how to fix painful periods

Hey,

So last month, I was sitting in a cafe working, and I overheard this woman hunched over her laptop, one arm wrapped around her stomach, telling her friend, "It's fine, just my period."

Her friend immediately pulls out painkillers. Sweet gesture, but she was already in full-blown pain mode.

And it hit me that most of us are doing this completely backwards.

What if I told you the women who have the easiest periods are the ones who start managing them days before?

We're All Taking Painkillers Too Late

Your body doesn't wake up on day one of your period and decide to torture you. It's been preparing for this for two days already.

The Magnesium Problem We're Not Talking About

Magnesium is incredible for periods. It reduces prostaglandin production at the source.

The way we traditionally cook Indian food (pressure cookers, boiling everything to death) destroys up to 75% of the magnesium in our veggies.

So even if you're eating "all the right things," you might not be getting what you need.

You want to aim for about 300-400mg daily, especially the week before your period.

The Exercise Thing (But Not What You Think)

Everyone says exercise helps cramps, but nobody explains which exercises or why they work.

Gentle stretching and yoga poses lower prostaglandin levels. But high-intensity cardio or heavy lifting can temporarily spike those levels however, it still helps reduce pain throughout the day.

Do these a few times a week leading up to your period, and you'll notice a difference.

The Heating Pad Upgrade

Hot water bottles are great, but something that works even better is alternating them between hot and cold.

Use your hot water bottle for 3 minutes, then switch to a cold pack for 1 minute. Do this a few times.

Your Sleeping Position Matters

This one's simple but makes a real difference: sleep on your left side with your knees slightly bent and a pillow between your legs.

This position improves blood flow to your uterus and reduces pressure on the blood vessels. Women who sleep like this consistently report way less cramping in the mornings.

Avoid sleeping on your stomach; it can compress your organs and make cramps worse.

The Water Thing (But Specific)

During your period, aim for your normal water intake plus an extra 500ml because you're losing blood and prostaglandins get flushed out through urine.

Your Action Plan for This Week

If Nothing's Working, Here's Why

I need to be real with you for a second.

If you try this protocol for two or three cycles and nothing changes, or if your pain is so bad you're missing work, throwing up, or can't function, it is not "bad periods."

It could be:

• Endometriosis (tissue growing outside your uterus)

• Adenomyosis (tissue growing inside the uterine wall)

• High estrogen levels (which ramp up prostaglandin production)

• Estrogen-progesterone imbalance (your hormones are out of sync)

These conditions are much more common than people realise, and they don't fix themselves with ginger tea.

They're all manageable with the right nutrition and lifestyle changes. I've worked with hundreds of women dealing with these exact issues in my private 1:1 diet coaching programs/ We tackle them at the root, balancing hormones and getting your body back to feeling normal.

Click the button below to set up a call with one of our nutritionists. We'll figure out what's actually going on and create a plan that works for YOUR body.

Listen, I know this is a lot. Start small, try the 5-day protocol this cycle and see how you feel. Track your pain levels. Notice what's different.

If nothing changes after two months, get some blood work done (haemoglobin, ferritin, thyroid) because sometimes the issue runs deeper.

I've had so many women tell me this changed everything. One friend texted me saying she forgot she was on her period because the pain was so minimal.

You deserve to feel like that, too.

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Your period doesn't have to run your life.

Stay strong (and well-rested!),
Simrun ✨

P.S. Set a reminder on your phone for 5 days before your next period. Do the protocol. Thank me later.