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Why you feel everything more around your period — it's not in your head Your feelings before your period are real, valid, and honestly — brilliant information. ✨ TCM says the week before your period, liver qi naturally slows. Emotions that have been quietly waiting all month finally get a voice. The irritability? The tears? Your body clearing house. 🌸 The cravings for warmth and sweetness make complete sense too. Your spleen is working hard and asking to be nourished. Red da

Everyone's talking about qi. Here's some ideas: It's the difference between a plant that's alive and one that's about to die — same soil, same water, same sunlight. Something is moving in one that isn't moving in the other. TCM calls that something qi. In your body, it shows up as: → The energy you have (or don't have) when you wake up → How well your digestion actually works → Whether you feel clear-headed or foggy by 3pm → How quickly you bounce back after stress or illness

To nourish the belly is to calm the storm; by shielding your inner fire from the cold, you allow the stagnant clouds of daily stress to dissipate, restoring natural harmony. Avoid cold food & beverages for empty stomach e.g. salad, fruits, yogurt, smoothies, iced matcha, seafood etc. Less fats, dairies and desserts All of them lead to stagnation in digestive system. Cover body parts e.g back, stomach, legs to keep warm Warm stomach keeps up digestion → enhance excess liqui