Although dreaded by many women, the menstrual cycle is crucial to a woman’s health. It is responsible for naturally detoxifying a woman’s body. Scientists have come up with birth control pills now diminishing the cycle all together or minimizing it to an event that you may receive once a year if that. Women are ecstatic to the fact that their plans don’t have to revolve around this time of the month but are not thinking of the long term effects that follow soon after and may even cause women to be sterile later in life.
The menstrual cycle is the body’s way of getting rid of things it no longer needs. The menstrual cycle gets rid of the uterus lining every month renewing it month by month. The uterus is an eliminative channel along with the kidneys, liver, colon, skin and lungs. This sixth eliminative channel is the reason why women generally outlive men by 7 years.
Menstruation comes from the Latin word mensis (month) which related to the Greek word mene meaning moon. It reflects the moon by the fact that it also takes 28 days to revolve around the earth. Some people believe that women naturally ovulated with the full moon and menstruated with the new moon. Artificial light has altered the influence of the moon and a woman’s cycle. Studies have also shown that bright light exposure in the mornings promoted more regular cycles.
Contraceptives should be looked at a little closer before you decide to use them. They haven’t had enough time to get accurate results on long term effects. With movies like Children of men it wouldn’t be surprising to find that women become sterile later in the future. The way that evolution works should also be considered. The body adapts over time. By taking contraceptives you subconsciously telling the body that having a menstrual cycle and being fertile is unnecessary and over time could affect your daughter’s ability to conceive. Again there hasn’t been enough time that passed since the invention of contraceptives to have accurate results on these theories. I personally have decided to stay away from being a scientist’s guinea pig.
The menstruation period may be frowned upon by many but I feel it should be welcomed. It shows good health and fertility of some sort. It is also a sign of femininity and a life force. It is the time to reinvent your self and cleanse physically and mentally. A balance and nutritious diet will keep your PMS symptoms at a minimum. PMS is the way your body lashes out while it’s getting rid of extra toxins. The better you eat the least amount of toxins your body will need to get rid of during your cycle. Fruits are a girls best friend