Once-a-Month Psychic  How PMS can make you more clairvoyant—and
how to hone your skills  Getty Images  You know the pattern:
You're feeling productive, positive, and on top of the world,
and then wham! That time of month hits and all of a sudden you
find yourself watching a cheesy '80s movie on a Friday night and
making your way through an entire box of tissues and a pint of
ice cream. What gives? According to Tracy Gaudet, MD, executive
director of Duke Integrative Medicine in North Carolina and
author of the hit book Consciously Female: How to Listen to Your
Body and Your Soul for a Lifetime of Healthier Living, it's
completely natural to feel more vulnerable when PMS-ing. From
ovulation to the start of your period, Gaudet says, "coping
mechanisms weaken, emotions run deeper, and there's a greater
need to turn inward." But in spite of these mental
hindrances—not to mention the bloating, cramping, and other
annoying physical symptoms—Gaudet says there is a silver lining:
"The veil between the conscious and t