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How awesome that you figured out what works for yo...

2012-01-08T23:25:11.855-05:00

How awesome that you figured out what works for you I am past all the PMS at this point in my life.

Great post Gina, and I love how you mark your pill...

2012-01-07T11:26:24.398-05:00

Great post Gina, and I love how you mark your pills to remind you to take your supplements/eat certain foods. Genius! As I've gotten older, my PMS symptoms have gotten better, but, opposite of you, without fail, I have horrible insomnia 1-2 nights before my period starts. Also, I might get a migraine right before every other month. I take regular magnesium which does seem to help.

Great post, I think post importantly you've id...

2012-01-06T05:59:21.720-05:00

Great post, I think post importantly you've identified when you start to feel PMS so you can incorporate your remedies. I posted about PMS eating http://foodtrainers.blogspot.com/2011/08/beating-pms-eating-sorry-guys.html. We overlap a lot but B6, Rhodiola and probiotics are things I've found to help as well. We have to get the word out you don't just have to be a lunatic and deal with it.

This brings back memories of a paper I wrote for B...

2012-01-05T20:24:57.968-05:00

This brings back memories of a paper I wrote for Belury's women's health class. ;) I do a lot of the same things...try to eat cleanly, avoid to much chocolate (which I think causes me to break out), drink lots of water, and exercise. :)

omg this post is just what i needed! i am a pms mo...

2012-01-05T19:20:57.901-05:00

omg this post is just what i needed! i am a pms monster (ask my boyfriend). i can use any tips that help - thank you!

i prepare by letting everyone know they should lea...

2012-01-05T11:52:02.368-05:00

i prepare by letting everyone know they should leave the house for the next week. there's nothing stopping me from going ape shit on anyone and i can't be blamed for any actions i take during the course.

Hey Gina, I took the capsules after I delivered an...

2012-01-05T09:26:40.551-05:00

Hey Gina,
I took the capsules after I delivered and it worked in increasing my milk supply, so I'm guessing it should work for the other probs too. Anyway-if you have an Indian store near by,you can buy the fenugreek seeds too(we use it in cooking). You could try sprouting the seeds and adding that to your salads. It's also supposed to help diabetics in controlling their sugar levels(there are a couple of studies on that happening in India).

my PMS starts in the third or fourth week of the c...

2012-01-05T06:04:28.841-05:00

my PMS starts in the third or fourth week of the cycle, depending if the length of that cycle. I usually feel bloated, constipated and sleepy. I never did anything to combat it, but I think I will try to do some of your tips to see if it works for me, thank you Gina for sharing it! :)

Great tips and I am glad you found something that ...

2012-01-05T01:47:43.802-05:00

Great tips and I am glad you found something that works for you. My trick is that I skip my cycle every other month. I get very bad cramps, and this has resulted in having to miss work in the past, so I skip. I discussed this with the doctor and I use a regular BCP (not the seasonal ones or any of the newer ones) and after the 3 weeks of actual pills, I skip the placebos and go right into another pack. Since I do this with my doctor knowing, she writes my prescription to allow for more than 12 packs in a year. Then the next month, I don't go right into a new pack and instead take the placebos (mind you I don't actually take them, I just wait the week that they are to be used for). So I only get my period 6 times a year. I tried to go off 2 months, get it 1 and so on, but I learned my body will NOT go for this, and I will um leave it at that! This helps me significantly because I do not get those PMS symptoms as often and it does seem to be lighter now when I get it less times a year.

I didn't know about the magnesium, and am tota...

2012-01-05T00:04:42.013-05:00

I didn't know about the magnesium, and am totally going to get on taking that vitamin C to see if it works! I get the same exact reactions and moods each month, but mine are 9 days before my actual period comes and lasts for 4-5 days. It makes me MISERABLE and I feel sorry for my bf! I agree on the salt front though; I already have a very low sodium diet because of my digestion problems so the slightest bit and BOOM! I'm a balloon. :(

Sugar has to go. Without it, life (and PMS) are so...

2012-01-04T20:31:36.033-05:00

Sugar has to go. Without it, life (and PMS) are so much better!

Hey Gina, Try some fenugreek seed powder(you can f...

2012-01-04T19:36:52.221-05:00

Hey Gina,
Try some fenugreek seed powder(you can find it in capsule form) in most health stores. In Ayurveda, fenugreek is said to be great for women-from increasing the milk in lactating mother's to minimizing the symptoms of PMS to helping painful cramps during periods! I used to soak the seeds in buttermilk/yogurt and have it back in India-not a very tasty option though :(

Magnesium...improve mood? I'm on my way to vit...

2012-01-04T18:35:00.694-05:00

Magnesium...improve mood? I'm on my way to vitamin store!
VERY informative post, Candid! I take 2000IU D during the winter months then 1000IU during the summer, I had it checked only 1 month ago and I was WNL...woohoo!

Very interesting post! I actually don't get ba...

2012-01-04T18:07:54.600-05:00

Very interesting post! I actually don't get bad PMS symptoms at all, not to say I am never moody or bloated haha because I am but they don't seem to be related to my cycle at all. On a positive note, I do many of these things you were talking about naturally including taking calcium, magnesium, Vitamin D and avoiding too much salt. I'll have to look at my multi vitamin to see how much Vitamin E I am getting. Wait, I shouldn't say I do these things "naturally" I should say already, based on what you have told me to do haha

Hallelujah! Great post. =) I find that clean eati...

2012-01-04T08:55:58.982-05:00

Hallelujah! Great post. =)

I find that clean eating helps my mood in general, but I try particularly hard to avoid sugar during PMS (tough, I know), because it seems to wreak havoc on my emotions.

When I switched to a vegetarian diet 3 months ago ...

2012-01-04T08:15:26.745-05:00

When I switched to a vegetarian diet 3 months ago I noticed a drop in my PMS symptoms. After reading this I understand why. You mentioned several of the foods I'm regularly eating now. I still gain a few pounds but my skin is clear and my fatigue is non-existenat.

I wish I had some...but I do now! My worst days ar...

2012-01-04T07:31:15.666-05:00

I wish I had some...but I do now! My worst days are the week before. I'm going to try to add more magnesium - I didn't know that!