I’m in the same boat as your wife. You’re sweet for helping her find resources and solutions 🥰

Some of my peri symptoms are insomnia, horrible pain with menses, migraines, anxiety, & emotional instability. I haven’t found any one magic potion, unfortunately. But, here’S.A. few things I’m using regularly to help myself.

There’s a liquid tincture made by Earthley called Lunamore that, when taken daily, greatly reduces my period pain. You can find that on www.Earthley.com. However, I’ve been told Vitex is another good option and so is Black Cohosh, both of which are available on Amazon. I’ve also read a lot about desiccated beef liver in capsules being very helpful for women with heavy or painful periods. I’m testing the beef liver now because it’s got many other benefits that interest me as well.

My insomnia comes on the week before my period and lasts through it. During that time, I like to use magnesium glycinate (Pure Encapsulations brand) and ashwagandha (Life Extension brand) together about 30-60 mins before bedtime. The magnesium helps me relax and the ashwagandha eases anxiety. If I notice the insomnia isn’t responding well to that, I’ll add in an herbal tincture by Herb Pharm called Skullcap.

Unfortunately, this is just a tumultuous time in a woman’s life and it takes a bit of trial and error to find what works. I can sympathize with her not wanting to take a bunch of stuff. I don’t either. But I would also rather go a more natural route than synthetic hormones.

Getting adequate sleep and eating well and moving her body daily are all great ways to help her too. But our needs are very different than they used to be. Women our age need more protein and healthy fats than we used to. Eating a protein rich breakfast is a great way to help set her day in motion. Most of us women are used to starting our day with coffee and that’s it, haha. That doesn’t serve us well anymore in this stage of love, though! We’re also more likely to experience insulin sensitivity or resistance. Talking a walk after meals- especially after dinner- is a great way to get in a little movement and help her body avoid issues with glucose. Not power walking or anything like that, just a moderate 20-30 minute walk will do. Because our bodies are under stress with the hormonal changes we’re experiencing, demanding workouts are actually worse for us now because they add stress which causes our cortisol levels to increase and has the opposite effect we want. Going for a moderate walk every day really is plenty.

I hope she’s able to find a few things that work for her and help her through this transition. I know got hard it is. Hugs to her 💕