124: PMS Research Update (Food, Movement & Stress)

<p>Ah, one of my favourite things to talk about - PMS</p> <p>Today on the podcast, I'm bringing y'all up to speed on the new research around how stress, food and movement affect your physical and mental state before your period. </p> <p>Takeaways: <br /> Perceived stress from the cycle before can make PMS in the following cycle worse<br /> Aerobic activity helps more with physical PMS symptoms, Yoga/Pilates helps more with mental PMS symptoms <br /> A well balanced, unprocessed nutritional intake is best long term, but more research is definitely needed in this area<br /> <br /> <strong>Research Quoted: </strong></p> <div class="list-item_title"><a href= "http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20552076221144199">A post-phenomenological analysis of using menstruation tracking apps for the management of premenstrual syndrome</a></div> <div class="list-item_subtitle-box"> <div>- 2022</div> <div> </div> <div><a href= "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9081175/">Association of Premenstrual Syndrome with Adiposity and Nutrient Intake Among Young Indian Women</a></div> <div>- 2022</div> <div> </div> <div><a href= "https://link.springer.com/10.1007%2Fs00737-023-01304-5">Associations of premenstrual symptoms with daily rumination and perceived stress and the moderating effects of mindfulness facets on symptom cyclicity in premenstrual syndrome</a></div> <div>- 2023</div> <div> </div> <div><a href= "https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/0167482X.2022.2086457">Evaluation of the effectiveness of yoga in management of premenstrual syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis</a></div> <div>- 2022</div> <div> </div> <div><a href= "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7465566/">Exercise for premenstrual syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials</a></div> <div>- 2020</div> <div> </div> <div><a href= "https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389%2Ffnut.2023.1079417">Impact of nutritional diet therapy on premenstrual syndrome</a></div> <div>- 2023</div> <div> </div> <div