Plants contain most of the nutrients we need to survive. In fact, an argument can be made for plants having ALL the nutrients we need to survive. And even though this can be up for debate, the fact that plants offer up medicine for us is not. And one of the ways to ingest this…
Menstrual Health
Moxibustion Remedy For Menstrual Cramps
Moxibustion is a form of heat therapy in which dried plant materials called “moxa” are burned on or very near the surface of the skin. The intention is to warm and invigorate the flow of Qi in the body and dispel certain pathogenic influences by burning the dried herb over specific points along the body….
B12 For PMS Relief
Here at The Pampered Period Box we strive to offer up remedies that help the body do what it is made to do, rather than remedies that simply numb the symptoms. To that end, one of the easiest remedies to try is B12 for PMS relief along with a B Complex for PMS as well….
Supporting A Healthier Menstrual Cycle
We all have pre menstrual symptoms unique to us. There is no ‘perfect’ way to go through out monthly cycles. And it’s also not productive or healthy to assume that if we do ‘all the right things’ that somehow we will have a menstrual cycle without discomfort or challenges. The practice exists in tuning into…
Bath Time, Self Care + Menstrual Care
During my last year at university, I found myself walking out of a class with a group of women that I had just met in a mutual class. I forget now the exact name of the class, but it was a woman’s studies class where we had been discussing the psychological ramifications of guilt that…
Dark Chocolate, PMS + Nourishing Self Care
Despite most conventional notions that we should avoid caffeine and sugar while entering our menstrual cycles in order to avoid exacerbating PMS symptoms, often times our bodies will crave chocolate. Has this ever happened to you? I know I’m about to start bleeding when for one intense day, sometimes two, I start to think about…