By supporting your hormones with the following natural strategies, you should be able to have a happy – or at least happier – period.

1. Drink Less Coffee & More Green Tea : Too much caffeine can cause sleep issues, inflammation and breast tenderness, as well as lower your progesterone levels. Progesterone is an important feel-good hormone, responsible for your overall sense of well-being.
2. Avoid Alcohol: Alcohol has a way of quickly increasing estrogen levels which can trigger a storm of PMS symptoms like anxiety, mood problems, headaches, and disrupted sleep patterns.
   Kombucha is a refreshing alternative.
3. Reduce Sodium: Foods high in salt will increase water retention and bloating, prime PMS symptoms you would likely happily live without.
4. Increase Magnesium: Magnesium is an essential mineral that helps keep your progesterone levels balanced by regulating the master-hormone gland, the pituitary. The week before your period, add more high-Magnesium foods to your diets such as spinach, beans, nuts and seeds.

This is also the best time of the month to indulge in some delicious dark chocolate! Not only is dark chocolate rich in Magnesium and Iron, it is also packed with powerful antioxidants.

Give yourself more time to rest by going to sleep a little earlier or reducing the intensity of your workout routine. Limiting screen time and cutting down on social media are also some ways to clear your mind.

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