A new brain-stimulating headband promises to help you feel calmer during your period

If you get your period, you may be familiar with the constant emotional fluctuations during your cycle – mental confusion one day, anxiety the next. You don’t imagine it. for you Hormonal cycle It greatly affects your mood. A new wearable device called Lutea hopes to change that, not through drugs or supplements but by brain stimulation.

“Your brain is at the center of how you experience your period, of focus and energy For mood and motivation. However, too often, brain science has not been applied to women’s everyday health Dr. Emily RadetiCEO and co-founder of Samphire Neuroscience, a neurotechnology company founded by women.

Lutea is a sleek, headband-like device that uses non-invasive brain stimulation — known as transcranial direct current stimulation — to support areas of the brain associated with mood and focus. You can wear it for about 20 minutes a day, usually on the days before your period, while its app customizes your schedule based on your unique cycle and symptoms.

Unlike other wearable devices that focus on tracking symptoms or stimulating nerves near the source of pain, Lutea works with the prefrontal cortex, the area of ​​the brain associated with emotional control and pain perception. The result is a device that not only soothes symptoms; It may help retrain how your brain responds to hormonal changes.

“With Lutea, we bring decades of neuroscience to a wearable device that allows women to feel balanced and in control without drugs, hormones or stigma. Typically, we are told to overcome or treat our symptoms away. Lutea represents a different path validated by science and designed to integrate into everyday life,” says Radyté.

Samphire has launched in the UK with Nettle, a hormone-free headband device that can help relieve menstrual discomfort and mood swings. Sold twice before earning Industry Awards for Innovation In women’s health. With Lutea, the company makes its US debut.

Lutea is now available for pre-order at samphireneuro.com For $589, the company is offering a 30% discount on all pre-orders, bringing the price down to $412. It’s important to note that the app requires a $69.99 annual subscription, and pre-orders come with an extended 90-day return policy.