Someone seriously asked if PMS is real or cultural phenomenon. We wonder how that can even be asked when you are a guy who has not experienced it. Zimbabwe’s recession has led them to a cash shortage that is causing women to forego medications, procedures and more. There might even be an increase in HIV/AIDS diagnoses and increased maternal and infant death due to the lack of access to healthcare. Do you know how to check the height of your cervix? Why would you want to do it and how do you do it? We explore…   Feed your period with garbanzo beans (or chickpeas!) These delicious legumes that calm the Spirit and balance hormones are a great addition to your diet.   Special thanks to our Flow Friday Fact partner, the Womb Sanctuary, A Sacred Place for Women to be Seen, Heard and Loved! Check them out at: www.wombsanctuary.com   Also, special thanks to our Ask Dr. D partner, Green Living Mama, doTERRA Essential Oils and Wellness, changing lives one drop at a time. Check them out at: www.mydoterra.com/ErickaJoy   Download Sisters of Flow App today! Available in Apple and Google stores today! We’ve made it so easy to answer the weekly question, submit your questions for Ask Dr. D and more. Weekly menstrual health tips will be pushed out, as well. Apple Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sisters-of-flow/id1164558153?ls=1&mt=8 Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.p5901GI&hl=en   Question of the Week: Do you know how to measure your cervix height? Let us know! Use hashtag #flowfriday on Twitter and Facebook @SistersOfFlow Thank you for joining us today at the Sisters of Flow, where we “go with the flow” on anything and everything menstrual cycles Have a fantastic flow Friday! Your Sisters in Flow, Constance and Dr. D (of Hilton Holistic Health) P.S. Here are those links we talked about! Cash shortage in Zimbabwe puts women’s health on the line by Tendai Marima with News Deeply: Women and Girls https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/cash-shortage-zimbabwe-puts-womens-health-line/ Of course PMS is “real.” The real question is why we don’t have a cure by Emily Crockett and Julia Belluz at Vox http://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2016/11/29/13765740/is-pms-real-slate-research-cure Is PMS real? By Frank Bures at Slate http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2016/11/pms_might_be_a_cultural_syndrome_not_a_biologic_one.html#lf_comment=614317987 How do I measure my cervix height? By Tamsin with Eco Fluffy Mama http://www.ecofluffymama.com/2016/04/how-do-i-measure-my-cervix-height/?utm_content=buffer5e4dc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer   Music credits: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/