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E7 Ask Dr Hazel: Nutrition and Exercise to support PMS

The Food Medic

The Food Medic

Health & Fitness

4.83K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Ask Dr Hazel. In these 5 minute episodes we answer questions submitted by you. This week Dr Hazel is answering the question : are any foods or types of exercise that can help with PMS?FIND OUT MORE IN THE FEMALE FACTOR BOOK *OUT NOW*Thank you to everyone who has sent in questions already and if you would like to submit a question to the podcast - on any topic related to health, fitness, nutrition, or mindset - please send your voice recorded question to lindsay@thefoodmedic.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Have you ever wondered what a sandwich sounds like?

0:04.2

Not much to it, is there?

0:06.2

Unless, of course, it's a Walker's sandwich.

0:10.9

Mmm, that is good.

0:12.9

Now that's what Asani should sound like.

0:15.8

Go all crisp in with walkers.

0:19.0

Delicious.

0:20.5

Hey everyone, welcome back to another mini episode of Ask Dr. Hazel in these short five-minute

0:26.1

episodes I answer questions submitted by you.

0:29.8

Hi, Dr. Hazel. I really struggle with PMS and wondered if there were any foods or types of

0:34.6

exercise that could help with the symptoms. Thank you. Hello, thank you for

0:40.7

your question. I'm sure this is going to apply to lots of women listening, so I'm really glad that

0:45.5

you sent this in. So nearly all women, approximately 80 to 90% of women, which is huge, experienced

0:53.2

pre-menstrual symptoms, and there are over 150 of them.

0:57.4

That includes things like bloating, breast tenderness, headache, acne, constipation, mood changes.

1:03.9

The list is endless.

1:05.5

Now, for most women, these symptoms are relatively mild and they don't disrupt day-to-day activities

1:10.3

like work or family life.

1:12.3

However, if you are getting really severe symptoms in the days coming up to your period

1:16.4

and it's stopping you doing the things that you enjoy doing day-to-day, please do see your doctor.

1:22.2

The best thing to do is write down your symptoms, ideally for at least two full menstrual cycles in a row, and then

1:29.0

bring them along to your GP to review. But to answer your question in terms of what exercise and

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