45. Seed Cycling & Menstrual Cycle Syncing
Have you heard the claims about what seed cycling can do for your menstrual cycle? If you're like me, you've seen anecdotes that it can do everything from menstrual cycle symptom reduction to improved fertility to fixing your hormones to weight loss. While it can be exciting to think about a natural way to help women deal with their hormones, we also have to ask ourselves, "How much of this is proven and is this the right fit for me?" Plus, is cycle synching a healthy extension to this or toxic diet culture in disguise. In this episode we discuss:
- What is seed cycling and what is it supposed to do?
- Why these specific seeds we're chosen
- The research that we have around seed cycling (and whether it supports or refutes it's claims)
- An analogy that will help you know if seed cycling is right for you
- What cycle syncing is and whether or not I recommend it
- The VERY important thing to keep in mind when deciding how to engage with these practices
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