For many women, that time of the month can be downright miserable. And if you experience painful cramps, heavy bleeding and awful mood swings, that visit from Aunt Flo can completely take over your life. But Necole Kane of the popular lifestyle site xoNecole.com is here to tell you that those awful period symptoms are not normal. Theyβre actually a sign that your hormones are out of whack. Kane wants to change the relationship women have with their periods, and she talked to us about a plant-based product sheβs developed to help them do it.
My Happy Flo is a daily supplement that balances womenβs hormones and allows them to experience shorter, lighter periods with less clotting and little to no cramping in the process. Kane says most of her customers see a difference in their period within the first month. βFor me, it was very important to launch a brand like this for women of color. Because a lot of brands in the wellness space really donβt include Black women in the conversation,β she says.
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Kaneβs vision was to create a natural remedy for the discomfort that can make a womanβs life difficult for days every month. βOur periods affect our intimacy, mental health and self-esteem. For some women, it affects their ability to receive promotions at work because theyβre calling out sick every month,β she says.
While developing her product, Kane says her research revealed the correlation between hormone health and fibroids. She figured a product that could balance womenβs hormone levels could also significantly reduce their risk of fibroid growth, breast cancer, endometriosis or cervical cancer. Kane says My Happy Flo was created with Black womenβs needs in mind. It contains plant-based ingredients and vitamins such as iron, B12, B6, magnesium, and vitamin D3, which are important for our overall health. βI love when our customers who tell me they have anemia go back to the doctor three or six months later, and their labs show theyβre good across the board on the vitamins. Thatβs the joy of running this brand for me, knowing that healing it helps Black women with,β she says.
Kane says she wants to use My Happy Flo to educate women on what normal periods should look like and how to identify signs that something is wrong so they can advocate for themselves in the doctorβs office. βSome of us donβt realize that your menstrual cycle is part of your monthly report card into your overall health. Pain is your bodyβs first sign that something is developing,β she says. βKnowing what questions to ask helps us get a better diagnosis. I think a lot of women of color are being brushed off by their health care providers. Theyβre being pushed on birth control or recommended for surgeries without being offered other options. And there are definitely better options out there.β
Looking to the future, Kane says she wants to help as many women as possible experience less painful periods and end the days of suffering in silence. βI canβt wait until a year from now when so many Black women are on this, and weβre feeling amazing at work. We donβt have periods that interrupt our lives, and our hormones are balanced. Itβs going to change a lot of things,β she says.
Learn more at myhappyflo.co.
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