Chocolate Bar Brand Created to Ease Period Cramps

Period cramps are terrible, so we're open to any method that might get rid of them. Usually that means popping a few ibuprofen and getting on our way, but this invention from Switzerland seems a whole lot more fun than painkillers.

Refinery 29 reports the Swiss have invented a chocolate bar designed specifically to ease cramps. We can always go for a chocolate bar, but one that gets rid of cramps? That's even better.

Chocolate With Love designed the bar called Frauenmond, which mean's woman's moon in German, with a blend of 17 different herbs. The plants, plucked form the Swiss Alps, are supposed to work together to have a soothing effect when your cramps hit. Chocolate is also known to boost your serotonin levels, which makes you happier. Basically, that means if this cramp-relieving chocolate bar works, it's a true superfood.

Refinery 29 points out that even if this chocolate doesn't live up to it's claims about cramp relief (chocolate might seem like medicine, but doctors probably aren't out there subscribing it for pain relief), it does serve another purpose. There's actually a medical reason why you become a snack monster when your period hits, grabbing for the closest chips and sweets. Yes, we said and.

Here's why your period gives your the munchies, according to Refinery 29:

During the two weeks leading up to your period, your body goes through multiple hormonal and chemical shifts. One of these is fluctuations in the neurotransmitter serotonin, which is most famous for playing a role in mood, according to the Mayo Clinic. A recent study in Annals of Endocrinology found that people really do tend to eat more carbohydrates (like candy, chocolate, and other sweet treats) during the two weeks preceding their periods, potentially as a way to boost their moods.

So even if the chocolate bar doesn't banish your cramps, it will definitely satisfy that menstrual sweet tooth and it might even make you a little happier. Sounds like a win-win to us.

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