Is It me or My Hormones???

PMS and painful periods?No way!!!!Ok,you are gaining weight, feeling"off" and frequently tired,irritable, and moody. During the week before your period, you may be subject to cravings, bloating, mood swings, or anger.The week of your period, you get cramps and perhaps heavy bleeding.Also for women in 40's, you may be noticing more frequent problems with memory, focus, and mood, not to mention weight gain, sex drive, and what feels like the loss of your sensuality.

PMS and painful periods are often the result of a hormonal imbalance.When your hormones are balanced again, these problems can disappear. And balancing your hormones is surprisingly simple.Support your hormonal balance by practising the de-stressing activities that restore your spiritual and mental health.

And you can modify stress by :

1. Getting seven to nine hours of restful sleep each night.
2. Doing moderate"bursting" exercise 20 minutes a day, four days a week.
3. Avoiding as far as possible the environmental toxins that stress your system.
4. Reaching out to loved ones, friends, and community.
5. Being outdoors.
6. Getting a pet or spending time with animals.
7. De-stressing with such activities as massage, yoga, meditation, "me time", journaling, and other ways of reconnecting to yourself.
8. Treating yourself with as much compassion as you show others.
9. Engaging in blissful activities that give you pleasure, such as dancing, singing, reading, playing with children, or sex!