Period Guide
Science-backed cycle insights, wellness tips, and real stories from the Girl Chocolate community.
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heat therapy
Period cramps at night: 6 ways to actually sleep
Why sleep is worst around your period, and six things that help you get through a night of cramps, from painkiller timing to a...
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college
Period cramps at school: 8 discreet hacks that work
Eight quiet ways to get through a lecture with period cramps, from painkiller timing to a heat patch under your waistband, with the studies...
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period guide
Period Kit Checklist: The Full List and the $40 School Kit
Seven groups of things that belong in a period kit, why each one earns its place, and a school version you can build for...
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exercise
Stretches for Period Cramps: 5 Minutes, No Mat Needed
A five-minute floor routine built on the three yoga poses a trial actually tested for period cramps, plus what the Cochrane review on exercise...
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heat
Heating Pad for Cramps: Pad vs Hot Water Bottle vs Patch
Heat matched ibuprofen for period pain in a randomized trial; here's how electric pads, hot water bottles and stick-on patches compare and where each...
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dark chocolate
Dark Chocolate for Period Cramps: The Magnesium Explanation
The magnesium in dark chocolate, the small trials that tested both for period cramps, how much to eat and when, and the honest limits...
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food
Foods That Ease Period Cramps: 7 That Help, 3 That Hurt
Seven foods with real trial evidence behind them for period cramps, three that make cramps worse, and what to put on the plate the...
