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Tame that Bloated Belly

How’s your belly today? If you’re feeling a bit bloated, you’re not alone. There are a few different causes for bloating — like PMS, constipation, or gas — but the most common cause is simply a slow digestive system. Bad news, ladies: a slow digestive system is a common problem for women over the age of forty. If your puffed-up belly is making you feel uncomfortable and unattractive, here are some foods that can help! Combine your fibers. Studies have shown that eating two kinds of fiber together is the most effective way to keep things moving through your digestive … Continue reading →

Red Raspberry Leaf

I was complaining to a friend last night about my monthly cramps. She suggested raspberry leaf tea, explaining that it helped ease her PMS symptoms. So I thought I’d do a little research and learn more about this herbal remedy. Red raspberry (known to the science types as rubus idaeus) is most often used medicinally as a tea. Both the leaves and the fruit can be used in making a tea; just pour a cup of boiling water over a quarter cup of fresh plant material or two teaspoons of dried plant material. Let it steep for five minutes, then … Continue reading →

The PMS Pill for Men

If I was going to invent something for the good of mankind I know exactly what it would be: a pill for men that would let them experience all of our worst PMS symptoms. I don’t know if your husband does it to you, ladies, but when it’s that time of month for me mine can’t understand why I’m tried, why I hurt, or why I suffer such extreme mood swings. It’s understandable. It’s human nature. You can’t possibly know how bad something is until you’ve endured it yourself. Well, with PMS men have absolutely no way of ever experiencing … Continue reading →

Looking For My Waist, and Making Excuses for Not Finding It.

If you read my weight loss blogs last week, then you know I had problems with weekend cheating, and I was also sick this past week. Well, my sick days did not make up for my weekend cheating and I had a weight gain of 2 pounds this week. I have so many excuses to not have lost weight this week: PMS (or ovulation since I only have ovaries… I have been in pain and bloated) Flu Symptoms: Though not full blown, they kept me relatively still Knee pain: This means I did not exercise Temptation: I asked hubby to … Continue reading →

Three Dreaded Letters: PMS

It’s not a subject most people like to discuss, but PMS or Pre Menstrual Syndrome can wreak havoc on relationships, especially when it is not recognized. Despite what many people seem to think, hormonal fluctuations throughout a woman’s cycle can be as hard on her as they seem to be on the people in her life. Yes, PMS is Real Too often people see PMS as being “all in her head,” but it’s not. Hormonal changes can cause everything from cravings and fatigue to mild discomfort or a good deal of pain. There is often bloating and irritability, and a … Continue reading →

Evening Primrose Oil

You may have heard some amazing claims about evening primrose oil, which comes from the seed of a small yellow wildflower. Depending who you ask, evening primrose oil can cure, treat, or prevent arthritis, hot flashes, PMS, eczema, high cholesterol, heart disease, and cancer! Most of these claims are unproven. Evening primrose oil is a great source of essential fatty acids like linoleic acid and gamma linolenic acid. They are called “essential” fatty acids because they are substances the body needs but does not produce on its own. You don’t necessarily need to get these supplements from evening primrose oil … Continue reading →

Does PMS Leave You With Crazy Cravings?

Every woman’s body handles PMS and the monthly cycle differently. You may experience cramps, backache, fatigue, irritability, sore breasts, or mood swings. One of my weird PMS symptoms is a bottomless stomach. As much as 85 percent of women may experience strange cravings or an unending appetite before their periods, according to the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Part of the problem may be emotional: if you are a mood eater, and turn to food when you aren’t feeling happy, you may be munching because your period is making you cranky. If the problem with cravings seems to be … Continue reading →

FRIDAY FUNNY: Dads and PMS: The INSIDE STORY!

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Many years ago, the popular sitcom Roseanne did an episode that comically dramatized the experience of Roseanne’s PMS on the rest of the Conner family: the mood swings from loving-to-angry-to-insecure, the selective memory, the wild outbursts of emotions. Of course, I’m talking about Dan, who had the misfortune of having is thirty-ninth birthday on the same day as his wife’s PMS. The poor man was left blubbering; the next day Roseanne finds him moody and withdrawn, and wondering what’s got into him. The episode was widely praised for bringing to light a topic that perhaps most others would rather not … Continue reading →