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ABCs of Holistic Migraine Pain Prevention and Treatment

Holistic migraine pain prevention and treatment is not a new approach but one that is gaining more followers as side effects of medications become more fully known. Even as they have always been notated on the drug inserts, it is not until recently that the severity of some such side effects have become part of [...]

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Why Am I Bleeding Between Periods

A normal menstrual period occurs every 21 to 32 days and will last for between four and seven days. Unfortunately some women experience breakthrough bleeding between periods, or spotting between their normal periods. This spotting can last for a couple of hours to a couple of days depending upon the reason behind the condition. Whether [...]

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Do You Have a Pain in Your Pelvis?

Pelvic pain can be very stressful. We worry not only about our general health, but we may also worry about our ability to have kids in the future. On top of that, talking about pelvic pain can be a huge embarrassment, let alone going to a doctor for it. There are actually many causes of [...]

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Are You In The Risk Pool For Migraines?

Wouldn’t you like to know if you are in the risk pool for some horrible condition, so you could get out or at least know how to navigate the waters safely? What if that risk pool was for a condition that brought you pain, nausea and vomiting to the point that you found it difficult [...]

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What is Normal Menstruation

Menstruation. Every woman has the experience and every woman has her own personal thoughts about how it affects her life. Menstruation is the visible phase of the menstrual cycle that is counted from the first day of bleeding of one cycle to the day before the 1st day of bleeding of the next. Menstruation is [...]

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Four Treatments to Consider for Combating PMS

Four Treatments to Consider for Combating PMS

Perhaps one of the most misunderstood conditions known to humans (women in particular) is premenstrual syndrome aka PMS. What Causes PMS? Medical researchers do not know specifically what causes PMS although they do understand some of the factors that can contribute to it. Basically, there is some screw-up in the endocrine system (consists of all [...]

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Finding Out All You Can About Migraines

If you are newly diagnosed with migraines, know someone who suffers from them or are doing research about the topic finding out all you can about migraines is important to you. When you suffer from migraine headaches, finding all you can about them, will help you to find out answers you may have about how [...]

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Herbal Remedies for Menstrual Cramps

Most women have experienced menstrual cramps, dysmenorrhea in medical terms. For some women, menstrual cramps can be debilitating while others only experienced mild discomfort. Physicians have found that dysmenorrhea may be primary in young women who have just begun their menstrual cycles or secondary, caused by other conditions such as endometriosis, fibroid tumors or ovarian [...]

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How to Treat Cramps at Home

Cramps are a reality for most teens and women in their 20s and early 30s. They are caused by strong uterine contractions triggered by prostaglandins. These strong contractions cause the blood supply in the uterus to temporarily shut down and then increase the contractions and pain. Menstrual cramps are the single biggest reason for lost [...]

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Relationship Between Diet and PMS

PMS, also known as premenstrual syndrome, is responsible for a variety of symptoms that are thought to be triggered by the hormonal changes in a women’s body in the weeks prior to her menstrual period. These undesirable symptoms are common in any woman, but when it causes a woman to experience difficulties in every day [...]

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