How to treat premenstrual syndrome and PMDD naturally

How to treat premenstrual syndrome and PMDD naturally

Premenstrual syndrome or PMS and premenstrual dysphoric disorder or PMDD are both quite common between women from 30 to 40 years of age. These disorders occur when women reach their menopause. The symptoms of both are quite same but the symptoms of PMDD are severe.

Both these disorders have emotional symptoms like depression, anger, frustration and irritation and physical symptoms like bloating, headache and joint ache. These two are can also cause insomnia. The cause of these disorders can be hormonal imbalance in the body.

Imbalance of the two female hormones estrogen and progesteron are proposed to be the root cause of these disorders. Women can take progesteron supplements which can be taken in tablet form. Women who take progesteron supplements should check their hormone levels every one to two months to ensure that the progesteron is not transformed into estrogen.

PMDD can be treated naturally with the help of evening primrose oil. Evening primrose or lady primrose is a very common flower and grows anywhere. Every part of the flower can be consumed like the petals, the roots, the leaves and also the seeds.

From its seed the oil which is extracted is the evening primrose oil which is essential for treating different ailments like heart diseases, arthritis, multiple sclerosis and eczema. But evening primrose oil is used most for the treatment of the symptoms of PMS and PMDD such as depression, anxiety, bloating, insomnia etc. the sees of evening primrose contains an essential fatty acid name Gamma Linoleic Acid (GLA).

The food that we eat lacks cis-linoleic acid. Cis-linoleic acid helps in the manufacture of this essential fatty acid. So if women have supplements of this essential fatty acid they can get relief from the disorders of menopause.

Black cohosh, a member of the buttercup family is also effective in the treatment of PMS and PMDD syndromes. Glycosides is a substance found in this plant which helps to regulate the body temperature and helps in reducing hot flashes that is a frequent symptom found in some women suffering from menopausal disorders.

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