“Your period gives you a reliable and clear snapshot of exactly what is happening with your hormones,” explains Alisa Vitti, a functional nutritionist, author of WomanCode, and founder and CEO of FLOLiving.com. And seeing your blood — and realizing what it’s trying to tell you — allows you to “take critical actions with your diet to eliminate symptoms before your next cycle,” says Vitti. Not to mention prevent long-term probs, since unbalanced hormones lead to inflammation, which then leads to big-deal diseases. Think: strokes, Alzheimer’s, heart attacks … Nothing you want. Here’s a little cheat sheet to memorize next time it’s Shark Week. Answer: Check out the online “V-Sign Type(™) Quiz.” Answer a few quick multiple choice questions about your period — like how you know when it’s about to start, what PMS symptoms (if any) you have, if you’re trying to conceive or are done having kids — and you’ll get a pretty sweet understanding of not just what the color of your period blood’s telling you, but what your specific physical symptoms mean — AND the types of foods and supplements that can help. In other words, probably the same info you’d get if you paid big bucks to see a specialist. Except you’re getting it for free. And can then compare notes with your friends. Because let’s face it, hiding your Red Wedding is so early 2000s. Not to mention, it can screw up your health. “Women’s hormones should not be mysterious or ignored, but easy-to-understand information that women can use to take better care of themselves with food and lifestyle changes,” says Vitti. So, go ahead. LOOK already.
title: “What The Color Of Your Period Blood Says About Your Health” ShowToc: true date: “2024-08-31” author: “Mary Robson”
“Your period gives you a reliable and clear snapshot of exactly what is happening with your hormones,” explains Alisa Vitti, a functional nutritionist, author of WomanCode, and founder and CEO of FLOLiving.com. And seeing your blood — and realizing what it’s trying to tell you — allows you to “take critical actions with your diet to eliminate symptoms before your next cycle,” says Vitti. Not to mention prevent long-term probs, since unbalanced hormones lead to inflammation, which then leads to big-deal diseases. Think: strokes, Alzheimer’s, heart attacks … Nothing you want. Here’s a little cheat sheet to memorize next time it’s Shark Week. Answer: Check out the online “V-Sign Type(™) Quiz.” Answer a few quick multiple choice questions about your period — like how you know when it’s about to start, what PMS symptoms (if any) you have, if you’re trying to conceive or are done having kids — and you’ll get a pretty sweet understanding of not just what the color of your period blood’s telling you, but what your specific physical symptoms mean — AND the types of foods and supplements that can help. In other words, probably the same info you’d get if you paid big bucks to see a specialist. Except you’re getting it for free. And can then compare notes with your friends. Because let’s face it, hiding your Red Wedding is so early 2000s. Not to mention, it can screw up your health. “Women’s hormones should not be mysterious or ignored, but easy-to-understand information that women can use to take better care of themselves with food and lifestyle changes,” says Vitti. So, go ahead. LOOK already.
title: “What The Color Of Your Period Blood Says About Your Health” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-20” author: “Antonio Swigert”
“Your period gives you a reliable and clear snapshot of exactly what is happening with your hormones,” explains Alisa Vitti, a functional nutritionist, author of WomanCode, and founder and CEO of FLOLiving.com. And seeing your blood — and realizing what it’s trying to tell you — allows you to “take critical actions with your diet to eliminate symptoms before your next cycle,” says Vitti. Not to mention prevent long-term probs, since unbalanced hormones lead to inflammation, which then leads to big-deal diseases. Think: strokes, Alzheimer’s, heart attacks … Nothing you want. Here’s a little cheat sheet to memorize next time it’s Shark Week. Answer: Check out the online “V-Sign Type(™) Quiz.” Answer a few quick multiple choice questions about your period — like how you know when it’s about to start, what PMS symptoms (if any) you have, if you’re trying to conceive or are done having kids — and you’ll get a pretty sweet understanding of not just what the color of your period blood’s telling you, but what your specific physical symptoms mean — AND the types of foods and supplements that can help. In other words, probably the same info you’d get if you paid big bucks to see a specialist. Except you’re getting it for free. And can then compare notes with your friends. Because let’s face it, hiding your Red Wedding is so early 2000s. Not to mention, it can screw up your health. “Women’s hormones should not be mysterious or ignored, but easy-to-understand information that women can use to take better care of themselves with food and lifestyle changes,” says Vitti. So, go ahead. LOOK already.
