Headaches and Periods: Is there a connection?
Even with the right lifestyle choices, headaches and migraines can strike when we least expect it, and surprisingly may just be a part of our monthly cycles. That doesn't mean that one must have to suffer in silence. There are many herbal plants and remedies that can be used to help our menstrual cycles to provide balance, relief, and ease of those bothersome headaches.
How Your Menstrual Cycle Affects Your Sleep and What You Can Do About It
Most people with menstrual cycles face problems during the pre menstrual period, enduring the struggles of PMS insomnia, and experiencing sleep issues just before their period. A ton of research has been conducted on the effects of menstrual cycles and sleep.
Our Bodies: An Intimate Look at Gender, Plant Medicine + Menstruation
Five Mexico City-based artists, activists, and educators joined Xula for this photo essay that provides an intimate look about how these individuals relate to plants, natural remedies, gender, and menstruation.
It's high time for us to disrupt the narrative of 420 being a holiday associated with teenage stoner boys. Fact is, it's a moment to celebrate how cannabis relieves our bodies from the exorbitant pain of periods, PMS, and Menopause.
The Science Behind Vaginal Orgasms
Cumming, climaxing, getting off, the big O. Whatever you call it, orgasms are often central to sexual pleasure—but do we really know what they are?
A powerful conversation with Hanah Salas about how the War on Drugs directly impacted her family and how that experience led her to become an entrepreneur while advocating for Cannabis and marginalized communities.
“It doesn’t exist” “It isn’t that serious” We’ve all likely heard many things about PMS, including countless myths about it. Ideas consistent with women and wombs meaning weakness or unworthiness have been embedded into societal discourse for centuries.
The Many Roles of a Master Herbalist
What are the defining qualities of a Master Herbalist? The many roles Karen M. Rose embodies as an herbalist reflects the beauty of preserving the practices of our diverse origins that not only distinguish our unique talents, but bridge communities deprived of the knowledge and practices they need to heal themselves.
It's High Time to Harness the Power of Passionflower
You may know it by one of its many names: maypop, maracuja, granadilla, Passiflora incarnata, or passionflower. Lush green vines covered with purple and white flowers climb the garden wall, like blooming tentacles grasping for higher heights. Some believe it’s a sign from the heavens, for others, it’s an earthly way to ease anxiety.
Don't Suffer in Silence: Endometriosis facts and support
Endometriosis is a condition that is too often understudied and overlooked, leading to March being named Endometriosis Awareness Month to...
PMS and Cramps Are Not the Same
Riding the wave that is the menstrual cycle can get crazy. PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome) and menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhea) ripple through the lives of people with wombs flooding them with mixed emotions and symptoms. If we understand the causes and differences, we can address our symptoms and adjust our environments to nurture our bodies.
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