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Contents
Chapter I -Premenstrual Syndrome ( PMS )- Definition, Types, Diagnosis and Risk Factors
Chapter II -Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)- Causes and Symptoms
Chapter III- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)- Types of Premenstrual Syndrome
Chapter IV - Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and What to Avoid
Chapter V - Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) - The Effects of Fatty acids and Phytoestrogen
Chapter VI - Premenstrual Syndrome ( PMS )- What Causes Migraine Headache, Breast Tenderness and Insomnia
Chapter VII -Premenstrual Syndrome ( PMS )- How Traditional Chinese Herbs Help to Treat PMS
Chapter VIII - Types Of Traditional Treatments
Chapter IX - Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS) - Types of Conventional Treatments
Chapter X - Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS) - How Vitamins Help To Treat Premenstrual Syndrome
Chapter XI - Pre-menstrual Syndrome - How Minerals Help To Treat Premenstrual Syndrome
Chapter XII - Pre-menstrual Syndrome - How Herbs Help To Treat Premenstrual Syndrome
Chapter XIII- Pre-menstrual Syndrome - How Chinese Herbs Help To Treat Premenstrual Syndrome
Chapter XIV -Pre-menstrual Syndrome - How Homoeopathy Helps To Treat Premenstrual Syndrome
Chapter XV- Pre-menstrual Syndrome - Herbs Help To Treat Syndrome of Premenstrual Syndrome
Chapter XVI - Pre-menstrual Syndrome - How Essential Oils Help To Treat Premenstrual Syndrome
Chapter XVII -Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Diet
The End
Chapter I
Premenstrual Syndrome ( PMS )- Definition, Types, Diagnosis and Risk Factors
I. Definition
Premenstrual syndrome effects over 70% to 90% of women in the US and less for women in Southeast Asia because of their difference in living style and social structure. Since it was classified as a syndrome, the occurrence have more than doubled over the past 50 years. Premenstrual syndrome is defined as a condition of faulty function of the ovaries related to the women's menstrual cycle, it effects a women's physical and emotional state, and sometimes interferes with daily activities as a result of hormone fluctuation. The syndrome occurs one to two weeks before menstruation and then declines when the period starts. In some women, the symptoms are so severe, they have to take time off work and restrict themselves from attending normal daily activities.
II. Types of premenstrual syndrome
1. Anxiety
Anxiety is a common symptoms for women with PMS, it is caused by hormone imbalance between estrogen and progesterone. Most women with PMS is found to very high levels of estrogen and low levels of progesterone before menstruation.
2. Craving
Some women with PMS may experience the symptom of food craving, it is caused by abnormal liver function in carbohydrate synthesis. Without coordinating between liver and pancreas, it causes high levels of insulin in the blood stream, resulting in increasing the risk of sugar craving. Other theory suggest when a woman under stress before period, she may grasp for everything which makes her feel more comfortable.
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3. Hyperhydration
Breast tenderness or water retention are always a problem for some women with PMS. Breast tenderness is caused by over production of prolactin as resulting of abnormal function of pituitary gland. Water retention is either caused by inability of digestive system in absorbing of potassium or abnormal function of lymphatic function. Some theories also suggest that fluid retention is caused by high levels of serotonin.
4. Depression
Researchers found that women with symptom of depression always have unbalance levels of estrogen and progesterone as resulting of liver abnormal function of fat and protein metabolism. Without right levels of estrogen and progesterone, it causes nervous tension resulting in increasing nervous disorder including depression.
III. Diagnosis
Premenstrual syndrome may be similar to other types of symptoms such as candida, diabetic reaction, allergic intolerance, thyroid function. No test can diagnose PMS, the only method is to photocopy and fill in the menstrual symptom diary. If there are increasing symptoms in the two weeks before menstruation then it must be premenstrual syndrome, otherwise you can rule out PMS.
IV. Risk factors
Researchers found that women with the below categories will be more likely to develop the premenstrual syndrome:
1. Genetics
If any one in your family have it, you may have it, although there is no proof about it.
2. Age
If you are between 30 - 40 years of age
3. Children
If you have more than 2 children, your risk of premenstrual syndrome increases significantly.
4. Pregnancy succession
Your risk of PMS increases if you have experienced many pregnancies in quickly succession.
5. Hormone Upheaval
If you have experienced a hormone upheaval caused by miscarriage, pregnancy, or pregnancy termination, you are at a high risk of developing PMS.
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Chapter II
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)- Causes and Symptoms
Premenstrual syndrome effects over 70% to 90% of women before menopause in the US and less for women in Southeast Asia because of their difference in living style and social structure. It is defined as faulty function of the ovaries related to the women's menstrual cycle, it effects a women's physical and emotional state, and sometimes interferes with daily activities as a result of hormone fluctuation. The syndrome occurs one to two weeks before menstruation and then declines when the period starts.A. Causes
1. Unhealthy diet
Over consumption of saturated fat, trans fat, artificial, caffeine, etc and under consumption of fiber, vital vitamins and minerals are typical diet in our country resulting in over production of bad estrogen leading to weakened the liver function in carbohydrate synthesis and fat and protein metabolism causing PMS.
2. Digestive system
Strong digestive system is important to provide vital nutrients for our body in regulating its normal function. Unfortunately, it is unknown that women with PMS are found to have digestive disorder before menstruation resulting in symptoms of PMS.
3. Vitamins and Minerals deficiency
Vitamins and minerals are important for regulating the hormone production in our body, especially for women during menstrual cycle. Deficiency of vitamins and minerals causes nervous disorder, liver malfunction and hormone imbalance resulting in symptoms of PMS.
4. Sluggish liver
For what ever reason, women with PMS are found to have a sluggish liver before menstruation. Since liver is vital in regulating the levels of estrogen through production of cholesterol and fat and protein metabolism, sluggish liver causes nervous tension and hormone imbalance.
5. Hormonal imbalance
Over production or under production of certain hormones before menstruation as resulting of thyroid malfunction, pituitary gland abnormality function, liver inability in metabolism, abnormal function of adrenal gland etc. cause hormonal imbalance resulting in symptoms of PMS such as depression, stress, insomnia, fatigue, tiredness, menstrual cramps, etc.
B. Symptoms
1. Emotional symptoms
a) Unhealthy diet
Since we all know that our diet contains high amount of saturated and trans fat, unbalance of levels of essential fatty acids causes inability of liver in secreting bile into the digestive system and in fat and protein metabolism that causes nervous tension resulting in increasing the emotional symptoms of PMS such as stress, anxiety, tiredness, insomnia, etc.
b) Vitamins and minerals deficiency
It is unknown why women with PMS are found to have low levels of vitamin B complex and magnesium. These may be caused by low levels of stomach acid or inability of digestive system in absorbing vital nutrients before period resulting in increasing nervous tension and emotional and physical symptoms.
c) Hormone imbalance
Researchers found that women with PMS always have unbalance of levels of estrogen and progesterone before menstruation. It may be caused abnormal function of some glands in the body including the pituitary, thyroid gland.
Remember over or under production of certain hormones such as serotonin, estrogen, progesterone, prolactin, adrenaline increases the nervous disorder resulting in symptoms of PMS.
d) Thyroid gland
Women with PMS are found to have low thyroid function resulting in increasing the risk of depression, stress, fatigue, tiredness, insomnia, etc.
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2. Physical symptoms
a) Foods and sugar craving
Strong liver is important for women with PMS. Unfortunately, most women with PMS are found to have sluggish liver function before menstruation caused by abnormal function of liver in carbohydrate synthesis and insulin regulating resulting in foods and sugar craving.
b) Breast tenderness and water retention
For what ever reasons, researchers show that some women with PMS are found to have high levels of prolactin and low levels of potassium as resulting in abnormal function of pituitary gland and lymphatic function resulting in breast tenderness and water retention accordingly.
c) Palpitation
Some women with PMS might experience heart palpitation, it is caused by malfunction of thyroid gland, unbalance of estrogen and progesterone and inability of liver in secreting bile into digestive system.
d) Nervous tension
Our nervous system needs the strong liver in fat and protein metabolism to function normally and the right levels of estrogen and progesterone to transmit information between cells. Sluggish liver and unbalance of estrogen and progesterone cause nervous tension resulting in symptoms of PMS.
c) Menstrual cramps
Some women may experience menstrual cramps which will disappear as soon as period start. It may be caused by irregular function of ovaries or essential fatty acids deficiency resulting in estrogen and progesterone imbalance and over production of certain hormone in the prostaglandins family.
Chapter III
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)- Types of Premenstrual Syndrome
Premenstrual syndrome effects over 70% to 90% of women before menopause in the US and less for women in Southeast Asia because of their difference in living style and social structure. It is defined as faulty function of the ovaries related to the women's menstrual cycle, it effects a women's physical and emotional state, and sometimes interferes with daily activities as a result of hormone fluctuation. The syndrome occurs one to two weeks before menstruation and then declines when the period starts. There are 4 major types of premenstrual syndrome (PMS)A. Anxiety
1. Hormone imbalance
For what ever reason, women with PMS are found to have high levels of estrogen and low levels of progesterone. It may be caused unbalance of omega fatty acid, deficiency of certain minerals and vitamins, digestive disorder in nutrients absorption, etc, resulting in increasing symptoms of anxiety of PMS.
2. Sluggish liver
Besides helping to detoxify the body and fighting against invasion of foreign substances such as virus, bacteria and abnormal cell growth, liver play an important role in providing nutrients to the nervous system in fat and protein metabolism. Unfortunately, most women with PMS are found to have a sluggish liver during menstrual cycle resulting in nervous tension leading to anxiety.
3. Nutrients deficiency
Deficiency of Omega 3 fatty acid or imbalance of fatty acid in the body during menstrual cycle as resulting of over consumption of saturated fat caused by interference of liver in fat and protein metabolism resulting in increasing tension of nervous system leading to anxiety.
4. Genetic passing through
If your sister has it, you may also have it. For what ever reason, anxiety during menstrual cycle seems to run in the family. It may be caused by high levels of estrogen in the pool gene or reaction of certain glands in production of hormone during menstrual cycle.
5. Environment toxins
Over exposure to toxic environment resulting in accumulation of xenoestrogen in the body during menstrual will lead to over production of bad estrogen and low levels of good estrogen to counter the reaction to the symptoms of PMS.
B. Food Craving
1. Sluggish liver
Maintaining a strong liver is vital for women with PMS, because liver helps in synthesis of carbohydrate and regulating the levels of insulin in the blood stream by transmitting information to pancreas. If the levels of insulin is too high, it tell pancreas to stop producing insulin and if the levels is too low, it tell pancreas to secret more insulin. Unbalancing blood sugar in the blood stream causes Foods and sugar craving.
2. Hormone imbalance
a) Adrenal gland
Women with PMS are found to have high levels of adrenaline which causes less production of progesterone leading to hormone imbalance and resulting in increasing the appetite of sweet and sugar products.
b) Hormone fluctuation
Hormone fluctuation and hormone deficiency, such as over production estrogen and little progesterone or over production of progesterone and less estrogen will increase the tension of nervous system resulting in stress and food craving.
3. Iron and Vitamins B6 deficiency
Some women with PMS during menstrual cycle are found to have low levels of iron and vitamin B6 resulting in increasing the risk of craving for for food not normally eaten and chocolate.
4. High levels of glucose tolerance
For what ever reason, women with PMS are found to have high levels of glucose tolerance such as increased appetite and craving for sugar and chocolate. It may be caused by stress and high levels of adrenaline. Some researchers argue that under stress, most women look for anything which can make them feel comfortable including sweet and chocolate.
5. Omega 3 fatty acid deficiency
Omega 3 fatty acid helps not only to regulate uterus muscle during menstrual cycle, but also helps to balance the levels of prostaglandins hormone resulting in lessening the risk of food and craving for women with PMS
C. Hyper-hydration
1. Lymphatic malfunction
Lymphatic system is important for returning excess interstitial fluid to the blood. Some women with PMS with water retention symptom, it may be caused by lymphatic malfunction leading to over returning of interstitial fluid surrounds the tissue cells resulting in water retention in the body tissues.
2. Over production of prolactin
Prolactin is vital for milk production for feeding mother, over production of prolactin by pituitary gland during menstrual cycle as resulting of hormone imbalance causing breast tenderness for some women with PMS.
3. Digestive system
For what ever reason, women with PMS are found to have digestive disorder. It may be caused by lacking stomach acid in the digestive system resulting in reducing the absorption of certain nutrient which are necessary to maintain right levels of fluid in the body tissues.
4. Potassium deficiency
Potassium is vital for sodium regulation. Without enough levels of potassium, it causes high levels of sodium accumulated in the body resulting in increasing the risk of fluids retention.
5. Serotonin
Serotonin besides plays an important role in neurotransmitter, it also helps to calm the nervous tension with right levels, but over production of serotonin causes nervous tension and water retention.
6. Prostaglandins
Beside helps to regulate the uterus muscle, over production of prostaglandins hormones increase the risk of pre menstrual cramps and water retention.
D. Depression
1. Aldosterone
Aldosterone produced by adrenal gland, besides helping the kidney in regulating water retention in the body tissues by releasing potassium in the kidney, it also acts on the nervous system in controlling anxiety, fear and stress. Women with pre menstrual syndrome are found to have high levels of aldsterone resulting in increasing emotional and physical stress.
2. Glucocorticoids
Glucocorticoids is also produced by adrenal gland, besides helping liver in regulating the glucose metabolism and immune system in fighting against foreign invasion such as bacteria and virus, it also have an negative effect on central nervous system. Over production of glucocorticoids cause stress.
3. Cortisol
Women with pre menstrual syndrome are found to have high levels of cortisol, it is either caused by inability to cope with daily stress, hormone imbalance or nutrients deficiency before menstruation.
4. Serotonin
Serotonin is a monoamine neurotransmitter synthesized in serotonergic neurons in the central nervous system. Unbalancing of levels of serotonin before menstruation causes nervous tension, water retention, anger, aggression and lost of concentration and stress.
5. Androgen
Androgen is a steroid hormone, it helps to stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine in the body. Unbalancing of androgen can influence our behaviour, such as emotional and physical stress, because our nervous system is sensitive to steroid hormones.
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Chapter IV
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and What to Avoid
A. Artificial Sweetener
1. Is artificial sweetener safe?
We always think that sweetener helps to control weigh and misled in believing that sweetener is better that sugar. In fact, it is not true. Sugar helps to provide energy for our body need, over consumption is the problem while sweetener contains aspartame, the substance causes more harm than good to our body including weigh gain and symptoms of pre menstrual syndrome such as depression and anxiety.
2. Serotonin
Artificial sweetener depresses the nervous system in fighting against stress resulting in less levels of serotonin being produced leading to mood swing and depression.
3. Amino acids
Amino acids are important for liver in protein metabolism. Artificial sweetener contains high levels of aspartic and phenylalanine and it is over 150 times sweeter than sugar, taking artificial sweetener may cause over dose of such amino acids resulting in increasing the risk of nervous tension leading to memory lose, mood swing, depression and symptoms of PMS.
4. Methanol
Artificial sweetener when digest, methanol in the sweetener converts to formaldehyde which is toxic to our body resulting in unbalancing the protein metabolism of the brain leading to symptoms of PMS such as mood swing, anxiety and depression, if it is over dose.
5. Addictive
The chemical aspartame is so addictive. It is wise to stop taking artificial sweetener slowly or ask your doctor for help. Abruptly stop taking aspartame may cause withdrawal symptoms.
B. Caffeine
1. Vitamins and minerals deficiency
Food containing caffeine also contain tannin which block the digestive system in absorbing of vitamins and minerals in the digestive tract including vitamin B6 and magnesium. the vitamin and mineral which are vital for women with PMS.
2. Unbalance of blood sugar
Caffeine is a stimulant, it helps to improve the function of nervous system if it taken in a right dose. Over dose of caffeine causes suddenly surge and fall of blood sugar in the blood stream resulting in over production of adrenaline hormone leading to symptoms of PMS such as mood swing, depression and irritation.
3. Methylxathines
Methylxathines in food containing caffeine besides helps to inhibit the actions of sleepiness inducing adenosine and treat symptoms of asthma , it has been proven to have side effects such as breast tenderness, begnin lumps and breast pain.
4. Theophylline and theobromine
Foods containing caffeine also contains methylxathines and theobromine which besides help to relax muscle and increase blood, if they are taken in small dose. Over dose of methylxathines and theobromine may increase the risk of blood sugar unbalance leading to over production adrenaline hormone resulting in food and sugar craving.
5. Addictive
Caffeine is so additive and it narrows your blood vessels when taken, if you stop it completely and suddenly, you blood vessels will widen causing spitted headache. It is wise to stop it slowly over a period of time.
C. Alcohol
1. Liver functions
Moderate intake of no more than 2 glasses of wine is helpful in liver fat and protein metabolism by increasing the blood flow and awareness of the nervous system. Excessive drinking damages the liver function
a) Detoxifying Liver is a first line defence of our body besides in fighting against foreign invasion such as forming of free radical and bacteria and virus, it also helps to detoxify our body toxic caused environment toxins accumulation or any harmful substance coming into our body through diet or the air we breath, etc. Without strong liver , it causes over production of estrogen resulting in premenstrual syndrome.
b) Essential fatty acids metabolism Without strong liver function, it causes over production of bad prostaglandins hormone PGE2 resulting in increasing the symptoms of PMS including Menstrual pain and cramps.
c) Food craving Liver is essential in regulating the pancreas in production of insulin. Abnormal function of liver in crease the risk of over production of insulin resulting in over production of adrenaline hormone which causes stress and nervous tension.
2. Nutritions and minerals deficiency
Alcohol inhibits the breakdown of vitamins and minerals into usable molecule by decreasing digestive enzymes secretion and damage the lining of stomach in absorbing vital nutrients by blocking the transportation of nutrients into the blood stream resulting in nutrients deficiency including vitamin B complex, zinc, magnesium, potassium etc. leading to symptoms of PMS. Example : Low levels of zinc causes over production of prolaclin resulting in breast tenderness Low levels of potassium causes abnormal lymphatic function and high levels of sodium resulting in fluid retention.
3. Liver disease
Moderate drinking alcohol generally produces feelings of relaxation and cheerfulness, but excessive drinking has the opposite effects as fatty acids build up as plaques in the capillary around liver cells causing liver disease resulting in increasing the severeness of PMS.
D. Dairy Foods
1. Saturated fat
Most dairy food contains high amount of saturated fat which is one form of triglycerides which deceases the function of liver in secreting bile and lessens the function of liver in fat and protein metabolism resulting in lessening the oxygen transportation to the nervous system causing nervous including depression and emotional and physical stress.
2. Magnesium
Dairy foods contain substances which block the digestive in magnesium absorption. Since magnesium is vital for women with PMS, because magnesium deficiency causes nervous tension resulting of anxiety, depression and mood swing.
3. Arachidonic acid (AA)
Diary foods also contains high amount of arachidonic acid which is converted to bad prostaglandins hormone resulting in interference with our body in production of good prostaglandins hormone causing hormone imbalance and menstrual pain and cramps.
4. High levels of sugar
As we mentioned before, high levels of sugar may interfere with normal functions of pancreas resulting in over production of insulin leading to over production of adrenal hormone causing depression, symptoms of PMS. you can avoid this, by choosing diary product with no or little sugar in it.
5. Good bacteria
Some dairy product contains live and good bacteria such as lactobacillus acidphilus and bifidus, they helps to control the production of bad bacteria in our body and increase the immune system in fighting against the forming of free radicals and bacteria and virus thereby, it reduces the risk of symptoms of PMS caused by over production of bad bacteria and immune weakness.
E. Salt
1. Water retention
Increasing intake of sodium (salt) not only reduces the lymphatic function in regulating the fluid in the body tissues and is also harm your kidney in urinary secretion resulting in increasing the risk of water retention.
2. Potassium Sodium in the salt works together with potassium to maintain the fluid in the body. Over intake of sodium disturbs the ratio of potassium and sodium resulting in increasing the fluid retention in the body tissues for some women with PMS.
3. Adrenaline hormone
As the levels of sodium increasing, it not only causes weight gain but also increases the risk of over production of adrenaline hormone as resulting of lowering levels of blood sugar triggering the symptoms of PMS including bloating and puffing.
4. High blood pressure
As all we known intake of more than daily recommendation of salt for a prolong period of time causes high blood pressure resulting in lessening the function of our in regulating the blood flow in the arteries triggering the abnormal function of cells in the nervous system that increases the risk of nervous disorder including mood swing, anxiety and physical and emotional stress for some women with PMS.
F. Smoking
1. Hormone imbalance
Smoking besides increase the risk of lung cancer, it also depletes the levels of good estrogen and exhibit the levels of bad estrogen causing hormone imbalance resulting in increasing the risk of pre menstrual syndrome for some smoking women.
2. Immune system
Since cadmium is very toxins, it has an ability to attach to arteries wall and make the wall thinker that decreases the function of blood in transportation of nutrients and oxygen to our body cells need resulting in decreasing the body in hormone manufacturing that leads to hormone imbalance including pre menstrual syndrome.
3. Toxin accumulation
Cigarette contain high levels of toxic chemical compound that may danger to your health including increasing nervous tension and weakening the immune system such as negative allergic reaction and energy depletion.
4. Mineral deficiency
Cigarette contain high levels of cadmium which inhibits the mineral zinc causing minerals deficiency leading to symptoms of PMS.
5. Vitamin deficiency
Vitamin C and E besides is important for our body in fighting against forming of free radical and foreign invasion, it also helps to increase immune system in allergic reaction caused by hormone imbalance during menstrual. Smoking reduces the levels of vitamin C and E resulting in weakening the immune system and increasing the risk of negative allergic reaction leading to symptoms of PMS.
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Chapter V
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) - The Effects of Fatty acids and Phytoestrogen
A. Fatty acids
I. Liver
a) Over consumption of saturated fat reduces function of liver in secreting bile into bloodstream and interference with liver in regulating function of pancreas in insulin production resulting in symptoms of PMS including food and sugar craving.
II. Prostaglandins hormones
1. Definition
Prostaglandins are found in most tissues and organs. They are produced by all nucleated cells except lymphocytes. Prostaglandins are generated from
a) Gamma linoneic acid ( GLA)
b) Arachidinic acid (AA)
c) Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
2. How prostaglandins effect women with PMS
a. Gamma linoneic acid ( GLA)
GLA is also known as essential Omega 6 fatty acid which has anti-inflammatory properties found primarily in vegetable oils. It may also be converted from linolenic acid before converting to prostaglandins PGE1. If there are blockage caused abnormal function of fat and protein metabolism, imbalance of essential Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids and nutrients deficiency, PGE1 may become bad prostaglandins resulting in symptoms of PMS including menstrual pain and cramps.
b. Arachidinic acid (AA)
Arachidinic acid (AA) is also converted from linoleic acids after converting to dihomogamma-linolenic acid (DGLA). It is produced as resulting of unbalance of Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids. Over production of PGE2 causes symptoms of PMS including menstrual pain and cramps. Since meats contain high levels of AA, reducing intake of such products will help to restore the balance of prostaglandins hormone PG1 and PG2.
c. Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
Omega 3 fatty acid containing eicosapentaenoic acid which is also known as also icosapentaenoic acid which is converted from Alpha-linolenic acid. EPA is vital for the production of good prostaglandins PGE3 resulting in lessening the risk of inflammation and symptoms of PMS.
Unbalance of Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids causes unbalance of hormone of members in the prostaglandins and weakens the liver in fatty acids metabolism resulting in increasing the risk of symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.
b) It also interference the liver in fat and protein metabolism that is essential for our body cells need including the cells in the nervous sytem resulting in increasing of nervous tension and symptoms of PMS.
III. Saturated fat
Saturated fat is fat which consists of triglycerides and contains only saturated fatty acid radicals and comes mainly from animals. It blocks the absorption of nutrients in the digestive system including essential fatty acids and vitamins and minerals resulting in increasing the unbalance of prostaglandins family and liver in fat and protein metabolism causing symptoms of PMS, if consumed in large amount. By the way, saturated fat also deceases the function of your liver as resulting of building up of cholesterol and triglycerides in your blood causing numbers of disease including heart diseases and stroke.
B. Phytoestrogen
I. Definition
Phytoestrogens also known as dietary estrogen, are non steroidal plant compounds which have a structural similarity with estradiol and the ability to cause estrogenic and anti estrogenic effects.
II. How phytoestrogens effect women with PMS
1. Hormone balancing
As we mentioned in the definition, phytoestrogens in the plant have the ability to lower levels of estrogen if it is too high and higher the levels of estrogen if it is too low. Since most women with pre-mentsrual syndrome always have some kinds of hormone imbalance, intake of photyestrogens not only will helps restore the balance, but also reduce the symptoms of PMS.
2. Hormone stimulating
Phytoestrogen also have the ability to regulating the levels of sex hormone binding globulin SHBG circulating in the bloodstream. SHBG is produced by liver in fat and protein metabolism and the right levels of SHBG help to reduce symptoms of PMS such as mood swing and water retention.
3. Menstruation
Research found that women intake of phytoestrogen helps to increase the length of period for some women who have too short period as well as lighter period.
4. Liver booster
Phytoestrogen also increases the liver function in regulating the levels of prostaglandins hormone by fat and protein metabolism resulting in lessening the menstrual pain and cramps for some women with PMS.
5. Circulatory system
It also helps to reduce the levels of bad cholesterol in the blood stream, leading to more oxygen being transported to the cells in the body and increasing the normal cells function resulting in lessening the symptoms of PMS including the cells in nervous system.
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Chapter VI
Premenstrual Syndrome ( PMS )- What Causes Migraine Headache, Breast Tenderness and Insomnia
A. Migraine headache
Migraine headache are the most common symptoms of PMS, they effect about 15% of population and just before or on the days of period. While headache does not accompany with symptoms, migraine usually followed by series of symptoms.
1. Serotonin
Serotonin besides secreted by the pituitary gland when we come to stress, it is also secreted during migraine attack. The level of serotonin effects the blood vessels in the brain causing irritation to the nervous system resulting in swelling the brain's blood vessels that causes pain last for hours.
2. Allergic reaction
For what whatever reasons, some women with pre menstrual syndrome may be sensitive to food such as daily products, peanut, etc just before period causing migraine headache. It may be caused by inability of digestive system in foods digestion that causes some food particle being leak into bloodstream and immune reaction.
3. Estrogen Research believe that migraine may be caused by high levels of estrogen and low levels of progesterone because the symptom of migraine headache before period is gone when the woman becomes pregnant.
4. Medication
Some medication such as bromocriptine uses to reduce levels of prolactin for women with breast pain before period may cause headache and migraine because of it's side effects.
5. Magnesium deficiency
Magnesium beside helps to regulate the levels of blood sugar, it also helps to stop the blood vessels spam, because it reduces the risk of blood vessels around the brain to constrict, then dilate during migraine attack.
B. Breast Tenderness
Breast tenderness effects more than 70% of women in the US alone. Sometimes, it is so painful that some women afraid to be hugged and uncomfortable during sleep.
1. Caffeine
Caffeine is stimulant. It contains methylxanthines, a chemical which exhibits the problem of PMS including breast tenderness, breast pain. Reducing intake of foods containing caffeine such as coffee, tea before period may help to reduce the symptoms of breast tenderness and pain.
2. Stress
Prolactin produced abundant by during baby feeding. Hormone prolactin may also be released by during prolong period of stress leading to breast tenderness for some women with PMS.
3. Hormone imbalance
Some women may experience breast changes during menstrual cycle, since the problem is linked to the cycle, it may be caused by the fluctuation of levels of estrogen and progesterone as resulting of hormonal imbalance.
4. Sluggish Liver
Liver is important in fat and protein metabolism. Sluggish liver causes abnormal function of liver in regulating the levels of Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids resulting in increasing the imbalance of levels of PGE2 leading to breast tenderness and pain.
4. Nutrients deficiency
a)Vitamins and minerals deficiency For what ever reason, women with pre menstrual syndrome are found to have low levels of zinc, vitamin B6 and magnesium leading to over production of levels of PG2 which causes PMS including breast tenderness and pain.
b) Omega 3 fatty acid deficiency
As we mention before, Omega 3 fatty is important to inhibit the levels of PG2. deficiency of Omega 3 fatty acid causes high levels of PG2 in the bloodstream resulting in breast tenderness and pain.
5. Prostaglandins hormone
Balancing of prostaglandins hormone is vital in regulating the uterus muscles during menstrual cycle, if the levels of PGE2 of the prostaglandins is getting too high, it may cause breast tenderness and breast pain for women with PMS.
C. Insomnia
1. Mineral deficiency
Calcium, magnesium and silicon are essential for women during menstrual cycle because they have a calming effects for the nervous system. Imbalance or deficiency of calcium, magnesium and silicon increase the tension of the brain's cell resulting in insomnia.
2. Vitamin deficiency
Women with PMS are found to have low levels of vitamin B6 which is vital to convert trytophan to serotonin. Deficiency of vitamin B6 interferes the production of serotonin resulting in lessening the production of melatonin, a vital hormone in promoting a good nigh sleep.
3. Alcohol
Alcohol not only damages the liver in fat and protein metabolism, it also increases the tension of nervous system. Limit intake of less than one cup of wine everyday will helps to reduce the symptoms of insomnia.
4. Caffeine
Caffeine may helps to increase nervous system function but it may causes nervous tension and vitamin B6 deficiency as resulting of caffeine stimulating. It also causes unbalance of production of serotonin and melatonin hormone resulting in increasing the nervous tension leading to insomnia.
5. Low levels of melatonin
Melatonin is hormone which helps to regulate the sleep pattern of our body. some women with PMS found to have low levels of melatonin before period caused by low levels of serotonin and tytrophan. Intake of food with high in serotonin and tytrophan will help.
5. Insulin irregularity
Researchers exam the inter relationship between insomnia and insulin fluctuation found out that improving insulin balancing will helps to improve the sleep pattern and via versa
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Chapter VII
Premenstrual Syndrome ( PMS )- How Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbs Help to Treat PMS
Traditional Chinese medicine has been used over 4000 thousand years in treating women reproductive system disorder with proven success. Chinese herbalists believe Pre menstrual syndrome is caused by
A. Liver blood stagnation
Liver blood stagnation in the abdominal region including uterus causes menstrual pain and cramps before the period. By releasing the blood stagnation, it helps to remove the blood in the abdomen resulting in lessening the symptoms of PMS The traditional Chinese herbalists also believe that premenstrual syndrome is caused by blood stagnation in the liver and abdominal region
1. White peony (bai shao)
White peony has been used in Chinese medicine in treating liver blood stagnation and blood purifying thereby increasing the liver function in fat and protein metabolism and the circulatory system for providing the nutrient to our body need resulting in lessening the blood stagnation in the abdominal region and tension of nervous system.
2. Spathololus spp ( ji xue xiong)
Spathhololus spp is a blood tonic medicine, it has been used to treat reproductive system disorder caused blood stagnation or blood deficiency, because it helps to increase the production of blood and move the blood resulting in lessening the menstrual pain and cramps and nervous tension.
3. Liguustcum wallichi ( chuan xiong)
Liguustum wallichi is also a herb used to improve the blood circulation in the body including the abdominal region. It has been used in Chinese medicine as reproductive system enhancing herb for women during menstrual cycle before and after ovulation.
4. Angelica root( dong quai)
Angelica root is a queen for women reproductive system, it has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating blood stagnation, menstrual pain and cramps, etc by building, harmonizing blood and alleviating menstrual disorder.
5. Red sage roots ( dan shen)
Red sage root is a main Chinese medicine that has been used to treat blood stagnation in the abdominal region by improving the blood circulation in the body including abdominal region and breaking up stagnation.
B. Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi is important in carbohydrate synthesis and fat and protein metabolism. Liver qi stagnation causes abnormal function in regulating the production of estrogen and other hormones produced by glands resulting in inability of liver in controlling menstrual blood leading to blood stagnation in the productive system leading to Premenstrual syndrome including irritability, breast tenderness and menstrual pain and cramps before period.
1. Angelica synthesis (Dong quai)
Angelica synthesis is a queen herb for women reproductive tonic, it has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating all women productive disorder by releasing the qi stagnation including pre menstrual syndrome. Angelica synthesis contains phytoestrogen, which helps to restore the hormone imbalance before ovulation and relax the uterus muscles resulting in lessening the hormone imbalance effects and pre menstrual pain and cramps
2. Milk thistle seed
Milk thistle seed has been used in the traditional Western medicine over thousand year for liver tonic. In Chinese medicine, milk thistle helps to restore the qi stagnation caused by environment toxins and other toxins which cause abnormal liver's function. It also helps to regenerate the liver's cell resulting in reducing the symptoms of PMS.
3. White pony ( bai shao)
White pony is said to smooth the liver qi stagnation and a blood purifier. It contains substances which helps to restore hormone imbalance before and after ovulation, thereby reducing symptoms of PMS including emotional and physical stress.
4. Fennel seed ( xiao hu xiang)
Fennel seed besides help to release the stagnation caused by imbalance of yin yang qi in the liver, it also helps to improve the function of abdominal organ resulting in lessoning the symptom of PMS including pre menstrual pain and cramps.
5. Yellow dock root
Yellow dock root is a liver tonic medicine, it helps to detoxify liver by removing any harmful substances accumulated in the liver including liver congestion resulting in improving liver function in regulating the production of hormones before and after ovulation. There are many more Chinese herbs which help to restore or improve the qi stagnation such as xian fu, fo ti, marsh marrow root etc, please visit your Chinese herbalist for more information.
C. Kidney deficiency
Chinese herbalists believe PMS is also caused by a) Deficiency of yang qi Deficiency of yang in the kidney leading to over production of bad estrogen and kidney abnormal function in regulating urinary secretion resulting in back pain, water retention, tiredness and fatigue. b) Deficiency of yin qi Yin qi deficiency normally happens to women in peri menopause. It may happens to women with PMS with symptoms of night sweats and other symptoms of menopause as resulting of low levels of estrogen being produced before period.
1. Rehmannia glutinosa (shu li huang)
Rehmannia glutinose besides has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating kidney disorder, it also helps to restore the balance of yin and yang qi of the kidney resulting in lessening the symptoms of water retention, weight gain for women with pre menstrual syndrome. It is said to contains substances which help to improve sexual desire before and after ovulation.
2.Morinda root ( ba ji tian)
Morinda root besides has been used in traditional medicine in treating yang kidney qi deficiency, it also helps to improve immune system before ovulation resulting in lessening the nervous tension for some women with PMS.
3. Cuscuta (tu si zi)
Cuscuta is a kidney tonic medicine, it helps to balance the yin and yang qi of the kidney resulting in reducing symptoms of water retention for women with PMS. It is said to help in improving the sexual desire for women caused by yang kidney qi deficiency and reducing nervous tension.
4. Cinnamon bark (rou gui)
Cinnamon bark is qi tonic herb, it helps to release the qi stagnation of our body including liver and kidney, it also promotes the kidney yang qi circulation and healthy adrenal gland resulting in lessening the symptoms of nervous tension caused by over production of certain hormone in the adrenal gland.
5. water plantain root (ze xie)
Water plantain root helps to release the kidney qi by improving the kidney in water metabolism resulting in lessening the symptoms of water retention and weight gain for some women with PMS.
D. Spleen qi stagnation
Spleen is an organ whose functions is in the destruction of redundant red blood cells and production of blood. Spleen qi stagnation causes abnormal function in regulating the red blood cells in blood stream leading to blood stagnation just before period resulting in PMS. Symptoms of spleen qi stagnation include weight gain or lost, eating disorder or lost of appetite
1. Red pony ( Chi shao )
Red pony is a traditional Chinese medicine used in treating all kind of gynaecological problem. It helps to release the blood stagnation in the abdominal region including blood stagnation in the uterus thereby reducing any abdominal enlargement or swelling resulting in lessening the abdominal pain and cramps for some women with PMS
2. Red sage root ( dan sen)
Poria cocos is a fungi which has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in improving blood circulation and break up blood stagnation in the body resulting in reducing symptoms of PMS caused by blood stagnation in the abdomen including the uterus .
3. Tree peony root bark
Tree peony root bark is blood and liver tonic medicine by improving the blood circulation to the brain and increase the liver function in fat and protein metabolism it helps to treat emotional and physical stress such as anger, aggression, anxiety etc for women with PMS.
4. Safflower ( hong hua)
Safflower is blood tonic Chinese medicine, it helps to break up blood stagnation in the abdominal region including the uterus resulting in lessening the premenstrual pain and cramps.
5. Jujubae date ( da zao)
Jujubae date is a Chinese ancient herb, it has been used nutritive tonic and blood detoxified medicine thereby, helping the blood circulation in the abdominal region resulting in reducing the premenstrual cramps caused by over active uterus muscles.
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Chapter VIII
Types Of Treatment Part (A)
A. Ayurveda
Ayurveda treatments are individualized based upon a person’s imbalance of 3 doshas. The three doshas are Vata, pitta and kapha. Since ayurveda recognizes the imbalance of 3 doshas which cause pre menstrual syndrome, therefore if PMS is caused by
I. Vata imbalance
Since vata dosha governs all physiological aspect of human body, imbalance of vata dosha causes depression, anxiety, mood swing, sleeplessness and other nervous tension resulting in premenstrual syndrome, then treatments include
1. Meditation and relaxation.
2. Foods must be warm and avoid intake of any cool or cold foods. Some food may be suggested to taken during menstrual cycle to reduce the symptoms of PMS.
3. Dry ginger and black pepper may be added in the daily diet to warm the body and balance the vata dosha.
II. Pitta imbalance
Pitta dosha governs all aspects of physiology transformation in the human body, imbalance of ptta dosha causes anger, irritability, digestion and mental sharpness resulting in premenstrual syndrome, then treatments may include
1. Massage with cool essential oil
2. Keeping the body cool by eating uncooked, cool foods such as pears and melons.
3. Slow down work pace and take more time to relax
4. Herb motherwort contains substances that helps to inhibit the heat in the body, thereby helping to reduce symptoms of PMS.
III. Lapha imbalance
Lapha dosha governs all structural integrity of the human body including improving the immune system in fighting against environment toxins accumulated into the body. Lapha imbalance causes weight gain, bloating and depression resuling in pre menstrual syndrome. Treatments include
1. regular and moderate exercise
2. Food must be warm before taking. Eat a lot of vegetables and fruits
3. Avoid any foods with heavy taste such as too sweet, salty and sour.
4. Foods with high amount of vitamin C with cleansing body toxins may be suggested to take everyday during menstrual cycle.
B. Massage
I. Definition
Massage is one of the oldest form of medical treatment involving stroke, pressing and kneading in the difference area in our body. It has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in relieving pain in special area by stimulating blood circulation.
II. How massage helps to treat PMS
1. Improving blood circulation
By massage the area in the abdominal region, it helps to release the qi and blood stagnation in the region resulting in lessening symptoms of PMS including menstrual pain and cramps.
2. Improving liver function
Liver qi stagnation causes abnormal function of liver in regulating the levels of estrogen in the body before ovulation resulting in increasing the risk of hormone imbalance for women with PMS. Massage helps to release the qi stagnation leading to strong liver in fat and protein metabolism and lessening the symptoms of Pre menstrual syndrome.
3. Lymphatic function
Lymphatic function helps to remove fluid from our body tissue. Massage helps to improve the lymphatic function resulting in lessening the risk of water and fluid retention in the body's tissues.
4. Toxin elimination
Massage helps to improve the body function in toxins elimination by releasing the qi and blood stagnation in the liver, stimulating the lymphatic and kidney function in removing fuild from the body resulting in lessening the symptoms of PMS including water retention and hormone imbalance.
5. Nervous tension
Massage helps our body and muscles to relax. For women with premenstrual syndrome, relaxing helps to relieve tension of the nervous tension resulting in reducing the risk of anxiety, emotional and physical stress, depression and fatigue.
C. Acupuncture
I. Definition
Acupuncture is one of the old form treatment which has been used to relieve the tension of any area in the body caused by qi and blood stagnation in Chinese medicine.
II. How acupuncture effects women with Pre-menstrual syndrome
1. Liver qi and blood stagnation
Chinese herbalists believe a large majority of women with PMS are caused by either liver qi or blood stagnation or both. Therefore, by using the needle in the specific area ( sometimes electrical current may be used for more effective stimulation), it helps to release and improve the function of liver resulting in lessening the symptoms of PMS.
2. Releasing the nervous tension By stimulating the circulation of in the body, it helps our nervous system to relax, resulting in reducing depression, insomnia, tiredness and anxiety.
3. Yin and Yang qi
Yin and yang qi a natural energy in the human body. Chinese herbalists believe PMS is sometimes caused by yin and yang qi imbalance in the women body. By restoring the balance of the natural energy using some stimulation point, it helps to improve the hormone balancing in the body of women before ovulation resulting in eliminating the syndrome of PMS.
4. Pains and cramps
Acupuncture also helps to relive the menstrual pain and cramps caused over active muscle in the abdominal region by releasing the stagnation of qi and blood resulting in helping the muscles to relax and reducing abdominal pain and cramps.
5. Kidney deficiency
Kidney deficiency causes water retention in the body of women with PMS. Acupuncture helps to restore the function of kidney by stimulating more fuild secretion resulting in eliminating toxins through urinary secretion.
D. Acupressure
I. Definition
Unlike acupuncture which uses needles in some stimulating point to treat illness, acupressure is a form of treatment which applies pressure in the stimulating point by fingers and thumb.
II. How acupressure effects women with PMS
1. Qi and blood stagnation
Qi and blood stagnation is the main problem for women with PMS. Some women with PMS may be caused by liver inability in fat and protein metabolism resulting in over production of levels of estrogen, others may be caused caused by blood stagnation in the abdominal region resulting in over active uterus muscles. Chinese herbalist believe by releasing the qi or blood stagnation, it will reduce or eliminate the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.
2. Imbalance of natural energy
Besides helping to release the qi or blood stagnation, symptoms of PMS caused by imbalance of yin and yang qi in the women body before ovulation, Acupressure helps to restore the balance of the natural energy through putting pressure in the stimulating point, thereby relieving or eliminating the pre-menstrual syndrome.
3. Releasing pain and cramps
Acupressure also helps to the muscles to relax. By applying pressure at the certain point in the body, it helps to relieve the over active resulting in lessening the menstrual pain and cramps.
4. Circulatory system
By applying pressure in certain points in the body, acupressure helps to improve blood circulation in the body including the abdominal region, resulting in improve the transportation of nutrients to our body's cells need and lessening the nervous tension for some women with premenstrual syndrome.
5. Increase kidney function
Some women with symptoms of water retention may be caused by imbalance of kidney qi or lymphatic inability in fluid regulation. By applying fingers and thumb in certain meridian points, acupuncture helps to restore the kidney and lymphatic qi resulting in increasing the fluid secretion and lessening the problems of water retention.
E. Hydrotherapy
I. Definition
Hydrotherapy is one form of medical practises using water and ice including hot and cold water.
II. How hydrotherapy effect women with PMS
1. Warm water treatment
Hydro therapist believes warm water helps to calm and relax the body. By putting yourself in the warm water bath or shower, it helps to relieve the tension of the body resulting in lessening the symptoms of anxiety, emotional and physical stress, tiredness and fatigue.
2. Hot water treatment
Hot water treatment is another form of hydrotherapy. By putting yourself in a hot bath or shower, it helps to increase the circulatory and lymphatic function in the body resulting in lessing the symptom of water retention and increasing the toxin elimination.
3. Cold water treatment
Cold water reduce the inflammation or infection caused by inability of immune system or liver function in fighting against the invasion of bacteria and virus or forming of free radicals. By increasing the function of immune system, it helps to reduce stress and lessen the symptoms of PMS.
4. Hot and cold water alternating
By alternating the hot and water, it helps to stimulate the function of the body, because hot water dilates blood vessels and cold water constricts them resulting in increasing the function of all body organs and lessening the risk of Pre-menstrual syndrome.
F. Homeopathy
I. Definition
Homoeopathy is one of the older form medical practise using "like cures like" invented by German physician Samuel Hahnemann. He believes substances that cause symptoms of the disease is possibly used to cure it.
II. How homoeopathy effects women with PMS
1. Nux vomica
Nux vomica is one of homoeopathy medicine used to treat symptoms of PMS caused by nervous tension caused by over active of brain cells as resulting of over drinking or eating food with stimulant. Nux vomica also used to treat women with PMS caused sluggish liver in synthetic carbohydrate and fat and protein metabolism resulting in sugar and oilly food craving.
2. Natrum muriaticium
Natrum nuriaticum is also known table salt in homoeopathy remedies. It has been used to regulating the fuild in the body tissues. It has been used to treat symptoms of premenstrual symptoms caused by water retention by acting as an agent which helps to alter and restore the tissues of the body so they can assimilate the body's needs for salt from food.
3. Lachesis
Lachesis is derived from vernon of alchesis snake. It is believe that lachesis is best used to treat symptoms induced by the venom. It is used to treat symptoms of nervous tension and congestive menstrual pain caused by blood stagnation in the body.
4. Pulstatilla
In premenstrual syndrome. pulstatilla helps to nervous tension such as night time headaches caused by hormonal imbalance before ovulation, stress that feel as if head is about to burst. emotional, tearful and restless nervousness.
5. Sepia
Sepia Acts specially on the portal system with venous congestion, therefore it helps to relieve pain extend down to back including uterus pain and headache in cerebellum for women with PMS.
G. Light therapy
I. Definition
Light therapy is one type of treatment involved in exposure to daylight or to specific wavelengths of light by using lasers. It has been used effectively in treating seasonal depression.
II. How light therapy effects women with PMS
1. photic stimulation
It is said photic stimulation helps to restore the normal hormone production for women with PMS before ovulation thereby helping the body the relax and reducing symptoms of mood swing.
2. Melatonin
Our body pineal gland has a special ability to response to light. It is a biological clock in the human body, and it helps to secret hormone accordingly. Any damage to the biological clock causes unbalance of production melatonin hormone resulting in symptoms of insomnia and nervous mention.
3. Seasonal depression
Some women with PMS also found to have seasonal depression because of the change of daylight. By flicking the red light, it helps to restore the hormone produced by the pineal and adrenal gland in secreting melatonin, resulting in lessening symptoms of sugar craving, depression and lethargy.
4. Unhealthy lifestyle
We live in place where we can go shopping and party all night. this type of life style distort the natural behaviour of hormone in our body. Restoring the normal cycle of light in the day and night will helps to put our body back to function properly resulting in decrease the risk of hormone imbalance for women with PMS.
5. Reproductive system and light
Many cultures believe that women menstrual cycle is closely related to the moon cycle and the change of the moon during it' circulation to the earth .has an effect on each phrase of menstrual cycle, thereby getting back to the normal cycle of dark and light circle will help to restore the productive system resulting in lessening the symptoms of PMS.
H. Psychotherapy
I. Definition
Psychotherapy is one form of medical treatment used by trained psychologist to treat patient with problem of living including nervous tension and symptoms of PMS through interpersonal relationship.
II. How psychotherapy helps to treat women with PMS
1. Cognitive therapy
Cognitive therapists believe there are direct relationship between how we think, feel and behaviour. By changing the women thinking during menstrual cycle including before ovulation, it will help to reinforce the positive behaviour resulting in reducing the symptoms of PMS.
2. Interpersonal therapy
It is short term supportive psychotherapy which helps to focus and restore the positive effect of the interrelationship between people that has been lost because of nervous tension such as depression for some women with PMS.
3. Behavioural therapy
Behavioural therapy is another form of psychological treatment which helps to study the patient by observing overt behaviour without discussing internal mental states caused by depression for some women for a few days before ovulation. By stripping the confusing surround the problem of PMS with a more scientific base, it helps to restore the positive thinking resulting in lessening the nervous symptom of PMS.
4. Psychodynamic therapy
The primary focus of psychodynamic therapy is to reveal the unconscious content of a patient psyche and interpersonal relationship between a patient and therapist more than other forms of depth psychology in an effort to alleviate psychic tension. By treating treat the discomfort associated with the poorly formed function it helps to re inforce the positively form function resulting in reducing the symptoms of nervous tension.
I. Reflexology
I. Definition
Reflexology is one of mild form of exercise by stimulating the function of the vital organ through, massage and applying pressure to reflexed points on the joints, foot and hand. Reflexologist believe that each point corresponds to difference body part and function.
II. How reflexology helps to treat women with PMS
1. Kidney
Reflexogolist believes that by massaging the half way down each sole in the centre of your foot will help to improve kidney function in urinary secretion resulting in lessening the symptom of water retention in the body tissues.
2. Stress
By applying pressure with your thumbs on the reflexed points that are on the inside of each foot just about a half way will help to release the pressure of your nervous system caused by abnormal hormone production of adrenal gland.
3. Headache
By massaging the 2 big toes, reflexologist believe it helps to relieve the pain caused by nervous tension.
4. Blood sugar
By applying gentle pressure and massage with the side of your thumbs on the the reflexed point inside edge of the sole of your right foot will help to stimulate the function of pancreas in insulin production and control to balance blood sugar.
5. Hormone balancing
By applying gentle pressure at the reflexed point at the dorsal malleolus, it helps to normalize the function of ovaries hormone production resulting in reducing symptoms of back pain, neck pain, headaches, dizziness and insomnia for some women with PMS.
6. Pituitary gland
By massaging the reflexed point on each big toe, it will help to regulate the normal function of pituitary gland in production of prolactin resulting in lessening the symptom of breast tenderness and pain. There are many reflexed point in our food and hands that helps to normalize the function of the body and reduce symptoms of PMS, please talk to your reflexologist for more information.
J. Essential Oils
I. Definition
Essential oil is extracted from stem, flowers, leaves, etc. of aromatic plants. Essential oil contains 2 properties
1. Being absorbed through skin into bloodstream.
2. Through our sense of smell into lung.
II. How essential oils effect women with PMS
Essential oils can be helpful to ease symptom of PMS
1. Juniper
The essential extracted form juniper contains alpha pinene, cadinene and terpineo which help to improve kidney function in urinary secretion resulting in lessening the symptoms of water retention and bloating.
2. Grapefruit oil
Grapefruit oil contains a-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, limonene which help to improve function of liver in detoxification and gall bladder resulting in reducing symptoms of constipation, sluggish live function.
3. Jasmine
Jasmine essential oil contain benzyl acetate, linalool, benzyl alcohol, indole, etc. Which acts in our body an antiseptic and a sedative that help to reduce nervous tension resulting in lessening the symptoms of PMS such as depression and anxiety.
4. Rosemary
Rosemary essential oil contains carnosic acid, betulinic acid, rosmaridiphenol and rosmanol which have been used in massage in treating symptom of water retention for women with OMS and others.
5. Chamomile
Chamomile extracted oil contains chemical compunds chamazulene, a-bisabolol, bisabolol oxide A, bisabolol oxide B and bisabolone oxide A which have been helpful in treating PMS including depression and irritability.
All articles are for information and education only, please consult with your doctor and specialist before applying.
K. Exercise
While extreme exercise may be harmful in a long run if without diet planning from registered dietitian moderate exercise helps to improve
1. Nervous system
a) PMS pain and cramps Moderate exercise helps to remove the stagnation of blood and qi in the circulatory system, including the stagnation in the abdominal region resulting in lessening the pain and cramps caused congestion of the uterus muscle.
b) Hormone balancing It also helps to improve the brain function in certain hormone secretion resulting in reducing symptoms of emotional and physical stress caused by over production of serotonin and adrenaline and low levels of progesterone.
2. Circulatory system
Exercise improve the function of heart in oxygen and nutrients transportation in the bloodstream that helps to reduce symptoms of tiredness, fatigue and irritability.
3. Digestive system
Moderate exercise increase the production of stomach acids which help to improve the digestive system in absorbing the vital vitamins and minerals for our body resulting in lessening the symptoms of PMS.
4. Respiratory system
Moderate exercise also helps to increasing the lung function in absorbing oxygen and expansion of oxygen absorbing tissues resulting in increasing the function of nervous system in information transportation and brain regulation.
5. Liver function
Moderate exercise also increase function of liver in insulin regulation and work more efficient with pancreas in controlling blood sugar resulting in decreasing the risk of food craving for some women with PMS.
L. Yoga
Yoga is one form of medical treatment, originated from India which has been all over the world with proven record in preventing and treating diseases.
1. Sugar regulating
It is said that yoga is helpful in stimulating the function of digestive system and improving the function of insulin production of pancreas in sugar regulation resulting in helping people with diabetes and women with symptoms of sugar craving in PMS.
2. Nervous system
By following the inhaling and exhaling in yoga, it helps to calm and relax the cell in the nervous system that helps to decrease the risk of hormones over production such as serotonin and adrenaline resulting in lessening symptoms of emotional and physical stress, anxiety and irritability.
3. PMS pain and cramps
Yoga besides helps to calm and relax the brain cell, it also has a calming effects in relaxing the muscle in the abdomen including the uterus muscles resulting in reducing the risk of PMS pain and cramps.
4. Insomnia
Yoga helps to increase the production of melatonin through exercise of inhaling and exhaling thereby, calming the over active of brain cells at night resulting in reducing the symptoms of sleeplessness for women with PMS.
5. Digestive system and constipation Through deep inhaling and slow exhaling into the stomach, it helps to improve the muscles of the stomach and secret the production of vital stomach acids resulting in improving the function of digestive system in vitamins and minerals absorption. This action also helps to increase movement of large intestine that helps to reduce symptoms of constipation for some women with PMS.
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Chapter IX
Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS) - Types of Conventional Medication Treatments
A. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Conventional Treatment--The Pill
I. How the pill effects women with premenstrual syndrome
The pill contains synthesis estrogen and progesterone taking in 3 weeks and stopping for one weeks. It alters the lining of the womb by stopping ovulation and making the reproductive system hostile to sperm. It works for some women to reduce the symptoms of PMS but not for others.
II. Side effects
1. Bleeding and spotting
Some women taking the pill experience lighter period but in fact, it is not a period but only the blood withdraw caused by side effect of the pill.
2. Headache
Headache is caused by the higher progesterone levels in the women body after taking pill and it will levels off in the weeks with off the pill. it is helpful if women either switch to pill with lower progesterone or increase intake of foods containing more phytoestrogen to reduce the symptom.
3. Vomiting
Vomiting started soon after you began taking may interference with the normal function of digestive system resulting in vomiting.
4. Lower sex drive
Since the pill containing synthesis estrogen which inhibits the levels of estrogen causing hormone imbalance ( higher levels of progesterone in the body) for some women with PMS resulting lower
sex drive.
5. Depression and anxiety
The hormone imbalance caused by either higher levels of estrogen or progesterone in the body will inference with the normal function of nervous system in hormone secretion resulting in over production of serotonin leading to depression and anxiety.
6. Water retention and breast tenderness
a) Water retention
The pill may have some effects in gallbladder and put pressure in the function of kidney
in urinary secretion resulting in fluid retention in the body tissues.
b) Breast tenderness
Breast tenderness may be caused by irregularity of the levels of estrogen and progesterone, high levels of progesterone or vitamins and minerals deficiency as resulting of intake of the pill for some women with PMS.
B. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone (GrNH)
I. How Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone (GrNH) effects women with PMS
Gonadotrophin-Releasing hormone (GrNH) is one of the conventional medication which stops the menstrual cycle by putting the women into menopause state by stopping the pituitary gland from releasing both FSH and LH. thereby preventing ovulation.
II. Side effects
1. Hot flush or night sweats
Women with PMS taking the GrNH may experience the feeling of intense heat with sweating and rapid heartbeat last from two to thirty minutes for each occurrence. It is caused by abnormal function of pituitary gland as resulting of side effect of the medication. Reducing intake of caffeine, hot drinks, chocolate, spicy or hot foods and alcohol will ease some of the problems.
2. Osteoporosis
Since the medication depletes the vital vitamins and minerals which are necessary for the healthy bone, it reduces the women bone density and increases the risk of bone fractures. Taking vitamin D, calcium with right levels of magnesium may help.
3. Bleeding
Bleeding is common for women with PMS taking the GrNH, it is caused by withdraw blood as resulting of side effect of GrNH intake.
4. Low in sex drive
The GrNH may inference with normal levels caused by low level of estrogen and vagina dryness.
5. Depression
By plunging the women in menopause state, it increases the risk of hormone imbalance as the ovaries now no longer produce estrogen in the menstrual cycle resulting in nervous tension leading to depression.
6. Breast tenderness
Since prolactin is produced by the pituitary gland. depressing the gland in production of FSH and LH causes abnormal function resulting in breast tenderness and pain.
C. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Conventional Treatment--Prostaglandins Inhibitor
I. How Prostaglandins inhibitor effects women with PMS
Prostaglandins inhibitor is another types of conventional treatment which helps to stop the period pain as resulting in inhibiting the production of certain members in the prostaglandins family which control the uterus muscles but does not helps to balance the prostaglandins hormone.
II. Side effects
1. Bleeding
Beside helping the stop the menstrual pain and cramps for women with pre-menstrual syndrome, it also enhances the period flow for women with absence of the period resulting in increasing and prolonging the period bleeding.
2. Water and fluid retention
Prostaglandins inhibitor depletes the levels of potassium and may attenuate the diuretic response to furosemide in the body resulting in increasing the risk of water and fluid retention in the women body tissues.
3. Digestive disorder
a) Some women may experience stomach and intestine irritation after taking the medication causing nausea and vomiting, heartburn and diarrhoea.
b) Prostaglandins inhibitor may also interfere with the digestive system in absorbing the vital vitamins and minerals as resulting of abnormal functions of stomach and intestine leading to more severity of the symptoms of PMS.
c) Abdominal cramp and indigestion
Some women may experience the breaks down of part of the stomach lining breaks down leading to indigestion and abdominal pain as resulting of chemical elements in the medicine.
d) Constipation
Since prostaglandins inhibitors are narcotic pain relievers, they increase the risk of constipation for some women with PMS.
D. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Conventional Treatment - Diuretics
I. How conventional diuretics effects women with PMS
Conventional medication diuretics is used in treating women with problem with water retention and weigh gain during menstrual cycle including women with PMS by interfering with the kidney in urinary secretion.
II. Side effects
Depending on types of diuretics prescribed by your doctor, it may have different side effects for women with pre-menstrual syndrome. Some side effects, such as loss of appetite, stomach cramps, diarrhoea and dizziness, usually lessen or go away as the body adjusts to the medicine. There are 2 types of diuretics
1.Potassium-sparing diuretics
Women with Pre-menstrual syndrome taking potassium-sparing diuretics or diuretics causes the much more or loss of potassium in the body resulting in the below side effects
a) Irregular heartbeat
Since potassium involves in the transmission of electrochemical impulse, too much or little potassium have a opposite effect resulting in irregular heartbeat.
b) Confusion and depression
Since potassium is needed in synthesizing protein from amino acid, it has an effect of the nervous system cognitive ability and too much or little of potassium in body causes nervous tension leading to confusion, depression and mood change.
c) Tiredness and fatigue.
Potassium is also essential for our body in regulating the glucose tolerance, Unbalance of levels of potassium causes irregular levels of blood sugar in the bloodstream resulting in tiredness and fatigue.
d) Digestive system
Too much or little potassium may increase the risk of digestive disorder resulting in nausea or vomiting
E. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Conventional Treatment - Estrogen Hormone Therapy
I. How estrogen hormone therapy effects women with PMS
Estrogen patch and implant have been used in estrogen hormone therapy to suppress the ovulation by interfering with the normal menstrual cycle in production of FSH and LH resulting in suppressing the ovulation, thereby reducing or stop the symptoms of pre-menstrual syndrome
II. Side effects
1. Risk of endometrial and breast cancer
Since high levels of estrogen interferes the normal cycle of the reproductive system and hormone which support it, it increases the risk of reproductive irregularity resulting in abnormal cells growth in the reproductive system including endometrial cancer and breast cancer.
2. Abnormal function of liver
Liver is important in regulating the production of estrogen during the menstrual cycle. By prolonging the high levels of estrogen in the women body, it interferes with normal function of the liver resulting in liver damage.
3. Nervous system
By introducing high levels of estrogen in the women body during menstrual cycle that disrupt the production of certain hormones and decrease liver in fat and protein metabolism causing hormone imbalance resulting in increasing the nervous tension including emotional and physical stress and depression.
4. Breast tenderness
By introducing the high levels of estrogen in the women body during menstrual cycle, it causes hormonal imbalance resulting in over production of prolactin leading to breast tenderness.
5. Other risks
a) Nausea
b) Gallbladder disease
c) Blood clots
d) etc.
F. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Conventional Treatment - Progesterone Therapy
I. How conventional treatment - Progesterone therapy effects women with PMS
Since progesterone is produced after ovulation and PMS occurs in the second half of the menstrual cycle, some researchers believe that deficiency of progesterone or hormone imbalance between estrogen and progesterone may be the caused for pre-menstrual syndrome. Since progesterone is easily broken down if it taken by mouth, it normally is given by form of cream or vagina pessaries which is a device which supports the vagina and needed to be changed every 3 to six months.
II. Side effects
1. Weight change and water retention
Using the progesterone hormone therapy may increase the risk of potassium deficiency because high levels of progesterone in the bloodstream during menstrual cycle inhibits potassium leading to abnormal lymphatic and kidney function in water and fluid regulation resulting in water retention and weigh change.
2. Acne
Using progesterone hormone replacement therapy highly increases the progesterone levels in bloodstream during the luteal stage of the menstrual cycle resulting in outbreak of acne.
3. Breast tenderness
Progesterone therapy increases the levels of progesterone that inhibits the levels of magnesium leading to magnesium deficiency and imbalance the levels of prostaglandins production resulting in breast tenderness.
4. Other PMS
Progesterone hormone replacement therapy may help to relieve some symptoms of PMS but it causes other PMS symptoms such as irritability, anxiety and depression.
5. Irregular menstrual cycle
Some women treated with progesterone therapy may experience a various abnormal symptoms such as excessive bleeding, no cycle for months at a time, very painful periods or ovulation
G. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Conventional Treatment - Progestogen
I. How Conventional Treatment - Progestogens effects women with PMS
Progestogens are synthetic progesterone used in contraceptive pill which helps to reduce symptoms for women with PMS by inhibiting ovulation and making the mucus of the cervix hostile to sperm thereby preventing conception. There are 2 types of progestogens
1. Analogues of progesterone
2. Analogues of testosterone
II. Side effects
1. Sexual libido
Intake of progestogens in artificial controlling the menstrual cycle to ease symptoms of PMS inhibits either progesterone or testosterone causing hormone imbalance between estrogen, progesterone and testosterone resulting in sexual libido for women.
2. Weight gain and water retention
Progestogens inhibit the levels of potassium causing the unbalance between potassium and salt, that interferes with lymphatic function in regulating the fluid in the body's tissue resulting in water retention and weigh gain.
3. Irregular menstrual cycle
Research found that women intake with progestogens may be experience irregular menstrual cycle such as prolong bleeding, excessive bleeding, no cycle for months at a time, very painful periods, because the medicine inhibits the levels of progestogen causing imbalance between estrogen and progesterone resulting in irregular menstrual cycle.
4. Depression
The hormone imbalance caused by higher levels of progesterone in the body will inference with the normal function of nervous system in hormone secretion resulting in over production of serotonin and adrenaline leading to depression and anxiety.
5. Insomnia
Intake of progestogens may increase the risk of sleeplessness, because of progestogens inhibits the levels of progesterone and testosterone resulting in nervous tension and disrupting the normal production of melatonin hormone.
6. Other symptoms of PMS
Study show that progestogens relieve some symptoms of PMS but cause others.
H. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Conventional Treatment - Antidepressants
I. How anti depression medication effects women with PMS
Most women sufferer from the PMS with symptoms of depression in the second half of menstrual cycle, but in some cases, the symptom becomes so severe for some women, it interferes with daily activity may be suggested to take the anti depression medication. Some medication are so effective in treating the psychological symptoms without some side effects because it helps maintain levels of serotonin which is important in controlling stress thereby, reducing the symptom of depression.
II. Side effects
1. Re occurrence
Some medication helps to treat depression effectively, but when the medication are withdrawn the symptoms come back. It becomes so addictive causing many withdrawal symptoms.
2. Drowsiness and headache
Since most antidepressants have their sedative effects in the nervous system, long term used patient or overload may cause drowsiness, fatigue and slight headache
3. When withdraw from some antidepressants
a)Nervous tension
Since the medication involves in controlling the serotonin hormone, medication withdrawal cause fluctuation of the levels of neurotransmitters and brain chemical leading to mood swing and depression.
b) Digestive problem
Some women after withdraw from the anti depression medication may experience digestive disorder caused by unbalance of levels of serotonin in cells lining of the stomach resulting in abnormality function of the gastrointestinal tract and digestive disorder.
c) Hand tremors and muscle cramps
Anti depressants may interfere with the function in nervous system in controlling the body muscles as resulting of the imbalance of electrolyte and hormone production.
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Chapter X
Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS) - How Vitamins Help To Treat Premenstrual Syndrome
A. Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Vitamin B3I. Definition
Vitamin B3, also known as nicotinic acid or niacin is one the member of the vitamin B complex whichs act-interrelates to promote effectiveness of each member. It has 2 other forms, niacinamide (nicotinamide) and inositol hexanicotinate, which have different effects from niacin.
II. How vitamin B3 effects women with PMS
1. Carbohydrate metabolism
Vitamin B3 is important in helping our body to convert carbohydrate to energy which is vital for our body daily activity. Deficiency of vitamin B3 causes irregular function of enzyme formation resulting in fatigue, tiredness and nervous symptoms for women with PMS.
2. Glucose metabolism
Besides helping our body in carbohydrate metabolism, vitamin B3 also help to convert glucose for energy. Deficiency of vitamin B3 decrease our body in glucose metabolism resulting in unbalancing of levels of sugar in the bloodstream causing food craving and nervous symptoms.
3. Blood sugar regulating
It also helps to regulate the sugar in blood level and helps liver in toxins elimination resulting in improving liver function in regulating the function of pancreas in production of insulin.
4. Nervous system
Researchers found that most women with PMS and children with autism have vitamin B3 deficiency leading to nervous tension including irritability, aggression, depression and learning difficulty.
5. Enhance circulating system
vitamin B3 is also essential for improving the function of circulatory system in transport vital nutrition and oxygen for our body by decreasing the levels of bad cholesterol and triglycerides resulting in promoting over all health, thereby, reducing the symptoms of PMS.
B. Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Vitamin B5
I. Definition
Vitamin B5 is water soluble vitamin, also known as pantothenic acid, it has a proven record in treating stress by enhancing the function of adrenal gland.
II. How vitamin B5 effects women with PMS
1. Energy
a) Vitamin B5 works together with other vitamin B complex to enhance function in carbohydrate and glucose metabolism, by converting them to energy to body cells need resulting in lessening the risk of fatigue and tiredness.
b) it also helps to improve liver function in carbohydrate synthesis and regulate the levels of insulin produced by pancreas in the body resulting in lessening the risk of food craving or diabetes.
2.Stress
Vitamin B5 is a neurotransmitters enhancer, it helps to improve the function of nervous cells in transporting information to each other resulting in increasing the adrenal function in hormone secretion thereby, decreasing the risk of nervous disorder including stress.
3. Cortisone
Cortisone is one of the main hormones released by the body as a reaction to stress, it elevates blood pressure and prepare the body for a fight or fight response. Vitamin B5 is vital in regulating the levels of cortisone resulting in improving the immune system and lessening the risk of nervous tension for some women with PMS.
4. Abdominal pains
Vitamin is also important in regulating the muscle movement in the body including the abdominal muscle. Deficiency of vitamin B5 causes abnormal function of uterus muscles resulting in menstrual pain and cramps.
5. Sleep disturbances and insomnia
As we known vitamin B5 is an neurotransmitters enhancer, deficiency of vitamin B5 causes irregular or over active brains cells resulting in increasing the risk of sleep disturbances and insomnia.
C. Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Vitamin B6
I. Definition
Vitamin B6 is water-soluble, it exists in three major chemical forms: pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine and is vital for our body in enzymes formation inlvoving protein and red blood cell metabolism.
II. How vitamin B6 effects women with PMS
1. Hormone imbalance
Researchers show that vitamin B6 is effective in treating symptoms of depression for women with premenstrual symptomcaused by side effects of the pill.
2. Works with other mineral
In order for vitamin B6 to work effectively, it must work with some minerals including magnesium. Vitamin B6 requires magnesium to convert to pyridoxalo-5-phosphate which our body can used. Deficiency of other trace minerals limits that conversion leading to pyridoxalo-5-phosphate deficiency resulting in exhibiting many symptoms of PMS.
3. Nervous system
Vitamin B6 is vital in synthesizing certain chemicals called neurotransmitters whose main function is to regulate nervous system in transportation of information between cells and glands and in prodduction of certain hormones which control our mood and behavior including depression and emotional and physical stress.
4. Dopamine
Dopamine is produced in several areas of the brain, including the substania nigae and hypothalamas. It is a neurotransmitter and it's function is to control the nervous system in production of certain hormone in regulating sleep, mood, behavior, cognition and inhibiting prolactin hormone produced the pituitary gland. Deficiency of vitamin B6 interferes the dopamine functions in transmitting such information resulting in nervous tension and breast pain and cramps.
5. Tryptophan
Tryptophan is one of many amino acids work with vitamin B6 in protein synthesizing and acts as precursor for some important hormone in the body. Deficiency of vitamin B6 causes unbalance of levels of tryptophan resulting in nervous tension, sleeplessness, depression, etc.
6. Serotonin
Serotonin is vital neurotransmitter in controlling the nervous system function including anger, sleep, aggression, mood and other metabolism. Deficiency of vitamin B6 limits the function of the nervous system in secreting serotonin resulting in nervous symptoms for women with pre menstrual syndrome.
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D. Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Vitamin E
I. Definition
Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant, it exists in 8 different molecules of which alpha-tocopheral is the most strongest recommended form. Even though, women with PMS are not found to have vitamin E deficiency, but intake of vitamin E is proven to reduce symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.
II. How vitamin E effects women with PMS
1. Immune system
Vitamin E is best known for it's antioxidant property, it helps our body in fighting against the forming of free radicals, foreign virus and bacteria invasion and detoxifying our body against the accumulation of environment toxins resulting in increasing the function of nervous system in regulating it's transmitting function, thereby lessening the symptoms of nervous tension for women with PMS.
2. Abdominal pain and cramps
Besides improving the nervous system in transmitting function between cells, it also increases the function of brain cells in regulating the muscle movement including the hand trembling caused by intake of anti depression and uterus muscles resulting in lessening the nervous tension and abdominal pain ans cramps.
3. Mood swing and irritability
vitamin E is important for brain cell membranes and maintain the cell integrity in perform it's function as neurotransmitters thereby, it helps to increase function of brain cells and lessen the nervous symptoms of mood swing and irritability.
4. Circulatory system
Besides helping to maintain the integrity of brain cells, vitamin E also helps to improve the function of red blood cells resulting in increasing the oxygen absorption and transport vital nutrients for the nervous system needs and reducing symptom of PMS.
E. Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Vitamin A
I. Definition
Vitamin A is one many antioxidants which can be found in vegetable and fruits with orange and yellow color. It is best know for it's use in treating impaired vision, particularly in reduced light.
II. How vitamin A effect women with PMS
There has not been a lot of talking about vitamin A effects women with PMS, but it is worth to mention as a supplement article
1. Immune system
Since it is antioxidant, it helps to strengthen the immune system against the forming of free radicals, foreign invasion of virus and bacteria and infection resulting in increasing over all health including lymphocyte proliferation responses to antigens and mitogens, inhibit apoptosis, and restore the integrity and function of mucosal surfaces thereby, lessening the risk of infection and inflammation diseases for women with PMS.
2. Nervous system
Vitamin A also plays an vital role in enhancing protein metabolism and cellular differentiation, the specialization of cells for highly specific physiological roles resulting in improving the function of nervous system in regulating the production of hormone thereby, decreasing the risk of nervous disorder including depression and anxiety.
3. Red blood cells
It also helps to facilitate the mobilization of iron from storage sites to the developing red blood cell for incorporation into hemoglobin , the oxygen carrier in red blood cells resulting in increasing the transportation of nutrients and oxygen to the body cells need, thereby, decreasing the nervous symptom such as fatigue, tiredness.
4. Repository system
Deficiency of vitamin A may a cause benign changes in the epithelium lining of the upper respiratory passages resulting in lessening the lung function in absorbing oxygen leading to low oxygen levels in the bloodstream thereby, decreasing the function of brain cells causing symptoms of nervous disorder.
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Chapter XI
Pre-menstrual Syndrome - How Minerals Help To Treat Premenstrual Syndrome
A. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Mineral - MagnesiumI. Definition
Magnesium is the 11th most abundant element by mass in the human body, it plays a major role in manipulating important biological polyphosphate compounds. Hundreds of enzymes in the body are required magnesium to function properly.
II. How magnesium effects women with PMS.
1. Hormone balancing
Magnesium helps to decrease neurotransmitter dopamine, thereby increasing the function in transporting information between cells in the brain in controlling the body function. Deficiency of magnesium causes nervous tension in the brain resulting in increasing the risk of depression and anxiety. Study show that women with low levels of magnesium significantly increase in both depression, adjustment disorder and suicide attempts.
2. Works together with vitamin B6
Vitamin B6 plays an important in helping the magnesium to enter cell thereby increasing the amount of mineral in them. Deficiency of vitamin B6 may decrease the absorption of magnesium in the body causing many problem including symptoms of PMS.
3. Blood sugar regulating
Magnesium helps control blood glucose levels and the levels of insulin in blood stream by increasing the liver function in carbohydrate synthesis and regulating the pancreas in insulin production.
4. Migraine headache
Magnesium is important mineral in controlling blood vessel constriction. Deficiency causes blood vessels to spam, thereby increasing the risk of dilation. In case migraine headache, the outer brain blood vessels get into spam then dilate.
5. Water retention and weigh gain
Water retention and weight gain are caused by low levels of aldosterone which is produced by adrenal gland as resulting of magnesium deficiency causing abnormal function of kidney in urinary secretion.
B. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Mineral - Calcium
I. Definition
Calcium is a soft grey alkaline earth mental , and is the fifth most abundant element by mass. It is vital for our body in cell physiology and a mineral necessary for life. It is best known in preventing osteoporosis due to fracture caused by calcium deficiency.
II. How calcium effects women with PMS
1. Release of a neurotransmitter
Calcium helps to bind the proteins found within the membranes of the synaptic vesicles, causing the synaptic vesicle proteins begin to move apart thereby, increasing the function of cells signalling to each other, including cells in the gland resulting in lessening the nervous tension such as depression, anxiety, fatigue and tiredness..
2. Kidney function
High calcium intakes or high calcium absorption were previously thought to contribute to the development of kidney stones. However, in most recent studies researchers found the opposite. deficiency in calcium caused by high levels of intake but low levels of vitamin may increase the calcium in the blood resulting in inferring the normal function of kidney in urinary secretion causing water retention in the body's tissues.
3. Food craving
Deficiency of calcium causes inability of the digestive system in absorbing vital mineral in regulating the insulin absorption including magnesium resulting in food craving. the ratio of magnesium and calcium must be in ratio of 1:2.
4. Abdominal pain and cramps
Calcium besides helps to transmit the information between cells and in the gland, it also help to improve function of the body muscle including uterus muscles resulting in lessening risk of menstrual pain and cramps before and after ovulation.
5. Vitamin D
Vitamin D is vital for our body in calcium absorption. deficiency of vitamin causes low levels of calcium as resulting of inability of the digestive system to absorb calcium , regardless how much calcium is intake from the diet.
C. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Mineral - Zinc
I. Definition
Zinc is the 24th most abundant element in the Earth's crust and has five stable isotopes. Zinc plays an important role in treating growth retardation, delayed sexual maturation, infection susceptibility.
II. How zinc effects women with PMS
1. Prostaglandins hormone
Zinc is vital in converting linoleic acid to gamma-linolenic acid. Deficiency of zinc interferes with the process resulting in over production of the bad prostaglandins hormone PGE2 leading to menstrual pain and cramps before and after ovulation.
2. Immune system
Zinc also plays important role in strengthening the function of immune system in preventing the forming of free radicals, virus and bacteria invasion and infection resulting in increasing the over all health including the cells in nervous system, thereby lessening the risk of nervous tension.
3. Insulin regulation
Deficiency of zinc decreases the body in carbohydrate metabolism and insulin regulation resulting increasing the risk of diabetes and food craving for some women with PMS.
4. Respiratory system
Zinc helps to convert CO2 into bicarbonate and the same enzyme transforms the bicarbonate back into CO2 for exhalation through the lungs that helps to improve function of the lung in oxygen absorption resulting in increasing the nutrient and oxygen to the body cells need including the nervous cells, thereby, lessening the symptoms of nervous disorder. Without this conversion would occur CO2 exhalation about one million times slower.
5. Nervous system
Zinc is important in modulating brain excitability. Deficiency of zinc cause abnormal production of certain hormones leading to nervous tension resulting in stress, anxiety, and seizure activity for some women with PMS.
D. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Mineral - Chromium
I.Definition
Chromium is a chemical element which has the symbol Cr and atomic number 24. It is the 21st most abundant chemical element in the world. It has been used in traditional medicine in treating unbalance of sugar metabolism.
II. How chromium effects women with PMS
1. Blood sugar
Chromium is one of the element which helps to control the levels of blood sugar in the blood stream by stimulating the function of pancreas in production of insulin. Deficiency of chromium causes abnormal function of pancreas in insulin production resulting in increasing the risk of diabetes for some women with PMS.
2. Nervous tension
Chromium also helps our body in regulating the levels of insulin produced, without the existence of right levels of chromium, insulin is blocked from entering the intestine tract resulting in high blood sugar and the risk of blocking the transportation of nutrients and oxygen to the body cells need causing nervous tension and symptoms of PMS.
3. Overweight
For some women with premenstrual syndrome, deficiency of chromium may cause change of appetite as resulting in over production of insulin by pancreas leading to obesity and weight gain.
4. Fat metabolism
Chromium is also helps our body in fat metabolism resulting in increasing the good cholesterol in the blood stream resulting in lessening the bad cholesterol attached to the arterial wall thereby decreasing the risk of heart attack and increasing the nutrients and oxygen transportation to our body cells.
5. Unhealthy diet
Most women with PMS with chromium deficiency is caused by unhealthy diet with high in refined products leading to glucose imbalance resulting in increasing the risk of hunger, food craving and minerals deficiency.
High levels of chromium in the cell can lead to DNA damage
E. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Mineral - Manganese
I. Definition
Manganeses is a chemical element with symbol Mn and has atomic number 25. It has been found often in combination with ion. It also is a trace mineral that is present in very small amounts in the body. It has been used in aiding the formation of connective tissues.
II. How manganese effects women with PMS
1. Carbohydrate metabolism
Manganese aids the body in carbohydrate metabolism, thereby, increasing the the energy for our body daily activity needs. Deficiency of manganeses causes nervous tension such as fatigue, tiredness and drowsiness.
2. Blood sugar regulating
Besides helps in carbohydrate metabolism, it also helps to regulating the levels of sugar in the bloodstream by stimulating the production of right levels of insulin resulting in lessening the risk of food craving, over weight and diabetes for some women with PMS.
3. Aid in calcium absorption
Manganese also aids vitamin D in absorbing calcium resulting increasing the function of nervous system in controlling the muscle movement in the abdominal region and reduce the risk of menstrual pain and cramps. By increasing the levels of calcium in the body, it also reduce the risk of osteoporosis for some women with PMS.
4. Antioxidant
Manganese is a component of the antioxidant enzyme manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) that help to neutralize free radicals and prevent the forming as well thereby, increasing the immune function against the reproductive organs infection and inflammation.
5. Nervous system
It also helps to increase the fat and protein metabolism resulting in reducing symptoms of nervous tension including depression, anxiety and emotional and physical stress.
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Chapter XII
Pre-menstrual Syndrome - How Herbs Help To Treat Premenstrual Syndrome
A. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Herb - Chaste Berry TreeI. Definition
Chaste berry tree is a very important herb, it has been used as medication since ancient Greek for menstrual disorder including lack of ovulation. absence of period and heavy period. Today the herb is well known for treating symptoms of hormone imbalance.
II. How chaste berry tree effects women with premenstrual syndrome
It hard to believe that chaste beery tree contains no plant estrogen but has been effectively used in treating premenstrual syndrome because of the following properties
1. Iridoid
Chaste beery tree contains iridoid including aucubin and agnuside which are often intermediates in the bio synthesis of alkaloid. It helps to improve immune system fighting against inflammation and helps to prevent muscle spam resulting in lessening menstrual pain and cramps.
2. Androstenedione
Androstenedione is the common precursor of male and female sex hormone produced by adrenal gland, chaste berry tree contains androstenedione which not only helps to bind the levels of bad estrogen but also balance the levels of testosterone in the women body resulting in lessening the male pattern for some women with PMS.
3. Essential oil
Chaste berry tree contains cineol, pinene, castine and other substances, it helps to relax the nervous system and muscle that helps to reduce symptoms of nervous tension such as anxiety depression, menstrual pain and cramps caused by over active uterus muscle. It also helps to increase liver function for over all health.
4. Alkaloid
As an alkaloid, it helps to reduce the symptoms of breast tenderness and breast pain caused over production of prolaction before and after ovulation.
5. Progesterone
The chaste berry tree helps to inhibit if the levels of progesterone if it is too high or raise the levels of progesterone if it is too low, thereby, reducing the risk of hormone imbalance between estrogen and progesterone.
6. Testosterone
Since the pant contains epitestosterone which is is a natural steriod, an inactive epimer of the hormone testosterone. it helps to lower the levels of testosterone resulting in reducing the sexual desire as it has been used in ancient Greeks and Romans as well as by medieval monks to lower sexual desire. If the levels of testosterone is too low, chaste berry tree helps to raise it, thereby, increasing the sexual desire for some women with PMS.
B. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Herbs - Black cohosh
I. Definition
Black cohost also known as squawroot in Northern American native. It is used to treat nervous tension and hormone imbalance resulting in depression, anxiety.
II. How black cohosh effects women with PMS
1. Soponin
Soponin besides helps to inhibit the levels of bad cholesterol in the blood and regulate the abnormal cell growth. it's phytochemicals agents also help to raise the levels of estrogen, if it is too low and increase levels of estrogen, if it too high resulting in decreasing the risk of hormone imbalance between levels of estrogen and progesterone before and after ovulation.
2. Estrogen synthesis
Fukinolic acid in the black cohosh is said to help in improvinh the body function in inhibiting the levels of bad estrogen caused by environment toxins or unhealthy diet with high in saturated fat and transfat, caffeine and other stimulants, thereby reducing the risk of hormone imbalance for some women with PMS.
3. Resins
Resins contains natural alpha, beta,delta 3 carene, sabinene and others, which has been used in traditional medicine in liver detoxifying, thereby increasing the the liver in fat and protein metabolism resulting in lessening the nervous tension including emotional and physical stress including depression and anxiety.
4. Caffeic and isoferulic acids
It is said the chemival agent cafeie and isoferrulic acids help to improve the immune system in fighting against the forming of free radicals and abnormal cell growth, thereby decreasing the risk of reproductive system infection and inflammation.
5. Pre menstrual pain and cramps
Since back cohosh helps to inhibit the levels of bad cholesterol in the bloodstream, it helps to improve the liver function in regulating the hormones of the prostaglandins family resulting in reducing the risk of premenstrual pain and cramp caused by over production of certain hormone in the prostaglandins family.
Since black cohosh contains the toxic agent, overdose is danger to your health, please consult with your doctor before applying.
C.Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Herb - Skullcap
I. Definition
American skullcap has been used for more than 200 years in Europe and other areas of the world as a mild relaxant and as a therapy for anxiety, nervous tension, and convulsions. Chinese skullcap has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat allergies, infections, inflammation, cancer, and headaches.
II. How skullcap effects women with PMS
1. Blood sugar
Chinese skull cap root contains chemical agent which helps to lower the blood sugar in the blood stream by improving the liver in glucose regulation as resulting in stimulating the production of insulin. Over dose of Chinese skullcap may cause hypoglycemia and increasing the risk of food and sugar craving.
2. Nervous tension
American skull is nervous tonic plant, it helps the nervous cells to relax resulting in reducing the risk of over active cells leading to symptoms of depression, anxiety and emotional and physical stress.
3. Inflammation
Chinese skullcap helps to strengthen the immune system not only against the inflammation caused abnormal cell growth, it also reduce the PMS symptom caused by infection and allergic reaction.
4. Circulation system
Chinese skullcap also helps to improve the circulation function by reducing the blood pressure during oxygen and nutrients transportation, thereby reducing symptom of tiredness, fatigue, loss of concentration.
5. Premenstrual pain and cramps
It's convulsion helps to relax the body muscles including the uterus muscles resulting in lessening the risk of muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly and menstrual pain and cramps.
D. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Herb - Licorice root
I. Definition
The liquorice plant is a legume , native to southern Europe and parts of Asia. It has been used in traditional medicine over thousands of year for variety of women reproductive system problems including premenstrual syndrome.
II. How dandelion effects women with PMS
1.Hormone imbalance
As we know phytoestrogen in the licorice root helps to reduce the fluctuation of levels of estrogen and progesterone for women with PMS resulting in lessening the risk of hormone imbalance leading to all kind of premenstrual symptoms.
2. Water retention
licorice root helps to inhibit the levels of aldosterone hormone by blocking aldosterone receptors that helps to increase the lymphatic and kidney function in regulating the body fluid.
3. Adrenal gland
It also contains substance which is similar to adrenal cortical hormone resulting in increase the function of adrenal gland in secreting the production of serotonin that helps to reduce the nervous tension and symptoms of PMS.
4. Nervous tension
Licorice root also contains carbenoxolone ahich helps to inhibit an enzyme in the brain that is involved in making stress-related hormones, thereby increasing the the brain function in stress regulation.
5. Laxative
It's laxative effects help to loosen stool and eliminate the undigested remains of food in the large intestine and colon resulting the in lessening the risk of menstrual pain cramps caused by constipation for some women with PMS.
E. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Herbs - Milk thistle
I. Definition
Milk thistle is a flower plant belongs to the daisy family, it has been used in traditional medicine in treating constipation and liver detoxifying.
II. How milk thistle effect women with PMS
1.Liver function
Even thought many researches have been studied for its possible medical uses in liver as liver tonics herb since the 1970s, but the results are inconclusive. Herbalists believe that milk thistle is helpful in treating liver cirrhosis, hepatitis and toxin-induced liver damage resulting in increasing the liver function in carbohydrate synthesis and fat and protein metabolism thereby, reducing the risk of nervous tension and hormone imbalance.
2.Laxative
It has been used as laxative in improving the movement of stool in the large intestine resulting in lessening the risk of premenstrual pain and cramps caused by constipation for some women.
3. Silymarin
The chemical silymarin helps to reduce the oxidative damage to kidney cells in vitro thereby increasing the function of kidney in urinary secretion resulting in reducing the risk of water retention in the body tissues.
4. Fatty acids
Milk thistle contain high levels of fatty acids, it helps to improve the liver function in regulating the estrogen caused by unhealthy diet with high in saturated and trans fat resulting in lessing the levels of bad estrogen before and after ovulation.
5. Linoleic acid.
Linoleic acid in milk thistle is important for helping GLA conversion. Without enough linoleic acids, our body may end up with too much PGE2 and little PGE1 resulting in increasing the risk of pre menstrual pain and cramps.
F. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Herb - St. John Wort
I. Definition
St John’s wort grows in Europe, Asia and America, it can be visually recognized by leaf and flower type and has been used in traditional medicine in treating mild depression, especially in children and adolescents.
II. how St. John wort effects women with PMS
1. Depression
St John wort contains hypericin which is a red-coloured anthraquinone-derivative, it helps to inhibit the action of the enzyme dopamine β-hydroxylase dopamine resulting in increasing the dopamine levels, thereby, decreasing the abnormal function of nervous system in information transmitting leading to nervous depression.
2. Hyperforin
a) It' antibiotic property hyperforin helps to decreasing the risk of reproductive system infection caused by microorganism for some women with PMS.
b) Reuptake inhibitor
i. Serotonin
As an inbibitor, it helps to regulate the levels of serotonin in neurotransmitting, thereby decreasing the risk of neurological diseases including depression, anxiety and emotional and physical stress.
ii. Dopamine
It's dopamine property helps to increase the function of interaction of the different neurons form in the nervous system therby decreasing the risk of irritability, aggression and behavior.
iii. Adenosine
Adenosine in St John wort is an inhibitory neurotransmitter, it plays a role in promoting sleep and suppressing arousal, thereby increasing the production of melatonin resulting in lesseing the risk of insonmia and sleeplessness.
3. Quercitrin
Quercitrin in St John wort is a plant-derived flavonoid, it not only helps to increase the immune system in fighting against the forming of free redials and cancer, it also helps to reduce inflammation of the reproductive organs for some women with PMS.
4. Chlorogenic acid
Chlorogenic acid in St john wort helps to slow the release of glucose into the bloodstream resulting in lessening the risk of glucose fluctuation leading to food and sugar craving for some women with PMS.
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Chapter XIII
Pre-menstrual Syndrome - How Chinese Herbs Help To Treat Premenstrual Syndrome
A. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Chinese Herb - Angelica Root (Dong quai)I. Definition
According to Chinese herbalist, Chinese angelica root is considered as a queen of all herbs, it has been used in treating women reproductive disorder over thousand of year including pre menstrual cramps, regulating menstrual periods, and lessening menopausal symptoms.
II. How Chinese herbs - Angelica synthesis (Dong quai) effects women with PMS.
1. Resin
Chinese angelica root contains resin which is vital for improving the immune system fighting against the premenstrual symptoms caused by negative allergic reaction, inflammation caused by abnormal cell growth and infection, including breast tenderness.
2. Sedative
It also contains valerianic acid, it helps to calm the nervous system in controlling the body muscles including the uterus muscles resulting in lessening the risk of premenstrual pain and cramps for some women with PMS.
3. Water retention and weight gain
The chemical agent of coumarins which helps to treat lymphatic obstruction resulting in improving the lymphatic function in regulating the body fluid and reducing risk of water retention and weight gain.
4. Antispasmodic
Chinese angelica root also contains bitter iridoids wich helps to suppress the muscles spam caused by hormone imbalance for some women with PMS, thereby, decreasing the risk of over active muscle and pre menstrual pain and cramps.
5. Kidney
The chemical agent tannins in the plant only helps to improving the immune system and enhancing the nervous system function but also helps to increase the kidney function in urinary secretion, thereby, decreasing the risk of fluid retention and breast tenderness.
B. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Chinese Herb- White pony ( bai shao)
I. Definition
White pony is an ancient Chinese herbal medicine which has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating liver infection and respiratory problem. It contains several chemical compounds including paeoniflorin, tanin acid, sistosterol, paeonin,benzoylpaeoniflorin, benzoic acid, β sitosterol, gallotannin, etc.
II. How Chinese herbs White pony ( bai shao) effects women with PMS.
1. Breast tenderness and water retention
White pony root contains paeoniflorin which is a chemical agent have a diuretic effects for women in PMS resulting in lessening the breast tenderness and water retention. It also helps to improve immune system against tissues swelling, forming of irregular cell growth and reduce inflammation caused by physical impact causing damaged tissues.
2. Premenstrual pain and cramps
The chemical agent tannin acid in white pony ( bai shao) besides helps to improve kidney function in treating water retention, it also helps to reduce the spam of blood vessels resulting in lessening the risk of abdominal cramp caused by blood stagnation in the abdominal region.
3. Nervous system
It also contains sistosterol which is one of several phytoscholesterols with chemical structure similar to that of cholesterol, it helps to inhibit the levels of bad cheolesterol in the bloodstream resulting in improving the transportation of oxygen and nutrients to the brain cells need, thereby, decreasing the symptoms of fatigue, tiredness and depression.
4. Liver function
Resin extracted from white pony helps to detoxify the liver against any toxins accumulation, thereby increasing the liver function in carbohydrate metabolism and regulating the function of pancreas in insulin production resulting lessening the risk of insulin fluctuation for some women with PMS.
5. Anti spamming
It also contains chemical compound paeonin which has been proven to be effective in reducing the uterus muscle spam for some women with PMS resulting in reducing the menstrual pain and cramps caused over active uterus muscles.
C. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Chinese Herb- Fennel seed ( xiao hu xiang)
I. Definition
Fennel is a perennial herb, native to the southern Europe and Mediterranean. It has been used in Chinese medicine in treating sexual libido and digestive disorder.
II. How Chinese herbs - fennel seed ( xiao hu xiang) effects women with PMS.
1. Water retention and weigh gain
Fennel seed contains potassium which is vital for sympathetic function in regulating the fluid in the body tissues resulting in lessening the risk of water retention and weigh gain caused by deficiency of potassium.
2. Menstrual pain and cramps
It also contains high amount of essential fatty acids which are necessary of the liver in regulating the production of good prostaglandins hormones. Unbalancing of Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids causes inability of conversion from linoleic acid to GLA resulting in increasing the risk of over production of PGE2 and premenstrual pain and cramps.
3. Flavonoid
Fennel seed also contains rutin. one of the member of flavonoid which not only help to improve immune system in fighting against virus and inflammation, it also prevents the symptoms of PMS caused by negative allergic reaction including headache and nervous tension.
4. Digestive system
Fennel seed also contains substances which help to improve the digestive system in absorbing vital vitamins and minerals that is necessary for women with PMS because most of them are found to have some kinds of nutrients deficiency.
5. Essential Oil
Essential oil extracted from fennel seed contains estragole, anethole which help to reduce the nervous tension caused fluctuation of levels of serotonin and adrenaline resulting in lessening the
risk of depression and anxiety.
D. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Chinese Herb- Yellow dock root
I. Definition
Yellow dock is a perennial flowering herb, native to Europe. It has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in whole body toxins elimination and increasing liver over all functions.
II. How Chinese herbs - yellow dock root effects women with PMS.
1. Vitamins
Yellow dock roots contains vitamin A and C which are antioxidants that not only necessary for immune function in protecting our body against any foreign virus invasion but also fighting against any infection and inflammation of the reproductive organs for some women with PMS.
2.Premenstrual pain and cramps
It not only helps to increase the digestive system in vitamins and minerals absorption, but also stimulates the production of bile of liver in breaking down of fatty acids, resulting in balancing the of prostaglandins hormone and lessening the risk of premenstrual pain and cramps
3. Kidney function
Since yellow dock root helps to remove toxins through kidney function in urinary secretion, it helps to reduce the risk of water retention and weight gain.
4. Laxative
Beside helping to reduce bowel inflammation and irritation, it also act as laxative in moving stool in the large intestine resulting in decreasing the risk of constipation.
5. Phosphorus
It also contains the vital mineral phosphorus which is not only essential in aiding the production of energy but also binds to hemoglobins in red blood cells thereby increasing oxygen delivery to the tissues of the body resulting in lessening the risk of fatigue and tiredness.
E. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Chinese Herb- Rehmannia glutinosa or shu li huang
I. Definition
Rehmannia glutinosa or shu li huang is a perennial herb with reddish-violet flowers native to China, Japan and Korea, it has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating rheumatoid arthritis, asthma and kidney disorder.
II. how Chinese herbs -Rehmannia glutinosa (shu li huang) effects women with PMS.
1. Iridoids
Rehmannia glutinosa contains high amount of iridoids which besides help to increase the immune system in protecting our body fighting the invasion of bacteria and virus thereby decreasing the risk of inflammation and infection including the reproductive system of women but also help to reduce the muscle spam resulting in lessening the premenstrual pain and cramp.
2. Water retention and weight gain
Since it is kidney tonic medicine, it helps to increase the kidney function in urinary secretion, thereby decreasing the risk of fluid retention in the body tissues causing weight gain.
3. Essential amino acid
Rehmannia glutinosa or shu li huang also contains variety of amino acids which is necessary for our body in converting proteins to fats and carbohydrates resulting in decreasing the risk of nervous tension including anxiety, depression and emotional and physical stress.
4. Saccharides or carbohydrates
Saccharides or carbohydrates in rehmannia glutinosa or shu li huang besides play an important role in the working process of the immune system and fertility, it also helps to provide energy for our body daily activity resulting in lessening the risk of fatigue and tiredness for some women with PMS.
5. Premenstrual pain and cramps
Inorganic ions in rehmannia glutinosa or shu li huang is essential for the electrical activity needed to support muscle contractions and neuron activation thereby, decreasing the risk of over active uterus muscles and lessening the abdominal pain and cramps.
F. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Chinese Herb - Morinda root ( ba ji tian)
I. Definition
Morinda is a member of the Rubiaceae family, native to Malaysia and Australia. It has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating reproductive,urinary and menstrual disorders.
II. How Chinese herbs effects women with PMS.
1. Water retention
Morinda root contains high amount of potassium which is essential for balancing the levels of salt in the body and improving the lymphatic function in regulating the fluid in our body tissues. Deficiency of potassium causes water retention for some women with PMS.
2. Linoleic acid
Morinda contains high amount of linoleic acid which helps to convert essential fatty acid in to GLA resulting in lessening the production of PGE2 and reducing the uterus pain and cramps.
3. Flavone glycosides
Since it also contains flavone glycosides, it helps to improve the muscle of the large intestine in moving stool resulting in lessening the risk of constipation.
4. Immune system
It also contains carotene, vitamin A and C which is not only vital for immune system in fighting against irregular cells growth including tumors, cancer and endometriosis, but also guard our body against infection and inflammation including the women reproductive system.
5. Beta-sitosterol
The chemical compound beta-sitosterol are phytosterol with chemical structure similar to that of cholesterol, it helps to improve circulatory system in binding against the bad cholesterol in the bloodstream resulting in icreasing the transportation of oxygen and nutrient to the nercous system cells thereby, decreasing the symptom of nervous tension caused nutrients and oxygen deficiency.
G. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Chinese Herb - Cuscuta (tu si zi)
I. Definition
Cuscuta is a genus of yellow, orange or red parasitic plants and belongs to the family Cuscutaceae. It have been used in traditional medicine in treating liver and kidney diseases.
II. how Chinese herbs Cuscuta (tu si zi) effects women with PMS.
1. Hepatoprotective
Cuscuta contains chemical agent which helps to prevent liver damage caused by either environment toxins or toxins accumulated in the liver resulting in improving the liver function in
regulating the levels of estrogen in the menstrual cycle and lessening the symptoms of PMS.
2. Lignan
It also contains lignan, one of the member of phytoestrogen, which helps to inhibit the bad estrogen and raise the levels of good estrogen resulting in balancing the hormones between estrogen and progesterone thereby, reducing symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.
3. Flavonoid
Flavonoid is better known for it antioxidant properties in improve immune system fighting the growth of tumor and cancer. It also increases the immune system in fighting against the virus or bacteria re productive organ infection and inflammation.
4. Diuretics
Cuscuta also knows to improve kidney function in getting rid of the toxins in the body through urinary secretion resulting in lessening the risk of water retention and weight gain for some women with PMS.
5. Digestive system
It also helps to improve digestive absorption of vital vitamins and mineral by stopping diarrhea for some women before and after ovulation.
H. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Chinese Herb - Cinnamon bark(rou gui)
I. Definition
Cinnamon is a small evergreen tree belonging to the family and is native to Sri Lanka. It has been used in traditional medicine in treating loss of appetite and other kidney related diseases.
II. How Chinese herbs Cinnamon bark (rou gui) effects women with PMS.
In Chinese medicine cinnamon is used to treat deficient kidney yang & qi and alleviate pain due to blood/qi .
1. Antispasmodic
Cinnamon is a strong anti spamodic medicine, it helps to calm the over active muscles din the body due to blood and qi stagnation ( over production in certain hormone in the prostaglandins hormone )in the abdominal region resulting in lessening the risk of abdominal pain and cramps for some women with PMS.
2. Antioxidant
It is also bes known for treating infection of the body including the reproductive organ and inflammation caused by physical impact, irregular cell growth and protecting liver damage.
3. Anthelmintic
Besides helps to prevent diarrhea that may prevent absorption of vital vitamins and minerals, it also help to improve the digestive system function by expel parasite worms from the body, by either stunning or killing them.
4. Antiflatulent
It also contains chemical agent which is used for the alleviation or prevention of excessive intestinal gas resulting in lessening the risk of bloating for some women with PMS.
5. Kidney
Cinnamon bark also helps to increase kidney function in urinary secretion, thereby reducing the risk of water retention and weight gain.
I. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Chinese Herb - Water plaintain root (ze xie)
I. Definition
The water plantain has heart-shaped leaves, pointed at their tips, all clustered together at the plant's base, it has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating kidney abnormal function due to deficiency of kidney yin patterns with heat.
II. How Chinese herbs water plaintain root (ze xie) effects women with PMS.
1. Beta-sitosterol
Water plaintain root contains high amount of beta-sitosterol with chemical structure like cholesterol, it helps to inhibit the bad levels of the bloodstream resulting in increasing the transportaion of oxygen and nutrients to the body cells need, thereby decreasing the symptoms of tiredness, fatigue and loss of concentration.
2. Alisol monoacetate
It also contains chemical alisol monoacetate which is diuretics, it helps to improve kidney function caused by deficiency of kidney yin thereby increasing the kidney function in urinary secretion and lessening the risk of fluid retention and weight gain.
3. Anti-allergic
It also helps to improve immune system in defending against foreign object, bacteria and virus invasion including irregular allergic reaction that may stimulate the over production of certain hormones in the glands, leading to nervous tension for some women with PMS.
4. Galactagogue
It also helps to reduce the risk of over production of prolactin by pituitary gland before ovulation resulting in lessening the pre menstrual symptoms of breast tenderness including swelling and pain.
5. Hypo-glycemic
Water plaintain root also has a unique function in regulating the levels of glucose, thereby, it helps to regulate the levels of adrenaline hormone resulting in lessening the risk of stress and food and sugar craving.
J. Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Chinese Herb - Red pony ( Chi shao )
I. Definition
Red pony is a flowering plant belongs to family paeoniaceae, native to Asia , southern Europe and Western North America. It is a traditional medicine used in treating all kind of gynaecological problem. It also helps to release the blood stagnation in the abdominal region including blood stagnation in the uterus.
II. How Chinese herbs Red pony ( Chi shao ) effects women with PMS.
1. Essential oil
Red pony can be extracted and used as essential oil in treating traumatic pain associated with swelling and pain caused by inability of liver in regulating the prostaglandins family hormone, thereby, decreasing the movement the over active of uterus muscles causing pre menstrual pain and cramps.
2. Dilates peripheral blood vessels
It also contain chemical agent which helps to relax the peripheral nervous system (PNS) resides or extends outside the central nervous system resulting in lessening the nervous tension and reducing symptoms of depression, migraine headache,anxiety and emotional and physical stress.
3. Oxypaeoniflorin
It also contains oxypaeoniflorin which is a diuretics and anti oxidative thereby, reducing the risk of forming of kidney stone and improving the kidney function in urinary secretion resulting in lessening symptoms of water retention and weight gains.
4. Gastrointestine tract disorder
Red pony also helps to reduce or improve function of GI tract, thereby, increasing the digestive system in absorbing the necessary vitamins and minerals which are lacked for some women with pre menstrual syndrome.
5 Blood sugar
The traditional Chinese herbalists have used res pony to treat diabetes. It is said that red pony contains chemical agent which helps to reduce the symptom of glucose fluctuation resulting in lessening the risk of food and sugar craving.
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K. Pre menstrual Syndrome and Chinese Herbs - Red sage root ( dan sen)
I. Definition
Red sage root is a fungi and a member of the labitiae family, native to the Mediterranean region It has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in improving blood circulation and break up blood stagnation in the body.
II. how Chinese herbs - red sage root ( dan sen) effects women with PMS.
1. Liver function
Red sage root helps to increase the liver function by clearing the heat from the liver, thereby increasing function of liver in fat and protein metabolism and estrogen regulation resulting in reducing the risk of hormone imbalance and nervous tension.
2. Abdominal pains and cramps
Red sage root is a blood tonic medicine, it helps to dilate and release the blood stagnation in the abdominal region resulting in lessening the symptoms of pre menstrual pain and cramps for some women with PMS.
3. Circulatory system
It is said also help to clear the heat from the blood and promote blood circulation thereby increasing the transportation of oxygen and nutrient to the body cells need including the brain cells resulting in reduce the nervous symptoms including fatigue, tiredness, dizziness and lack of concentration.
4. Nervous tension
It is said that red sage root also a mind tranquilizer, it help to reduce symptoms of anxiety and stress for some women with PMS.
5. Respiratory system
Red sage roots also helps to improve the circulatory function by breaking up the chest congestion resulting in increasing the oxygen absorption thereby reducing symptoms of fatigue and dizziness caused by oxygen deficiency.
6. Breast tenderness
It is said that red sage roots is also used to reduce the pituitary gland in production of prolactin resulting in lessening the risk of breast tenderness for some women with PMS.
L. Pre menstrual Syndrome and Chinese Herb - Tree peony root bark ( Mu dan pi)
I. Definition
Tree peony is the only genus in the flowering plant belongs to the family paeoniaceae. It is blood and liver tonic medicine, it heps to improve blood circulation to the brain and increase the liver function in fat and protein metabolism.
II. how Chinese herbs - tree peony root bark effects women with PMS.
1. Liver
Since tree peony root bark is liver tonic medicine containing paeonolide, paeonol, paeonoside and paeoniflorin. It helps to clear the blood stagnation and heat from the liver thereby, reducing menstrual pain and cramps and nervous tension as resulting of increasing the liver function in fat and protein metabolism.
2. Circulatory system
It also helps to reduce the blood stagnation by increasing the circulation of blood, thereby increasing the oxygen and nutrients transportation to the brain cells need and reducing the symptoms of fatigue, tiredness, migraines and loss of concentration.
3. GI tract diseases
Tree pony root bark contains chemical agent which helps to increase the digestive system function by treating any GI tract disease resulting in increasing the function in vitamins and mineral absorption.
4. Kidney
It also said to help to increase kidney function in urinary secretion resulting in reducing the risk of water retention and weight gains for some women with PMS.
5. Immune system
It is also contains phytochemical agent which helps to increase the function of immune system in guarding the body against the invasion of bacteria, virus and allergic reaction, thereby, lessening the risk of infection and inflammation of the reproductive organ and reducing nervous tension caused by over allergic reaction.
M. Pre menstrual Syndrome and Chinese Herb - Safflower ( hong hua)
I. Definition
Safflower is a highly branched, herbaceous, thistle-like annual, usually with many long sharp spines on the leaves.native to Iran and Northwest of India. It has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and preventing atherosclerosis.
II. how Chinese herbs - safflower ( hong hua) effects women with PMS.
1. Hyperemia
Hong hua besides helps to reduce blood stagnation in the body caused by blood contusions, bruises and back and muscle pain, it also releases blood stagnation in the abdominal region causing menstrual pain and cramps. It also contains linolenic acid which helps to convert Omega 6 fatty acid to GLA then PGE1 that helps to balance the hormone production of members of the prostaglandins family and reduces premenstrual pain and cramps.
2. Circulation system
Beside removing blood stagnation, it also increase function of heart in regulating blood flow in the body resulting in improving the oxygen transportation to the body cells need and reducing the symptoms of headache and faint and dizziness.
3. Laxative
Safflower is a laxative, it contains chemical agent which helps the large intestine to move stool resulting in lessening the risk of constipation for some women with premenstrual syndrome.
4.Sedative
It also contains substance which helps to calm the cells in the nervous tension resulting in reducing the symptoms of nervous tension including stress, anxiety and depression.
5. Palmitic and Cinnamic acid
Palmitic and cinnamic acid in the safflower also increase the function of immune system, thereby decreasing the risk of infection of the reproductive region and inflammation caused by irregular cell growth.
N. Pre menstrual Syndrome and Chinese Herb - Jujubae date ( da zao)
I. Definition
II. Jujubae date ( da zao) effects women with PMS
1. Antioxidant
Jujubae date contains all kinds of antioxidant including Vitamin C and Beta carotene, which not only help to protect the breaking off the capillary wall and prevent excessive blood flow but also helps to improve the immune system in regulating DNA duplication and fighting against infection and inflammation of reproductive organ.
2. Rutin
Rutin is one of bioflavonoids which besides helps to strengthen the capillary wall which also helps to lower the cytotoxicity of oxidized bad cholesterol resulting in in creasing the blood transportation of nutrients and oxygen to the body cells need and lessening the risk of low energy causing fatigue, loss of memory, dizziness and tiredness.
3. Organic acid
Jujubae date also contains organic acid including tartric, catechin and linoleic acid besides help to improve the immune function fighting against allergic reaction, it also helps to balance the levels of prostaglandins family through stimulating the conversion of GLA to PGE1 resulting in lessening the premenstrual pain and cramps.
4. Sedative
It is also used as sedative in traditional medicine to calm the nervous tension resulting in reducing the risk of anxiety, depression and physical and emotional stress.
5. Liver tonic
Jujubae date has been used as a liver tonic medicine in China for over 4000 years, thereby, increasing the liver in carbohydrate synthesis and fat and protein metabolism resulting in reducing the risk of nervous tension causing premenstrual pain and cramps and other symptoms of PMS.
O. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Chinese Herb -Dandelion
I. Definition
Dandelion a large flowering plant belongs to family Asteraceae, native to Europe, North America and Asia. It contains high amount of minerals, vitamins, fiber, micronutrients and lecithin and has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for body detoxification including the liver toxins.
II. How dandelion effects women with PMS.
1. Liver function
Dandelion helps to clean the bloodstream and increase liver in bile secretion into the intestine resulting in improving the liver function in regulating the production of insulin and circulatory system in transporting the oxygen and nutrients to the body cells need, thereby reducing the risk of food craving and energy.
2. Diuretics
It also improve the kidney function in toxins elimination through urinary secretion resulting in lessening the risk of fluid retention and weight gains.
3. Sugar regulating
Dandelion also contains substance which helps to improve function of pancreas in production of insulin if the blood sugar is high and stop the production of insulin if blood sugar is too low, thereby decreasing the risk of food craving for some women with PMS.
4. Laxative
Since it contains high amount of fiber, it not only helps to detoxify the large intestine but also improve the muscles in the large intestine in moving stool resulting in lessening the risk of constipation.
5. Abscesses
Dandelion also increases the collection of neutrophils in a cavity, usually caused by bacteria and parasites resulting in preventing the spread of infectious materials to other parts of the body, thereby, reducing the risk of infection and inflammation to the reproductive organs.
P. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Chisese Herb - Lovage ( chuan xiong)
I. Definition
Chinese lovage mostly grows in the Southwest region in China, it has been used in Chinese medicine in treating blood stagnation and abdominal pain and improving digestive absorption.
II. How Chinese herbs - lovage ( chuan xiong) effects women with PMS
1. Abdominal pain and cramp
Besides is used as sedative medicine, lovage also helps to release the blood stagnation in the abdominal region by increasing the blood flow and reducing the coagulation of platelets resulting in lessening the risk of premenstrual pain and cramp.
2. Ciculatory system enhancer
lovage besides helps to dilate the coronary arteries and increases the blood circulation in the body, it also helps to lower oxygen consumption of heart muscles, resulting in increasing the oxygen levels in the bloodstream to nourish the body cells, thereby reducing the risk of lowering energy including loss of concentration and memory.
3. Brian cells enhancer
Lovage also enhances the oxygen absorption of the brain cells resulting in reducing the nervous tention including anxiety, stress and depression.
4. Antibiotics
It also contains substance which helps to increase the immune function fighting against any infection and inflammation to the reproductive system.
5. Vitamins and minerals
Lovege also increase the function of digestive system in absorbing vital vitamins and minerals which are found deficiently for most women with premenstrual syndrome
6. Diuretics
It also helps to reduce kidney infection and increases the kidney function in urinary secretion, thereby, reducing the risk of water retention.
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Chapter XIV
Pre-menstrual Syndrome - How Homoeopathy Helps To Treat Premenstrual Syndrome
A. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Homoeopathy - Nux Vomica
I. Definition
Nux vomica is a tree with a short, crooked, thick trunk and the root very bitter. It contains contains the alkaloids, strychnine, brucine and other chemical compounds
II. How homoeopathy - nux vomica effects women with PMS.
1. Brucine
Brucine in the nux vomice helps to regulate the blood pressure, thereby increasing the function of circulatory function in oxygen transportation resulting in lessening the risk of energy deficiency causing symptoms of fatigue, tiredness and lost of concentration.
2. Strychnine
The chemical compound alkaloid strychnine is a digestive enhancer, it helps to stimulate the function of digestive system in the gastro-intestinal tract, increase appetite and also has a effect in increase large intestine in moving stool thus decreasing the risk of constipation.
3. Alkaloids
Nux comica contains high amount of alkaloid which has a effects in lessening the pain in the body, thereby, helping to reducing premenstrual abdominal pain and cramps for some women with PMS.
4. Sedative
It also has an effect in calming the nervous system in treating irritable, nervous system, hypersensitive and over impressionable, thereby decreasing the nervous symptoms for women with premenstrual syndrome.
5. Zinc
The trace minerals zinc in nux vomica helps to increase the function of linoleic acid conversion to GLA resulting in lessening the risk of over production of PGE2 causing over active uterus muscle , menstrual cramps and breast tenderness.
B.Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Homeopathy- Natrium muriaticium
I. Definition
Natrum nuriaticum is one of homoeopathy remedies which has been used to treat water retention, swollen breast and nervous tension such as irritability and sadness.
II. How homoeopathy - natrium muriaticium effects women with PMS.
1.Water retention
Natrum nuriaticum is also known as table salt in homoeopathy remedies. It helps to regulate the levels of salt in the body resulting in lessening the risk of water retention.
2. Leucocytosis
Natrium muriaticium contains substance which helps to improve immune system against leuucocytosis by controlling the number of white blood cells when our body encounter an acute infection or inflammation, thereby, helping to reducing the risk of reproductive system in case of bacteria and virus invasion causing abnormal swelling.
3. Digestive disorder
It also helps to improve the digestive system against abnormal function such as accumulation of the interstitial liquid, infiltrated in tissues, thereby, increasing the digestive absorption of certain vital vitamins and minerals which are important to prevent symptoms of PMS.
4. Chlorosis
It is surprising that some women with premenstrual syndrome may experience lack of energy, shortness of breath caused by chlorosis. Intake of certain food with high amount iron will help to decrease the risk of anaemia
5. Constrictive sensation and headache
Some women with PMS may also experience abnormal constrictive sensation and headache. It is caused by stagnation of blood and qi in the body resulting in increasing the blood vessel convulsion in brain. Natrium muriaticium helps to invigorate blood circulation and regulate qi thereby, eliminating the immoderate defensives response due to headache-muscular contraction-headache.
C. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Homeopathy- Lachesis
I. Definition
Lachesis is derived from vernon of lachesis snake. It has been used in homeopathic medicine to improve blood circulation, painful breast and headache.
II. How homoeopathy - Lachesis effects women with PMS.
1. Mental disorder
Lachesis increase the blood circulation to the nervous system, thereby decreasing the emotional symptoms of nervous system including depression or despondency such as confusion, disorientation and agitation for some women with PMS.
2. Muscle spam
It also helps to reduce the risk of muscle spamming caused by imbalance of prostaglandins hormone as resulting of sluggish liver in fat and protein metabolism thereby reducing the pain and cramps in the abdominal region.
3. Circulatory system
As we know lachesis also helps to improve the blood circulation thereby, increasing the oxygen and nutrient transportation to the body cells resulting in increasing the energy for our body in daily activity and lessening the symptom of fatigue, tiredness and dizziness.
4. Sensation of tension
Ii also helps to regulate the movement of the outer part of the brain blood vessels thereby, decreasing the risk of blood vessel to constrict and dilate resulting in lessening the risk of headache and migraine.
5. Abnormal pain and cramps
Lachesis also contains substance which helps to release the blood and qi stagnation in the abdominal region by increasing the blood circulation, it release the abnomial congestion resulting in lessening the risk of premenstrual pain and cramps.
D.Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Homeopathy- Pulstatilla
I. Definition
Pulstatilla is a remedy derived from the plant commonly known as wind flower and belongs to the family Ranunculaceae, native to central and northern Europe and southern England. It contains chemical compounds such as lactones, saponins, anemone camphor tannins, and a volatile oil and has been used effectively in treating premenstrual syndrome including painful breast, sadness and crying readily.
II. How homoeopathy - pulstatilla effects women with PMS.
1. Lactones
A lactones is a cyclic ester in organic chemistry. It is an immunosuppressive agents, which helps to improve the immune function against infection and inflammation caused by irregular cell growth and invasion of bacteria and virus.
2. saponins
Saponins is found in particular abundance in various plant species, including pulstatilla. Besides as a immune system booster, it bind with bile salt and cholesterol in the intestinal tract, thereby reducing the bad blood cholesterol and preventing its re-absorption resulting in improve the oxygen and nutrients transportation to the brain cells and reducing the system of nervous tension including sadness and crying readily.
3. Anemone camphor
Anemonin in anemone camphor influences the functions of waste and repair, but works directly upon the nervous system. It is a antispasmodic that helps to reduce the uterus muscle spam thereby, decreasing the risk of menstrual pain and cramps including breast pain.
4. Tannins
Tannin beside is antiviral, antibacterial and anti parasitic natural remedy, it also is an anti diarrheal that helps the digestive system in absorbing vital vitamins and mineral, there by reducing premenstrual symptoms caused nutritional deficiency.
E. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Homeopathy-Sepia
I. Definition
Sepia is a dark ink that cloud the water and camouflage when cuttlefish is threatened. It has been used to treat patients with premenstrual symptoms including apathy, mood swing and lack of energy.
II. How homoeopathy-sepia effects women with PMS
1. Premenstrual pain and cramps
Sepia is a anti spasmodic homeopathic medicine , it helps to regulate the pain caused by over active in the abdominal region resulting in lessening the risk of menstrual pain and cramps for some women with PMS.
2. Indigestion
It also helps to improve the digestive system in absorbing vital nutrients caused by digestive disorder during menstrual cycle resulting in reducing the risk of symptoms of PMS caused by nutrients deficiency.
3. Circulatory system
Sepia is said to improve the blood circulation in the abdominal region, thereby reducing the risk of premenstrual pain and cramps caused by blood congestion.
4. Energy enhancer
Sepia contains chemical agents which helps to improve the respiratory system in absorbing oxygen and increase oxygen levels in the bloodstream resulting in lessening the symptoms of dizziness, fatigue and tiredness.
5. Venous congestion
It also is a venous congestion medicine, it helps to reduce the condition of blockage in the venous outflow of an organ including liver, spleen, kidneys and lungs thereby improving over all health including the symptoms of PMS.
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Chapter XV
Pre-menstrual Syndrome - Herbs Help To Treat Syndrome of Premenstrual Syndrome
A. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Herbs For Insomnia
Insomnia is a lack of healthful, restful sleep and is a common problem experienced by 20% to 30% of American adults at sometimes in their lives. It is caused by emotional disorders and upset, hormone imbalances, age, environmental and genetic factor.
There are many herbs which is helpful in treating symptoms of insomnia including the following:
1. St John wort
St John wort is a gentle strengthening tonic for the nervous system. it helps to treat insomnia depression caused by hormone imbalances for women with PMS.
2. Valerian
Valerian is used by traditional herbalist extensively for it's sedative action against insomnia, nervousness, and restlessness. It is recommended for people who use to have bad dreams during sleep and waken up often at night.
3. Kava kava
Kava kava helps to calm the feeling, relaxes the body, and sometimes enhances peaceful dreaming. it is an sedative herb is often used to treat sleeplessness and fatigue and tiredness.
4. Chamomile
Chamomile is a well known sedative herb. it helps to sedate and relax the nervous system, thereby decreasing insomnia and restlessness.
5. Skullcap
Skullcap is also a sedative herb, specifically for insomnia due to worry or nerve weakness. It has been used over thousand years in traditional medicine in treating sleeplessness, nervousness, and restlessness, thereby, inducing sleeping.
6. Passionflower
Passionflower is an important herb for insomnia, it has used to treat sleeplessness caused by mental worry, overwork, or nervous exhaustion. It is an excellent sedative herb with no side effects.
B. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) - Herbs for Hormone Imbalance
Most herbs used to treat hormone imbalance for women with premenstrual syndrome either containing phytoestrogen or non-estrogen or both including the following
1. Chaste berry tree
Chaste berry is consider the queen herb in treating hormone imbalance which causes syndrome of PMS. It is phytoestrogenic which helps to raise levels of estrogen if it is too low and reduce it when it is too high.
2. Black cohosh
Black cohosh is not phytoestrogenic plant, it has a nervine-relaxing properties. By helping to reduce feelings of depression, anxiety, mood swing and other nervous tension, it restores the hormone imbalance in the body for women with PMS.
3. Skullcap
Skullcap also is nervous tonic herb. Besides helps to increases liver function in fat and protein metabolism, it also helps to treat hormone imbalance causing symptoms anxiety, depression and headache.
4. Chinese angelica root
Chinese angelica root is women exclusive herb which has been used to treat all kinds of women reproductive problem, it has a unique property which helps to restore the hormone imbalance for women during menstrual cycle by raising either estrogen and progesterone when it low and reduce them when it is high thereby, reducing symptoms of PMS.
5. Macafem
Macafem is non estrogen herb, it helps to stimulate the production of hormone by nourishing the pituitary and endocrine glands thereby, reducing the risk of hormone imbalance for women with PMS.
C.Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) - Herbs for Water Retention
Water retention is either causes by imbalance of levels of potassium and salt or malfunction of lymphatic system or kidney inability in urinary secretion or all of them. Herbs used to treat water retention include the following:
1. Cleaver
Cleaver contains chemical agent which helps to release the congestion of lymphatic channels caused by swelling and soreness due to environment toxins thereby, it helps to improve lymphatic function in regulating the fluid in the body tissue.
2. Dandelion
Besides using as a liver enhancing medicine, it also contains high levels of vitamins and minerals including potassium, the chemical which is vital to aid lymphatic function in regulating body tissue.
3. Bear berry
Bear berry is urinary antiseptic, and an astringent herb, it helps to detoxify the kidney against any invasion caused by bacteria infection and inflammation resulting in increasing the kidney function in urinary secretion, thereby reducing the risk of water retention.
4. Horsetail
Horsetail contains high amount of silica. Besides using as an astringent in the genito-urinary tract, it also is an diuretics herb, thereby, helping the function of both lymphatic system and organ kidney in regulating the fluid in the body tissues resulting in lessening the symptoms of fluid retention in the body tissues
5. Burdock Root
Burdock root helps to drains the lymphatic fluids, reduces toxins and removes uric acid, thereby, decreasing the risk for women with symptoms of water retention before and after ovulation.
D. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) - Herbs for Depression
Many commonly prescribed antidepressants work by keeping the neurotransmitter serotonin circulating in the brain. Herbs such as Siberian ginseng, licorice and St John wort also helps to increase the availability of serotonin in the brain.
1. St. john wort
St. John wort contains hypericin the chemical compound which helps to treat anxiety, depression and feelings of worthlessness. It also has a more powerful antidepressant effect for treating depression for some women with PMS with little or no side effects.
2. Siberian ginseng
Siberian ginseng has been used for centuries in Southeast Asia countries. It besides contains polysaccharides which is important in boosting immune system and regulating the levels of blood sugar in the bloodstream. it also contains chemical compounds which has an effect in adrenal gland hormone secretion including serotonin and adrenaline thereby relieving symptoms of stress and depression.
3. licorice
Licorice root contains monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors, it helps to increase the levels of serotonin and reduce the risk of depression.
4. Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
Ginkgo is a genus of highly unusual non-flowering plants. It has been used for thousand years in traditional medicine in treating poor memory and preventing Alzheimer's disease. It has an nootropic property which is nervous system enhancer resulting in decreasing the risk of nervous tension.
5. Rosemary
Rosemary contains carnosic acid which is very important ingredient to shield the brain from free radicals, lowering the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like controlling movements, processing sensory information, and making decisions thereby reducing the risk of stress and depression.
6. Borage
Borage besides conesitains oleic and palmitic acid which have a hypocholesterolemic effect in lowering the levels of bad cholesterol in the bloodstream, it alsohas been used in traditional medicine in regulation of metabolism and the hormonal system resulting in lessening the risk of depression.
F. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) - Herbs for Stress
1. Hawthorn berry
Hawthorn berry besides has been used widely in treating circulatory problem such as congestion of blood vessels in the chest area, it also contains high amount of proanthocyanidins which is necessary in enhancing enzyme metabolism and oxygen utilization thereby, reducing the risk of stress caused by oxygen deficiency or heart related disease.
2. Chamomile
Chamomile has been used in traditional medicine in treating cardiovascular problem, diarrhea. gastro intestine disease and sleeplessness. It contains substances which are antispasmodic resultinh in easing the intestine and premenstrual cramps caused by intestinal gas thereby decreasing the stress for some women with PMS, if the stress is caused by intestine effects.
3. Feverfew
Feverfew is a plant native to Southeastern Europe. It has been used in European traditional medicine as a remedy for headaches. It contains parthenolide which is ingredient used to treat stress caused by migraine and headache.
4. Ginseng
Ginseng is a psychostimulants and monoamine transporters thereby having all kinds of effects including enhanced alertness, wakefulness, and the activity of the central and peripheral nervous system, thereby, decreasing the stress caused by nervous tension.
5. Valerian
Valerian contains valerenic acid which is extracted from the valerian plant. It is sedative, beside helping to reduce the inflammation, it also inhibits the nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells which is a protein complex that acts as a transcription factor and involves in cellular responses to stress.
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Chapter XVI
Pre-menstrual Syndrome - How Essential Oils Help To Treat Premenstrual Syndrome
A. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) - Essential Oils-Grapefruit oil
I. Definition
Grape fruit essential oil extracted from vary parts of grape fruit tree. It contains myrcene, limonene, geraniol, linalool, citronellal, decyl acetate, etc. and is said to helps to stimulate the lymphatic system in regulating fluid retention in body tissues.
II. How grape fruit essential oil helps to treat women with PMS.
1. Sabinene
Sabinene is is one of the chemical compounds that contributes to the spiciness and is a major compound of grape fruit oil. It is said to improve the immune system against infection and inflammation in our body including the reproductive organs.
2. Lymphatic system enhancer
It is said that grape fruit essential oil helps to improve lymphatic function before ovulation in
regulating the fluid in the body, thereby decreasing the risk of extra fluid causing weight gain.
3. Skin enhancer
Because of it's sharp refreshing smell, it has been added to some skin cosmetic product. In fact, it contain chemical agent which helps to relive oily skin problem which causes acne for some women with PMS.
4. Antidepression
grape fruit essential oil contains some chemical compounds which helps to stimulate the production of certain hormones in the brain including adrenaline and serotonin, thereby decreasing the symptom of emotional and physical stress and depression.
5. Vitamin C
It contains high amount of vitamin, which not only helps to strengthen the capillary wall but also increases the immune function fighting against foreign bacteria and virus invasion as well as improving the digestive system in nutrient absorption.
B. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) - Essential Oils-Jasmine
I. Definition
Jasmine is a genus of shrubs in the olive family, native to Afro-Eurasia. It contains variety of chemical compound including benzoate, ceosol,, benzaldehyde, y-terpineol, nerolidol, isohytol, phytol and acetic acid. It has been used in traditional medicine in treating sexual libido. Essential oil jasmine is extracted from the flower of the plant.
II. How essential oil jasmine effects women with PMS
1. Acetic acid
a) Acetic acid is one the main chemical compound of the jasmine, it help reduces the levels of bad cholesterol and triglycerides, thereby increasing the blood flow which is essential for providing oxygen and nutrients to our body resulting in lessening the risk of fatigue and tiredness.
b) It also helps to regulate the levels of glucose in the bloodstream by stimulating the production of insulin by pancreas resulting in resulting food and sugar craving for some women with PMS.
2. Diet control
It is said some chemical compound containing organic vineager in the essential oil jasmine help to reduce appetite, thereby decreasing the amount of food intake and lessening the risk of weight gain and obesity.
3. Lymphatic system
Jasmine contains linalool alicyclic monoterpenes which are spicy and have a function to metabolites in our body fluid, thereby, increasing the lymphatic function in regulating the fluid in body tissues and kidney function in urinary secretion resulting in reducing the risk of water retention.
4. Sexual desire
It is believed that certain chemical compound of the essential oil jasmine helps to improve sexual desire for men and women alike by improving the blood circulation to the reproductive region and stimulating the production of testosterone.
5. Nervous system
It also helps to clam the nervous system by stimulating the production of serotonin and relax the constriction and dilate of reproductive system muscles resulting in reducing the risk of stress, anxiety, depression and premenstrual pain and cramps.
C. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) - Essential Oils-Rosemary
I. Definition
Rosemary is a perennial herb with fragrant evergreen needle-like leaves belongs to of the Labiatae family and native to the Mediterranean region. Essential oil rosemary extracted from plant has been used in tradition medicine in treating memory loss and slow recall.
II. How essential oils-rosemary effects women with PMS
1. Minerals
Rosemary is rich in iron and calcium which not only help to increase the blood circulation and absorption of oxygen but also enhance the function of cells signalling to each other, including cells in the gland resulting in reducing the risk depression, anxiety, fatigue and tiredness.
2. Vitamins
It also contains vitamin B complex including vitamin B6 which is vital for controlling the nervous system in production of certain hormones which help to regulate sleep, mood, behaviour, cognition and inhibit prolactin hormone produced the pituitary gland.
3. Liver enhancer
It is said that essential oil rosemary also contains chemical compounds which help to increase function of fat and protein metabolism and balance the levels of essential acids resulting in decreasing risk of premenstrual pain and cramps caused by over production of PGE2.
4. Astringent
Astrigent helps to improve the function of lung in absorbing oxygen thereby, it helps not only to reduce the risk of respiratory system problem such as asthma and cough but improve oxygen levels in the bloodstream resulting in lessening the risk of loss of concentration, loss of memory and slow recall.
5. Carnosic acid
Essential oil rosemary also contains high levels of carnisic acid which not only helps to improve the immune system in fighting against the radical forming in the brain and neurodegenerative diseases, but also protect our body from infection and inflammation including the reproductive organs.
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Chapter XVII
Pre-menstrual Syndrome and Diet
I would like to finish the series with final chapter " premenstrual syndrome and diet". I believe intake of rich vitamins and minerals foods will help to reduce the risk of re occurred symptoms, because no matter how good the self help program, or natural remedies are, without changing or supplement your diet with food rich with vitamins and minerals, the reoccurred rate of premenstrual symptom is 100%.A. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Diet - Grapefruit
It is recommended to drink one glass of pure and organic grape fruit juices a day.
1. Vitamins
Grape fruit contains high amount of vitamin C and other vitamins such as A, B complex which only helps to increase the elastic of capillary wall but also increase the effectiveness of transportation of information between cells thereby, decreasing the risk of nervous tension including depression, anxiety and emotional and physical stress.
2. Bioflovonoid
It also contains bioflavonoid which promote our body health by strengthening not only the capillaries and other connective tissues in the body, but also helps to reduced the risk of insulin fluctuation (quercetin) and inflammation and infection ( antioxidant).
3. Minerals
Grape fruit contains high amount of magnesium and potassium. As we know while potassium is vital in regulating the levels of sodium and reducing the risk of water retention in the body tissue, magnesium helps not only as a neurotransmitter enhancer but also control the levels of glucose and insulin in blood stream by increasing the liver function in bile production and regulating the pancreas in insulin production.
4. Lycopene
Lycopene is powerful antioxidant which not only helps to protect the invasion of bacteria and virus and against the forming of free radical, it also increase the immune system in regulating the allergic reaction thereby, decreasing the risk of premenstrual symptoms caused by environment reaction.
5. pectin fiber
It also contain pectin fiber which helps to decrease the risk of constipation and diarrhea, thereby increasing the digestive system in absorbing vital nutrients which are found deficiently for some women with PMS.
Grapefruit contains certain chemical compounds such as naringin and bergamottin which interfere with some conventional medication including beta blocker and cyclosporin, please consult with your doctor if you are taking some medicine.
B.Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) - Diet- Apple
It is recommended that you eat one apple a day.
1. Phytochemicals
Apple contains phytochemical compounds including quercetin, epicatechin and procyanidin B2 which are powerful antioxidants and irregular cells growth regulators thereby increasing the immune system in fighting against infection and inflammation including the reproductive system.
2. Hormones booster
It also contains substances which helps to increase the production of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, thereby, increasing the nervous function in transportation of information and against the degeneration of body tissues and cell resulting in decreasing the risk of hormone deficiency due to ageing.
3. Constipation
Apple also contains high amount of fiber which not only helps to reduce the risk of forming of bad cholesterol, but also increase the movement of the large intestine's muscles thereby, decreasing the risk of constipation and back muscle spam for some women with PMS.
4. Minerals and vitamins
Although apple contains less vitamins and minerals than other fruits, it's vitamins and mineral concentration is good enough to help in regulating the sympathetic function, insulin production, levels of glucose and many other premenstrual symptoms.
5. Kidney
It organic juice helps to increase the function of kidney in urinary secretion resulting in lessening the risk of water retention and weight gain.
C. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) - Diet - Orange
It is recommended that you drink a class of organic orange juice or or eat a orange a day
1. Folic acid
Folic acid is vital for production of healthy red blood cells and prevent anaemia, thereby, increasing the blood circulation and oxygen absorption resulting in decreasing the risk of nervous tension including loss of energy, loss of concentration, dizziness, fatigue and tiredness.
2. Vitamins and minerals
Orange is rich of vitamins and minerals, besides having many benefits as we mentioned in previous articles, it also contains phosphorus which is vital to prevent hypophosphatemia causing symptoms of muscle and neurological dysfunction resulting increasing the risk of more severity of nervous tension and symptoms of PMS.
3. Weigh loss and water retention
Drinking organic orange juice or eating orange daily helps to cleanse the digestive system thereby, increasing the digestive system in absorbing vitamins and minerals and reducing the risk of constipation and weight loss.
4. Liver
It also helps to decrease the risk of a fatty liver thereby, increasing the liver function in fat and protein metabolism through better bile secretion resulting in decreasing the risk of nervous tension causing premenstrual pain and cramps and stress.
6. Kidney
Orange contains vitamins which helps to reduce the risk of kidney stone by reducing the concentration of urine thought better urinary secretion resulting in increasing the function of kidney in regulating the levels of fluid in the body casing water retention.
D. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Diet - Flaxseed
1. Prostaglandins hormone
Flaxseed contains high levels of Omega 3 fatty acid which is essential to balance the levels of other fatty acid resulting in lessening the risk of over production of certain hormone in the prostaglandins family leading to premenstrual pain and cramps.
2. Hormone balancing
Omega 3 fatty acid not only helps to reduce the risk of menstrual pain and cramps, it also increases the liver in regulating the levels of bad estrogen in the body leading to hormone balancing between estrogen and progesterone.
3. Constipation
It also contain high amount of fiber and can be used as laxative to help the large intestine muscle to move stool , thereby, reducing the risk of constipation for some women with PMS.
4. Circulation system
Flaxseed helps to remove the levels of bad cholesterol from the blood stream and get rid the plague attached to the arterial wall thereby, increasing the circulation system in providing the oxygen and nutrients to the body cells resulting in reducing the risk of dizziness, loss of interest, tiredness and fatigue.
5. Lignan
Lignan is one of the major phytoestrogen which helps our body in regulating the levels of estrogen which is vital for women with PMS. It helps to occupy the estrogen receptors thereby, decreasing the risk of over production of the bad estrogen resulting in lessening the risk of premenstrual syndrome.
6. Manganese
Flaxseed besides containing high levels of vitamin B complex,zinc, magnesium and potassium, it also contains high levels of manganese which is vital for stabilizing the levels of blood sugar, thereby, decreasing the risk of food and sugar craving.
E. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Diet - Nuts and Seeds
1. GI index
Nuts and seeds rank very low in GI index, it means carbohydrate in nuts and seeds are slower than many others in releasing glucose into the blood stream during carbohydrate synthesis, thereby, decreasing the fluctuation of levels of insulin in the blood stream resulting in lessening the risk of diabetes and symptoms of food and sugar craving.
2. Circulatory function
Tuts and seeds have been proven to have a good effect in the circulatory system including coronary heart disease because nuts and seed helps to reduce the levels of bad cholesterol, resulting in increasing the blood circulation and transportation of oxygen to the body cell thereby, reducing symptoms of PMS.
3. Essential fatty acids
They also contain high levels of Omega 3 fatty acid which is essential to balance the levels of fatty acid in the body. Deficiency of Omega fatty acid 3 decreases the liver in bile secretion causing hormone imbalance and premenstrual pain and cramps.
4. Zinc and Iron
They also contains Zinc and iron. While zinc not only helps to regulate the production of prolactin hormone and insulin resulting in decreasing the risk of breast tenderness and food and sugar craving, iron help to improve the circulatory system in absorbing oxygen that is vital for women with PMS with symptoms of memory problems.
5. Live longer and healthier
For what ever reasons some studies show that people eat plenty of nuts and seeds live 3 years longer and healthier than those do not and people who eat nuts tend to eat less harmful junk foods.
F. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Diet - Olive Oil
Top olive oil on your dish is the best way to get all the benefit from it.
1. Antioxidants
Olive oil contains high levels of vitamin E, triterpenes and phenols which helps to improve the immune system in fighting against oxidation reactions in the nervous system including the brain as by removing free radical intermediates, and inhibit other oxidation reactions by being oxidized themselves thereby reducing many symptoms of PMS caused brain cell oxidation.
2. Linoleic acid
Linoleic acid is polyunsaturated fatty acid, which is important for the conversion to arachidonic acid (AA) then to PGE1 or 3. Deficiency of linoleic acid cause more conversion of AA into PGE2 resultimg in increasing the risk of premenstrual cramp and pain in the abdominal region.
3. Alpha linoleic acid
Olive oil contains very high levels of alpha linoleic acid which is one form of Omega 3 fatty acid and is vital for liver in maintain the balance of other fatty acids resulting in increasing the liver function in estrogen regulation and lessening the risk of hormone imbalance.
4. Oleocanthol
Olive containing oleocanthol beside is one of many antioxidants in the olive olive oil, it alo helps to immune function reduce inflammation or swelling by binding by binding to cortisol receptor in our body including the reproductive organs.
5. Liver function
Olive oil helps to increase liver function in bile secretion, thereby increasing the liver in regulating the insulin production by the pancreas resulting in reducing the risk of insulin fluctuation and lessening the risk of gallstones.
G. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Diet - Kelp
I. Definition
Kelp are seaweed plants belongs to the family Laminariales and exist only on the clean water coast line. It contains many nutrients and has been used as foods for thousand of years for people living in the coast line.
II. How kelp effects women with PMS
1. Vitamins
Kelp contains many vitamins including Vitamin A, B1, B2, B3, B12, C, E and K which are necessary for the body need for over all health as we mentioned in previous article. Remember, for what ever reason, women with PMS are found have above vitamins deficiency.
2. Iodine
a) Thyroid function
Iodine is vital to maintain normal function of thyroid gland. Deficiency of iodine increasing the risk of hyperthyroidism resulting in hormone imbalance causing fatigue, tiredness and depression and uncontrolled weight loss.
b) Immune system
It besides increase the immune system in protect our body against the forming the free radical and prevent irregular cell growth, it also stimulate the immune response against infeaction and inflammation.
c) Nervous system
It also helps to inhibit the estrogen response through up-regulating proteins involved in estrogen metabolism thereby, maintaining the right levels of estrogen and progesterone and lessening the risk of symptoms of PMS caused by hormone imbalance
3. Alkaili
Alkaili is important in helping our body to neutreulize the levels of acid because most of our diet today contains high amount of acid-genic foods including meat and eggs which causes acids accumulated in the blood resulting in nervous tension such as fatigue, anorexia, insomnia, headache and uncontrolled joint pain.
4. Chlorella
Besides helping to clean the plague in the arterial wall and making the arterial wall more elastic, chlorella helps to improve liver function in carbohydrate and fat and protein metabolism resulting in lessening the risk of hormone imbalance and insulin fluctuation for some women with premenstrual syndrome.
5. Trace minerals
Kelp contain high amount of trace minerals, such as
a) Iron
It is vital for reproduction of red blood cells and increasing the absorption of oxygen and prevent anaemia.
b) Magnesium and calcium
They are need to protect against bone loss, maintain a healthy heart and liver metabolism.
c) Potassium
It helps to regulate the levels of sodium and increase lymphatic function in fluid regulation.
H. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Diet - Broccoli
I. Definition
Broccoli is vegetable usually in green colour and belongs to family cruciferae. It is considered as a healthier food by health authority because of it;'s source of nutrient.
II. How broccoli effects women with PMS
1. Vitamins
Broccoli contains numbers of vitamins including vitamin A, C, E which not only help the immune system fighting infection, inflammation and irregular cell growth, but also maintain the production of certain hormone by glands in our body resulting in lessening the risk of hormone imbalance and nervous tension.
2. Minerals
it also contains risk source of mineral including magnesium, potassium calcium which not only help to maintain the liver in carbohydrate metabolism, but also reduce the risk of sympathetic abnormal function resulting in lessening the risk of insulin fluctuation and water retention.
3. Diindolylmethane
It is considered by dietitian as a ingredient which not only response to invasion of foreign bacteria and virus causing infection and damage to the liver but helps to maintain the cells duplication resulting in lessening the risk of cancer and irregular cells growth resulting in increasing liver function and reducing the risk of nervous tension.
4.Betacarotene
It is an orange photosynthesis pigment. Beside, it is best known for it's function as an antioxidant which helps to prevent cancer by regulating the cell duplication and growth, it also helps to improve the cognitive process resulting in increasing the function of brain in transmitting information and reducing the risk of nervous disorder.
5. Fiber
Broccoli also contains high amount of fiber, which is important by helping the large intestine muscles in moving stool for some women with PMS with symptom of constipation.
6. Glucorphanin
This chemical compound helps to stimulate the pancreas in insulin production, thereby reducing the risk of diabetes and lessening the risk of blood sugar fluctuation causing food and sugar craving.
I. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Diet - Bok Choy
I. Definition
Bok choy is also known as Chinese cabbage which has been used as foods since Tang dynasty because of it's easily cultivate nature and high sources of nutrients.
II. How bok choy effects women with PMS
1. Antioxidant
Bok choy contains high amount of antioxidant including vitamin A, C and beta carotene which only helps to prevent cancer but also strengthen the immune system in protecting our body from infection including the reproductive organs caused by bacteria and virus.
2. Fiber
It also contain high amount of fiber which not only helps the digestive system in moving stool resulting but also decreases the risk of fluctuation of sugar levels in the bloodstream resulting in lessening the risk of food craving and constipation and back pains.
3. Minerals
It also contains variety of minerals including potassium, sodium, magnesium and calcium which not only help to improve the liver function in carbohydrate synthesis and fat and protein metabolism but also decreasing the risk of water retention and blood sugar fluctuation.
4. Homocysteine
Homocysteine is one of amino acid which is converted into cysteine with the present of vitamin B complex. Deficiency of vitamin B causes high levels of honocysteine resulting in increasing the risk of heart disease and decreasing the function of blood circulation in the body causing fatigue, tiredness and emotional and physical stress.
5. Respiratory system
Bok choy not only helps prevent irregular cell growth in the lung but also increases the function of lung in absorbing oxygen resulting in increasing the oxygen in the bloodstream and reducing some symptoms of nervous disorder.
J. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) - Diet - Whole Grain
Taking breakfast with whole grain cereal in the morning is recommended.
I. Definition
Whole grains are made from the whole kernels of grain, that is both the inside part of the grain and the outer covering. It contains contain bran, germ and endosperm.
II. How whole grain effects women with PMS
1. Fiber
Whole grain in it original form contains high amount of fiber, it not only helps to slow down the conversion from carbohydrate into glucose in the bloodstream, but also increase the feeling of fullness in the stomach and improve the large intestine muscles in moving stool, thereby, decreasing the blood sugar fluctuation, weigh gain and constipation.
2. Lignan
It also contains lignan which helps to reduce the bad cholesterol and triglycerides, thereby, increasing the oxygen circulation in the bloodstream resulting in increasing the the nervous system in transmitting information between cells and glands and lessening the nervous tension such as fatigue and weakness and loss of energy.
3. Phytochemicals
Phytochemicals not only help to immune system fighting against invasion of bacteria and virus which cause infection in the reproductive organ and inflammation caused by oxygen oxidation in cells, it also reduces premenstrual pain and cramps for some women with PMS.
4. Minerals and vitamins
Whole grain contains all kinds of vital minerals including vitamin B complex,magnesium, calcium and potassium, which besides helps to improve the function of lymphatic function in fluid regulation and bone density, it also reduce the hormone imbalance, thereby, decreasing the risk of nervous tension including stress, anxiety and depression.
5. Digestive system
It also contains high levels of tannins, which not only helps to treat diarrhea but does not stop the flow of the disturbing substance in the stomach by controlling the irritation in the small intestine thereby, increasing the digestive function in absorbing vital nutrients which are found deficiently for women with premenstrual syndrome.
K. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Diet - Eggplant
I. Definition
Eggplant is a plant belongs to the family Solanaceae, native to Sri Lanka and India. It has been used in traditional medicine in improving kidney function and sexual libido for men and women alike.
II. How eggplant helps to treat women with PMS
1.Water retention
Traditional Chinese herbalist believe, kidney besides plays an important role in sexual desire and activity for women and men alike, it also helps to regulating the body fluid. Unbalancing yin and yang qi or blood stagnation in the kidney organ causes over active or abnormal function not only in regulating the urinary secretion but also interfering the sexual function.
2. Immunity
Eggplant also contains antioxidant which helps to reduce the risk of cells oxidation resulting in lessening the risk of inflammation of the reproductive organs and forming of free radical. It also protect our body against infection caused by bacteria and virus.
3. Cholesterol
Eggplant contains chemical agents act as satin which help to inhibit the HMG-CoA reductase enzyme in the liver thereby, lessening the bad cholesterol synthesis and increasing the blood circulation which is vital for the cells in the nervous system needs and reducing the symptoms of dizziness, loss of concentration and memory.
4. Vitamins and minerals
Eggplant contains high amount of vitamins and minerals including vitamin C, B complex, Magnesium and potassium which is vital for protecting our body against water retention, weight gain and assisting the nervous cells in neutrotransmitting information between themselves and glands. The folate is also helps the body in regulating cells duplication and growth.
5. Nicotinoid
Eggplant contains high amount of nicotinoid, regularly intake of small portion of eggplant helps to improve the function of cells in the nervous system in transmitting information resulting in increasing the feeling of relaxation, calmness and alertness. It also helps to curve appetite, thereby, reducing weight gain. Remember, nicotioid is highly addictive.
L. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Diet - Red Pepper
I. Definition
Red pepper has been cultivated over thousand of years, it is a plant belongs to the family Solanaceae and native to the America. It is one of the diet which has been used as a blood enhancerin traditional medicine.
II. How red pepper effects women with PMS
1. Capsaicin
Red pepper contains high amount of casaicin which helps not only relieve pain for our body in the abdominal region, but also improves the immune system in fighting against irregular cells growth causing inflammation and infection to the reproductive organs.
2. Lipophilicity
It also contains also lipophylicity, which is a mild anesthesia which helps to sedate the nervous system resulting in lessening the risk of nervous tension including depression, anxiety and stress.
3. Blood circulation enhancer
Red pepper is contains spicy chemical agents which help to improve the blood circulation in transporting the vital nutrients to the body cells including the the brain cells and reduce levels of bad cholesterol in the bloodstream resulting in lessening the risk of dizziness, tiredness, loss of energy and loss of interest in daily activity.
4. Antioxidant
It also contains high amount of vitamin A, C and E which are powerful antioxidant, besides assisting casaicin in fighting irregular cells growth caused by oxidation, it also helps to improve digestive system in absorbing the vital vitamins and minerals and reduce the risk of premenstrual syndrome caused by nutrients deficiency.
5. Constipation
Besides containing variety of minerals which is necessary for enhancing over all health, red pepper also contains high amount of fiber which helps to improve the large intestine muscles in moving stool, thereby lessening the risk of constipation.
M. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Diet - Soybean
I. Definition
Soybean is a nutritional foods which is recommended to be eaten regularly by dietitian. It belongs to species of legume and native to Southeast Asia. It contains high amount of protein which is vital for vegetarian for replacing animal protein in their daily diet. Soybean is toxic if it is eaten RAW.
II. How soy bean effects women with PMS
1. Phytoestrogen
Regularly intake of soybean product helps to decrease the risk of over production of bad estrogen for women with PMS, because soy bean products contain phytoestrogen, which helps to occupy the estrogen receptors, thereby, reducing the risk of hormone imbalance.
2. Alpha-linoleic acid
Alpha linoleic acid is important for production in PGE1 and 3 which help to regulate the production of prostaglandins hormone resulting in lessening the risk of premenstrual pain and cramp caused over production of certain members in the prostaglandins hormones.
3. Omega fatty acid
Soy bean contains high levels of Omega 6 fatty acid which is essential in helping liver in fatty acid and fat and protein metabolism resulting in lessening the risk of uterus pain and cramps and nervous tension including depression, anxiety and emotional and physical stress.
4. Isoflavonoids
Soy bean contains high amount of phytochemical-isoflavonoid which not only helps to reduce the levels of bad cholesterol in the blood stream, blocking over production of levels of bad estrogen thereby, reducing heart disease and hormone imbalance, it also helps to improve the digestive system in absorbing vital vitamins and mineral resulting in lessening the severity of premenstrual syndrome.
5.Hgenistein and diadzein
Besides function as flavonoid, it not only helps to improve the immune system in fighting against irregular cell growth causing breast cancer and tumors, but also reduce the risk of inflammation and infection to the reproductive organs.
N. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Diet - Banana
I. Definition
Banana is a herbaceous plant belongs to the family Musaceae, native to the Southeast Asia. It's phytochemical of yellow pigment is said to promote healthy eye and anti eye degeneration. It has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating constipation.
II. How banana effects women with PMS
1. Potassium
Banana contains high amount of potassium, which is important to enhance the function of lymphatic system in regulating the levels of sodium resulting in reducing the risk of fluid retention and weight gain.
2. Fiber
The fiber component of banana besides helps to improve the muscle of large intestine, it also helps to decrease the risk of bad cholesterol accumulation in the bloodstream, thereby decreasing the risk of heart disease and strokes and increasing the blood in transporting the oxygen to the body cells need, resulting in decreasing the risk of symptoms of loss of energy, dizziness and slow recall.
3. GI index
banana rank very low in glyemic index, after consumption, it releases glucose slowly into bloodstream resulting in decreasing the risk of insulin fluctuation and lessening the food and sugar craving for some women with PMS.
4. Antioxidant
Banana contains phytochemical which not only helps rejuvenate your eye sight it also helps the immune system in regulating the DNA of cell duplication resulting in decreasing the risk of tumor, cancer and inflammation to the reproductive organs.
5. Prebiotics
Prebiotics are non-digestible food ingredients in banana that helps to increase the growth of good micro organism in the digestive system which not only helps to improve the digestive system in absorbing vital nutrients but also prevent constipation and irritable bowl syndrome
O. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and diet - Garlic
I. Definition
Garlic is a species in the onion family Alliaceae, native to China. It has been used in Chinese traditional medicine in enhancing function of blood circulation and immune system.
II. How garlic effects women with PMS
1. Circulatory system
Garlic is a circulatory enhancer, it helps to improve the blood in transportation oxygen to body cells by inhibiting the levels of bad cholesterol and triglycerides resulting in increasing the nutrients to the cells in nervous tension and lessening the risk of nervous symptoms.
2. Insulin inhibitor
Study show that garlic is also a glucose regulator, thereby, decreasing the risk of insulin fluctuation and the risk of food craving for some women with PMS.
3. Allicin and allixin
Garlic contains high levels of allicin and allixin which are powerful antioxidant which help to strengthen the immune system fighting against the forming of free radicals causing irregular cells growth ( tumor or cancer) and inflammation. It's antibiotic property also protect the reproductive organs against infection.
4. Digestive enhancer
besides helping to treat digestive disorder caused by worm and parasite in the intestine, it also stimulates the digestive system in production of stomach acids resulting in increasing the function of vitamins and mineral absorption and reducing the risk of premenstrual syndrome caused nutrients deficiency.
5. Sexual enhancer
It is said that garlic also helps to improve the levels of testosterone and increase the blood circulation in reproductive organs thereby, restoring the yang qi deficiency in men and women alike.
6. Vitamins and Minerals
Garlic contains many kinds of vitamins and minerals which promote over all health. People taking blood thinner or other medication should consult with their doctor before applying.
P. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Diet - Ginger Root
I. Definition
Ginger is a spicy plant belongs to the family Zingeraceae, native to Asian. It has been used as a form of diet treatment in traditional Chinese in treating blood stagnation caused by yang qi deficiency.
II. How ginger root effects women with PMS
1. Stimulant
Ginger root is a stimulant, it helps to enhance the nervous system in increasing the alertness, wakefulness, and locomotion, thereby decreasing the risk of loss of energy, dizziness and fatigue for some women with premenstrual syndrome.
2. Circulatory system
Ginger root also contains chemical compounds which help to improve the blood circulation in the body resulting in lessening the risk of PMS caused by oxygen deficiency and blood stagnation in the reproductive organ.
3. Antioxidant
It is contains powerful antioxidant agents which help the immune system fighting against the foreign bacteria and virus invasion resulting in lessening the risk of inflammation and infection to the reproductive system.
4. Digestive system
Ginger has been used in folk medicine in treating digestive disorder including diarrhea, nausea and gas in the gastrointestinal tract resulting in increasing the digestive system in absorbing vital vitamins and minerals which are necessary for over all health.
5. Analgesic and sedative
It also has been used in traditional medicine as sedative agent to treat pain in the body, by acting on the peripheral and central nervous system resulting in lessening the abdomen pain and cramps for some women with PMS.
Q. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Diet - Wild Cold Water Fish
Before reading the article, I want to emphasize the word of "wild", so you can avoid farm fish which may be grown in a crowd environment and contaminated with heavy chemicals and parasites.
I. Definition
Wild cold water fish including salmon which lives in cold water and prefer temperature below 68 °F. they live in ocean all their live and only come back to the stream where they were born to spore and die after ward.
II. How wild cold water fish effects women with PMS
1. Omega 3 fatty acid
Because the fish has been living all it's life in cold water oceans, it contain high levels of Omega fatty acid to protect itself against hypothermia.
a) Liver metabolism
Omega 3 fatty acid is vital for liver in carbohydrate synthesis, fatty acid metabolism. Deficiency or unbalance between essential fatty acid causes over production of certain hormone in the body and increases the risk of liver function in regulating pancreas in secreting insulin leading to nervous tension including depression, anxiety,nervousness and food and sugar craving.
b) Hormone balancing
It also an important agent in balancing the levels of estrogen and progesterone through liver hormone metabolism. Deficiency of omega fatty acid causes over production of the levels of estrogen resulting in hormone imbalance
c) Premenstrual pain and cramps
Omega 3 fatty acid is essential to convert linoleic acid to GLA then into PGE1 or 3.Without enough omega 3 fatty acid most linoleic acia would covert to PGE2, the bad prostaglanlins hormone resulting in increasing the risk of premenstrual pain and cramps.
2. Iodine
Wild cold water fish also contains high amount of iodine which is essential for maintaining proper function of the thyroid gland including hormone secretion. Deficiency of iodine causes abnormal thyroid function leading to premenstrual syndrome like symptoms and the risk of breast cancer.
3. Iron and zinc
a) Iron is important in maintaining the absorption of oxygen and formation of red blood cells in the bloodstream which is essential for circulatory system and our body cells need. Deficiency causes anaemia and nervous tension including tiredness, shortness of breath, dizziness and fatigue.
b) Zinc
Zinc plays an important to protect out body from infection and inflammation including the reproductive organs.
4. Niacin
Niacin besides helps to maintain normal of enzyme formation in cabohydrate sysnthesis into energy, it also works together with other vitamin B complex and magnesium in regulating the levels of glucose in the bloodstream resulting in decreasing the risk of insulin fluctuation and food and sugar craving for some women with PMS.
5. Other vitamin B complex
Wild cold water fish contains high amount of vitamin B complex which are not only necessary for maintaining metabolic processes, but also increases the function of
a) Immune system
In fighting against foreign invasion and irregular cell growth causing inflammation and infection and
b) Nervous system
In information transmitting by neurotransmitters resulting in lessening the risk of depression, anxiety and emotional and physical stress.
R. Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) and diet -Red Wine
I. Definition
Red wine is an alcoholic beverage made of fermented grape juice without adding sugar, acids, enzyme or other yeasts. Moderate drinking red wine has been existed in Mediterranean cuisines for thousand of year in improving blood circulation in the body and decreasing the risk of heart disease and strokes.
II. How red wine effects women with PMS
1. Antioxidants
2. Blood tonic
(Any food with red color is considered as blood and heart tonic in some traditional medicine). Red wine in fact helps to release the blood stagnation in the body tissues and organs including the reproductive system thereby, decreasing the risk of premenstrual pain and cramps caused by blood stagnation in the abdominal region and increasing the transportation of nutrients to the nervous cell resulting in lessening the risk of fatigue, loss of concentration, and dizziness.
3. Melatonin
Moderate drinking (no more than 1 cup a day) red wine helps to improve the melatonin hormone thereby, increasing the function of internal clock in regulating "when it's time to go to sleep and when it's time to wake up" and lessening the risk of insomnia.
4. Flavonoids
Besides best known for it antioxidants property, it contains epicatechin, quercetin and luteol which also help to increase the digestive function in absorbing vital vitamins and minerals which are found deficiently for women with PMS and inhibitimg tumour growth.
5. Polyphenols
Red wine contains polyphenols which is a powerful antioxidant containing a polyphenolic substructure it has been used in combating neurodegenerative , some cardiovascular diseases. It also consider a chemical agent with anti-aging consequences such as slowing the process of skin wrinkling.
6. Resveratol
It also contains high levels of resvertol which is essential for immune system in inhibiting irregular cell growth and fighting against inflammation including the reproductive organs caused by cell oxidation.
Since PMS is treatable and manageable by natural remedies and a self help course, if you have PMS, please look on the bright side. FOR EMOTIONAL STRESS RELIEF SELF HELP COURSE
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Author Biography
All articles By Kyle J. Norton Are For Information and Education Only, Please Consult
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"Let You Be With Your Health, Let Your Health Be With You"
Kyle J. Norton
I have been studying natural remedies for disease prevention for over 20 years
and working as a financial consultant since 1990. Master degree in Mathematics
and BA in World Literature, teaching and tutoring math at colleges and
universities before joining insurance industries. Part time Health, Insurance and
Entertainment Article Writer.
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