ. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐บ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ.
Let’sย dive into it.
๐บ๐ย ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ท๐ด๐บ?
For those of you whoย aren’tย aware of what premenstrual syndrome is then let me shed some light.ย Simply put, PMS refers to the physical and emotional symptoms of a female pre-menstruation or pre-bleed.ย In an ideal world having to bleed from our lady parts each month should be enough right?
Some live in that ideal world but I guess if you are reading this blog then you are one of the many who experience symptoms of the syndrome and are just looking for ways to ease them or get some more information on why it happens.
๐บ๐ย ๐ท๐ด๐บ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒย ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด;
๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด; symptoms of isolation, avoidance of social activities, introverted behaviours, emotional outbursts, anger, insomnia, brain fog or forgetfulness.
๐๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด; nervous tension, perspiration under pressure, irritability, anxiety, shortness of breath or a heavy chest.
๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด; breast pain and/or tenderness, bloating, abdominal discomfort, oedemaย in the lower extremities, swollen ankles/knees.
๐ข๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ; feeling cold, nausea, lower back pain, acne or cystic pimples, headaches, increased urination frequency, greasy hair/skin and many more!
Doesn’t that sound like a treat? …
Not only that but all those things you experience can cause behaviours that the people in our life donโt necessarily want to be around. Thus causing strains on our personal and even sometimes our professional relationships. Seeking help to manage uncontrollable symptoms such as mood swings may be in your best interest if you find that your relationships are being compromised.
๐ฆ๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ณย ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ธ?ย ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒย ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐…
During your menstrual cycle your body produces the hormones oestrogen and progesterone. These hormones are so important for sexual and reproductive development in females and are necessary to prepare the uterus for menstruation. When these hormones are high your magnesium levels become lower and that is something that can have a wide range of different effects on the body.
Recent studies suggest magnesium may prevent dysmenorrhea (menstrual cramps) in some people. It works by relaxing the smooth muscle of the uterus and by reducing the prostaglandins that cause period pain. Along with decreasing PMS symptoms you could actually reduce or eliminate period pain and symptoms altogether. Magnesium inhibits the hormoneโs ability to intensify cramps.โฏIt also reduces depression and PMS mood swings. To top it off magnesium is said to balance blood sugar, so having good levels can definitely reduce the need for those sweet treats.
When you float in such high amounts of Epsom salts (magnesium sulphate) for an extended period of time, your body will absorb that magnesium through the pores. The warm environment in the pods will help toย open upย your pores and as you relax the magnesium will do its thing. Along withย tons of other benefits floating has on not just your physical health but your mental health, itย definitely isย the best choice of getting that magnesium into the body in my opinion.
Did you know it has been estimated that 80-90% of women experience the symptoms of PMS in reproductiveย age.ย It is also estimated that up to 75% of the population are not meeting their recommended intake of Magnesium.ย Coming to the conclusion that Magnesium supplementation in one form or another can be extremely beneficial.
It really is one of the most underrated minerals out there. Its primary job is to help regulate muscleย function,ย heart muscle included. Other important jobs it has is to help the heart maintain its healthy rhythm as well as regulate blood pressure and the production of cholesterol.
My personal favourite way to get magnesium is through food.ย maybeย itโsย because I just love food… but also because spending money on supplements is not the cheapest option and being consistent with supplementation isn’t a strong suit of mine.
๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐.
Food Sourcesย https://nutritiondata.self.com/
Pumpkin seeds: 46% of the RDI in a quarter cup (16 grams)
Spinach, boiled: 39% of the RDI in a cup (180 grams)
Swiss chard, boiled: 38% of the RDI in a cup (175 grams)
Dark chocolate (70โ85% cocoa): 33% of the RDI in 3.5 ounces (100 grams)
Black beans: 30% of the RDI in a cup (172 grams)
Quinoa, cooked: 33% of the RDI the in a cup (185 grams)
Almonds: 25% of the RDI in a quarter cup (24 grams)
Cashews: 25% of the RDI in a quarter cup (30 grams)
Mackerel: 19% of the RDI in 3.5 ounces (100 grams)
Avocado: 15% of the RDI in one medium avocado (200 grams)
Salmon: 9% of the RDI in 3.5 ounces (100 grams)
There are so, so many foods that aid in boosting your magnesium levels. For more information about magnesium-rich foods head over to https://www.algaecal.com/algaecal-ingredients/magnesium/magnesium-rich-foods/
Sometimes balancing deficiencies in the body can have a huge positive impact on your overall health, they are also very simple to rectify with just a few tweaks in your diet.
Alternatively, If you are after a bit of ‘me time’ and have experienced floating or are just looking to try it out, Freedom Float Centre offers a number of different pricing options including membership deals which you can share with one other person making it super cheap to escape the noise. Invest in your health today, call 07 5535 7778 to enquire.
As always, if you suspect you may have an underlying condition, or are on other medications, consult your doctor before beginning any extra supplementation.
We hopeย youโveย enjoyed this read and we will see you in the centre soon!
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