45 - What you didn’t know about Toxins in Your Menstrual Products with April Davis

Are using Tampons, Pads, Period Underwear, Cloths really safe? It’s a topic that’s consistently brought up at every event I speak at and throughout our Well Woman Academy. Which makes us think… Are they? For this hot topic discussion I reached out to the wonderful April Davis from Vagina Blog (yep am entire blog dedicated to Vagina’s) to share with us the truths of what’s really in our menstrual products. In the episode we cover all the popular menstrual products and the newer products on the market too, I mean just because they saw organic does that mean they’re safe? You’ll have to tune in to find out. April Davis is the creator of www.TheVaginaBlog.com, for everything female health related. Safe to say she care's a lot about vaginas. Between attending births as a doula, a photographer and a birth assistant to a midwife she’s seen a lot of them. Friends and family send her pictures of pussy wallets, plush uteri and hilarious sex books. And it wasn’t until she spent a weekend at a conference for sex therapists that she thought - I've truly thought I had found my people. Find her here on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thevaginablog/ In this episode we chat about: * Are there toxins in menstrual products? * How do toxins effect our menstrual cycle and period? * Period panties, how do they fit in? * Why it’s important to question what you put in (and on your) body... * What are the best toxic free menstrual products * Sea Sponge menstrual products * The pros and cons to using Tampons * What tampons actually absorb (this one’s surprising) * And, the most important toxins to avoid Visit www.wellsome.com for more Well Woman updates, menstrual health guides, free resources and more. Got a question from today's show? Email us at [email protected] or post and share over on Instagram at @wellsome_jemalee, #WellWomanPodcast