The Importance of Self-Compassion for Mothers #motherhood #shorts #romavanderwalt #womenshealth

Name: The Importance of Self-Compassion for Mothers #motherhood #shorts #romavanderwalt #womenshealth
Uploaded: 2023-08-24T14:30:14+00:00
Duration: 24 s
Channel: Claudia von Boeselager
Description: In this brief spoken segment, the speaker outlines several physiological changes that occur during the premenstrual phase (PMS). They note that women…

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In this brief spoken segment, the speaker outlines several physiological changes that occur during the premenstrual phase (PMS). They note that women often experience a modest increase in resting heart rate—typically a few beats per minute—alongside reduced stress resilience due to hormonal fluctuations. Additional symptoms mentioned include pain and inflammation, heightened sugar cravings, and the overall increased effort the body makes to reach the menstruation stage. Importantly, the speaker highlights that once menstruation begins, the elevated heart rate quickly returns to baseline.

We've seen elevated resting heart rates during PMS. During that time, we have less resilience to stress because of our hormones. We often have pain, which contributes to inflammation, and our body's really working hard to getting to the menstruation stage, and we crave sugar. So I'm sure there's some combination that relates to that, but we've seen women go up by a few beats per minute, and the day that they start menstruating, it immediately falls off again.