Welcome to the Vitalife show. I'm doctor Janine Bowring
and today topic in the show is all about how to get rid
of period cramps or menstrual cramps and PMS
symptoms now this is you know huge concern for so many women
and I've talked about a lot of the aspects in previous episodes of
the VitaLife show in terms of detoxification it's really important to keep yourself
clean from the inside out
and has helped to minimize the symptoms around our period
but first and foremost wanna you know my best suggestion is to make sure that
you're getting
you know enough nutrients in your diet
and eating clean foods goes a long way when it comes to period cramps and
those sensations of PMS that happened just before the cycle
and later on the video I will be sharing from acupuncture points that are
very specific that can alleviate
period cramps within a few minutes so be sure to stay tuned for that in just a
few moments
and now in terms eating clean foods I mean a lot
of fresh fruits and vegetables and I've had you know a number
patient that as soon as they've change their diet around
incorporating lots of fresh fruit vegetables into the diet they've been
able to alleviate their menstrual cramps within one or two cycles so
it is possible you probably know who you are if you are not eating
clean diet you need to get on track with this they're really easy ways also to supplement
with fresh fruits and vegetables and that's why I created VitaFruits and VitaVeggies
a supplement that you take which contains natures best superfoods
all in capsulated in a raw form so be sure be sure to check that out at vitatree.com
for a lot of people it's really difficult to get those serving in
so adding the VitaFruits and VitaVeggies this is a really easy way to
add to your already hopefully diet. Exercises as I said you have to move your
body, so women that you know tend to be more sedentary and
often we are with our busy jobs you know sitting down
and working and then driving we don't get
the exercise that we need so moving the body, so cardiovascular as well as weight
training
yoga is absolutely fantastic for menstrual cramps as well because it
helps to mobilize it
and keep this area and the pelvis of the body
in check in the right positioning which can go a long way
helping with your menstrual cramps and your PMS symptoms balancing your
hormones is really important as well
as well as you can use hot compresses or
castor oil pack on the abdomen especially
you know when you are experiencing the actual cramps and we do have another video
on VitaLife show about how to do that castor oil packs and be sure to check
that out
but the castor oil pack basically is helping to bring extra circulation
into the area so you prepare it you put it on your abdomen
when you do have the period cramps for about 45 minutes
wonderful getting that circulation going in alleviating those cramps
almost instantaneously now I promise I would share some
acupressure acupuncture points with you so
of course you'll be doing acupressure if you're not trained in doing acupuncture
but this is a really easy way right in the midst of having those cramps
actually stimulate the spleen Meridian and this has a lot to do with blood flow
in the body
and is often very congested so the cheer the energy in this channel becomes very
congested
and women especially who have chronic issues with
they're cramping rounder their menstrual cycle
PMS symptoms as well so if you tend to retain a lot of water is an indication
that your spleen channel
is built up in and energy isn't flowing well here
so let's look at spleen six. Spleen Six
is on your leg and basically what you do is you use your hand to measure
starting at your inside ankle bone and put
your your pinky finger of your left hand so I am using my right leg
pinky finger of your left hand on that inside ankle bone
and right where your hand ends up that's about the right spot
for spleen six and if you start to get in there so dig in there with your
finger
you will find the spot you may feel a bit of the depression here
depending on your body weight you know how much tissue actually have here
but if you press you might feel and I tend to have
a weak spleen channel
I like my sweets and things so that's an indication that your spleen might be a
little bit weak
and I feel that point immediately it's almost like
it catches you when you when you get right in that area so all you do is you
use your finger quite firmly
to massage this acupuncture point
and that helps to get that chi moving in spleen Meridian
the next point now this is for also for menstrual cramps and PMS
and if you tend to hold a lot of water weight
is called spleen nine so again this is right under the knee area
and all you do is you sort of press around and you'll find a depression
right in this area here so again once you find it you're kinda go WOOO!
that's the point and if you start to massage then you'll definitely
feel that you've gotten into that point because it is quite painful as
opposed to the other points around that area
so again hopefully this will help you with your menstrual cramps right in the
midst of having your cramps massage these points
amazing within a few minutes those cramps can disappear
also monitor your magnesium so if you tend to crave chocolate that's a good
indication
that you actually have a magnesium deficiency
and something that you can very easily supplement throughout the menstrual
cycle
and of course at VitaTree here we've created the best magnesium, magnesium
bisglycinate
so check that out at vitatree.com and remember your health is in your hands
you have the ability to live the healthy
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