Article by BR Merilyn
We have to say we've been looking forward to this one!
Ok so we know that there are lots of upsides to being a chick right? We're generally not going to go bald for a start! The clothes are better, we can shamelessly cry during chick flicks without our mates looking at us askance, and of course we have unlimited permission to lose ourselves in BR!
That said there are a couple of downsides as well, and probably that "once a month" experience that lasts for generally 40 years of our life, has got to be one of them, as necessary as it is to the continuation of our species.
And it's not even so much the physical part of it...for many of us it's the emotional side as well, where overnight we go from being gorgeous to gruesome, happy to harridan, Minnie Mouse to Maleficent!
The culprit...our lovely hormones! They pretty much act up all our lives, whether we're teenagers, morphing from girls into women, during pregnancy and after childbirth not to mention the usual monthly attack. And then at the other end just, when you think you're out of the woods, you're pre-menopausal!
I was complaining to a friend one day about how I was turning into such a DRAGON, once per month almost like clockwork, (BR Natalie and Zoe DO NOT butt in here!), and she told me about this product called 30+ which she'd been taking. It's a scientifically formulated product for woman suffering hormone imbalances. The ingredients in it are formulated to regulate women's hormones.
She said she swore by it... so off I went to the Pharmacy. The bright pink pack is easy to find, and the pack itself is pretty self explanatory...nod along with me here, if any of them sound familiar.
- Mood swings?
- Anger?
- Nervous tension?
- Irritability?
- Lack of energy?
- Emotional outbursts?
- Stress & weepiness
I grabbed a pack and took it home. Just to test I was on the right track I said to my partner.."hey look at this product I've got, do any of these sound like me?" "Yes dear" came the response. "WHICH ONE!" I snarled looking for clarification. "All of them" he replied (by now in another room).
You need to take one tablet morning and night for a minimum of 4 weeks (so essentially a full cycle) before you start to see it working. There are four key ingredients in the product:
Tyrosine - used to balance the glandular, thyroid and adrenal function - assisting with increased energy, and reduced anxiety
Black Cohosh - used to improve hormonal regulation - assisting with hormone balancing, less painful periods and hot flushes
Vitamins B6, B9, B12 - used to increase estrogen clearance via the liver - assisting with increased hormone balancing
Chromium - assists with balancing the blood sugar levels assisting with increased energy
For me this nailed it, after 4 weeks I wouldn't say all of the symptoms were gone, but I definitely felt more balanced, to a point now where if I do "go off" about anything I just get the look and a comment along the lines of "have you missed taking one of your grumpy pills?"
So there you have it... it may not work for everyone, and it's not for you if you are currently pregnant or breast feeding and if you are taking any anti depressant medication, but it certainly worked for me, and we've talked the lovely folk at 30+ into doing a trial to see if it works for you too.
We're going to be inviting 20 members to trial 30+ for one month and let us know what they think. So if this sounds like you, share your hormonal stories with us below!
Ahaha that is so me every two weeks! lol