Premenstrual syndrome effects over 70% to 90% of women before
menopause in the US and less for women in Southeast Asia because of
their difference in living style and social structure. It is defined as
faulty function of the ovaries related to the women's menstrual cycle,
it effects a women's physical and emotional state, and sometimes
interferes with daily activities as a result of hormone fluctuation. The
syndrome occurs one to two weeks before menstruation and then declines
when the period starts.
A. Causes
1. Unhealthy diet
Over consumption of saturated fat, trans fat, artificial, caffeine, etc
and under consumption of fiber, vital vitamins and minerals are typical diet
in our country resulting in over production of bad estrogen leading to
weakened the liver function in carbohydrate synthesis and fat and
protein metabolism causing PMS.
2. Digestive system
Strong digestive system is important to provide vital nutrients for our
body in regulating its normal function. Unfortunately, it is unknown
that women with PMS are found to have digestive disorder before
menstruation resulting in symptoms of PMS.
3. Vitamins and Minerals deficiency
Vitamins and minerals are important for regulating the hormone
production in our body, especially for women during menstrual cycle.
Deficiency of vitamins and minerals causes nervous disorder, liver
malfunction and hormone imbalance resulting in symptoms of PMS.
4. Sluggish liver
For what ever reason, women with PMS are found to have a sluggish liver
before menstruation. Since liver is vital in regulating the levels of
estrogen through production of cholesterol and fat and protein
metabolism, sluggish liver causes nervous tension and hormone imbalance.
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5. Hormonal imbalance
Over production or under production of certain hormones before
menstruation as resulting of thyroid malfunction, pituitary gland
abnormality function, liver inability in metabolism, abnormal function
of adrenal gland etc. cause hormonal imbalance resulting in symptoms of
PMS such as depression, stress, insomnia, fatigue, tiredness, menstrual cramps, etc.
B. Symptoms
1. Emotional symptoms
a) Unhealthy diet
Since we all know that our diet contains high amount of saturated and
trans fat, unbalance of levels of essential fatty acids causes inability
of liver in secreting bile into the digestive system and in fat and
protein metabolism that causes nervous tension resulting in increasing
the emotional symptoms of PMS such as stress, anxiety, tiredness, insomnia, etc.
b) Vitamins and minerals deficiency
It is unknown why women with PMS are found to have low levels of vitamin
B complex and magnesium. These may be caused by low levels of stomach
acid or inability of digestive system in absorbing vital nutrients
before period resulting in increasing nervous tension and emotional and
physical symptoms.
c) Hormone imbalance
Researchers found that women with PMS always have unbalance of levels of
estrogen and progesterone before menstruation. It may be caused
abnormal function of some glands in the body including the pituitary,
thyroid gland.
Remember over or under production of certain hormones such as serotonin,
estrogen, progesterone, prolactin, adrenaline increases the nervous
disorder resulting in symptoms of PMS.
d) Thyroid gland
Women with PMS are found to have low thyroid function resulting in increasing the risk of depression, stress, fatigue, tiredness, insomnia, etc.
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2. Physical symptoms
a) Foods and sugar craving
Strong liver is important for women with PMS. Unfortunately, most women
with PMS are found to have sluggish liver function before menstruation
caused by abnormal function of liver in carbohydrate synthesis and
insulin regulating resulting in foods and sugar craving.
b) Breast tenderness and water retention
For what ever reasons, researchers show that some women with PMS are
found to have high levels of prolactin and low levels of potassium as
resulting in abnormal function of pituitary gland and lymphatic function
resulting in breast tenderness and water retention accordingly.
c) Palpitation
Some women with PMS might experience heart palpitation, it is caused by
malfunction of thyroid gland, unbalance of estrogen and progesterone and
inability of liver in secreting bile into digestive system.
d) Nervous tension
Our nervous system needs the strong liver in fat and protein metabolism
to function normally and the right levels of estrogen and progesterone
to transmit information between cells. Sluggish liver and unbalance of
estrogen and progesterone cause nervous tension resulting in symptoms of
PMS.
c) Menstrual cramps
Some women may experience menstrual cramps which will disappear as soon
as period start. It may be caused by irregular function of ovaries or
essential fatty acids deficiency resulting in estrogen and progesterone
imbalance and over production of certain hormone in the prostaglandins family.
Since PMS is treatable and manageable by natural remedies and a self help course, if you have PMS, please look on the bright side. FOR EMOTIONAL STRESS RELIEF SELF HELP COURSE
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