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24 Apr

Signs You Should Switch Birth Control

Hormonal birth control can be a great thing! It can prevent unwanted pregnancy, help regulate your unexpected period, and even cure your acne woes. But there are a few things you should look out for if you are starting new birth control. You may not even realize that your new birth control is giving you some undesired symptoms. So take notes and be aware of your body when you start a new medic...

Hormonal birth control can be a great thing! It can prevent unwanted pregnancy, help regulate your unexpected period, and...

23 Apr

Menstrual Cravings and What they Mean

Almost without fail, most of us experience some form of craving during our periods. Whether we find ourselves reaching for something salty or our sweet tooth makes its presence known that much more, it seems like particular cravings hit extra hard. And guess what? It is not actually all in our heads – it’s backed, in fact, by some sound science. WHY DO WE HAVE CRAVINGS? As our bodies are g...

Almost without fail, most of us experience some form of craving during our periods. Whether we find ourselves reaching fo...

19 Apr

Foods To Eat On Your Period

There are TONS of great foods you should be eating on your period. No… not ice cream, or chips, or fries, or chocolate. Okay well, you can have dark chocolate but we’ll get to that in a second. But seriously there are a lot of foods out there that can help you combat various PMS symptoms like cramps or bloating or even can help boost your mood! Kale So during your period, you are going to ex...

There are TONS of great foods you should be eating on your period. No… not ice cream, or chips, or fries, or chocolate. O...

18 Apr

Menstruation and Migraines

Being on your period causes enough headaches on its own. You likely need to reach for pain medications for cramps, soothing tea and heating pads for bloating, a favorite movie for mood swings, PantyProp leak-proof underwear for bleeding – the list goes on, really. But, on top of all that, there may be some actual headaches that go hand in hand with your menstrual cycle as well. That’s right, w...

Being on your period causes enough headaches on its own. You likely need to reach for pain medications for cramps, soothi...

17 Apr

The Importance Of Breast Self-Exams

We all know this but do we ever do this? No! But that needs to stop. Breast self-exams are far more important than you may think. They're crucial in early diagnosis of breast cancer. But don't freak out just yet. Any lumps you find aren't necessarily cancerous, sometimes it might just be a benign lump hanging out in your breast! Either way, here are a few tips when you do a breast self-exam. ...

We all know this but do we ever do this? No! But that needs to stop. Breast self-exams are far more important than you ma...

16 Apr

Can You Burn More Calories on Your Period?

Being on your period is never the most fun time for anyone. You get cramped up, your mood changes, you experience bloating and you get those intense hunger pangs and cravings. But, for all its faults and flaws, the menstrual cycle does have a secret silver lining: It’s an undercover calorie burner, though not exactly at the times you may expect. Considering how hungry and full of particular ...

Being on your period is never the most fun time for anyone. You get cramped up, your mood changes, you experience bloatin...

12 Apr

Why Do We Crave Sugar On Our Period?

We get it. You LOVE sugar, especially on your period. But do you actually know why you crave those sweets? Well, it has a lot to do with your hormone levels at the time of your period. In the time before and during your period your serotonin levels take a big dip. Serotonin (if you didn't know) is the hormone in your brain that makes you feel happy! So those days where you’re laughing and havi...

We get it. You LOVE sugar, especially on your period. But do you actually know why you crave those sweets? Well, it has a...

11 Apr

What Is Menstrual Blood Anyway?

Oh yay, periods. We all know the annoyance of the flow and the panic of blood seeping through (but you can help put that fear to rest with leak-proof period underwear from Ruby Love to guard the flow) – but just what is that menstrual flow made up of anyway? With the average woman menstruating for over 40 years of her life (and with a mean of 13 periods a year) that’s a lot of blood and stuff y...

Oh yay, periods. We all know the annoyance of the flow and the panic of blood seeping through (but you can help put that f...

10 Apr

How To Beat The Period Blues

It’s normal to feel a little blue around the time of your period. Your hormones are running wild and unfortunately, your mood is going to take a big hit from that. But don't worry, it will pass and you'll feel like your normal self soon enough. In the meantime, try these few things to feel a bit more like yourself during that time of the month. Take A Bath No, it’s not gross to take a bath wh...

It’s normal to feel a little blue around the time of your period. Your hormones are running wild and unfortunately, your m...

09 Apr

Ingredients You Want to Avoid

By now, you have surely heard time and again about how the vagina is self-cleaning and that scrubbing away with soaps and such can either not make much of a difference at all or even throw off your natural pH balance. But at times, you may need to expand beyond simple water for lubricant or an intimate wash. The important thing to remember Is that not all ingredients are harmful, but some do ...

By now, you have surely heard time and again about how the vagina is self-cleaning and that scrubbing away with soaps and ...

04 Apr

Your Hormones and You

As a woman, we are not immune to dealing with our hormones – and we know that they tend to fluctuate wildly around our menstrual cycle. But what are some of our major hormones? What do they do? What Is A Hormone? First of all, a hormone itself, so we are all on the same page, is a special chemical that your body produces in the endocrine system as essentially a communicator. Those endocrine...

As a woman, we are not immune to dealing with our hormones – and we know that they tend to fluctuate wildly around our men...

02 Apr

5 Things Gynecologists Don’t Want You Doing on Your Period

After months and years on end of enduring our periods, many of us feel as though we have it all figured out when it comes to doing what we need to do to get through it all. We have heard the medical advice, talked to our friends and generally feel like we have a handle on it (as much as we possibly can.) But, aside from the big medical things, there are actually five common habits most of us ar...

After months and years on end of enduring our periods, many of us feel as though we have it all figured out when it comes ...

28 Mar

A History of Menstrual Cramp Treatments

While nowadays whenever the menstrual cramps kick in, we instinctively reach for an Advil, a heating pad (and maybe a favorite snack – self-care, sweetie) there has been a whole history of women before us who did not have access to the luxuries of melting the pain away in tablet form. While the written history of cramp care really does not exist until the Middle Ages, we can assume our Neandert...

While nowadays whenever the menstrual cramps kick in, we instinctively reach for an Advil, a heating pad (and maybe a favo...

26 Mar

How Your Menstrual Cycle Changes as You Age

It’s no secret that as you age, your body goes through changes and that, the older you get, the more your fertility decrease as well. But going decade by decade, there are some other changes you can expect to experience when it comes to your cycle. Keep in mind that if you are on some form of birth control, these changes may be more regulated or affect you in different ways. Teens When you ...

It’s no secret that as you age, your body goes through changes and that, the older you get, the more your fertility decrea...

21 Mar

A Month of Your Period

Your period affects your body in various ways, but often we only think and talk about what happens the actual week of bleeding. But the menstrual cycle is a full, essentially one month-long cycle, and so your body and your mind experiences changes each step of the way. While, of course, everyone’s cycle will differ a bit, this is generally what you can expect to experience week by week. WEEK ...

Your period affects your body in various ways, but often we only think and talk about what happens the actual week of blee...

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