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PMS Symptoms
PMSDecember 19, 2025

What Is PMS? Understanding Symptoms, ADHD Connections, and Managing Relief

PMS affects nearly half of menstruating women and goes far beyond physical symptoms. Hormonal shifts before your period can influence mood, energy, focus, and emotional regulation, with even stronger effects for women with ADHD. Learn what PMS is, why symptoms happen, how ADHD and the menstrual cycle interact through dopamine, and practical, science backed ways to manage relief with more clarity and self compassion.

PMDD
PMDDDecember 17, 2025

How PMDD Affects Your Relationship: What Research Shows and What You Can Do

PMDD can place real strain on even the strongest relationships. Research shows it affects communication, intimacy, and relationship satisfaction during the luteal phase, not because of relationship failure, but because of cyclical brain and mood changes. Learn how PMDD shows up in partnerships, how it affects both partners, and practical, evidence based ways to protect your relationship and navigate symptoms together.

Period Cramps
Periods, MenstruationDecember 15, 2025

Natural Ways to Stop Period Cramps: A Complete Guide

Period cramps are common, but they are not something you have to simply push through. Research shows that natural approaches like heat, movement, nutrition, stress reduction, and brain based support can meaningfully reduce menstrual pain. Learn why cramps happen, which remedies work fastest, and how to combine evidence backed strategies to ease discomfort and regain control of your cycle.

Periods
Periods, MenstruationDecember 15, 2025

How Alcohol Really Affects Your Period and Why It Hits Different at Different Times

Alcohol does not hit the same all month long, and your body is not imagining it. Hormonal shifts across your cycle change how your liver, brain, sleep, and inflammation respond to drinking. One glass can feel easy one week and brutal the next. Learn why hangovers worsen before your period and how understanding your cycle helps you drink with intention, not guilt.

Mental Health
Mental HealthDecember 12, 2025

Brain-Based Therapies for Mental Health: TMS, Neurofeedback, and tDCS

Brain based therapies like TMS, neurofeedback, and tDCS offer different ways to support mental health by working directly with the brain. Each approach uses distinct mechanisms, timelines, and levels of accessibility. Learn how these therapies compare, what conditions they help most, and how to choose the option that fits your needs, lifestyle, and treatment goals.

PMS Symptoms
PMSDecember 12, 2025

Can Meditation Help Reduce PMS Symptoms? What Science Shows

Meditation can meaningfully reduce PMS symptoms, and science explains why. Regular practice lowers stress hormones that intensify pain, mood changes, and fatigue during the luteal phase. Research shows meditation improves emotional regulation, decreases physical discomfort, and helps your brain process hormonal shifts more smoothly. Learn how stress, neurobiology, and mindfulness connect, and why consistent meditation supports calmer cycles over time.