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Strong Women
“I cut down my sugar intake and my excruciating period pain disappeared within a month – why did no one tell me this sooner?”
By Morgan Fargo
9 months ago
10 min read
For years, writer Morgan Fargo has been struggling with PMS symptoms – tears, cramping, crushing depression. And then, it all just… stopped. The magic pill? Well, there wasn’t one. Instead, Morgan’s decision to slightly reduce her sugar intake seemed to have a dramatic whole-cycle effect. Here, she explores the link between sugar and hormonal health and talks to GPs about how much of a role our diets really play in periods and cycle symptoms.
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