Maximize Fertility by Eating According to Your Cycle

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Fertility is greatly influenced by a woman’s menstrual cycle.

Eating and living based on what part of the cycle we are in helps keep us in balance and can increase fertility. A woman’s cycle can vary and doesn’t always look like a typical 28-day cycle. Your cycle changes and can be affected by:

Stress (our perception)Diet (excess/deficiency)Our upbringingMindset/emotionsExerciseInflammationTravelFriends/family relationshipsThyroid functionMetabolism (sugar/PCOS)Amount of sunlight vs blue lightPerceived safety/securityUse of birth control pill/over the counter prescriptions/fertility medsEnvironmental hormonesTrauma Menstrual Cycle Phases

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, there are FOUR phases in a menstrual cycle.… Read the rest!