by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 27, 2010 | Menstruation, New Research
Guest Post by Kitty Holman Make no mistake, there are some women who absolutely love to shop. And why not? Shopping has long been described as being a therapeutic activity because it has the uncanny ability to lift the spirit. After all, bringing home a new pair of...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 20, 2010 | Activism, Menstruation
Today is Love Your Body Day, a program instigated by NOW to counter the media-fostered ideal of slender, white, long-haired, able-bodied, perpetually happy femininity. We here at re:Cycling are all about self-love, Health At Every Size, and fat acceptance, but...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 13, 2010 | Activism, DIY, FemCare, Girls, Menstruation, Philosophy
Check out the new video about the latest developments from Sustainable Health Enterprises (SHE). (Previously at re:Cycling — SHE featured in Marie Claire; Girls, Periods, and Missing School II: Breaking the...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 11, 2010 | Menorrhagia, Menstruation, New Research, Pharmaceutical
Nearly a year ago, we shared news of FDA approval of tranexamic acid tablets as treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding. Today we learned of successful clinical trials of the drug this purpose: The current issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology includes the results of a...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 28, 2010 | Menstruation
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...
by David Linton | Sep 14, 2010 | Advertising, Internet, Media, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical, Television
The challenge that advertisers face when promoting the sale of menstrual products is how to visually demonstrate how the product works or the aspects of the cycle that product addresses without showing actual menstrual blood or a woman’s anatomy. One well established...
