About Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS): Symptoms and Treatments

Featured Article Preventing PMS through Diet and Exercise Everything a woman takes into her body from sugar and salt to alcohol and drugs potentially affects how intensely she suffers from PMS symptoms. A preventive lifestyle begins with small, important lifestyle changes. At the top of the list are stopping smoking and reducing alcohol intake. Eat right despite your cravings! Eating more fresh fruits and increasing your intake of certain minerals and vitamins can sometimes mitigate unhealthy cravings for sugar or salt. Exercise! Regular exercise can help reduce the bloating and fluid retention of PMS by improving blood circulation. It also reduces stress and tension and increases natural production of beta-endorphins, which can help prevent or combat mild depression. Aerobics, walking, jogging, bicycling, swimming and yoga are a few good ways to exercise. Read on to learn more about preventing PMS.			Blogs
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