Period Repair Manual: Natural Treatment for Better Hormones and Better Periods

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Correctunderlying inflammatory issues such as dairy sensitivity, gluten sensitivity, mast cells and histamine issues, leaky gut, thyroid disease, or insulin resistance. CAND Journal, the official journal of the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors" . Retrieved 2022-09-12.

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The pill is not a treatment for menstrual cramps, it can hide those symptoms but it will not treat the underlying health condition. Even with conditions like PCOS and Endometriosis the use of the pill to manage symptoms is somewhat controversial, especially for teens due to issues above and ethics of influencing choice. I wish I had read this a decade ago. I would have saved myself from years and years of sub-optimal health. Unfortunately, this book wasn't even published 10 years ago, and instead I listened to my gynecologist who suggested I continue taking the pill to "regulate my hormones and period." Now, after reading this book, I know that the pill was just masking underlying health issues, that a period on the pill isn't a real period, that the pill was suppressing ovulation and preventing my body from producing extremely beneficial hormones. I see how some people in this thread are having a visceral reaction to what’s been suggested by this post, citing that the pill is the medicine that saved them or a loved one from pain, and I say to them….great. We are given free will and you have the right to choose what’s best for you. I know medicine has its place and am grateful for it. However, there’s options available for those who are willing and interested. It is true that the pill often has extreme side effects about which no one warns you and that it's prescribed too easily as a way to ignore people when they justifiably complain about having irregular periods, menstrual cramps, bad PMS, or acne. That's all good and well and we should definitely have a open discussion about what the pill is and what it does and what possible consequences it might have to our health, both physical and mental.

You mention agonizing cramps but not the cause of your cramps or the other treatment options you were given. There will be some people for whom the pill is the only option, but the problem is with the fact that too often doctors will use the pill as a bandaid rather than investigating and offering treatment options. This culture means that often teens are being prescribed hormonal birth control when it is far from the best option for them in general and means that they are not getting appropriate health care.

Period Repair Manual: Natural Treatment for Better Hormones Period Repair Manual: Natural Treatment for Better Hormones

Lara Briden (née Grinevitch, born 1969) is a naturopathic doctor, women’s health speaker, and author of the books Period Repair Manual [1] and Hormone Repair Manual, [2] published by Pan Macmillan. [3] She has consulting rooms in Christchurch, New Zealand, and travels widely to speak on women’s health. How to avoid binge-eating chocolate cake during your periods". nine.com.au. Channel Nine Australia. 2018-06-12 . Retrieved 2019-04-18. Magnesium fuels healthy mitochondria, which are important for hormonal health because steroid hormones are made in the mitochondria. This book states too much insulin causes weight gain. This has been disproven (PMID: 27385608). You may also consider the fact that GLP-1 receptor agonist medications increase insulin secretion and are associated with weight loss (PMID: 22236411). Combination condoms and Fertility Awareness Method: Teens should use condoms on every occasion of intercourse. In this way, they can avoid sexually transmitted disease as well as unwanted pregnancy. Teens can also learn to recognize their peak fertile days (charted according to fertility awareness-based methods), and then abstain on the those few days per month. Strategic, short-term abstinence will greatly reduce their risk of pregnancy in the unlikely event of a broken condom. Fertility awareness also teaches girls body literacy which is important for their future health choices. For Fertility Awareness information and a list of instructors, please visit Justisse Healthworks for Women.

Is Your IUD Disrupting Your Vaginal Microbiome?". mindbodygreen.com. Mind Body Green. 2018-07-28 . Retrieved 2019-04-18.