7 Ways to Create a Period-Friendly Workplace Environment

According to a survey of 2,000 American women, commissioned by INTIMINA and conducted by OnePoll, 45% have left work early because of menstruation. Workplace environments (51%) ranked as one of the top five locations women believe there should be access to free sanitary items. In the survey, it was revealed that the average woman spends $13.25 a month on menstrual products. In an average woman’s reproductive timeline (ages 12-52) that’s $6,360. Not everyone can afford to pay for menstrual products. Access to free menstrual products at work will change the game for so many companies and their employees.

Melanie AraratAugust 18, 2020period poverty, period cramps, period friendly, work, free menstrual products, menstrual leaveComment

5 Foods That Combat Period Cramps

A healthy diet can go a long way to ease those cramps. Eating a whole pizza pie and topping it off with some ice cream sounds pretty ideal while on your menstrual cycle, but it’s important to eat minimally processed foods that will help reduce your pain. Here are five foods to eat to combat period cramps:

Melanie AraratAugust 11, 2020period cramps, health, food, diet, menstrual health, period pain, menstrual cycleComment

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