Podcast: What exactly is PMS & can better nutrition help you manage it?

Irritability, cravings, breast tenderness, a short fuse with the people you love most — for millions of women, this is just what the week before their period looks like. But how much of that is actually normal, and how much is a sign that something’s off?

In this episode of The Natural Womanhood Podcast, host Grace Emily Stark sits down with nutritionist Ginny Noce (aka “The Women’s Health RN”) to dig into what PMS actually is, what causes it, where it crosses the line into PMDD, and how hormonal balance shapes the way each woman experiences her luteal phase. They also explore whether birth control is really the only option — or whether lifestyle and nutrition changes can help ease the fatigue, irritability, cravings, and breast tenderness so many women deal with every month. Noce brings a practical, nutrition-focused lens to a topic most women have felt but few have had properly explained.

Want to learn more? Listen to the full episode on The Natural Womanhood Podcast.