Journal

We explain why doing nothing about your period cramps isn’t just painful in the moment; it can also have scary long-term effects on mood, sleep, sensitivity to pain, and may predispose people with cramps to other painful chronic conditions later in life. 

Zoey Gong is a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) chef and nutritionist, and the founder of Five Seasons TCM—a BIPOC women-owned boutique wellness brand dedicated to modernizing and sharing the knowledge of TCM food therapy. Here, Zoey shares some of her TCM wisdom for women's health and healing. 

We explain the science behind why your period hurts, what’s a “normal” amount of pain to experience during menstrual cramping, why some people’s period cramps are worse than others, and how to stop period cramps from happening.

While birth control pills can be effective at improving cramps and PMS, they affect hormonal health in ways that aren’t always discussed in the gyno’s office. This article compares the benefits of natural progesterone with progestin found in hormonal birth control. 

We caught up with Claire Baker, period coach, speaker, and author of ‘50 Things You Need To Know About Periods: Know Your Flow & Live in Sync With Your Cycle’ for a conversation about how tuning into the natural rhythms of the menstrual cycle can build self-authority and confidence, and help us be happier, healthier humans.

We caught up with period coach Pirita Martikainen to talk periods and productivity, and syncing your cycle to your life and yoga practice.