Learn to listen to your body and observe your periods

Each month, your body tries to tell you something about your health. PMS, a heavy period, no period — whatever you’re experiencing isn’t the result of your body randomly rebelling against you. Rather, these issues are your body’s way of communicating with you.

Just as a fever is a sign of infection, your period problems are a sign of your body needing attention.

Your body is always working for you, not against you. As with a fever or a sore throat, your period symptoms are your body’s way of telling you what’s happening inside — only, it’s speaking a language many of the women have never learned.

The term “body literacy” was first coined by women’s health critic Laura Wershler. She came up with the concept after reading a novel that got her thinking about how illiteracy and a lack of education disempowers women and girls all over this planet. She was struck by the fact that women in the West struggle with another kind of illiteracy: They are not taught to “read” our own bodies.

In fact, they are taught to distrust and even fear them. How many times have you ignored your symptoms because you were told they were a normal part of being a woman? That’s especially true of our periods. According to Wershler, body literacy “is acquired by learning to observe, chart, and interpret our menstrual cycle events” so that we’re able to understand how our total health and wellness are connected to our cycles.

How to track your periods?

Cycle tracking is the first step in getting acquainted with your menstrual cycle and attaining period literacy. Quantifying things such as the length of your menstrual cycle, how many days you bleed, and your period-related symptoms will empower you to make more educated decisions about your health and wellness.

While this may seem strange or off-putting at first, I promise you’ll get used to it quickly. If you don’t already, I recommend that you start tracking your cycle using an app. There are literally dozens of available apps, so I recommend you find one that works for you. Or feel free to track using a paper chart — but let’s face it, tracking your menstrual cycle on your smartphone is much easier and more convenient for most people.

Some popular apps for period tracking :

Flo App : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.iggymedia.periodtracker

Clue App : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.clue.android

Glow App : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glow.android

So once you start tracking, how would you know what your body is trying to tell you. read about it here