about bleeding from your .....

about....periods....
did u know that in wilderness no female animals bleed? (maybe just one drop, but no more)
So health healers says that it is actually really "natural" to bleed once a month. before civilation, some pretend we didnt bleed, or just a "stain"...
The reasons? nobody is really sure, but some heath healers say this:
-we have so much toxins and other bad stuff continuously in our bodies, that actually, bleeding is a way to get rid of "that shit". It is said that menstrual bood is actually quite full of toxins. It could be a reason for why in some tribal culture, the woman is put to bleed separately in a special hut/place, away form the rest of the village.
the probleme with bleeding is that you loose loads blood and energy, it is mot and effective way, the body gets weak.

-another reason could be what we eat: too much calories, and proteins especially, makes woman bleed more. woman who are raw foodists stop bleeding more less.... some completely. We are SO used to eat 3 meals a day with snacks, that, we see it as natural. it is not natural. we eat too much and to much fat and meat and dairy etc....

 

I read a story about a dog sled trip, unassisted, to the north pole. Wish I could remember the name of the book.
The one female member of the team wrote that she only had 1 light flow only a few days into the trip. Then not another one until the trip was over and she was home.
Sounds like a lot of physical stress and exertion can put your cycle on hold.

 

well, the purpose of our period is to shed the lining of our uterus along with the unfertilized egg so the next egg has a fresh place to attach itself to should it become fertilized. menstrual blood is endometrial cells mixed with some blood. i doubt that toxins would be released from the place babies are meant to develope...
im pretty sure that if you dont have a period it is a sign of your body being unhealthy and hormonally out of balance because your ovaries are not releasing a new egg and your uterus is not getting rid of the old one. yes we bleed and that is unusual, but im pretty sure were supposed to and its the only way our fertility cycle is going to function.

 

The following article may answer a few questions for you about your period.
http://www.healthywomen.org/Documents/nwhrc_healthupdate_emb.pdf

I assure you that what is happening to your body is, while sometimes very uncomfortable, very natural.

Maybe talking to your mom, or another adult you feel comfortable sharing with, could help put your mind at ease? A young woman's first period is often a bit scary, and it's only natural that you have these questions. Of course, we're always here to listen and help out too!!

Best of luck to you, and congratulations on becoming a woman!! *hugs*