Welcome to the first post in our Perfect Period Series: Eating for a Perfect Period. First, a few facts: what you do and do not eat/drink has a direct impact on how you experience your period. Mood swings, cravings, cramps, irritability and fatigue are all affected by your diet in the days leading up to and during your period. {Tweet it!} You cannot go on a pizza and beer binge the week before your period and expect smooth sailing come P-time. Our culturally engrained habit of ignoring our menstrual cycles in terms of dietary and lifestyle modifications is what makes America the land of PMS. You don’t get an award for pretending that you are just like the boys, don’t have a natural cycle. And you certainly don’t get any awards for needless suffering. You DO however get an amazing Organic Beauty Goddess award for being mindful of heeding the natural changes of your body’s needs! Select specific foods for your luteal phase (the weeks between ovulation and your period), your bleeding phase, and your follicular phase (from period to ovulation) to maximize your energy and health all month long, and lead you to a perfect period. Read on to find out how…
