Dark Menstruation - Articles
Amenorrhea-absence of menstruation
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Julia J.
Although many women consider their period a real drag, in Ayurveda it is thought that this is one of the reasons women live longer than men. When we bleed it's like a mini detox, so if there are lots of toxins it can feel pretty bad. But what happens if we don't bleed? Well before you consider yourself lucky, consider why your body isn't doing wha ...
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Female Smokers and Menstruation
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Dirk H.
Better to quit after ovulation, study finds. Women stand a better chance of successfully quitting smoking if they stop during the later phase of their monthly menstrual cycle, according to new research conducted at the University of Minnesota and published in the May 2008 edition of the journal Addiction . Sharon Allen and co-workers discovere ...
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Making menstruation personal again
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Karen R.
Have you read Joan Jacob Brumberg’s The Body Project? If you have not, put down your computer and run - literally RUN! - to the nearest bookstore/library, get yourself a copy, and start reading.Okay, so maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration. But it is truly worth a read for the historical context and insight it gives to how we teach g ...
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Why we link sex and menstruation
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Karen R.
Yesterday someone commented on an earlier post called Making menstruation personal again. Here is what she (or he) said:I find the “medicalization” of menstruation abhorrent, but I disagree that “menstruation is one of the first parts of teaching young women about sex and sexuality.” Of course sex ed is really important, bu ...
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Menstruation Has It's Own Book
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Lyn S.
To 18-year-old Rachel Nalebuff the secrecy and euphemisms of menstruation made no sense, so she did what any modern young woman would do - she published a collection of 92 short reflections by women on the subject of their first period titled "My Little Red Book". The NYT review notes these memories are thankfully lacking in schmaltz and ...
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Home Remedies for Painful Menstruation
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Riyaz N.
1 Fry asafetida in ghee and add a teaspoonful of it to buttermilk. Have this once a day in case of dysmenorrhea. 2 Mix some sesame seeds in a glassful of water. Drink this twice daily when you have menstrual pains. 3 Have salads with boiled beetroot in them, or have beetroot juice. The following exercises help in reducing the pain of menstruation ...
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Green Menstruation Sensation, Part 1: Ditch the Disposable Pads
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Wired Berries ..
In the Mahabharata, a 1.8 million word epic poem written in Sanskrit that chronicles the warring houses of Pandava and Karava, the beautiful Draupadi is dragged from her house of menstruation (yes, apparently Vedic princesses get entire houses for their monthly bleed) and taken before the royal court after she is "won" in a game of dice. The warrio ...
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Green Menstruation Sensation, Part 2: Deep-Sixing Tampons
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Wired Berries ..
Truthfully, it took awhile for this tampon devotee to make the switch to something greener, and you may try out an alternative product and find that it really, really isn't for you. But at an initial investment of about $30 bucks, a successful switch to a menstrual cup could be the last $30 bucks you spend on, you know, "feminine hygiene products" ...
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Darkness
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Geoff R.
The dark season is creeping up fast here in Alaska. It's not getting light in the morning now until about 8:00, and by about 5:30 in the afternoon it's mostly dark. I like daylight. But I actually really like running in the dark. One of my favorite things about 100 mile races is that you are out for so long that you get a full cycle of darkness, i ...
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