Remember when you were a little girl and had all these weird ideas about your period? They were most often heard from old folklore, or silly boys who had no idea what a period was. Periods were mysterious and full of myths once upon a time, but not now - even though poisoning someone with one look or being able to "hold in your period" sure sounds like superpowers we would love to have!
This article debunks common period myths - after all, it is never a bad time to get a #BloodSister up-to date about something she goes through every month.
After major research, five myths were identified that needed serious debunking, once and for all:
The Truth: A woman's body goes through significant physical changes before her period. There is a drop in oestrogen - the hormone linked to happiness, and an increase in progesterone - the hormone linked to the part of the brain associated with fear, anxiety and depression. When it is "that time of the month," mood changes are completely normal and have a biological basis.
The Truth: A woman's period is not her weakness or a disability. While staying in bed and eating fries all day - on your period days or just any day - sounds like heaven, women can absolutely exercise during their period. In fact, exercising on your period if you want to is always a good thing.
Benefits of Exercise During Menstruation:
The Myth: It is believed that if menstruating women cradle or even touch babies, they will cause the infant to fall ill.
The Truth: If women on their period had the ability to make people fall sick, they'd be no less than superheroes. In all truthfulness, a woman on her period has absolutely no control over the health of a child. This myth has no scientific basis.
The Truth: Blood is definitely not a way for your body to reject toxins and is not dirty blood. Some might argue that it is not blood at all!
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