I started tracking my menstrual cycles 40 years ago. It was 1981, I was 15 years old, not yet sexually active, but curious about my body and already on the path to studying midwifery.
Tracking my cycles taught me how my innate hormonal blueprint shows up in my life – my moods, food preferences, energy, sleep, creativity, and so much more – month in and month out, so much so that its patterns allowed much more predictability in my life. I hope it's something you'll start doing as a daily practice, because it also gives you a few minutes each day to ‘drop in' on yourself – to see how you're doing – and use this moment of awareness to ask yourself what you really need right now for hormone health and balance. And I hope, if you have daughters or nieces, you'll let them in on the secrets of cycle self-awareness and the beauty of their hormonal blueprint with this episode.
For a companion article go to avivaromm.com/menstrual-cycle-tracking/
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146 Heavy Periods: Common Causes and What You Can Do
145 Top Herbs and Supplements for Endometriosis
144 How to Treat Hormonal Acne from the Inside Out
143 Understanding Your Menstrual Cycles
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135 The Birth Circle: Miscarriage as a Portal with Jovan Sage
133 The Optimal Fertility Diet
132 How Your Thyroid Affects Your Menstrual Cycle
131 Hormonal Headaches and Migraines: Why They Happen, What You Can Do
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