Having some serious pregnancy cravings? It's perfectly normal and very common, but the reasons behind it are difficult to pin down.
Meanwhile, hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle and pregnancy can also trigger food cravings. And research suggests that people with certain personality traits, like impulsivity, may be more likely to have food cravings. We should also mention a condition called pica. This involves cravin...
It is common to experience constipation between periods, usually in the middle of your menstrual cycle. Before your period, your body secretes moreprogesterone, a hormone that helps to regulate the menstrual cycle. Progesterone prepares the body forconceptionand pregnancy.3 High levels of progesterone...
you may also notice that it'sa bit higher during this phase, along with a slight rise in temperature. Thanks to all the work your body is putting into pumping out progesterone, your calorie needs slightly increase and you may notice more cravings or ...
Lessens Sugar Cravings Whole foods don’t have added sugars like the usual processed foods you’re used to eating. Because of this, eating solely unprocessed foods can help wean you off of eating baked goods likecakesandbrownies. Once your body has fully-adjusted, you may even lose these unh...
This process is a part of the menstrual cycle, which is a regular, monthly series of changes that occur in a woman’s body in preparation for the possibility of pregnancy. At least, this is what happens during the normal, expected process of having a period. The phantom period, on the...
Questions and concerns don’t just happen during scheduled appointments. They pop up throughout your pregnancy (sometimes at 3 a.m.), so it’s reasonable to reach out between visits. If you find your doc doesn’t get back to you or you’re not receiving enough attention between appointment...
The best way to figure out what’s happening here is—again—take a test. “If you think you might be pregnant, the best way to distinguish between the two is with a pregnancy test,” Dr. Wider says. If I do feel like crap around my period, how can I find some relief?
To control our cravings. To improve our performance. To keep our insulin steady. To feed our brain. And so on and so on. But we don’t eat for pleasure anymore. If we do, we’re gluttons, we’re weak, we don’t have willpower, we’re stupid and don’t know what’s good ...
There are many reasons you may always feel hungry. Learn the causes of constant hunger, including hunger after eating, and what to do.