Premenstural Syndrome

Have you recently been types of mood swings which you can not explain to yourself? Have you been having irregular menses lately and no matter what you are doing them come 10 to 15 days in advance?

With these chief symptoms and many other irritable ones is what you may feel shy to relate to yourself with, and then you are suffering from Pre-Menstrual-Syndrome or PMS.

So this condition has turned your day to day life upside down.
Lets us try to peep in what is the cause.

The exact cause is not known but it occurs when the estrogen and progesterone lose their regulation. There are various theories to what initiates this.

Every month our body undergoes a cycle to get ready for any possible pregnancy. The hormones are controlled by the pituitary gland. Various minerals and vitamins also play a major role in regulation of this cycle which is driven by release of estrogen and progesterone.

It is the imbalance in this cycle which is disrupted. Many physicians do not take it as a disease but as a condition. Therefore, they simply prescribe multivitamin and minerals to solve the trouble. In fact, the initial prescription to regulate the cycle is of contraceptive pills.

These pills actually worsen the condition with their severe mood swings. The only alternative is to understand that these symptoms are serious and with each period the women is actually getting depleted emotionally and physically.

To start with, one must cut down on eating high salt meals. Also, replace the empty sweet calories with eating of fruits. Include lots of green vegetables in diet. The supplementation of Vitamin B complex and Vitamin E are very essential. They act has potent antioxidants and heal body for the harm caused.

Calcium, magnesium and potassium supplementation are also very important. The heavy exercises must be completely stopped and replaced with Long walks. Exercising is crucial since these release endorphins which provide natural “feel-good” factor to the body.