It is important to understand the 4 phases of the entire menstrual and what is going on in each one. The luteal phase is the last phase of the cycle. Learning about what is the luteal phase can help you understand your body and your hormones better.
9 Natural Remedies for Period Nausea
Period nausea can be a symptom you experience before or on your period. The period nausea is triggered by the elevation in prostaglandins, which are inflammatory compounds that increase right before your period to help with shedding the uterine lining (your period). High prostaglandins can mean more period pain and can also contribute to period nausea. Imbalances in estrogen or progesterone can lead to prostaglandin imbalances because all the reproductive hormones are connected. Stress is also a predictor of prostaglandins, because cortisol can be inflammatory as well.
8 Herbal Teas for Anxiety
8 Supplements for Stress
Stress is a physiological response that happens in the body to a stressor. Normally we associate stress with a hard job, difficult family problems, busy schedules, or hard exams, but we can become stressed due to imbalances in the body not necessarily caused by those external factors. Nutrient imbalances, blood sugar increases, and low hormone levels can all lead to stress. It is important to understand that stress is not always just a product of a stressful lifestyle and that sometimes the stress you feel is an indicator something is imbalance internally. When these imbalances occur our cortisol production is increased from the adrenal glands, which sets off a cascade of negative effects in our body. Luckily there are nutrients and supplements that can regulate this cortisol production.
9 Nutrients for Anxiety
We often think of anxiety as something mental or emotional tied to things going on in our lives or things we have gone through and carry with us – and that is absolutely true. Though, we can end up in this loop where this manifests in the body as a stress response and has a cascading effect on throwing our hormones out of balance, and burning through our nutrients. While nutrients will not make anxiety just “go away” or solve everything difficult we’re going through, what nutrition can do is help us have a stronger foundation to then be able to handle the things going on in our life a little bit easier.
11 Reasons for a Short Period
Your period is a vital sign of what is going on with your overall health & hormones. Let’s talk about short periods. A short period is one that lasts for less than 3 days. You could also be experiencing a short cycle (time from your period until your next period). A short cycle would be less than 21 days. You could also see light pink blood instead of bright or dark red. A normal period is 3-7 days and a normal cycle is 21-35 days (although I prefer to see it around 24-25 days). So why could you be experiencing a short period?
20 Ways to Help Period Fatigue
Period fatigue can often occur either in the week before your period during the luteal phase or during your period. It is caused by hormone imbalances and exhaustion in your adrenal glands due to the overproduction of cortisol. There are certain nutrition & lifestyle modifications you can make to support the body and manage your stress response. In some cases, certain supplements may be helpful. Work with your healthcare provider to determine what may be helpful for you. Here are 20 ways to help period fatigue.
6 Important Prenatal Supplements
When you are trying to conceive, it is highly important to make sure you have the right amount of nutrients coming into your body. These nutrients help prepare your reproductive organs, your hormones, and health to be at its peak to allow for conception to occur. Here are 6 important prenatal supplements.
9 Causes of a Long Menstrual Cycle
A long menstrual cycle is characterized by being longer than 35 days or more. Day 1 counts as the first day of a full bleed and the cycle are counted up until the day before your next period. A healthy cycle is reliant on stable hormone levels. If one hormone is elevated or low, this will send a cascade of off levels for the rest of the cycle. If you are not getting a period for three months or more, then it’s important to start digging a little deeper because this is characterized as amenorrhea and can have detrimental long term health problems. Here are 9 possible causes of a long menstrual cycle - and you could have more than one!
20 Hormone Balancing Foods
All the hormones in the body are connected and when one is too high or too low, this will impact all other hormones. Stress and sex hormones are a family of hormones called steriod hormones, meaning they are built from cholesterol. Other hormones are proteins built from peptide chains (chains of amino acids, which are the building blocks of protein). These hormone balancing foods provide essential nutrients for healthy hormone production and metabolism. Here are 20 hormone balancing foods.
