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DESCRIPTION: Fennel seeds can work as drugs like ibuprofen for painful periods, and an eighth of a teaspoon of ginger powder three times a day can cut menstrual bleeding in half.
This may be one of my favorite videos of all time. Why? Because it offers cheap, simple, safe, side-effect free solutions for a condition that causes the suffering of millions. It’s just kills me that we didn’t learn about these kinds of things in medical school. But there’s no physician outreach or ad budget for something you can buy anywhere for 6 cents a month. So, where are you supposed to hear about things like this? NutritionFacts.org—that’s where!
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For more on treating menstrual pain and PMS see:
• Saffron for the Treatment of PMS (
• Wake Up and Smell the Saffron (
• Plant-Based Diets For Breast Pain (
• Flax Seeds For Breast Pain (
• Dietary Treatment for Painful Menstrual Periods (
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