Green Your Period
May 30, 2012
By Guest Blogger
Thankfully, in recent years tips to go green have become rampant, and environmental awareness is on the rise. Many of us have done everything from the simple — change out our light bulbs, use recycled bags at the grocery store — to the invested: go solar, give up animal products, and so on. However, the issue of feminine hygiene and the accompanying products are rarely, if ever, mentioned. Is this because the topic is too… Read More >
Natural Cycles: Foods to Manage Your Period and PMS
December 6, 2011
By Guest Blogger
This is a period piece. No, it’s not about a famous Shakespeare play or fabulous costumes made to recreate a 19th-century drama. Nope. This article is about menstruation and menstrual cycles. There’s no reason to get shy or grossed out. We gotta go there — because chances are you watched the same lame video I did in middle school health class that taught me … well. not a whole lot. There are so many misconceptions… Read More >
Passing the “Tampon Baton”
October 15, 2010
By Guest Blogger
I am lying on my bed, a heating pad on my stomach, my body a twisted, cramping nightmare. Although usually I would bemoan this monthly fate, this time I am wistfully relishing the moment. Because this time is the last that I will morph into the crabby, fat beast that bleeds like a stuck pig and sucks up chocolate like a Dyson sucks up dirt. Because in five days I will have my ovaries removed.… Read More >
