Period Guide
Science-backed cycle insights, wellness tips, and real stories from the Girl Chocolate community.
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dark chocolate
Period snacks: hot chocolate for cramps and magnesium bark
Two period snacks we make every cycle, written out with US measurements and numbered steps, each built on a nutrient fact we could verify...
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night routine
Period self-care night: a 10-step routine that helps
Ten things in order, from the moment the evening is cancelled to the moment you fall asleep. About half have a study behind them,...
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cycle phases
Why are my cramps worse this month? 7 real reasons
Same body, same calendar, wildly different day. Seven things that change between cycles, what the studies say about each, and how to tell a...
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cycle syncing
Luteal phase self-care checklist for the week before
Seven things for the ten days before your period, each tied to a study or a guideline we could actually verify, and none of...
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cycle foods
Cycle syncing foods: what to eat in each cycle phase
The evidence for cycle syncing diets is thin, and we say so. Then a practical phase-by-phase food list anyway, with the lines that rest...
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cycle phases
Menstrual cycle phases: the 4 phases in one chart
The four menstrual cycle phases in one table: typical days, what your hormones do, how you might feel, plus the 600,000-cycle study that corrects...
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chocolate
Sugar cravings before your period, explained
Sugar cravings before your period are real, they peak in the last week of your cycle, and they are more about mood than fuel....
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luteal phase
Mood swings before your period: what is actually happening
Mood swings before your period are not a character flaw and not abnormal hormones. Here is the chain of events between your ovaries and...
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bloating
Hormonal bloating: 6 things that help (no juice cleanse)
Hormonal bloating before your period is part water, part gas. Here are six things with evidence behind them, and none of them is a...
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bloating
PMS foods: what to eat the week before your period
The foods with actual evidence for the week before your period, calcium, magnesium and B vitamins from real meals, plus a chart you can...
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bloating
Period hacks for travel days: pack, fly, cope
What to pack, which heat patches fly, how to time painkillers across time zones, and why a plane makes bloating worse: period hacks for...
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period cramps
Period hacks: 12 things nobody told you
Twelve period hacks we wish someone had told us at nineteen, each checked against the research, from painkiller timing to what to do about...
