HEALTHY SNACKS

SEED CYCLING

    Seed cycling is the practice of eating specific seeds during the two main phases of your menstrual cycle (follicular and luteal) to help promote the healthy balance of estrogen and progesterone levels. It’s a gentle and completely natural way to reduce PMS symptoms, boost fertility, and can help stimulate menstruation if it’s absent (amenorrhea), and other symptoms as a result of hormonal imbalances.

    Seed cycling can be used at any stage of a woman’s life (including post-menopause). However, it’s especially beneficial when coming off of hormonal birth control or struggling with post-birth control syndrome symptoms like acne, irregular periods or missing periods, or PMS.

 

UNDERSTANDING YOUR MENSTRUAL CYCLE 

        The first phase, the follicular phase, begins the first day of your menstrual bleed until ovulation.     This typically lasts around 14 days. The second phase, the luteal phase, starts at ovulation until your     next menstrual bleed. Luteal phase length can vary but this is also typically around 14 days. 

        When your hormone levels are balanced, estrogen rises during the first half of your cycle. During the second half of your cycle progesterone levels rise while estrogen levels slowly decline. An imbalance between estrogen and progesterone can contribute to PMS symptoms, menstrual cramps, acne, short luteal phases, anovulation, irregular cycles, and amenorrhea.

 

 

        In truth, there is little scientific research that supports the direct relationship between seed cycling and improved hormonal balance in women. There just haven’t been studies done on this practice. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t work! It’s important to keep an open mind with nutrition and natural healing practices since there are limitations in research and lack of studies on specific topics. 

        While studies don’t directly link seed cycling to hormone balance, they show clear correlations that specific nutritional components in flax, pumpkin, sesame and sunflower seeds may play a role in supporting your natural hormonal cycle.

    FOLLICULAR PHASE

    During the first phase of the menstrual cycle (follicular phase), pumpkin seeds and flax seeds help improve our estrogen levels while preventing excess estrogen. Flax seeds contain lignans which bind to excess estrogen. Pumpkin seeds are high in zinc which helps support progesterone production as you move towards the progesterone rise in the second phase of your cycle.

        LUTEAL PHASE

    During the second phase of your cycle (luteal phase), sesame seeds and sunflower seeds help boost progesterone production. Sesame seeds are a rich source of zinc which help boost progesterone production and also contain lignans that help block excess estrogen while progesterone rises. Sunflower seeds are high in vitamin E and selenium. Vitamin E can help boost progesterone production, while selenium helps detox the liver of excess estrogen.

 

    DAYS 1-14 OF YOUR CYCLE (OR MENSTRUATION TO OVULATION)

• • 1-2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
  • 1-2 tablespoons ground pumpkin seeds

    DAYS 15-28 OF YOUR CYCLE (OR OVULATION TO MENSTRUATION) 

• • 1-2 tablespoons ground sunflower seeds
  • 1-2 tablespoons ground sesame seed
    

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