Advice for Period Pain: Part 2

Here we will continue our conversation about lifestyle adjustments to try if you are working to feel less period pain.

Four: Let’s talk about hydration!

It may sound simple but it can actually be a little more complex nowadays. To start, the first consideration is that hydration isn’t just about drinking water. 

First we have to consider the quality of water. You’ve probably heard of many types of filters—activated carbon, reverse osmosis, distillation etc. 

Reverse osmosis and Distillation are the best for removing impurities especially in areas that have serious heavy metal contamination. This issue is in addition to the impurities it also removes all the natural minerals. This is essentially dead water and it actually can dehydrate and deplete minerals. 

Even though many filters include a remineralization step, they often don’t add minerals in sufficient amounts, and they usually only add magnesium and potassium and not much else.