Let’s Talk Women’s Health: Everything from Menstrual Health, Pregnancy to Menopause and more!   Most women live decades of their lives away putting up with many physical annoyances such as the discomfort of menstrual cycles, body ache, insomnia, swelling, and anxiety. Yet they continue to function doing what they’re supposed to; pushing themselves through it all.    Their name is way down in the list of the people they take care of—children, parents, partners, and so on. It's not until they experience complete well-being that they realize the burden they were carrying.   In this blog, we cover the highlights of a conversation between Dr. Nisha Chellam Board Certified Internist and Founder of Holistic ICON, and Dr. Marilyn Glenville Ph.D., a registered nutritionist the founder of Glenville Nutrition, talking about the various phases of a woman’s life and how we can change the underlying physiology by changing the lifestyle and the pattern of eating.    You will learn about:  Pre-menstrual Syndrome—All Questions Answered The Barriers on the Path to Healing  The Increasing Rate of Menstrual Abnormalities in Young Women Advice for Tampon Users Effect of Pregnancy on Women's Health  Role of Alcohol in Fertility An Outlook on Perimenopause The Possible Osteoporosis Epidemic The Mindset You Need to Regain Your Health How to Eat Healthily? How to Stay Consistent?   Get your notepads ready and keep reading!   Who is Dr. Marilyn Glenville? Dr. Marilyn Glenville Ph.D. is the founder of Glenville Nutrition, a registered nutritionist, psychologist, author, and broadcaster. She focuses on the natural nutritional healing of many chronic problems that women face—from menstrual irregularity, PCOS, fibroids, endometriosis, infertility to menopause, and osteoporosis. Helping women understand and naturally manage these diseases.    Pre-menstrual Syndrome—All Questions Answered   What is Pre-menstrual Syndrome?  Pre-menstrual syndrome is a change in a woman's emotional and physical health 7 to 10 days before her menses.   PMS involves a cluster of symptoms such as:  Water retention Breast tenderness Bloating Mood swings Food cravings The timing of the symptoms is more important than the symptoms themselves in this situation as the symptoms are varied and can be diverse from month to month.   Is it abnormal? Certain symptoms that notify you of your periods are normal. However, when it affects your quality of life—physically and emotionally—that’s when it becomes abnormal. If a woman faces major personality shifts that affect her relationships, the syndrome can turn into pre-menstrual disorder; a psychiatric disease.    Is Pre-menstrual Syndrome heritable?  While there might be some genetic snips that put you at a high risk of hormonal imbalance, understand that it’s the habits that run in the family, not the condition.  There could be a genetic component, but there are also patterns of eating in how the family eats together. PMS is something that a woman can take control of. You can heal the symptoms by making lifestyle changes.    What can help with PMS? Foremost, sorting out blood-sugar levels and get them under control.  This is the crux of hormonal imbalances—from the cortisol and progesterone to the thyroid; everything gets disrupted by blood sugar fluctuations.   The Barriers on the Path to Healing  Not trusting the process: The first step to healing is to believe that it is going to be worth making the effort to heal yourself. Dependence: A person can be prescribed as many pills to control symptoms, but that's not the goal here. Doctors can give as many solutions, but it's you who has to make the effort and take the action. Make better choices daily. Change is hard: Most women seem to choose to belong to a community over feeling alienated as they change their lifestyle to a healthy one. The Victim Treatment: Psychologically, part of the reason people want to stay in that phase is for comfort’s sake. Somehow it suits them to stay