That’s because many “diets” involve restricting calories and/or adding in a torturous workout regimen.
And these diets are a trainwreck for hormones.
This will begin to transform your relationship to food.
The secret to healing your hormones with food.
So the first step incycle syncingis to get familiar with your unique cyclethe menstrual cycle.
This allows your body to get the nutrients it needs to restore hormonal balance and rev up your metabolism.
How cyclical eating works.
You’ll experience big shifts in how you feel by starting with just one food.
What a month of cycle syncing with food looks like.
This is when your hormone levels are at their lowest.
During this week eat protein to provide your body with extraamino acidsto make more hormones.
Your follicular phase (before you ovulate, after your period).
This is when estrogen and FSH begin to rise.
During this week, eatsauerkrautto help your gut reset for the big estrogen surge ahead.
Your ovulatory phase (when you’re ovulating).
Your ovulatory phase has a huge surge of estrogen and FSH.
During this week, eatraw veggiesto help detox excess estrogen.
Your luteal phase (before you have your period).
Your luteal phase introduces progesterone, which requires greater caloric intake.
During this week, add slow-burning carbs like grains andsweet root veggiesto stabilize blood sugar and energy.
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