Tips for Period Health: February's Practitioner Plan of Action

Good health is about adaptability—finding ways to work with your body, not against it.

Better hormonal balance helps problems like PMS and painful periods and is achievable with a holistic approach.

Start Cycle-Syncing Today!

To learn the fundamentals of cycle-syncing, read this helpful blog I wrote.

Learning more about your unique cycle and practicing cycle-syncing ensures you can support your hormone balance in the right ways every day of the month.

Make notes in your calendar and use period tracking apps if you need help predicting your cycle. Once you have your phases mapped out, you can plan your work and life commitments strategically to fall at times you feel best, and avoid filling up your calendar during times when you will appreciate having fewer plans.

Food Glorious Food

Aim to include hormone-balancing foods in your regular diet, and have extra-special foods on hand for when you need them. Also, try to choose organic milk and dairy foods, as well as red meat. Non-organic has been exposed to artificial hormones that carry through in the foods and cause havoc to your delicate balance of natural hormones.

Learn to Love a Pill Organiser

Herbs and supplements like Vitex-agnus castus, dandelion root and magnesium can naturally ease symptoms. But sometimes the hardest part is not knowing what to take, but remembering to take them.

Our parents and grandparents have it right. Pills organisers aren’t just helpful for keeping track of daily medication, but they are a lifesaver for daily supplements.

When my daughter was taking Hello Hormones, Omega 3, a beetroot iron capsule and a Vitamin supplement, having one of these changed her life. A satisfying sorting session on a Sunday led to a consistent week and faster progress towards hormone balance.

I’d also recommend organising a period first aid kit, ready to go with herbal remedies, heat packs, painkillers if needed, and anything else that makes you feel better—make the most of when you have the energy to help future you.

Live Balanced to Feel Balanced

Making daily lifestyle changes, with the goal to reduce stress, is essential for long-term relief.

Start to build things into your life that will become healthy habits. Baths with a handful of epsom salts are a great Sunday evening routine. Join a mindfulness group or use an app like Headspace to make sure you are regularly checking in with how you are feeling. Try journaling as a way of processing emotions or feelings that feel stuck.

Regular exercise, even just a daily walk or some stretches and rebounding at home, is an essential addition to every balanced wellness routine.

Reducing toxin exposure is another important lifestyle change as we are exposed to so much oestrogen from external sources, and this is a big driver of hormone imbalance.

Filter your drinking water and drink some pure water every day if you can, avoid storing and cooking food in plastic, switch your cleaning products to natural ones and aim to do the same with bathroom products as well.

With some changes to your diet and lifestyle changes, and some herbal helpers on standby, you can take charge of your cycle and find relief from hormone-related problems.