PMS – Premenstrual Syndrome Written by Lee Mellott
Millions of women experience symptoms of PMS every month. Crying spells, nervousness, anxiety, depression, bloating, headache, fatigue…The list goes on. Each woman is unique as to degree of severity and discomfort she will experience and this will vary from month to month. One symptom common to many women, is an increase in appetite - food cravings. There is a strong urge to gobble chocolate, cheese, sweets or other goodies (usually not fresh veggies and steamed fish!).Though exact cause of PMS is unknown, hormonal changes such as estrogen levels appear to play a part. One report I read, revealed that many environmental estrogens such as those from toxic fumes, pesticides, pollutants and hormone fed cows infiltrate our body. These are often carcinogenic and compete with a woman's natural estrogen, resulting in estrogen overload. This may impair woman's ovulation cycle causing symptoms mentioned earlier. There are some simple things you can do to help with your PMS symptoms, exercise and a healthy diet are chief among them. Exercise lifts mood. It reduces stress, tension and anxiety. By adding in a 30 minute brisk walk or other activity several times a week, you are ahead of game! Stretching also helps muscles relax. Try to stretch each day in am and pm.
| | ERZULIEWritten by Judi Singleton
Erzulie is Haitian Goddess of Love whose roots go back to West Africa. She can bring one love, pleasure, understaning of emotion, healing from all that has hurt women, especially through dance. She is a very generous Goddess, but she takes many form from flirting virgin, to Woman Warrior, to red eyed crone. Water is her domain; she can heal through water especially female problems. She symbolizes meeting of spiritual world and natural world. She is centered in emotion. She cries because there is not enough love in world. Erzulie is protector of women who have been abused. She is often called upon by women who have been hurt by a lover. Call upon Erzulie, to understand your own deep passions, and emotions. For these emotions move you through life. To understand these emotions
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