Hi Kittykat

Not sure if you were having problems with the heaviness of flow or not...if so apparently lots of extra vitamin C/bioflavonoids can help by strengthening the capillaries, which somehow reduces the flow. Lemons and other citrus are recommended and I would imagine sprouts and other fruit would help with the vitamin C, veges helping with the flavonoids.

Hope that helps

Michelle

"Cacao is remarkably rich in sulfur and magnesium. Cacao seems to be the number one source of magnesium of any food. This is probably the primary reason women crave chocolate during their period". (quote from Shazzie.com)

Magnesium has been used as a treatment for patients with anaemia...loss of blood...periods. Hmmm. Magnesium also effectively reduces high blood pressure, as well as alleviating bad moods/depression. Perhaps your body knows what it needs/is deficient in during this time and is trying to let you know

I read about this magnesium deficiently a few years ago, and as a result I have been taking a magnesium supplement ever since.

And I most definitely do not have magnesium deficiently; a blood test last month confirmed this.

Even with the magnesium supplement (a really good brand, recommended by most naturopaths) I still crave chocolate around my period time.

Trouble is, in the last few years I have really “gone off” Cadburys and other highly commercial cheap chocolates. I always want to gorge on things like Ferrero Rocher, Lindt, Green & Black's and my very favourite, Cocolo (the hazelnut style is orgasmic!)  – in other words, every brand that I can’t really afford.

I suppressed myself last week and ate $25 worth of organic chocolate (one months supply) in one day, I actually felt quite ashamed. Hubby was none too impressed either, as there was none left for him.

thats beautiful Harley

My sentiments entirely! - I'm a living case history of that, In my former emotional bingeing days I would experence the most excrutiatingly painful(and heavy too) menses EVER; now it's a totally different story altogether and I am so thankful for that.

Tree-crops and greens

Sunshine

Activity / adventures

Nurturing relationships

Rest is all you need..................................................................................

 

P.S I no longer crave 'chocolate' but fresh fruit:)

 

I so hear you on the painful periods..I found changing to cloth pads made a difference...and b6 (when i remember!!!) I shall be watching this thread with interest!

I have been having quite painful first days for some time now, I had some acupuncture a few times and found it helped but I couldn't afford to keep going.

I was still really aware of my last period but I was able to work and not let it ruin my day and managed to go out that night and not notice it.

On Raw I have been having much more green leafy veg so I am assuming that is helping.

I would agree that often our choccy cravings are sometimes sugar cravings (esp. if u are not deficient in Mg, KK),. I found that when I thought I was craving choccy, I would have some dark, sugar-free, vegan choc and wouldn't feel satisfied, then realising I was actually craving sugar (like you would get in normal milk based choc).