How To Use Seed Cycling for Female Hormone Balance
Seed cycling helps balance hormones as a woman.Pumpkin seeds, flax seeds and sunflower and sesame seeds are used in seed cycling to boost hormones.If you want to regulate your period, or both, give this a try.
Step 1: Before you start, learn how seed cycling works.
Eating pumpkin seed and flax seed increases estrogen levels in the first 14 days.Lignans, a type of fiber, help metabolize the estrogen to a healthy level in these seeds.The next 14 days will see the boost of progesterone.The hormone progesterone is used to relieve the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.The hormones that may be unbalanced can be regulated by eating specific seeds.Pumpkin seeds are rich in Omega 6 and zinc, as well as Omega 3 essential fatty acids.
Step 2: If you follow the lunar calendar, you will be able to get your period on track.
If you get your period irregularly, this is helpful.Before electricity and artificial light, women used to have their periods on the new moon and ovulate during the full moon.The average length of a regular period is 28 days, which is the length from one full moon to the next.Follow the sub-steps listed to follow the lunar calendar.
Step 3: Purchase the seeds that are raw.
Pumpkin, oats, and sesame.They should not be roasted or cooked in any way.Always recommend organic.The purpose of eating the seeds is lost when they loose a lot of their vitamins when roasted.You can grind the seeds yourself with a coffee grinder or a food processor.You will use about 1 cup of each seed a month.
Step 4: The seeds need to be stored correctly.
They should be placed in a sealed container in the fridge or freezer.This helps to protect the seed from oxidation.
Step 5: You can grind the seeds up to one week in advance.
The seeds may be ruined if you grind them too early.Put whatever seed powder you grind up in an air tight container and put it in the freezer.
Step 6: Pumpkin seeds and ground flax seed can be eaten during the follicular phase.
The first day of your period is this.Your body cannot digest the seed if it is not ground.You can eat the whole pumpkin seeds.If you are following the lunar calendar, you should start eating pumpkin and flax seed on the new moon.You want your period to start on the new moon.
Step 7: During your luteal phase, which starts on day 15 typically, you should eat 1 tablespoon of ground sesame and sunflower seeds.
The second half of your menstrual cycle starts when you ovulate.If you grind the sesame seeds, you can eat the whole seeds.Continue to eat these seeds until your period begins.The day you should typically start ovulating if you are following the lunar calendar is the full moon.Since your body is still trying to regulate your hormones, it's okay if it doesn't start on this day.If you don't have your period on the 29th day, it's okay.
Step 8: Don't give up, repeat.
When you get your period, switch back to pumpkin and flax.If you're irregular and following the lunar calendar, you can switch back to these two seeds before you have your period.That's okay!Your body is learning.It may take up to 4 months for your body to regulate itself through these natural means.People experience the effects of the seeds in the first month when they get their period.
Step 9: You can eat the seeds in a variety of ways.
It's not very appetizing to eat raw seeds on their own.You can put the ground seeds in yogurt, smoothie, sprinkle them on salads, or add them to energy bar recipes.
Step 10: Log your results.
When to switch seeds is listed on the calendar.When you have ovulated, mark down.This is when your discharge is very watery.You can either use a phone calendar or period- tracking apps.It's up to you.What works best?