Thanks for staying tuned to the second part of this blog! Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has some fantastic tools for soothing premenstrual syndrome. There can be many different underlying causes but one is most common, so I will focus on it here. It is called Liver Qi Stagnation. What is that? In TCM, the Liver is responsible for the smooth …
Premenstrual Syndrome and Ayurveda, Part 1
I know first hand how awful premenstrual syndrome can be. I have struggled with this at different points in my life, sometimes mild, sometimes severe. Some months I was so irritable even I didn’t like being around myself and other months I looked 3 months pregnant because I was incredibly bloated. No fun! Since I am fascinated with all things …