Chica is expanding from periods into menopause with our introduction of Chica Chill. Menopause is a taboo subject (even more than periods!), leaving us confused, frustrated, and invisible when we go through it. I sat down with my mom, Mary Kay, to listen to her experience about menopause. In this interview, I asked my mom: … Read more Learning About Menopause With… My Mom!
This is the anti-excellence newsletter. Here’s what that means: we’re sick and tired of all the New Year’s content. Totally over it. In protest, we’re sending you an email a week into 2020 to let you know that we don’t care about your resolutions–we care about *you* quite a lot, but we don’t plan on … Read more New Year, New Period: Replacing Resolutions with Compassion
As you may have noticed while browsing our website, we frequently footnote our pages with the disclaimer “These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.” We are extremely well-acquainted with this phrase because we have written it so … Read more The Disclaimer on the Disclaimer (Disclaimer²)
We recently read an article on the changing role of placebo in modern medicine, and it inspired us to return to the question of Chica’s impact in a placebo-controlled environment. In this letter, we address the science, history, and emotion that inform the Chica formula. Elise: Dear Sugar Pill, As we wrap up our second … Read more Love and Science
Please note that we talk about mental health in this letter. Read it when you’re ready. In the meantime, know that we love you. Cassidy: Dear Higher Self, If I am honest, this week was fucking hard. I don’t feel as though I’ve earned the right to say that, because there was nothing in particular … Read more Respecting the Hormonal Side of Mental Health
This week’s letter focuses on Chica’s role as a conscious consumer. We are dropping an old supplier, investigating new ones, and expanding on our understanding of our placement within the capitalist framework. What’s new with you? Elise: Dear Money Maven, As I flipped through Instagram stories this other, I paused on a flash photo of … Read more The Chica Dollar
Hello and welcome back from hiatus! No, not you, you didn’t go anywhere. Just talking to ourselves about our blogging habits. We’re back with a BTS look of the ups and downs of running a subscription business, with some included bonus features on what we’ve learned since we last saw you. Elise: Dear thee who will (hopefully) … Read more Learning From the Cancellations
Last week, we felt a little lost, so this week we’re recollecting ourselves to get back on track. In these letters, we’re hashing out the mission behind Chica and what drives us to work for something better every day. Cassidy: To My Visionary, Last week, we admitted to feeling young and dumb. I expressed that fear … Read more The Chica Manifesto
Cassidy: To My Networking Nut, I write this from the plane as I jet away from our first honeymoon. Also known as our first business trip. Also known as the chapter in which Colorado College sponsors my flight back from South America for the weekend so we can convince alumni that the College is an … Read more The Menopause Question
On Thursday night, we competed in a pitch competition – the Big Idea at Colorado College. Women-led teams took home a majority of the prize money! Take that, Silicon Valley! Elise: To My Power Pitcher, My brother teased me last night because he said that you and I looked, “nonplussed, business as usual,” when we stood up … Read more WOMEN WIN
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Poria calms the heart and soothes nerves, helping with anxiety and insomnia. Additionally, Poria drains dampness, an excess of moisture that the body collects in the wrong places and makes us feel heavy and fatigued (hello moodiness).
Rehmannia root is your Yin nourisher, supporting calm and cold in your system. With its additional ability to help cool blood, increase fluids, and clear heart fire; Rehmannia is a star herb for soothing and preventing heat flashes.
Schisandra berry is famous for featuring all five flavors of Traditional Chinese Medicine: bitter, sweet, salty, sour, hot. This means that Schisandra is completely energetically balanced, promoting overall health and vitality. Schisandra helps relieve night sweats, insomnia, and hormonal imbalances. Schisandra is also rich in antioxidants that are thought to protect from free radicals and other toxins in the environment that may cause cellular damage.
Eucommia bark balances the Chica Chill formula by offering Yang properties. Eucommia is also nourishing for the heart, and has been featured in research in Western medicine for its ability to help lower blood pressure.
Angelica root is sometimes described as the “female ginseng,” due to its fame for supporting a healthy and regular menstrual cycle. Angelica root strengthens blood and energizes circulation. In Chica Chill, Angelica root balances the herbal formula with its Yang properties.
