Chella Quint

Understand the science behind your natural cycle and work with it to feel and be at your best at any time of the month. Light or heavy, early or late, painful or painfully bad timing--periods can be a nightmare. Learn what's really going on inside and how and why it matters with this handbook for all things menstruation. With a modern design and science-based facts and visuals, this book answers all your period-related questions. Find practical guidance on everything from easing painful cramps, to using a menstrual cup, to coming off the pill, and learn the truth behind common menstruation myths such as period synching. Explore how and why periods evolved, then delve into the biology behind the blood. Get the lowdown on hormones to deepen your understanding of your cycle, and learn how diet, exercise, and complementary therapies can help you manage the physical and emotional effects of hormonal fluctuations. With sections on hormonal birth control, sex, pregnancy, common female health conditions, and more, everything you ever wished you knew about periods is here. Learn how to hack your period and recognize when you're at your most receptive, creative, and vulnerable, so you can get the best out of every stage of your cycle. Full of evidence-based information and friendly tips, and adaptable to fit your lifestyle, this is the ultimate menstruation guide. It's time for period positivity, for everyone--Go with Your Flow gives you the tools to reframe your thinking and learn to love your cycle, so you can feel your best at any time of the month.

Reframe Your Thinking and Reshape the Future of Menstruation

Be Period Positive

This fact-filled guide to periods is bursting with positive, honest advice on managing and understanding menstruation. Having a period is an incredible thing – Own Your Period celebrates what the body can do and provides young people (age 9+) with everything they need to be prepared… and empowered. Includes the fascinating science behind why things happen, with all the details of menstruation through to the menopause. Answers all essential questions like what’s a vulva and what does it look like, what do periods actually feel like, and what happens if blood stains your clothes? Chella Quint’s witty text slays superstitions, busts common myths, and fights period shame, while providing practical information about menstrual products, tracking cycles, and sharing her own personal stories. Funny, insightful, and warm illustrations with friendly chatty text makes this an everything-you-need-to-know essential handbook, which pre-teens can refer to before their periods start, and will appreciate when their cycle is more established.

Own Your Period

"This fact-filled guide to periods answers all your essential questions like what's a vulva, what do periods actually feel like, and what happens if blood stains your clothes?"--Back cover

A Fact-filled Guide to Period Positivity

Navigate the highs and lows of menstruation with confidence Feel your best at any time of the month! This science-backed menstruation book is full of good advice and friendly tips to give you the tools to reframe your thinking and learn to love your cycle. Be period positive! Inside the pages of this modern-day menstruation guide, you'll discover: - A practical, science-backed guide to your period with infographics and anatomical diagrams. - Answers to all your period-related questions, exploring topics like the functions and effects of hormones, when periods are "normal" or "abnormal," hormonal birth control, sex, fertility and pregnancy. - Explanations of common female health conditions such as PCOS and endometriosis. Light or heavy, early or late, painful or painfully bad timing - periods can be a nightmare. With its beautiful visuals and question-and-answer format, Be Period Positive provides practical advice on managing the common symptoms most women have during their period - from easing cramps to using a menstrual cup, coming off the pill and managing PMS. Find answers to the common period myths like whether your menstrual cycle is linked to the moon, or if period synchronization is a thing. Explore how periods evolved and what is going on in your body to deepen your understanding of your cycle. This period positive book includes sections that will help you "hack your period." Learn how adapting your diet, exercise and other strategies can help you manage hormonal fluctuations' physical and emotional effects. Learn how to recognize when you're at your most receptive, creative and vulnerable so that you can get the best out of every stage of your cycle.

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