Fete Lifestyle Magazine December 2019 - Holiday Issue | Page 42

Periods Are Not Just for Pregnancy

Leveraging your body’s intelligence to biohack your health

By Vanessa de Waal

eriods are not just for pregnancy. Yes, you read that right!

It seems like every way the period and women’s menstrual health is discussed is either related to sex, baby-creation or contraception. But what if the period meant more?

Surely, the intricate hormonal symphony responsible for the creation of all our lives has more to it?

And it does.

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