Comments on: 5 Simple and Surprising Ways to Heal PMS http://christinekane.com/blog/5-simple-and-surprising-ways-to-heal-pms/ Be Creative. Be Conscious. Be Courageous. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:46:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mary Allen http://christinekane.com/blog/5-simple-and-surprising-ways-to-heal-pms/comment-page-1/#comment-340009 Mary Allen Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:39:02 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/5-simple-and-surprising-ways-to-heal-pms/#comment-340009 I'm keep a list of resources related to yeast cures and remedies - please feel free to link back. I’m keep a list of resources related to yeast cures and remedies – please feel free to link back.

]]> By: Erin http://christinekane.com/blog/5-simple-and-surprising-ways-to-heal-pms/comment-page-1/#comment-296691 Erin Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:12:01 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/5-simple-and-surprising-ways-to-heal-pms/#comment-296691 Great post and I'm glad you took the issue on. I had toxic shock syndrome a couple of times from using tampons as a teenager. Now I am a cloth pad user and I love them - like flannel pajamas for my special lady parts! I only use tampons for occasions like swimming. Diva Cup didn't really work for me but it is an awesome product. My most prominent PMS symptom is sleeplessness, which certainly doesn't help my sensitive emotional state. Instead of forcing myself to keep up with my usual work and social schedule, I take it easy now with PMS. Easy cardio and gentle stretching, warm baths, chilling at home. Exercise helps enormously, limiting or eliminating dairy and sugar and booze (the dehydration makes the cramping worse). For cramps, I've found that putting something heavy like a dictionary on my pelvis helps move the cramp along. I've also started talking about my period more and embracing that it means that I am a fertile woman with an amazing, intuitive, knowledgeable body. No slang words for vagina in my life either. I used to be friends with a woman from Somalia and she found it so bizarre that North Americans refers to their genitals with all these other words - silly words, baby talk, mean words, curses. In Somalia, a vagina is a vagina, nothing else. I loved that and have embraced it! Great post and I’m glad you took the issue on. I had toxic shock syndrome a couple of times from using tampons as a teenager. Now I am a cloth pad user and I love them – like flannel pajamas for my special lady parts! I only use tampons for occasions like swimming. Diva Cup didn’t really work for me but it is an awesome product.

My most prominent PMS symptom is sleeplessness, which certainly doesn’t help my sensitive emotional state. Instead of forcing myself to keep up with my usual work and social schedule, I take it easy now with PMS. Easy cardio and gentle stretching, warm baths, chilling at home. Exercise helps enormously, limiting or eliminating dairy and sugar and booze (the dehydration makes the cramping worse). For cramps, I’ve found that putting something heavy like a dictionary on my pelvis helps move the cramp along.

I’ve also started talking about my period more and embracing that it means that I am a fertile woman with an amazing, intuitive, knowledgeable body. No slang words for vagina in my life either. I used to be friends with a woman from Somalia and she found it so bizarre that North Americans refers to their genitals with all these other words – silly words, baby talk, mean words, curses. In Somalia, a vagina is a vagina, nothing else. I loved that and have embraced it!

]]> By: jenna http://christinekane.com/blog/5-simple-and-surprising-ways-to-heal-pms/comment-page-1/#comment-251077 jenna Mon, 18 May 2009 18:18:44 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/5-simple-and-surprising-ways-to-heal-pms/#comment-251077 I to am not a fan of tampons I quit using them quite some time ago. In my search to find something better I came across <a href="http//www.winalitepro.com" rel="nofollow">Winalite</a> they are a sanitary pad free of chemicals and synthetic materials. They are not bulky and offer great protection pads are not as bad as they would seem. They also have something called an anion strip embedded in every pad it is antibacterial and offers numerous benefits. For me pads are the clear choice and I don't have to worry about any harmful health risks. I recommend checking out the site it has lots of great information because it should matter what we put in or around our bodies. I to am not a fan of tampons I quit using them quite some time ago. In my search to find something better I came across Winalite
they are a sanitary pad free of chemicals and synthetic materials. They are not bulky and offer great protection pads are not as bad as they would seem. They also have something called an anion strip embedded in every pad it is antibacterial and offers numerous benefits. For me pads are the clear choice and I don’t have to worry about any harmful health risks. I recommend checking out the site it has lots of great information because it should matter what we put in or around our bodies.

]]> By: Cool links #2 http://christinekane.com/blog/5-simple-and-surprising-ways-to-heal-pms/comment-page-1/#comment-52803 Cool links #2 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 10:22:54 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/5-simple-and-surprising-ways-to-heal-pms/#comment-52803 [...] interesting post that caught my eye and if it works give that woman a medal!  One for the ladies, 5 Simple and surprising ways to heal PMS does exactly what it says on the tin.  All the best [...] [...] interesting post that caught my eye and if it works give that woman a medal!  One for the ladies, 5 Simple and surprising ways to heal PMS does exactly what it says on the tin.  All the best [...]

]]> By: Caren http://christinekane.com/blog/5-simple-and-surprising-ways-to-heal-pms/comment-page-1/#comment-52142 Caren Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:08:05 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/5-simple-and-surprising-ways-to-heal-pms/#comment-52142 Just came across this from a link a friend sent: http://goddessontheloose.com/?p=118 Just came across this from a link a friend sent:

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]]> By: Andrea Hess|Empowered Soul http://christinekane.com/blog/5-simple-and-surprising-ways-to-heal-pms/comment-page-1/#comment-51989 Andrea Hess|Empowered Soul Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:46:43 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/5-simple-and-surprising-ways-to-heal-pms/#comment-51989 Thanks, Christine, for this post ... it's not something we often talk about! I don't get PMS. Every month, I'm kind of surprised when my cycle rolls around, because I don't have any of the moodiness or anything that usually alerts women that it's coming. Except for the elimination of dairy, I actually do all the stuff you recommend. I'd love to stress that yoga is awesome for regulating and balancing the endocrine (hormonal) system. I give most of the credit to the absence of PMS to a regular yoga practice. I loved what you said about tampons - I've always disliked them, especially since I've had a baby. I just didn't know why. Thanks, again! Blessings, Andrea Thanks, Christine, for this post … it’s not something we often talk about! I don’t get PMS. Every month, I’m kind of surprised when my cycle rolls around, because I don’t have any of the moodiness or anything that usually alerts women that it’s coming.

Except for the elimination of dairy, I actually do all the stuff you recommend. I’d love to stress that yoga is awesome for regulating and balancing the endocrine (hormonal) system. I give most of the credit to the absence of PMS to a regular yoga practice.

I loved what you said about tampons – I’ve always disliked them, especially since I’ve had a baby. I just didn’t know why. Thanks, again!

Blessings,
Andrea

]]> By: angela http://christinekane.com/blog/5-simple-and-surprising-ways-to-heal-pms/comment-page-1/#comment-51694 angela Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:06:10 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/5-simple-and-surprising-ways-to-heal-pms/#comment-51694 great post! i wanted to comment to liz williams that disposable plastic cups (like the softcup you mentioned) are really bad for the environment (just like disposable pads & tampons), eek! i hope that you find a re-usable silicone cup that works for you. i have so many friends who love their keeper or divacup or whatever. :) i use cloth pads, myself. great post! i wanted to comment to liz williams that disposable plastic cups (like the softcup you mentioned) are really bad for the environment (just like disposable pads & tampons), eek! i hope that you find a re-usable silicone cup that works for you. i have so many friends who love their keeper or divacup or whatever. :) i use cloth pads, myself.

]]> By: Christine Kane http://christinekane.com/blog/5-simple-and-surprising-ways-to-heal-pms/comment-page-1/#comment-51628 Christine Kane Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:13:35 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/5-simple-and-surprising-ways-to-heal-pms/#comment-51628 Thanks everyone for your passionate and courageous thoughts and responses. (and ruth, for the pun!) i have a new song called "i am the moon" which i wrote as a response to my own bout with some shame-y thoughts. someday i will sing it for each of you! Thanks everyone for your passionate and courageous thoughts and responses. (and ruth, for the pun!) i have a new song called “i am the moon” which i wrote as a response to my own bout with some shame-y thoughts. someday i will sing it for each of you!

]]> By: Angela http://christinekane.com/blog/5-simple-and-surprising-ways-to-heal-pms/comment-page-1/#comment-51604 Angela Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:37:18 +0000 http://christinekane.com/blog/5-simple-and-surprising-ways-to-heal-pms/#comment-51604 What an incredible post, Christine! I, too, loved The Red Tent and felt sad that we don't do something similar in our modern society. I found myself especially thinking of my young nieces and hoping they will find a way to honor their menstrual cycle. And I think changing language is huge about anything we want to change in our lives. What an incredible post, Christine! I, too, loved The Red Tent and felt sad that we don’t do something similar in our modern society. I found myself especially thinking of my young nieces and hoping they will find a way to honor their menstrual cycle. And I think changing language is huge about anything we want to change in our lives.

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