1 Vitamin B6 helps to reduce pain and is found in high concentrations in bananas, lentils, chickpeas, oatmeal, lean beef, and chicken breast. 2  Zinc has been shown to reduce premenstrual pain and bloating and is found in oysters, red meat, and poultry. 3  Magnesium deficiency can worsen menstrual cramps.
The Perseid meteor shower, one of the brighter meteor showers of the year, occurs every year between July 17 and August 24. The shower tends to peak around August 9-13. The best time to view the Perseids, and most other meteor showers, is when the sky is the darkest.
A photographer looks at the sky at night in northern Italy during the 2015 Geminid meteor shower. (CNN)If you're looking for a fantastic light show December 13-14, all you need to do is look up. The annual Geminid meteor shower is one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year. This year is expected to be the best meteor shower ever. With August's Perseids obscured by bright moonlight, the Geminids will be the best shower this year, said Bill Cooke, with NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, in a news release.