ASTERA · Women's health

Cycle Calm

For the week before.

Magnesium glycinate, vitamin B6 and chasteberry, taken daily rather than only when the cramps arrive. It is not a painkiller and does not pretend to be; it is what you take in the three months before you judge whether it helped.

• Magnesium glycinate, B6 and chasteberry
• Taken daily, not only during the cycle
• Give it three cycles before deciding

A supplement, not a medicine. It does not treat or cure anything, and if you are pregnant, on prescription medication or under a doctor for something, ask them first.