Managing PMS Naturally
(2001, Penguin, Canada)

Introduction: It's Okay To Feel Like A Natural Woman

Chapter 1. PMS is Not A Disease
Cultural Attitudes
How PMS Became a Disease

Chapter 2. Cycle-Logical Matters
The Moon Cycle
The Moon Cycle
What is "Normal"
Irregular Cycles: Metrorrhagia
No Menstrual Cycle: Ammenorhea
Heavy Flow: Menorrhagia
Painful Periods: Dysmenorrhea;
Periods On Oral Contraceptives
What to Wear for Your Period

Chapter 3. The Emotional Premenstrual Signs
Women and Depression
Managing Mood Changes Anytime of the Month
Styles of Therapy
Charting Emotional Premenstrual Signs

Chapter 4. The Physical Premenstrual Signs
A Closer Look at Stress
Take A Good Look at Your Lifestyle
A Closer Look at Fatigue
Could PMS Be a Blood Sugar Problem?
Could PMS Be a Thyroid Problem?
Charting Physical Premenstrual Signs

Chapter 5. Finding a "PMS Doctor"
How Doctors Approach Pms
Alternative and Complementary Healers
Women Healing Women
What Are Your Rights as a Patient?

Chapter 6. A "Diet and Lifestyle" Approach
Stabilizing Your Blood Sugar
Diet, Stress and Depression
Foods to Avoid During
Battling the Bloat
What About Vitamins and Minerals?
Exercise, the Outdoors and Pms
Exercising Your Mind

Chapter 7. A Herbal Approach
A Word about the Placebo Effect
Flower Power for Cycle Control
Herbs that Calm
Herbs that Relieve Physical Discomforts
Homeopathy for PMS
Hands-On Healing For PMS

Chapter 8. Natural Progesterone Therapy for PMS
Dalton's "Progesterone Receptor" Theory
The Trouble with Progesterone Studies
Where to Find Natural Progesterone
Using Progesterone as a Contraceptive

Chapter 9. Prescription Drugs Used for PMS
Hormonal Therapy
Other Popular PMS Prescriptions
Antidepressants for PMS
Informed Consent and Medication

Resources
Bibliography
Index

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