Menstrual cramps are uncomfortable but, in general, a harmless side effect of menstruation. Some people suffer from bad stomach and back pain, headaches and diarrhea while others don’t even notice their period, except the bleeding. If you are not one of those lucky women for whom menses don’t constitute more than emptying the cup, you […]
Yoga for period pain: can’t sleep? Horrendous cramps? Grab some pillows and try this restorative yoga sequence to feel better. Sometimes, when we’re tired or suffering with intense period pain, the last thing we want to do is an energetic, core sculpting, sweaty workout. Instead, we want to cocoon ourselves in our duvet, listen to […]
Travellers arriving in England from abroad face a shorter spell in quarantine from mid-December if they test negative for coronavirus five days after their arrival, the UK government announced Tuesday. It hopes the new rules will revive the ailing travel industry, particularly aviation, which has suffered a steep drop in ridership because of restrictions imposed […]
Given the climate crisis, you’d think that the government would be moving heaven and earth to make the greenest option the easiest and cheapest one too. Not so – at least when it comes to menstruation. Tax may have been dropped for tampons and pads (from 2021) but sustainable period products like period pants still […]
When I was in my early 20s, living in Paraguay, my friend Tamara used to mention her friend Andrés with relative frequency. Every now and then, when I enquired what she was up to, she’d tell me Andrés was visiting, by which I understood that she was busy. Although Spanish wasn’t my first language, I’d […]
The Bulgarian government said Saturday that everyone must wear masks in public until the end of the month to stem the spread of the coronavirus, as infections rise in the largely Orthodox country. Under a government decree, masks will be mandatory from Sunday until April 26 as the country prepares for the Orthodox Easter celebrations, […]
