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New research from UCLA may be able to help women predict when they will have their last menstrual period. No, scientists didn’t suddenly become psychic or anything; Researchers actually found that menopause-related bone loss usually begins a year prior to the last period. More
In recent months, a variety of companies have popped up to help women be prepared for that special time of the month. Juniper, HelloFlo, and LeParcel all deliver tampons to your door so that ladies are never caught in that awful situation of rushing to the drug store with toilet paper stuff between your legs because you ran out of sanitary supplies. But here at Blisstree, we’re not quite sure if these services are just incredibly convenient or if they play into some obnoxious stereotypes about women and that hormonal time of the month. More
If you’re a woman and you’ve ever taken a yoga class, you’ve most likely heard admonitions from the teacher or suggestions on the necessity of modifying (or not doing) certain poses if you’re on your period. I’ve always wondered about this: what’s really the deal with this prohibition? Why is it so bad to do inversions or other poses when you’re menstruating? To learn more, I asked expert yogi Sadie Nardini, host of ‘Rock Your Yoga’ on Veria TV and author of the upcoming book 21-Day Yoga Body. More
Thanks to exposure to hand soaps that contain xenoestrogens and hormones in our food supplies, kids as young as six years old are starting to reach precocious puberty, especially girls. As a mom to an 8-year-old, the idea of her getting her period or breasts within the next year scares me to death so I try to do everything I can to limit her exposure to hormones in food and chemicals in our household products that have been shown to accelerate puberty.The simple fact is I’m probably not doing enough. More
Following Parr for the Course blogger Danielle‘s accidental discovery of that repulsive moldy tampon that made the internet collectively shudder, there’s been a lot of talk about alternative methods for period care. Multiple commenters shared their positive experiences with a whole crop of other kinds of flow-catchers, including eco-friendly reusable cloth pads, and contraptions like the DivaCup. But there seem to be some lingering questions, so we decided to round up all the options in one place. More
Oh. My god. Someone shared this blog post by Danielle at Parr for the Course in a Facebook group for awesome women that I belong to, and I couldn’t help but share it with you all. See, Danielle (who, I hope, is having a very big drink after the day she’s had) recently found a moldy tampon in a brand-new box. A moldy. Tampon. But here’s the kicker: because they’re the applicator kind, if she hadn’t accidentally popped it out of the plastic, she never would have known. I’m beyond repulsed. More
During this whole birth control kerfuffle, many, many non-uterus-having, non-medical-doctorate-having politicians have shown  that they truly have an intimate knowledge of the female body. It has become clear to many women in this country that men simply know better than be do when it comes to matters of pregnancy and periods and basically everything. Which is probably why dozens of women have been coming to menstruation expert (and Texas Governor) Rick Perry (via Facebook) asking for advice about their menstrual cycles. And boy, do they have some good questions for him. More
There’s been a lot of talk about birth control and women’s health, lately. And it seems like a lot of folks are confused about some of the rudimentary elements of sex, pregnancy, and the female body, and there’s quite a bit of misinformation (like, you know, the many uses of aspirin). Maybe now is is a good time to get back to basics with the miracle of our sacred ladybits, with the help of this surprisingly progressive (albeit old-fashioned) video, courtesy of Walt Disney. It’s “The Story of Menstruation,” and it’s circa 1946. More
Contrary to what you may be inclined to believe by the period-shaming media, your monthly flow is not embarrassing, not blue, not consistant, and often, not monthly at all. In fact, for most women, at some point in their lives, unusual menstruation is the norm–and that perfect, 28-day cycle is an illusive creature, like a hormonal unicorn leaping over rainbows of body-positive tampon ads off on the horizon. But even with that knowledge, when your period does something unpredicted, it can still be worrisome. More
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A New Zealand ad for Libra tampons, which depicts two women in a public restroom competing to be “womanly”, is sparking big controversies from the transgender community because they say it’s offensive and discriminatory. But is it really? More
With the DIY movement going strong, crafty women have started making just about everything themselves, which delights my green, tree-hugging heart. But it’s time I came clean on the sustainable something I just can’t do. I admit it: I’m the worst body-positive, eco-friendly-living-espousing feminist of all time. Because, despite my best efforts, I cannot make myself be OK with reusable menstrual pads. More
There are a lot of theories about why women don’t ride bikes as much as men, but here’s one I’d never heard until today: That it’s hard for ladies to ride while they’re on their periods. Crazy, right? Well, apparently not. Grist’s Elly Blue wrote about the issue yesterday, revealing that there seems to be a big divide amongst female cyclists, between those who do and those who do not have problems riding a bike when they’re menstruating. So, my question is: Do you? More
The week before our period doesn’t always have to turn us into a moody, emotional, unreasonable alter-ego who will do anything for some chocolate. Not to mention the bloating, cramps and fatigue that make us less-than-fun to be around on a Friday night. Thankfully, Joy Bauer recently discussed her top power foods on the Today Show to cure common health ailments, including PMS. More
Forget the fact that, biologically, we have 60 to 80% of the muscle mass of men on average (I don’t like it either, but it’s the truth); according to the New York Times, the biggest difference between males and females when it comes to exercise is the fact that we get our periods. More
