Louise Mensah is a former journalist with bylines at BBC 3, Heat Magazine and Channel 4. Currently, Louise is a primary school teacher, menstrual / life coach, and wellbeing advocate. She is also the founder of Eleven Eleven Wellbeing: a menstrual and mental health brand that specializes in products that support hormonal balance. Louise is passionate about period positivity, removing the stigma around periods, and female empowerment. Her hobbies include dining, writing, dancing, talking, and reality TV (namely the Real Housewives franchise). Louise has an insatiable appetite for books (her current collection is at 500) and perfume (her streamlined collection stands at 50 bottles).
Before understanding that food could be medicinal, I had horrendous periods. My periods were long, heavy, and painful. When Aunt Flo came to visit, she