Causes of Menstrual Disorders
Most women suffer from menstrual pain/ disorders, cramps during their monthly menstrual cycles. Some Major causes are Backache, pain in the feet, and nausea are usually seen in a day or two before the start of the periods and gets severe during the first two days of menstruation. Also depression, fatigue, mood swings, breast tenderness, aches and pains are some of the common signs during this period which may possibly be handled with yoga, a healthy diet regime and ayurvedic therapy.
- Surplus estrogen levels in blood
- Fluid retention: Hormone deficiency
- Hypoglycemia (drop of blood glucose level)
- Serotonin deficiency
- Thyroid irregularity
Ayurvedic Remedies
Sesame Seeds
-Half a teaspoon of powdered sesame seeds mixed with warm water consumes twice a day works effectively in easing pain during menstruation.Ginger
- Fresh ginger crushed and boiled in adequate amount of water, when taken three times a day is a great relief during periods.Yoga for Menstrual Pain
Bhujanga Asana and Hala Asana are said to be of great help in controlling menstrual disorders and offer great relief.
Bhujanga Asana (The Cobra)
- Lie down with your legs joint, raising your torso and balancing with your palms on the floor with the forehead touching the floor.
- Inhale; bringing your head up, slightly touching your nose first then the chin against the floor. At this instance raise your hands and make use of your back muscles to elevate your chest as high as possible. Hold for a few seconds breathing deep and exhale returning to position 1, with the chin up through the entire process.
- Breath in, stretch out as position 1 using your hands to push up the torso this time, go on up till you curve from the middle of the spine, hold, deep breathe and slowly come down.
- Inhale raising your torso like before, this time going on up towards your back until you feel the back bending in from the neck to the bottom of the spine and breathe normal.
- To finish up, move your hands towards yourself, arms straight, lift the torso straight. Now separate both the legs, push the chest out with knees bent, drop the head back trying to touch the feet to the head, breathe normal and come down slowly to sitting position.
Hala Asana (The Plough)
(Women with breathing difficulties are advised to abstain from this Asana).- Lie down on your back with the legs joined and hands on your sides in a straight posture.
- Breathe in and lift up your legs, exhale and inhale again.
- Get your hips up away from the floor.
- Hold up your back with your hands with both the elbows close to one another.
- Breathe out and get your legs downward behind your head without bending the knees. It is not required for you to touch the floor with your feet, depends mostly on how flexible you are, stretch as much as your body allows. Continue breathing in this posture.
- Now with your feet bent, push up your trunk and heels back and get back to position 1.
- Breathing deep and slow, come back to sitting position.