Headaches and Periods: Is there a connection?

Headaches and Periods: Is there a connection?

By Les Xules

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.

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How Your Menstrual Cycle Affects Your Sleep and What You Can Do About It

How Your Menstrual Cycle Affects Your Sleep and What You Can Do About It

By Karina Primelles

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.

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Everything You Need to Know About The Cycle Duo

Everything You Need to Know About The Cycle Duo

By Les Xules

Exhausted by the lack of options and in solidarity with period-positive care, we're relaunching our Cycle Duo line to target issues like menstrual cramps, PMS mood swings, underlying chronic stress, and bloating with clinically-backed botanicals. IYKYK.

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woman with hands on womb area of abdomen

PMS Myths 101

By Dashayna Brown

“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. 

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red raspberries berries and leaves

Should I Take Raspberry Leaves for Menstrual Health?

By Demetria Marshall

Rubus idaeus, aka red raspberry, is a member of the rose family native to Europe, North America, and Asia. Though raspberry does not bloom a flower quite as stunning as the rose, the plant similarly overflows with medicinal properties. 

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Passionflower has also been employed to enhance the effects of hallucinogens*

It's High Time to Harness the Power of Passionflower

By Anika White

You may know it by one of its many names: maypop, maracuja, granadilla, Passiflora incarnata, or passionflowerLush 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. 

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Mugwort has been used for period pain relief for centuries

This "Weed" is Used for Dream Divination and Period Pain Relief

By Anika White

So what do you call a weed that’s been used as a medicinal plant, culinary herb, acupuncture aid, and spirit tool for centuries? Mugwort has entered the chat. Mugwort is what’s referred to as a oneirogen, or oneirogenic herb because it has the ability to create or intensify dreamlike states of consciousness.

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The delicate dance between PMS & cramps

PMS and Cramps Are Not the Same

By Demetria Marshall

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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