Easing Girls' Period.
When it comes to puberty,
girls are the ones that suffer
the most, and we today have some really good pieces of advice for you, girl, when you are in pain and sensible because of your period:
1. Avoid cafeine: Caffeine
makes you retain water and can give you that achy, crampy, bloated feeling, so
it's best to cut it out of your diet altogether. Good substitutes are ginger
ale, herbal tea and herbal iced tea, or just plain water.
2. Exercise with light
activities: Easy exercises like stretching, yoga, walking or swimming help
increase blood flow, which cuts down on cramping. Sitting still can make you
feel worse, so it is important to keep moving because it also relaxes you and hastens a better mood.
3. Hug a hot pad: The cozy
warm feeling of a heating pad on your tummy feels SO GOOD when cramps have you
feeling like trash. It can ease your body’s discomfort and minimize cramps.
4. Eat chocolate: Eating
dark chocolate actually minimizes cramps. Once you are craving you can eat some
dark chocolate, but make sure is the dark one, because if not, then it might increase your
cramps because of the cafeine it contains.
We hope these tips are
useful for you.
Andrés Argel and Susana Rengifo, Step 9.