| Cramps, headaches, mood swings - it's all part of being | | | | dandelion! As a herbalist to recommend the |
| a woman and suffering with PMS. Having a regular | | | | appropriate combination of herbs for your individual |
| menstrual cycle is a sign of good health but along with | | | | symptoms. |
| it can come pain, bloating and over 100 other | | | | Many people use crystal healing energy to increase |
| symptoms! And because each woman is different | | | | blood flow which lessens the headache and tension |
| there is no agreed upon case or treatment for PMS | | | | you can get with PMS. But if you want something |
| within the medical community. | | | | more mainstream you might try yoga. In fact, exercise, |
| Conventional doctors will tell you to take aspirin and | | | | and yoga in particular is a great way to relieve |
| may offer water pills or hormonal therapy but | | | | symptoms and lessen fatigue. The slow stretching |
| alternatives to these forms of comfort can be more | | | | movements and low impact cardio of yoga is very |
| relaxing and have fewer side effects. | | | | good for menstrual symptoms. |
| Acupuncture can relieve pain and stress for any | | | | One method of treating PMS that is becoming more |
| ailment so it is worth a try for PMS. Same goes for | | | | and more popular is hypnosis . Hypnosis is geared |
| massage, and your massage therapist can show you | | | | toward finding out the causes and conditions of |
| self massage to do on your lower abdomen any time | | | | symptoms, therefore relieving the pain holistically. In the |
| you need to relax cramps. No medicine is involved, and | | | | case of PMS, that would mean removing the root |
| both of these alternative therapies are non-invasive. | | | | cause of irritability and stress. While these are |
| Plus, they leave you so relaxed that having them can | | | | obviously caused by hormones, the mood swings of |
| turn a bad PMS day into a happy one. | | | | PMS can be brought under control with light hypnosis |
| There are a couple of medicinal herbs that are used in | | | | that focuses on teaching the patient that the |
| making teas and poultices for the relief of PMS | | | | moodiness is temporary, and not to be taken to heart. |
| symptoms. These include Kava Kava Chai and | | | | If you suffer from PMS and don't feel that hormone |
| ginseng. To relive cramping, swelling and irritability, try | | | | therapy is safe and aspirin just doesn't do the trick, |
| Viburnum. | | | | why not try one of these alternative treatmenst? |
| If you have trouble with swollen breasts and muscle | | | | What have you got to lose besides cramps, bloating, |
| spasms or tend to get PMS acne, the answer to | | | | irritability and mood swings? |
| these symptoms could be right in your front yard - | | | | |