Understand & Solve Your Period Problems
I love Disney films, yes I know, I know. But the Lion King? Who’d have thought you’d get me to love Shakespeare, add in a load of animals singing Elton John works….amazing. Ever wondered what would happen if Disney did a film about menstruation? I would imagine it would be …
I often tell people that PMS is a sign that something is wrong. It may be common but it is not normal. I wrote a post on PMS a few years ago from the point of view of nutritional help, but essential oils have been a wonderful resource in my …
One of my favourite therapies that I have been practising for years is essential oils and they are now suddenly fashionable in the wellness world. Whilst these power plant medicines can have some incredible effects on your health and wellbeing, I always like to mention first, that they are not …
I often get asked variations of, “can I have periods if I’m not ovulating?” or, “I have regular periods so I must be ovulating” or “I have regular periods so I must be fertile” and I have been asked to help clear this up. I did a post a few …
Ever have days when you bleed through everything and it feels like you period is never going to stop? Heavy periods, or menorrhoea is no joke. I have experienced it personally as a teen (I even wore a tampon and a night pad and still bled through within half an …
One really common question I hear is, I know I am not pregnant, so why is my period late? There are a number of reasons why this might be and to get to the bottom of them, you need to know, when you ovulated and how long your luteal phase …
One question I’m regularly asked by my private clients is “my period is 22 days/56 days what can I do?”. You can pretty much insert any number of days into that question, it still won’t change my response which is: are you ovulating and when? Ovulation is pretty awesome. Not only …
Your period has been AWOL for a while and you really just feel that you want a period but it isn’t coming. You know you don’t have an underlying reason for this such as pregnancy, post partum, menopause, the pill, medications or illness. So what is a girl to do? …
Painful or heavy periods is the bane of most of my clients, and many of them are quite period literate: they have managed their stress, they are off the pill, they are eating healthy foods, lowering their inflammation and working on their oestrogen dominance, and yet they are still having …
Ever thought your period was well, switched to your pretty undies only to get random spotting at an odd point in your cycle? You are not alone, many women have spotting, but the key is to know whether you should be worried or not. Spotting can be benign, and even …