The human gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem of trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microorganisms that reside in the digestive tract. Once considered simply as "gut bacteria," these microorganisms are now recognised as playing a critical role in our overall health, with emerging research shedding light on their influence on mental, hormonal and physical wellbeing.

As Lara Briden says- “think of your period as your monthly report card”. How often it comes, texture, colour, bleed time, clots or no clots, pain, associated symptoms. These are all important factors to consider each month to be able to monitor and understand your cycle. Contrary to what we have grown up believing or being told, having a painful, extremely heavy, longer than 7 or shorter than 3 days period is not normal. YES its common, but no, it shouldn’t be any of these things.