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Ruby Love: The Future of Leak-Proof Period Apparel

What If Menstrual Hygiene Products Were Designed by People Who Actually Get Periods?

How to Pack a Period Emergency Kit for Her First Trip Away From Home

26 Apr

Menarche Celebration: What They Are & Why We Should Adopt Them

In recent years, the idea of celebrating menarche, or a girl's first period, is gaining a bit of attention. While this isn't new within the scope of human history (a number of indigenous groups traditionally perform ceremonies to mark the event), the idea has never really been a part of mainstream Western culture. So why are some people trying to introduce it? Some mothers want their daughters...

In recent years, the idea of celebrating menarche, or a girl's first period, is gaining a bit of attention. While this is...

24 Apr

Traveling On Your Period

What Do I Need to Know About Travelling While on My Period? With summertime fast approaching, many people see family vacations on the horizon. But even the most anticipated summer fun can be marred by an inconvenient menstrual cycle. When dates are set, women open their calendars with trepidation, counting the days to see whether they'll be enjoying time in the sun, or sitting alone in a hote...

What Do I Need to Know About Travelling While on My Period? With summertime fast approaching, many people see family vac...

19 Apr

How To Stop Your Period

What You Need To Know About Changing Your Menstrual Cycle For 99% of human history, periods have been a fact of life for women. Pregnancy offered a brief respite, but only in exchange for other discomforts. In the past, only menopause would free women from “the curse,” and even that wasn't something to look forward to. Only in the past 75 years has it been possible for women to stop having ...

What You Need To Know About Changing Your Menstrual Cycle For 99% of human history, periods have been a fact of life for...

16 Apr

Menstrual Pain 101: What it is, why we have it, and how to keep it from running your life

For thousands of years, women of the Western world placed the blame for menstrual pain on the shoulders of Eve, the Biblical first woman who brought a curse on the heads of all women for eating the forbidden fruit. Doctors and biologists know a lot more about the physical causes of “woman problems” these days, and can offer some relief from the associated pain. If you're curious about what me...

For thousands of years, women of the Western world placed the blame for menstrual pain on the shoulders of Eve, the Biblic...

09 Apr

What to Do When Your Special Needs Daughter Gets Her Period

"My daughter has down syndrome, these swimwear bottoms are a lifesaver" When puberty hits people with special needs, these are specially made period panties and period swimsuits that can make it much easier-- and they're cute! A Mother's Plea "I have a 14 year old daughter that has autism and just got her period last week. She is non-verbal and she loves to swim. No way can she ever use an ...

"My daughter has down syndrome, these swimwear bottoms are a lifesaver" When puberty hits people with special needs, the...

05 Apr

How To Wear A Bodysuit When You Have Your Period

Beyonce's new bodywear line is all over the internet, and as always, it is - FIERCE! These days, bodysuits are the hottest rage in New York and LA. Heck, we even spotted Kourtney Kardashian rocking her unitard over her jeans - WTH???? Fashionista or not, every girl got the same problem when needing to access her vajayjay underneath that 'suit'. SHOP NOW FOR BODYSUITS DESIGNED JUST FOR YOUR PE...

Beyonce's new bodywear line is all over the internet, and as always, it is - FIERCE! These days, bodysuits are the hotte...

04 Apr

Top 10 Period Hacks

In The Kitchen 1. Eat More Chocolate. It's not just a myth, both light and dark chocolate encourage your body to release endorphins, the hormones that can help improve your mood and reduce your perception of pain. 2. Drink More Water. Staying properly hydrated before and during your menstrual cycle is vital to feeling healthy. Even mild dehydration can cause headache, cramps, and constipati...

In The Kitchen 1. Eat More Chocolate. It's not just a myth, both light and dark chocolate encourage your body to release...

31 Mar

Menstrual Disorders: When 'Heavy Periods' Are Out Of Control

It's no secret that pain reported from female patients is less likely to be taken seriously than pain reported by males. This is especially true when it comes to menstrual pain. A woman is more likely to be told her pain is imagined or exaggerated, or that “everyone deals with it” by her physician. Some women will rightly seek another doctor, but others may believe that it's all in their head,...

It's no secret that pain reported from female patients is less likely to be taken seriously than pain reported by males. ...

26 Mar

Period Panties and Teens

When I was about 15, I complained to a teacher about how difficult it was to wear a sanitary pad. She promptly told me what she'd had to use at my age in lieu of “fancy” adhesive pads. It didn't make me feel any better about my struggle, but it did cause me to realize that the problem wasn't just with me, and it hadn't started with my generation. Periods and panties have, until very recently, n...

When I was about 15, I complained to a teacher about how difficult it was to wear a sanitary pad. She promptly told me wha...

25 Mar

Non-Prescription Birth Control: Will It Help or Harm Women's Health?

Now that Oregon and California have started offering hormone-based contraceptives – such as the Pill – over-the-counter, it seems like only a matter of time before this becomes nation-wide. The decision has caused no small amount of controversy, with some saying it's dangerous, and other saying it's long overdue. Many have raised legitimate questions about what over-the-counter birth control w...

Now that Oregon and California have started offering hormone-based contraceptives – such as the Pill – over-the-counter, ...

21 Mar

What Does Body Shaming Really Mean?

Body shaming. It's a phrase that's been in the news a lot recently, but what does it really mean? Is it a symptom of a beauty-obsessed society, or a term created by an overly PC culture? It's actually a very simple definition. Body shaming is saying something that makes, or is intended to make someone ashamed of their body. It seems so straightforward that it's surprising there's so much co...

Body shaming. It's a phrase that's been in the news a lot recently, but what does it really mean? Is it a symptom of a b...

15 Mar

To Douche Or Not To Douche! How Do I Clean… Down There?

Vaginal wipes? Douching? Odor protection? With so many products on the market, it's difficult to know what the best way is to keep one's pubic area clean. But are any of these products really necessary for proper hygiene? Our bodies harbor trillions of helpful microbes, including species of bacteria and fungus. Like the rest of the body, the vaginal area needs to maintain a healthy balance of...

Vaginal wipes? Douching? Odor protection? With so many products on the market, it's difficult to know what the best way is...

09 Mar

Relax, You Can Go Swimming With A Pad

Two of the most frequently asked questions are: “can I swim on my period?” and “can I swim with a pad?” The short answer to both is: Yes, of course. Why not? Especially with a period-proof swim bottom from Ruby Love! Ruby Love is the only period-approved swimwear for period swimming made for use with pads. Shop period-proof swimwear There's nothing that can happen to your body when you...

Two of the most frequently asked questions are: “can I swim on my period?” and “can I swim with a pad?” The short answe...

16 Feb

Going Green Is Mean - Just Ask Stevie Wonder at the Grammy's

Last night at the Grammy Awards, Stevie Wonder shed light on the fact that the world needs to "think" about people with special needs and make everything accessible for people with disabilities. With so many people in the world today going so very hard to rid the earth of all disposables, and replace them with cloth or reusable other options - they are selfish , self-less, and outright mean!...

Last night at the Grammy Awards, Stevie Wonder shed light on the fact that the world needs to "think" about people with s...

30 Jan

Did Barbie Really Need a Makeover? NO!

First let me say, I have always been a big Barbie fan. I had every doll that has ever been manufactured into production. My mother would fill my Christmas with every beautiful Barbie that came to life by Mattel, and our Christmas tree would be filled from floor to ceiling with many new toys for any childs imagination to just go wild. I use the word "imagination"with the greatest strength in the...

First let me say, I have always been a big Barbie fan. I had every doll that has ever been manufactured into production. M...

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