Ovulation is critical to fertility, but it's not the only indicator of health. A lot happens throughout a cycle to prepare the body for ovulation, and to successfully complete a menstrual cycle, pregnant or not...
For Professor Prior, ovulatory cycles are a “creator of good health.” They’re also an “indicator of good health” because when we’re healthy, ovulation arrives smoothly and regularly...
While it's totally possible that in the days before your period, you feel balanced, energized and totally in control, many of us struggle to communicate well with our closest people when frustrated...
🤯 Agreeing to go on an epic adventure or vacation and then realizing you'll be on your period...you're not alone! 😒BEING on an epic trip or vacation and then getting your period...you're not alone!
Before menstruation starts, the cells that form the lining of the uterus begin to break down during menstruation and release large amounts of inflammatory prostaglandins...
While hormones determine the timing of PMS, they are not actually the underlying cause of these symptoms. Emotional PMS symptoms have much more to do with how glucose (sugar) is metabolized in the brain and how fat is processed in the liver...
A boost in estrogen leads to increased libido, while boosted progesterone leads to a lower sex drive. These hormones fluctuate at different points in the cycle...
When blood sugar falls, so does our energy, ability to focus, and mood. Already at this time, our energy is lower due to falling hormone levels, so we want to do everything we can to keep our mood stable in other ways, and balanced blood sugar is #1...
Believe it or not, there are times when we are more prone to getting sick than others, and this has A LOT to do with the phases of our monthly menstrual cycle...
Even just one drink per day can cause circulating estrogen to increase which worsens PMS symptoms, cramps, mood swings, low energy, anxiety, endometriosis and PCOS...
During times of extra stress it’s likely that you are producing an increase in stress hormone cortisol, which means our sex hormones and important events like ovulation can take a hit and throw periods out of whack…
Blood sugar and insulin (a powerful hormone) are at the root of all period, hormone and fertility challenges. If you want to have a symptom-free cycle, the first thing you must address is blood sugar regulation...
This is a practice that involves tracking different fertile signs as they change with the cycle to determine the fertile and infertile phases of your menstrual cycle. The main signs to pay attention to are cervical mucus, the basal body temperature (BBT) and the cervical position...
There are over 10 muscles that attach to your pelvis. Because these muscles are internal, it is very difficult to manually massage and release them with your hands...
There is an intelligence in slowing down with the rhythm of the body in the days just before menstruation. We like to call the late luteal phase INTERNALIZE...
Throughout menstruation, people are more likely to experience negative or worsening of symptoms from chronic health conditions, such as asthma or arthritis, as their inflammatory responses return...
The Period Repair Manual addresses a large variety of Menstrual Challenges such as PMS, Endometriosis, light or heavy bleeding, and the real effects of hormonal birth control...
Our food is grown in soil that is not being replenished with nutrients the way it should be due to mono cropping and other large-scare farming methods. The food we eat often travels far distances to get to us and by the time it reaches us, a lot of the nutrients aren't there anymore...
Especially the week before menstruation it is really important to be eating healthy and clean and avoiding inflammatory foods like sugar (alcohol), dairy and wheat...
Caffeine impacts people differently. For example, the half-life of caffeine is shorter in smokers than non-smokers, while the half-life of caffeine is doubled in women taking oral contraceptives...
When it comes to coming off the pill, your body is not used to creating its own hormones, and this can trigger a rebound effect as your body struggles to re-establish equilibrium...
