PMDD Tips

I literally JUST saw this and had to come and share. The Glucose Goddess is a biochemist. She studies this stuff and knows her stuff!

The black “mountain” in the image is the sugar spike that occurs after you have eaten the ice cream. Why is it bigger right before our periods? So interesting, and probably plays a part in how some of us feel afterwards 😵‍💫

Her solution is always to make sure you have something healthy before the sugar. Eat a salad or some steamed vegetables. A handful of nuts or a tablespoon of peanut butter….something with protein or fiber that is low in sugar, will slow down the way the sugar gets absorbed when you finally have the ice cream 👍

Someone sent me this in a message and we definitely need more research into PMDD! If you have time please check this out. You’ll be helping a student who is doing research, and helping spread awareness at the same time 👍

And here’s the link if QR isn’t your thing!

Elizabeth Sephton try this. https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTMka3SrEB_0fytiJd4lsC4Zh2FNE3Omye_3Rt1nBq8MXDal5sAllBm0mrodgBA_aqaqvLmNjN9qEkk/pub

Once you click, click on the link on the top of the document and then to the link to the survey.

I’ve been dreading this post, partly because I’m depressed about it, and partly because I am afraid of discouraging you from trying acupuncture. It didn’t work for me. I just entered luteal and I am worse now than I was before I started acupuncture. Worse in terms of mood mostly. If I had one positive thing to say about it- just ONE positive result to report- then maybe I could justify going back for more. But I can’t name anything.

Maybe it was the practitioner and his lack of knowledge about pmdd. It’s a possibility. I took this opportunity because of the affordability. And maybe in the far future the opportunity will arise again with someone more knowledgeable, and maybe I’ll get some results. I haven’t written it off completely and I hope you don’t either. Just like one supplement doesn’t work for everyone, the same applies here. You won’t know until you try.

I’m making this post directly after my therapy session, during which my therapist helped me see the silver lining. I didn’t exactly have the words before that. Because I’ve been wanting to try acupuncture for so long, and had so much hope going in. And now 🤷‍♀️

We wait for more research to be done for insights into pmdd.

My insurance changed recently and I will have access to a different healthcare system, so maybe that holds some promise.

Thanks as always for lending your ears 🙏

Feeling inspired 🤗