PMS

Ever wonder what other definitions of PMS there are?  How about Psychotic Mood Shift, Provide Me with Sweets, Pack My Stuff.

We hope you never get to the last one and there are natural, simple ways to reduce the symptoms of PMS.

1. Exercise.  Getting moderate exercise a few times weekly can go a long way towards alleviating your PMS woes.
2. Get plenty of sleep.  Listen to your body.  That period-related fatigue means you need your rest.  Ideally 7 sound hours of sleep per night.
3. Tailor your diet.  It is what you eat the entire month, not just a few days before, that will reduce PMS and possibly eliminate the symptoms.  Eat healthy 80% of the time (dense breads, organic fruits/veggies, lean meats (cage free, grass fed is best).  Eat smaller portions several times per day versus large meals.  Your blood sugars will be more stabled, less hunger, and cravings will be reduced. 
4. Supplements to take every day.  Calcium increases bone density, and you want one with magnesium and vitamin D as both of these will help absorb the calcium into the body and magnesium will reduce cramping.  Vitamin E  400 - 800 IU daily.  Vitamin C protects from the dangerous free radicals that causes cancer and other degenerative diseases and many women don't get enough in their diets.  B-Complex is the BE HAPPY vitamin.  When stressed, the body is depleted of B vitamins.  B vitamins help with depression.  It is hard to take too much B Complex. 
5. Herbal Remedies  GLA provides essentially fatty acids that combat the symptoms of PMS.
6. Non GMO Soy Protein.  This will boost energy levels and stabilize blood sugars and mood swings.  The American Heart Association recommends soy protein as part of a heart healthy diet.

All of this will help you to reduce/eliminate PMS and also a great prevention to other illnesses and disease.

To view these supplements and herbal remedies, go to http://www.mamabearproductions.net/.

Be happy.

Mary Beth Potrykus
Mama Bear Productions