10 Mar Surprising benefit of your premenstrual week
Think everything about your premenstrual Week 4 is negative? Not so!
A study reveals that plunging estrogen creates changes in the brain that amp up both anxiety and awareness of your environment, making you better at spotting danger.
While the researchers specifically focused on how fast women see snakes, this can also apply to how quickly you notice other potentially life-threatening problems that suddenly pop up, such as a car veering into your lane, a brawl breaking out in a bar or an open grate on the sidewalk!
I'm the women's health journalist who pioneered the cycle-syncing and hormone awareness movement in 2005 with my groundbreaking, award-winning book, 28 Days: What Your Cycle Reveals About Your Moods, Health & Potential. I'm also the creator of the popular Hormone Horoscope Apps and Female Forecaster App. I founded Hormonology as a way to continue sharing hormone cycle education around the globe.
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