Chocolate or Exercise for PMS?

**ninja.assassin** · 12-23-2009 12:15 AM

So I have heard two different methods of helping make PMS less obvious to your partner: chocolate or exercise.

I was just wondering if anyone knew if either or both worked. Or if there simply is no controlling the raging dragon in all of us.

**Sprite** · 12-23-2009 03:41 AM

Haha personally chocolate is best for me! I love chocolate!!

Exercise....well that's different story....lol :|

**WildChild** · 12-23-2009 08:08 AM

Both release endorphines which help elevate your mood, I'd say a healthy dose of both. Exersize and eating right will help you in a variety of ways. My own experience as I am moving through menopause has been that if I get lazy and quit running or working out and get sloppy with my diet (they always seem to go together) I start getting hot flushes and hyper-emotional, as little as one workout session makes a positive differnce and with a few days of it I'm right as rain. No more annoying hot flushes, sleeping through the night and my mood is normal.

Think of it this way; being healthier is ALWAYS a good thing, there is NO down side to reasonable exersize and a good diet. So this should be on your list no question about it. As for chocolate, personally I consider it an essential part of a good diet, especially dark chocolate!