What is menstrual cycle nutrition?
How food impacts your hormones and overall health is empowering information to know, so read on!
The food that you eat provides the raw materials that your body and cycle need to function properly; think nutritional building blocks that construct hormones, neurotransmitters and literally every cell in your body! Each body system, organ and bio-chemical reaction, uses nutrients to do its beautiful job of keeping you alive, healthy and happy.
This means that you have a base-line of nutrients that are required for your hormones to operate properly. If your meals are lacking, imbalances like PMS, hormonal anxiety, fatigue, mood swings and painful, heavy or irregular periods, soon follow.
Menstrual cycle nutrition is a wholefood-based, intuitive way of eating that nourishes hormone health, by naturally meeting the changing energy and nutrient requirements throughout the cycle, for optimal physiological and psychological flow.
Nutritional needs are cyclical.
Your everyday food is one of the most significant contributors to menstrual and hormone wellness. Just as a garden blooms with the right balance of sunlight, water, and nutrients, your endocrine (hormone) system thrives with nourishment from the foods that you eat.
A colourful blend of hormones are moving through your body, at any give given time. Throughout your menstrual cycle, hormone levels and ratios fluctuate in a predictable pattern, meaning that your nutritional needs are cyclical.
Foods provide the essential substance needed for hormone production, metabolism and detoxification, ensuring a smooth symptom-free menstrual cycle.
It’s about balancing the right macronutrients (complex carbohydrates, protein, nourishing fats and fibre) and essential micronutrients, with an awareness of your menstrual cycle.
It’s not at all micro-managing your diet but tuning into what your body is needing at any given time, learning hormone loving nutrition and simple bio-hacks that support you where you are at.
So… menstrual cycle nutrition nourishes your hormone health and will help you to resolve your menstrual symptoms and feel your most balanced, lucious and complete self!