On the podcast this month I’m talking about menstrual suppression: Why menstruators choose to suppress their periods and what happens when we do.

On the blog, I wanted to review your natural options for period problems.

Depending on where you stand with your reasons and needs, there are solutions specific to your needs.

As a Doctor of Natural Medicine in Quantum Medicine, I look at disorders through a wider lens than just the physical realm. I look at the energetics of your physical and subtle body. I believe that to every physical ailment there is an energetic component, and by looking at and clearing that component, you’re on your way to wellness.

Endometriosis

Endometriosis is one the most painful issues when it comes to cycle health. It can mean days and sometimes weeks of laying on the floor in pain. It means missing days of work, inability to function or be a “normal” part of society. The worst part of it might be that most menstruators who share their symptoms with their doctor are turned away for many years without their condition being diagnosed. They’re told there’s nothing they can do, they’re put on the pill, have surgeries to remove the lesions, or end up having a hysterectomy.

On her blog, Lara Briden talks about Endometriosis as an auto-immune disease. Her book, Period Repair Manual is filled with amazing information and suggestions.

When you start looking at endometriosis as an auto-immune disease, it becomes much simpler (not necessarily easier) to work with. An auto-immune or an anti-inflammatory diet is one of the best places to start.

When it comes to energetically looking at this disorder we must look at the inflammation and the additional growth in inappropriate places. Energetic & emotional patterns: lacking sweetness in your life, feeling insecure about being a woman and therefore overly pushing in different areas of your life, frustration, intense anger.

PCOS

I will once again refer to Lara Briden (she’s a total rock star when it comes to these issues) so I will recommend reading about PCOS on her blog. If you’ve been diagnosed with PCOS I recommend finding out the cause of this issue. What exactly is going on within your body? A great way of finding this out is by tracking your daily morning temperatures to find out if and when you ovulate. Charting your cycles will give you a wonderful inside look at what’s going on within your body and your hormone levels without too many tests.

As for the energetic aspect of PCOS, we’ll be looking at how well you identify with being female, do you feel victimized at all? Do you feel angry at the patriarchy (who doesn’t these days?)? How satisfied do you feel in your creativity and sexuality? What’s your sense of responsibility? Did you have to play both the parental and maternal roles in your family growing up? Do you play those roles now?

PMS & PMDD

PMS is kind of the general syndrome all women are expected to experience during their fertile years. It has been played off as totally normal. However, it is common but not normal. PMS covers a bunch of symptoms like bloating, back pain, acne, cramps, moodiness, headaches and some other ones. But like all other issues, this is your body’s way of communicating with you. From a nutritional point of view, basic supplements like Magnesium and B6 can be total miracle cures for PMS. Supplements and nutrition can be understood better when looking at...