6. TRY SEED CYCLING.

Seed cycling can help your body balance progesterone and estrogen during your menstrual cycle.

• The follicular phase (1-14 days): consume 1 tbsp of raw freshly ground flax seeds and 1 tbsp of pumpkin seeds (or chia/hemp seeds) and take 1500-2000 mg of fish oil every day.
• The luteal phase (15-28 days): eat 1 tbsp of raw freshly ground sunflower seeds and 1 tbsp of sesame seeds and take 1500-2000 mg of evening primrose oil daily.

If you keep seed cycling over a period of about 3 months, you should feel that the severity of your PMS symptoms has been reduced, that your mood has improved, and that you have less water retention and menstrual cramps.