While growing up, I remembered my sister coming back home and was wriggling in pain. My father shouted” You eat too much and you don’t know how to control your-self !” My sister retorted back ” Dad, It’s not about what I ate, but it is menstrual pains”.
My Dad kept quiet, but the incident keep “reverberating” in my head as a 12 years old boy.
• PMS is a condition that vary from a woman to another. It is mild in some ladies and severe in some.
• It is a combination of symptoms that occur in a women before and after their period.
The Symptoms are:
• Headache
• Fever
• Bloating
• Moody(Mood swings)
• Cramp and pain
• Loss of appetite.

WHAT TO DO:
• Exercise is known to enhance Endorphins. Low levels of endorphins have also been implicated in PMS.
• Caffeine can increase breast tenderness and sugar exacerbates food cravings.so cut them off.
• It is not easy in our economy but it is importance to find ways to relax and have enough sleep.
• Tackle the symptoms by taking some home natural remedy.

In one study, it was revealed that 50-80% of women with PMS were deficient in magnesium.
Foods rich in magnesium include:
 Avocados
 Banana
 Nuts such as almond and cashew
 Legumes such as soya beans
 Whole grains such as wheats,oats and barley.

What about if the PMS causes severe pains and after applying all the recommendations, there is still no solution in sight.
What can you do?
Try the tips advocated above!!