{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5efb7d62a08b3c145c6ba91c/6a0dcfac163f1001837a70ec?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Amy Gaston: Painful Periods Are Not Normal","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5efb7d62a08b3c145c6ba91c/1779290001771-b55ba61f-e565-4b7f-8a2c-c55a83218be7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Did you know that your nervous system can have an impact on your experience of menstruation? I get into all of this and more on today’s episode of Period Story with Amy Gaston, the president of <a href=\"https://www.ohmbody.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">OhmBody</a>, a drug-free wearable device designed to work with the body’s nervous system to naturally support lighter, shorter, more comfortable periods.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Amy shares:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The impact of growing up in a conservative Christian household and being a late bloomer on her understanding of her body</li><li>Why perimenopause has led her to ask better questions about her health&nbsp;</li><li>Her thoughts on innovation in women’s health&nbsp;</li><li>The issues that disproportionately affect women and why we have to talk about women’s health, not just health</li><li>Why menstruation is a whole body experience&nbsp;</li><li>What OhmBody is and why it’s a helpful drug-free way of managing period pain, premenstrual pain, and ovulation pain&nbsp;</li><li>How stimulating the vagus and trigeminal nerves can increase the body’s clotting process, and help reduce heavy menstrual bleeding</li><li>And of course, the story of her first period&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Amy says that painful periods are not normal and that if your period disrupts your everyday life in any way, there is a better solution than normalising this narrative.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you, Amy!</p>","author_name":"Le'Nise Brothers"}