The health and fitness web site Helium has recently posted some sound suggestions for coping with menstrual pain without drugs (personally, I’m a big fan of medication for pain but I know that not everyone is). They recommend exercises, iliopsoas stretches, and specific nutritional supplements such as magnesium and Omega-3 acids.
Do any readers have other strategies they’d like to share?
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