I was thumbing through a magazine stuffed in a seat pocket on a
recent airplane flight and read a silly article entitled "Questions a guy should NEVER ask a girl."

They included things like:

"Are you sure that looks good on you?"
"Are you going to put some makeup on that pimple on your chin?"
"Is that your natural hair color?"
"Did you ever consider surgery to make your nose smaller?"

...and the granddaddy of them all:

"Are you PMS-ing or something?"

The article made me giggle, but in all seriousness, pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) is NOT a laughing matter.

Let's take a closer look at this very real condition that unfortunately was poo-poo'ed as being "all in a woman's head" for FAR too long.
 

PMS -- NOT mind over matter

Pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) is a recurring condition characterized by a variety of symptoms occurring 7-14 days before the onset of a woman's menstrual period.

It affects as many as 4 out of 10 women in their reproductive years.

Happily, most cases of PMS are relatively mild, but for 1 out of 10 PMS-suffering women, it's severe and downright debilitating, causing extreme suffering and missed time from work, school and other activities.

Symptoms of PMS can include:

Monthly weight gain (3 - 5 pounds or more)
Fatigue
Depression
Moodiness, nervousness or irritability
Bloating
Uterine cramps
Nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea
Headaches
Sugar or bread cravings
Breast tenderness
Low back pain
 

It's not just in your head

Unfortunately, for a long time the mainstream medical community looked at PMS as not a "real" condition or as being "all in a woman's head." As a result, many women have been misdiagnosed, not diagnosed at all, or not treated properly.

A traditional approach has been to prescribe drugs (usually anti-depressants or anti-anxiety meds) to address the psychological aspects of PMS.

But since the emotional effects are just part of the picture, and since the drugs come with a hefty price in terms of both monetary cost, risk of dependence and dangerous side effects (including suicidal ideation), the medication route has been marginally effective at best and harmful or deadly at worst.
 

Grab the bull by the horns

Thankfully, many forward-thinking physicians are now taking a look at the underlying factors behind PMS and helping their patients tackle this very REAL problem at its source.

Here are some of the most common causes of PMS:

- Excess estrogen
- Progesterone deficiency
- Hypothyroidism (low thyroid function)
- Stress
- A diet too high in sugar or bad fats
- Nutrient deficiencies

Most experts agree that PMS is commonly the result of a combination of those factors.

Now, the good news is there are very safe, effective, natural answers to the major underlying PMS factors...and countless women are feeling a WHOLE lot better each month as a result!

If PMS is a problem for you or someone you love, here are some ways you can make a BIG difference in how you or they feel:
 

1- Exercise

Exercise is a great natural stress-reducer, which can help with the role stress plays with PMS.

Plus, it helps your body eliminate acid wastes and toxins, which can help make your pH more alkaline and encourage ALL of your organs and glands to work more efficiently--including your thyroid. It can also help ease the uterine cramps and low back pain associated with PMS.

And let's not forget this big one -- exercise can help you shed excess pounds from PMS alone or PMS-related sugar cravings!

I know exercise is a four-letter word to a lot of people, but there's no getting around it -- you can't beat its seemingly endless health benefits which includes relief from PMS symptoms.

Just remember you don't need to do a triathlon or be the next Olympic gold medalist. Pick an activity you can tolerate (even brisk walking) and do it at least 3-4 days a week.
 

2- Balance your intestinal flora

Your liver helps eliminate excess estrogen by grabbing it from your bloodstream, attaching it to a molecule called glucuronic acid and putting it in your intestines to be excreted with your feces.

This helps encourage a healthier estrogen/progesterone ratio which can make a huge difference to PMS sufferers.

What can throw a monkey wrench into this efficient process is if you don't have a healthy intestinal flora balance.

You see, certain harmful bacteria in the gut break apart the "glucuronic acid-estrogen" bond and allow the estrogen to seep through your intestines and back into circulation...which can ADD to PMS symptoms!

What has been recommended by experts to help turn this around is a probiotic supplement that contains both Bifidobacterium bifidum and Lactobacillus acidophilus, with a total dose of at least 5 billion live probiotic bacteria.

Super Shield multi-strain probiotic formula meets and EXCEEDS the recommendations of the experts!

Super Shield contains top-shelf strains of Bifidobacterium bifidum and Lactobacillus acidophilus (specifically the well-researched L. acidophilus DDS-1) plus 11 other strains that together give you a whopping 7.25 billion CFUs in every single capsule!

Plus, Super Shield's friendly bacteria will also help encourage regular bowel movements, which can help the process of eliminating excess estrogen (and make constipation a thing of the past for you!).
 

3- Eat a well-rounded diet and avoid bad fats & refined carbs

It's a fact--too many refined carbs and bad fats (especially trans-fats) make PMS symptoms WORSE.

And so do nutrient deficiencies--especially deficiencies in the B vitamins and magnesium.

So to have a chance at any lasting PMS relief, it's crucial to have a diet that includes a variety of real foods while avoiding processed foods, fast food and "the whites"--foods made with white flour and sugar. That will help ensure that you're limiting refined carbs, bad fats AND getting a variety of nutrients that your body so desperately needs.

But that's only half of the puzzle.

The other half is to make sure your body is actually absorbing those nutrients...and that comes from efficient digestion.

And what can help you achieve both of these important goals is the Great Taste No Pain (or for gluten-sensitive people Great Taste No Gluten) health system.

Both Great Taste No Pain and Great Taste No Gluten feature hundreds of delicious recipes and ideas for enjoying nutrient-loaded real foods that taste outstandingly good.

Plus they show you the best foods to eat together to help encourage pain-free, efficient digestion and maximum absorption of nutrients.

And eating this way also helps facilitate regular bowel movements and minimize gas -- so bye-bye excess estrogen and hello nice, flat, un-bloated stomach!
 

Ladies, take comfort in knowing that you are not alone in your PMS struggles.

And it's refreshing to know that dangerous drugs are NOT the only answer!

When you address the root causes of PMS with safe, natural measures, a whole new world of feeling great EVERY day of the month can open up for YOU.

If that sounds good to you, then start today.

Then write and tell me how much better you're feeling.

To your health,

Sherry Brescia

PS: Robyn's breezing through her periods now!

Hi Sherry,

It's Robyn here from Australia.

For the past several years, I have had a bunch of ailments that, while they didn't totally debilitate me, made living the life I wanted very difficult.

Migraines, PMS, bloating, impossible to maintain a normal weight, exercising but feeling exhausted, hormone imbalance, swinging from constipation to diarrhea, diabetes symptoms, reflux, cravings and gall stones.

I don't particularly trust doctors and refuse to take over the counter or prescribed medicines to cope with all this. I was seeing a naturopath, who was able to keep things under control with her tonics, but I still wasn't well. Things came to a head recently and the naturopath was out of ideas and suggested I go to a doctor to get a full range of blood tests to see what was going on.

Looking at my list of complaints, the doctor was suitably concerned, ran the blood tests and the results came back: nothing wrong. My blood was healthy but I was not, so the doctor said to me, "As you can see from the blood results, there is nothing wrong with you, I don't need to see you again."

I mentioned this to a family member, as I was so cross with the doctor, and she recommended I try having a go with your eating recommendations as she had great success and relief from a number of digestive issues. I am so glad she did.

I have been following your Great Taste No Pain plan and in the past month I have off loaded 2.5 kg in weight without even trying, not had a single migraine, breezed through my last period, I am now really enjoying the gym, and best of all - most of the digestive complaints have gone.

Happily, your information has helped to make me a much happier person.

Thanks!

Best regards,

Robyn

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