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• Diet plays a very important role either in
aggravating or subsiding pms problems. Eat complex
carbohydrates such as whole grain breads, pasta and cereals, fiber
and protein. Cut down on your sugar and fat intake.
• Start avoiding salt for the last few days before your period start
as it would reduce bloating and fluid retention.
• Avoid caffeine in any form as it makes you less irritable and also
eases breast soreness.
• Alcohol is no savior in such times as it depresses you even
further.
• Drink plenty of warm water, coconut, raisins, papaya and sweet
juicy fruits.
• Get a relaxing massage. Use unscented lotion or massage oil onto
your palms and add 1 or 2 drop of essential oil of clary sage,
chamomile, geranium, lavender or orange blossom. After mixing this
mixture in your hand, massage it on your aching abdomen or lower
back.
• Turn vegetarian and increase your diet with fiber as it helps
remove excess estrogens. Also consume magnesium rich diet like
millet, buckwheat and barley.
• Keep exercising and remain fit. Exercise helps in better
functioning of the brain which keeps you in good mood.
• Get a mineral bath as it would keep your muscles relaxed and at
ease. In a tubful of warm water add 1 cup sea salt and 1 cup baking
soda to. Soak yourself into it for 20 minutes.
• Live a stress- free life, to get through this pms
problem more easily.
• Do not lose your romantic touch try to have a normal sex life
because the intercourse stimulates the blood which otherwise remains
sluggish and lethargic.
• Have smaller meals to keep your blood sugar level steady and also
prevents the craving for sweets.
• Avoid saturated fats like red meat, cheese and butter as it
increases the bad prostaglandins level causing uterine discomfort,
bloating and mood swings.
• Suffering from cramps, drink a cup or two of red raspberry leaf
tea. For bloating drink a cup or two of dandelion tea. If suffering
from both drink both teas.
• Use oils like evening primrose, borage, flax seed and pumpkin seed
which contain Essential Fatty Acids (EFA). These acids are changed
into ‘good' prostaglandin in the body. You can have primrose oil
daily 3 to 6 grams. You can also use one tablespoon flaxseed oil for
salad dressing.
• Chaste tree berry (Vitex agnus castus) is an herb, used immensely
to reduce pms problems. Take 10 drops of chaste tree berry
extract every morning from mid-cycle until your period begins. It
may take a nearly three months to see the results.
• Dong quai (Angelica sinensis) is a Chinese herb used widely for
PMS. It contains phytoestrogens and is a good hormone balancer. It
helps relieve pain and also uterine cramps. Have 3 to 4 ml of Dong
quai tincture three times a day during the second half of your
cycle. Before consuming this herb you should keep in mind that it
produces photosensitivity and should not be used if you have heavy
menstrual flow or are pregnant, as it increases the flow.
• Use light therapy to ease pms symptoms. The idea is to sit
in front of a therapeutic light box for 20 to 45 minutes a day. Any
ordinary light would not do, you have to buy this light box to get
the right results.
Warning: The reader of this article should exercise all
precautionary measures while following instructions on the home
remedies from this article. Avoid using any of these products
if you are allergic to it. The responsibility lies with the reader
and not with the site or the writer.
About The Author:
sharon hopkins has been managing number of natural
home remedies websites, such as
http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com,
which provides information on different uses of the home
remedies and natural cures. Simple and easy concoction of herbs
can deal with pms problem.
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