Why Do I Crave Chocolate During My Period?

Being tempted by chocolate during your period (or in the lead-up) isn’t a unique experience – it’s something shared by women all over – and if you’ve been there you know how hard the cravings are t...

What are the 4 Phases of the Menstrual Cycle?

  A woman will experience approximately 450 menstrual cycles in her lifetime–that means hours, days, weeks, and months of changing hormones. This monthly ebb and flow of hormones is a complex cycle...

What is Happy Period and Who Can It Support?

If you’re experiencing painful periods, PMS, heavy, prolonged periods, premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), facial hair, absent periods, periods over 35 days, hair loss, anxiety, chronic stress,...

5 Health Benefits of Consistent Magnesium Intake

Are you getting enough magnesium in your diet? If you are like nearly everyone else, you probably could use more. Research shows that 80% of adults are not getting enough magnesium from their diets...

16 Possible Causes of Anxiety

Anxiety is something that many of us experience, though it can often vary from person to person. It can range from feeling as though your heart is racing, to feeling nauseous, shaky, or short of br...

Categorising your PMS

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) affects millions of Australian women every year. Globally, this psycho-neuro-endocrine disorder affects 71-73% of Western women and 23-24% of those in non-Western cultur...

Is It PMDD or an Exacerbation of a Mood Disorder?

If you struggle with significant symptoms before your monthly period, it can mean a variety of things. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is very common among women of reproductive age. Perhaps you may al...

Magnesium: What’s The Best Type For Your Symptoms?

Other more popular vitamins and minerals usually take the limelight when it comes to the topic of supplementation. However, it pays to learn about the benefits of magnesium, an often overlooked min...

14 Tips to Relieve Menstrual Cramps Naturally

Menstruation got you all cramped up? It seems part and parcel for women to associate pain with their monthly bleed. However, any pain that interferes with your daily activities isn't normal and nee...

PMS: Common But NOT Normal

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) has been deemed 'normal' by society as the dysfunctions associated with it are so common among menstruating females. However, PMS being physiologically normal for a heal...

Are Tender Breasts Bothering You Each Month?

Why do we get sore breasts prior to our cycles? Breast tenderness in the premenstrual phase of your cycle is a normal symptom – most women will experience this due to the monthly shifts of hormones...

What is Stopping You from Losing Weight?

Why does weight loss have to be so difficult? The first thing to understand is that the basic mechanism of food in, exercise out, still applies. If you're eating too much of the wrong foods, and no...