Posts Tagged PMS
Mood Disorders Across Women’s Lifecycle
November 7, 2007 presentation by Ellie Williams for the Stanford School of Medicine Medcast lecture series. Twice as many women as men suffer from depression and mood disorders – but only between puberty and menopause. This burden on women in the reproductive years suggests a powerful link between female hormones and brain function. Ellie Williams, MD, associate director of the Center for Neuroscience in Women’s Health, discusses this role of hormones in women’s mental health. Stanford University School of Medicine: med.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com
Woman’s Health- PMS, Hormone Imbalances, Menstruation, PCOS, Menopause, Ep128
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Makeover – HELPING WOMEN
This video talks about a new balancing topical cream which has been developed to address the symptoms women often experience associated with PMS, Perimenopause, and menopause.
Herbal Medicines For Menstruation Treatment
Problems with menstruation are very common and are usually caused by hormone imbalance. Periods may be too heavy, too scant, too frequent, too rare, annoyingly irregular, or very painful.
Dysmenorrhea (Painful Menstrual Periods)
When menstruation starts, the muscles of the uterus contract to expel the lining. These contractions are caused by hormone like substances known as prostaglandins. If the body produces too much, the contractions are stronger and more painful, causing a dull ache or cramp like pain in the lower abdomen or back, and sometimes sickness and diarrhea.
Treatment
Yoga Classic positions such as the Bow, Cobra, and Cat Hump postures are all helpful.
Diet and Nutrition Take evening primrose oil (100g), plus vitamin E (400iu daily).
Shiatsu This can be applied to pressure points on the legs, feet, abdomen, and beside the lumbar vertebrae.
Herbal Medicine A raspberry leaf tea or ginger decoction can be beneficial.
Aromatherapy Use caraway oil in the bath.
Homeopathy Chamomilla is a helpful remedy.
Menorrhagia (Heavy Bleeding)
Menorrhagia is usually caused by fibroids, benign solid growths of muscle and fibrous tissue on the uterus. It is estimated that 20 percent of women over 30 have fibroids, and many are unaware of them until a physician feels them during an internal examination. Although they can cause excessive menstrual bleeding, they often cause no further problems, and it is very rare for them to turn cancerous. The growth of fibroids is stimulated by estrogen, the production of which is influenced by the amount of fat consumed in the diet. The symptom of this condition is blood loss during menstruation so heavy that normal sanitary protection cannot cope with it.
Treatment
Diet and Nutrition A low-fat diet made up largely of vegetables, fruits, and starches can lower estrogen levels significantly. Foods rich in bioflavonoids with vitamin C, such as citrus fruits, grapes, apricots, tomatoes, broccoli, peppers, cherries, and rosehips, can strengthen blood vessels.
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Acupuncture This can regulate the body’s natural hormone production.
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Relieve PMS With Alternative Treatments
Cramps, headaches, mood swings – it’s all part of being a woman and suffering with PMS. Having a regular menstrual cycle is a sign of good health but along with it can come pain, bloating and over 100 other symptoms! And because each woman is different there is no agreed upon case or treatment for PMS within the medical community.
Conventional doctors will tell you to take aspirin and may offer water pills or hormonal therapy but alternatives to these forms of comfort can be more relaxing and have fewer side effects.
Acupuncture can relieve pain and stress for any ailment so it is worth a try for PMS. Same goes for massage, and your massage therapist can show you self massage to do on your lower abdomen any time you need to relax cramps. No medicine is involved, and both of these alternative therapies are non-invasive. Plus, they leave you so relaxed that having them can turn a bad PMS day into a happy one.
There are a couple of medicinal herbs that are used in making teas and poultices for the relief of PMS symptoms. These include Kava Kava Chai and ginseng. To relive cramping, swelling and irritability, try Viburnum.
If you have trouble with swollen breasts and muscle spasms or tend to get PMS acne, the answer to these symptoms could be right in your front yard – dandelion! As a herbalist to recommend the appropriate combination of herbs for your individual symptoms.
Many people use crystal healing energy to increase blood flow which lessens the headache and tension you can get with PMS. But if you want something more mainstream you might try yoga. In fact, exercise, and yoga in particular is a great way to relieve symptoms and lessen fatigue. The slow stretching movements and low impact cardio of yoga is very good for menstrual symptoms.
One method of treating PMS that is becoming more and more popular is hypnosis . Hypnosis is geared toward finding out the causes and conditions of symptoms, therefore relieving the pain holistically. In the case of PMS, that would mean removing the root cause of irritability and stress. While these are obviously caused by hormones, the mood swings of PMS can be brought under control with light hypnosis that focuses on teaching the patient that the moodiness is temporary, and not to be taken to heart.
If you suffer from PMS and don’t feel that hormone therapy is safe and aspirin just doesn’t do the trick, why not try one of these alternative treatmenst? What have you got to lose besides cramps, bloating, irritability and mood swings?
Lee Dobbins enjoys learning and writing about herbs, home remedies and alternative treatments. Please visit http://www.herbs-home-remedies.com for more on alternative healing.
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