This segment is sponsored by Elix.
When it comes to women's,
healthier period is a vital
sign to your overall health.
So if you're dealing with irregular cycles,
headaches, migraines,
cramps or bloating, there is relief.
Joining us now to share is
the creator of Alex Lulu.
Gee, Lulu, thank you so
much for joining us today.
Hi, Ellen. I'm really excited to chat
about our menstrual and hormone health.
I know. Well, it's such a
big part of our lives, right?
And so I'm glad we're talking about it too.
What is it about your period that
you mentioned it gives you kind of a
report card for your overall health.
How does it do that?
Yeah, so this is a concept that modern
medicine and ancient wisdom can agree on,
where certain symptoms from our
menstrual cycle could point to more
serious underlying health conditions
of left untreated Chinese medicine
actually believes that when we have
extreme pain with our periods that
it's actually our body crying out
for help and attention. Are there
maybe a few signs like an SOS saying,
OK, you need to get help if this is
happening during that time of the month?
Yes. Here are five signs to look out for
that your period might want more help.
The first is really consistency.
Does your menstrual cycle come
like clockwork every 21 to 35 days,
or is it more irregular and unpredictable?
The second is really the
amount of blood loss.
Are you changing your pad
and tampon every hour,
losing more than 5 tablespoons of blood,
and bleeding for more than seven days?
The third is about clots.
Many of us might get a dime
to quarter sized clot,
but if it's the size of a golf ball
and coming every couple of hours,
that's not normal and the 4th is really
what other symptoms are you experiencing?
How much pain is there?
And the 5th sign is,
is this interfering with your life?
If you are in so much pain
where you have Constipation,
diarrhea, migraines,
and you're calling in sick
to work or canceling plans,
that's a sign it's time to seek help.
And that's actually how I felt
and why I started.
Alex well,
can like
what's going on in your personal
life sometimes impact it too.
I feel like in this season, right?
It's always stressful.
Can you see a difference in your period then?
And are some people just blaming
it on I'm just stressed right now?
Yes. It's actually been clinically
proven that chronic stress has a huge
impact on the menstrual cycle and it
could could cause more heavy bleeding,
pain or irregularity.
With our cycle like we saw with the pandemic,
a lot of people were reporting their
periods were late or missing because
of the chronic stress they were under.
And we even see that with the change
of seasons as it gets colder and
we're getting less sun and vitamin D
and maybe eating more inflammatory.
Foods that we might have more painful,
heavier periods.
Well, I know you went for a search
for a solution to all of the problems
we've been talking about so far.
What is Alex? How does it help women?
Yeah. So Alexa is really the first
community and platform that's
helping people learn more about their
cycle and their menstrual health
through Chinese herbal medicine.
We created the first online
health assessment you can take.
It's completely free to learn more
about your menstrual symptoms.
And we actually just finished the first
ever clinical trial on a personalized
Chinese herbal medicine supplement on
15 different symptoms related to period.
Help and it found that 90%
participants experience and relief
in just three short months,
and they took less painkillers.
Wow.
And when you mentioned it's,
it sounds like it's more natural than
maybe some of the other solutions
people have searched for before.
Yes, exactly.
All of our formulas are organic.
They're cleanly extracted and they contain
11 to 15 different herbs like ginger,
Angelica simensis, white Peony root.
And these herbs are anti-inflammatory.
They help balance our hormones.
And you know, Chinese medicine is
really all about the right treatment
for the right person at the right time.
That's why we have this online health
assessment to help you discover
that combination of herbs that.
It would be best for what
your body might need.
On behalf
of millions of women, I say thank you.
Where do we go to find more
information about this?
You can take the free health
assessment at ellexhealing.com.
That's ELIX.
It's the words for elixir meets Helix.
So this idea of an ancient healing
remedy meets modern science,
personalized for you.
We're also on Instagram at Elix Healing,
and if you want more Chinese
medicine tips and period talk,
I'm also personally on Tik
T.O.K as Lulu the herbalist.
Plenty of ways to reach out.
No excuse now, Lulu, we appreciate it.
Thank you so much.