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Optimize your period with Seed Cycle |


By: Lindsey, contributing writer

Did you know that the seed cycle can help make your menstrual cycle not only manageable but also quite normal? People have seen huge improvements to PCOS, PMS, irregular periods, infertility, etc! Seed cycling is a simple (I promise) way to nourish your body through a monthly cycle using pumpkin, flax, sesame, and sunflower seeds.

My menstrual cycle history

Since I got my period for the first time, I have had hormonal headaches/migraines. When I was a kid and in high school, no one knew it was hormones. For me, I just get a “random” headache or migraine once a month. I don’t know about menstrual tracking for PMS symptoms or anything. I just think some people are prone to headaches and migraines. It wasn’t until after I had my son that I started looking at my cycles, hormones and how they affect my mood and overall health.

The truth about your cycle

The truth is that women shouldn’t find their cycle debilitating or truly a burden that keeps them from getting on with their daily lives. While this may be common in our modern society, it is far from normal. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t honor your body if you feel tired during your period, but you shouldn’t curl up in a chair because of the pain.

The first time I heard a women’s health doctor say this, I scoffed. Hah, every woman I know has PMS or heavy periods or some kind of menstrual problem. Who is she even talking about? But I secretly hope it’s true. I want a good cycle. I don’t want headaches, migraines, insomnia, anxiety and depression.

I began my long road to understanding my body and cycle at what is perhaps the most difficult time for any woman, during postpartum, pregnancy and postpartum again. Although it takes a while, I will tell you that any time is a good time to learn about your body. I ran the hormone panel, saw several doctors, but no one actually moved the needles for me. It’s up to me to correct myself.

Hormonal is very complicated

Before I get into the fun part of seed rotation, it should be said that it is not a panacea. The body is a complex system, and a woman’s menstrual cycle has four phases, and there are many other things that affect it. Sleep, adrenal glands, thyroid, and more. If you want to learn more about balancing hormones beyond the seed cycle, you can read more here.

Nurture yourself

The focus of seed cycling is on nourishing your body. The seed cycle provides specific nutrients to the body in In time in its cycle. The female cycle can be divided into 4 phases:

  1. menstruation / period
  2. Follicular phase
  3. Ovulation
  4. luteal phase

The nuts I mentioned earlier, pumpkin/flaxseed and sesame/sunflower go through different phases of the cycle. Here are a few things that should be mentioned about seeds. Firstly is that you need fresh, clean, organic seeds. This is really important. To experience all the benefits of seed rotation, you don’t want stale, rancid seeds. Monday is that you want to grind your seeds as close to consumption as possible. This goes along with the first part. As soon as you grind those seeds, you start the meter reading the nutrients in them. The longer you wait to consume them, the less nutrients they have and they can even go rancid. I store all of my nuts in the freezer to keep them fresh.

How to sow seeds cyclically

An average woman’s cycle lasts 28 days, so I’ll use that as a baseline. A lot of women find their cycle close to this average after they start cycling seeds.

Date: 1-13 (Menstrual phase and follicular)

Main hormones: Estrogen and Testosterone

Seeds: Pumpkin and flax

Quantity: 1-2 tablespoons each

Direction: Grind your seeds and add them to the food. You can make nut butters, yogurts, smoothies, oatmeal, or whatever else you think they would fit. You will consume one tablespoon per seed for the first 14 days.

Why these seeds?

Pumpkin:

High in zinc (supports healthy testosterone levels) and antioxidants. Also has tryptophan, which helps produce serotonin and melatonin. Both are important for healthy sleep.

Flax:

The lignans are high in lignans, a bit like estrogen, and do double duty. They provide estrogen if needed, but can also help get rid of excess estrogen. It may also help reduce androgen levels that are associated with PCOS, acne, and excess hair.S) and relieve chest tightness (S).

14-28 (Ovulation and luteal phase)

Main hormones: Progesterone

Seeds: sesame and sunflower

Quantity: 1-2 tablespoons each

Direction: Grind your seeds and add them to your food (see the list above for ideas). You will consume one tablespoon per seed for the next 14 days.

Why these seeds?

sunflower:

High in vitamin E, iron, calcium and selenium, all of which help support the liver as it transitions from one set of hormones to another.

sesame:

Add zinc to help produce that progesterone! Also contains lignans to further help eliminate excess estrogen. May help reduce inflammation (S).

When your period starts, the seeds will be reset and you start from scratch. That’s it, seed cycling basics! It may take a few cycles (most recommend trying it out for at least 3 months) to see the full benefits. For me, I saw small improvements in my first cycle (better sleep and less headaches) but I saw the biggest improvements after 3 months. My cycle lengthened by 4 days. I used to be 24 days and now it’s always 28 unless I let go of the seed. I no longer have migraines or hormonal insomnia. Cycling seeds along with supporting my liver (read about liver support for PMS here) and adrenals (adrenal cocktail and Electrolytes) made all the difference in my cycle.

Have you tried seed cycling? What benefits have you experienced?

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