Ranging from bloating and fatigue to irritability and hostility, symptoms of premenstrual syndrome are experienced by an estimated 75 percent of menstruating women, according to the National Institutes of Health.

And while PMS can be a serious matter for these women and their families, North County life coaches Elizabeth Goodman and Brian Young see no reason not to have a good belly laugh about it.

In many ways, the very method that women learn about PMS as young girls in school teaches them that talking about PMS and the symptoms associated, like bloating, headaches, cramps, and mood swings, is taboo. In a world where national media coverage remembers to invade even the most private moment, the suffering of women across the world from the ravages of PMS has been forgotten and disregarded. From commercials that whisper about PMS to cartoon character depictions of women suffering from the symptoms, America at large does not speak of the problems or treatments of PMS.

WHY?

Every year, millions of women struggle monthly with PMS through symptoms like cramps, mood swings, and headaches. From clothes that are suddenly too tight to waves of nausea that assault at the worse possible time, women internalize the ravages of PMS and learn to cope with the early warning signs that PMS is approaching.

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