Your period

For my female readers out there - and the vast majority of my readers are women, one thing I've neglected to mention is the woman's period.

When it's period time, that's a week in which you're going to gain about 5 pounds worth of water weight - on average. There is nothing to get excited about here. As soon as your period id over, the water goes away. So don't get your knickers in a twist!

Do you have problems with cramps? Way back when I did have cramps - like 20 years or so ago, there was only one day when they were so bad that I'd have to take Tylenol or something for them. But I soon discovered that going for a brisk walk or bikeride would ease those cramps pretty quickly - and help dissipate any irritableness!

So give some physical exercise a try next time you are cramping or feeling irritable for no reason - except that you're in pain from those cramps!