Exercise

As you may already have known about the benefits of exercise, it is time to incorporate it into your daily routine. The problem with exercise is many women do not stick to it. It is not about the intensity of the exercise, but you should be regular with the exercise to reap out maximum benefits. Start with a simple exercise like brisk walking and slowly graduate to other exercises.

Aerobics is another best way for working out the body. During these physical activities, a hormone named endorphin is released. This hormone affects the mood of the person and provides relaxation to the mind and body.

Natural therapy

The term natural therapy refers to the use of the natural substances to cure any health ailment. There are many natural therapies for improving the PMDD symptoms. Various herbs like valerian and melatonin are known for promoting sleep.

If a woman is experiencing insomnia problem due to PMDD, then she will get benefited immensely by the use of these herbs. Fish oil is also capable of improving the PMDD symptoms. A dosage of 200 mg per day can improve the PMDD symptoms.

Diet

Diet is crucial for any person. To improve PMDD symptoms, a good and balanced diet is necessary. You must take fresh vegetables, fruits, all kinds of nuts, cereals, pulses, rice, etc. All these foods are friendly to the human body.

You must strictly avoid fats, spicy foods, junk foods and should reduce the intake of salt, sugar, etc. You should also take good amount of water daily. The water acts as a medium for providing the essential nutrients to the body and helps in improving PMDD symptoms.

Whether the symptoms are severe are not, whether they are long-lasting or not, there has been continuous efforts from different medical organizations, research group to uncover this mystery that more than 70 to 90 percent women go through and offer more comfort in this trying phase by reducing the gravity of symptoms.

Recent study carried out to judge the effect of Vitamin E and essential fatty acids on PMS suggests that perhaps this combination can prove vital and beneficial to calm down the severity of the symptoms of PMS.

The Study

The study has been carried out on the selective group of 120 women suffering from PMS syndrome. These women were then given one to two grams of specific diet supplement that contained vitamin E, polyunsaturated acids, linoleic acid and oleic acid (essential fatty acids) or placebo everyday for the duration of six months. After six months, their PMS symptoms were measured by taking the help of PRISM (Prospective Record of the Impact and Severity of Menstruation) calendar.

The conclusion

The researchers derived the conclusion that women who were placed on diet supplements witness significant decrease in their PRISM scores. Moreover, women that had given higher quantity witness more significant decrease in their PMS symptoms. There were no side effects and levels of cholesterol or prolactin remain unaltered.

However, researchers agreed that the said study is not fully comprehensive and in-depth research is required in this direction to confirm their findings.