Hi Ready to relieve period pain naturally?! You need to focus on reducing inflammation in the body. Here are 5 reliable and safe alternatives to painkillers... Sunshine: Vitamin D from the sun reduces inflammation in the body, and has shown to minimize the use of pain relief medication and reduce intensity of cramps. Easy Solution: Soak up 20 minutes of sunshine daily or see a practitioner regarding supplementation Magnesium: Studies show over 80% of women who suffer from menstrual cramps (and migraines) are deficient in magnesium. Magnesium works by reducing inflammatory prostaglandins that cause period pain. Easy Solution: Spray Moon Boost magnesium oil onto your belly every day of the month to replenish magnesium stores safely and effectively. Omega-3 fatty acids: Shown to effectively reduce inflammation causing period pain. Consume oily fish such as sardines and salmon, olive oil, olives, coconuts, nuts and seeds! Also, consider taking a fish oil supplement if not obtained through diet. Easy Solution: Sprinkle Earth Seeds over any meal daily for a boost in anti-inflammatory omega-3s! Turmeric: Turmeric is well-studied for its anti-inflammatory properties and stimulates the body's natural painkillers. It's AH-MAZING for period pain. Easy Solution: Drink a Luna’s Gold Latte - this blend doesn't contain your regular turmeric, it has a high 8% of curcumin which is the property that gives turmeric its anti-inflammatory benefits. Regular store bought turmeric has 1-2% on average of curcumin which means it wont be as effective. Cramp Bark: this well-known anti-inflammatory and anti-spasmodic herb for fighting pain has been used for centuries! If you haven't tried it yet - now is the time. Easy solution: Drink cramp bark in New Moon Tea in the week before & throughout your period to prevent pain. |