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Period and pelvic wellness, science, stories, and more.
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How Chronic Pain Affects Other Areas of Your Life: Insights, Solutions, and Coping Strategies for Better Living
To say that my life changed dramatically when I began to experience chronic pain would be an understatement. As a parentified child to a single disabled father, I’d spent the majority of my life in hyperproductive overdrive. During high school, I managed to get straight As while raising my younger brother, performing all of the duties of a mother – making our meals, doing the laundry and housekeeping chores – working weekends with my father, and managing to have a robust social life that was tethered to substance use and addiction.
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How to Manage Pain and Heal Trauma: A Guide for Relief and Wellness
When chronic pain entered my life, something inside of me knew that I needed a new therapist, someone who understood the connection between trauma and the body. It was at this time that I began to see a somatic practitioner.
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Understanding the Connection Between Trauma and Chronic Pain
In 2016, I got sick and then I stayed sick. First, it was a spike in my anxiety that struck me, making it difficult to get out of bed in the morning. Then it was a UTI, which led to a kidney infection. Then a viral sinus infection that lasted three months. After that, I had the stomach flu accompanied by a herpes outbreak. Six months later, when the string of viruses had finished with me, I was utterly exhausted. I slept for fourteen hours a night and napped throughout the day.
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Unlocking Health Insights Through Menstrual Blood: What Science Reveals
Society tends to stigmatize conversations around menstrual blood, viewing it as a waste product rather than a potential goldmine of health information. However, recent research is changing that perspective. Scientists are discovering that menstrual blood can provide critical insights into various health conditions, such as endometriosis, diabetes, and even exposure to environmental toxins.
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Innovative and Sustainable Ways To Reuse Menstrual Blood
Menstrual blood. There I said it.
Menstrual blood has become somewhat of an “F-word” in discussions about the body. You’re not supposed to bring it up and if you do it’s often looked at as disgusting or crude.
Menstrual blood has long been shrouded in stigma and viewed as waste, but a growing number of people are challenging these taboos by finding innovative and sustainable ways to reuse it.
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9 Non-Hormonal Options to Relieve Period Pain
I vividly remember the first time I experienced period pain that brought me to my knees. I was in high school, trying to concentrate on an exam while feeling like my insides were twisting. It felt like there was no escape, and I knew I wasn’t alone in this struggle.
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Foods to Eat and Avoid for Endometriosis Symptom Relief
Living with endometriosis can feel like a constant battle against pain and discomfort. What you eat significantly impacts how your body manages these symptoms. By making mindful choices about the foods you eat you can help reduce inflammation and alleviate some of the pain associated with endometriosis.
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DIY Lymphatic Drainage: A Guide to Easing Period Pain and Boosting Wellness
If you’ve been scrolling through social media lately, you’ve probably noticed all the hype about lymphatic drainage. It’s become a hot topic among wellness enthusiasts—and for good reason! This natural technique helps reduce inflammation, remove toxins, and promote a sense of well-being.
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The Impact of Stress On Your Menstrual Cycle: How to Find Balance
Stress—whether its source is a taxing work life, a trialed relationship dynamic, a traumatic event in your childhood, training for an ultra marathon, taking a full course load at an academic institution, or being a parent—is an embodied experience that echoes in the body after it’s initial instigation. The brain and body systems that process emotional and physical stress are deeply connected with the hormonal apparatus and the nervous system. Therefore, chronic stress and the experience of an individual's menstrual cycle are going to be inextricably linked.
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Meliodys Medical: Pioneering a New Era in Healthcare with Non-Hormonal Period Pain Relief
Founded in 2022, Meliodys Medical GmbH is charting a groundbreaking path in healthcare, with a mission to revolutionize the treatment of menstrual pain without the use of hormones. This innovative company is tackling one of the most widespread and debilitating conditions faced by people with periods: dysmenorrhea, or severe menstrual pain.
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