Premenstrual syndrome
Premenstrual syndrome
PMS is a group of symptoms women experiences about a week before their period. For many women, PMS is not a serious concern. But for some, those days significantly affect their everyday activities. PMS can cause several changes: physical, emotional, or behavioral.
To a great extent, many of the apparent "issues" associated with PMS are pretty standard and natural as long as they aren't too severe. However, a healthy menstrual cycle should provide minimal discomfort. The reality is that every 28 days or so, a woman's body undergoes significant hormonal changes that have definite and measurable effects on both physiological and psychological function. While temperance is an admirable quality in any person, it has long been associated with a particularly feminine virtue, suggesting that the emotional variability experienced by women as part of their normal experience is sometimes at odds with the needs of everyday society.
Vata PMS
The Vata PMS type manifests in stress, anxiety, insomnia, lower back pain, and constipation during the week or ten days before menstruation.
Recommendations:
Give yourself a massage every day with sesame oil or castor oil, focusing on the lower back area (do not put oil on your body when menstruating).
Take a bath with hot water in the tub.
For insomnia and anxiety, a good remedy is a teaspoon of Ashwagandha in a cup of warm cow or almond milk at bedtime.
For constipation, adding a teaspoon or two ghee to milk or half a teaspoon of Plantago psyllium in warm water or milk at bedtime may enought.
Avoid coffee, alcohol, and drugs.
Considered taking Vitamin B6, at a dose of between 100-600 mg daily, taken with 50-100 mg of a full spectrum B-complex, can be used 10-14 days before menses.
Pitta PMS
Pitta PMS can be a devastating problem that destroys lives and marriages. PMS pitta expresses moodiness or out-of-control anger for two weeks before menstruation. Depression, mood swings, suicidal thoughts, irritability, and cravings for sweets and chocolate are typical pitta symptoms that mark this disorder.
Recommendations:
Brahmi or Bacopa tea help to raise serotonin levels.
Shatavari Kalpa is an Ayurvedic preparation containing Shatavari, ghee, sucanat sugar, saffron, and cardamom. You can take a teaspoon of this mixture in the morning.
Regularly massage the breasts with organic coconut oil.
Avoid stimulants such as alcohol and nightshades (eggplants, chili peppers, tomatoes, and potatoes).
Moonlight walks can be helpful for this problem.
You may place the head of your bed with a large window to be exposed to the moonlight and be influenced by the moon's cycle while sleeping.
You may consider taking vitamin B6 (100-300 mg daily, taken with a B-complex).
If your stool is harder than a ripe banana, use magnesium citrate or glycinate (200-600 mg daily)) it may be helpful to address hormonal imbalances.
Have a protein-based breakfast with vegetables instead of a starchy breakfast.
Kapha PMS
Bloating, fluid retention, crying, crying, fatigue, and lethargy characterize Kapha PMS.
Take half a teaspoon of Punarnava twice a day mixed with honey, which will have a mild diuretic effect and calm Kapha.
Triphala or Bibhitaki will also help balance Kapha, reduce toxins and limit fatigue.
Take a trikatu tea.
If you are not hungry, have tea or a vegetable soup.
Avoid dairy, gluten, and salt.
If you are unsure of your PMS type, try taking ten cherries a day on an empty stomach for ten days before starting your period and a tablespoon of aloe vera pulp with a pinch of black pepper three times a day.
In general, the best way to treat PMS is by regulating your cycle. It's actually more beneficial to address the problem throughout your monthly cycle (ie every day). PMS is a natural phenomenon, but when it starts to affect your normal life, it can become a cause for concern.