Why Understanding Your Period Can Transform Your Health
Learn how to take better care of your body by harnessing the power of your menstrual cycle.
I wake up a few minutes before my alarm goes off, feeling more tired than usual.
I go to the kitchen to make a coffee and eat breakfast, then I turn on my laptop and start to work.
“I want a snack”, I think, just half an hour later. I try to resist my craving and pour myself another cup of coffee, but then I start munching on chocolate and cookies anyways.
Tasks are piling up and deadlines looming, but I’m not able to concentrate today. Everything seems to bother me. Why am I so sluggish? I have a sudden, uncontrollable urge to cry. “Are you OK?”, my husband asks me— “No, I am not”.
Around lunchtime, I decide to go out for a walk. Fresh air and a little exercise seem to make me feel better. Back at home, I open the Health app in my phone to see how much I walked, and that’s when I read a notification: “Your period is likely to start in the next 5 days”.
Which translates to: it’s that time of the month, stay away from me.
I have had menstrual periods every 28–30 days for the last 12 years, and every month I wonder why I feel so irritable and…
