Here are a few tips to ease your period, since it affects many
areas of our lives:
- Milk and other calcium rich foods can help ease PMS symptoms. A US govt.
study reported that women on calcium -rich diets (1,300 mg daily) reported
less pain and cramping, less water retention and less irritability.
- Eat low fat and high carbohydrate foods with low salt intake to minimise
water retention.
- Avoid caffeine - in coffee, tea, or colas. PMS makes women more susceptible
to drugs like caffeine and alcohol. Caffeine increases PMS, anxiety, and
breast tenderness
- Moderate exercise can relieve PMS. However, strenuous exercise can radically
affect your menstrual cycle. Women who run 20 miles a week have a 20 % chance
of amenorrhea (when the menstrual cycle stops abruptly before the menopausal
stage)
- While a balanced diet can ease PMS, excessive dieting can trigger off
amenorrhea. Due to low body fat and inadequate nutrients, the body may be
unable to generate hormones.
- Stress can cause irregular periods. Experts believe that when the brain
is stressed it fails to signal the release of hormones that set off ovulation
