Home Remedies For Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
Sharon Hopkins
• 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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