Chapter 8 discusses hormonal changes and the impact on women’s brain health. We know hormones have a powerful influence on our brains, as well as on our feelings, behaviors and personality traits. Throughout our lives, hormone levels remain fairly steady in men, but in women, they fluctuate like clockwork. Exercise is particularly important for women because it tones down the negative consequences of hormonal changes. Overall, exercise balances the system, on a monthly basis as well as during pregnancy and menopause. The average woman has 400-500 menstrual cycles in her lifetime, each lasting 4-7 days. If you add them all up, it comes to more than 9 years. It is estimated that 75% of women experience premenstrual distress, physical and/or emotional also known as P.M.S., pre-menstrual syndrome.
There are about 150 various symptoms possible with P.M.S. One study of more than 1800 women found that at least half of them use exercise to alleviate the symptoms of P.M.S. In addition to reporting less pain, the women who exercised scored better on evaluations of concentration, mood and erratic behavior.
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Temecula Valley Chiropractic was established over 20 years ago by Dr. Donald Myren to provide the growing communities of Temecula and Murrieta with high quality, full-service chiropractic care.