πŸŒ™ Syncing With Your Cycle: A Simple Guide to Cycle Syncing

Your menstrual cycle is a powerful rhythmβ€”not just a time of the month. Cycle syncing is about aligning your nutrition, movement, and lifestyle with your body’s natural hormonal shifts. When you work with your cycle, not against it, you support mood, energy, hormones, and healing.

🩸 Menstrual Phase (Days 1–5)

What’s Happening: Your period starts. Hormones like estrogen and progesterone are at their lowest. Your body is in a natural detox + rest mode.
How You Might Feel: Tired, inward, reflective

Support Tips:

  • 🌿 Eat: Warming foods like soups, stews, leafy greens, beets, and sea salt

  • 🧘 Move: Restorative yoga, stretching, walking

  • πŸŒ€ Emotions: Take space for reflection. Journal. Set gentle boundaries.

🌱 Follicular Phase (Days 6–13)

What’s Happening: Estrogen begins to rise. Your body’s prepping for ovulation. Creativity and motivation increase.
How You Might Feel: Energized, social, inspired

Support Tips:

  • πŸ₯— Eat: Fresh veggies, fermented foods, seeds, lean protein

  • πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ Move: Cardio, strength training, group workouts

  • 🌞 Emotions: Great time to plan, brainstorm, take action

πŸ’› Ovulation Phase (Days 14–16)

What’s Happening: Estrogen peaks, and you ovulate. You’re at your most fertile and magnetic.
How You Might Feel: Confident, glowing, outgoing

Support Tips:

  • πŸ“ Eat: Light, vibrant foods like berries, salads, fish, and zinc-rich foods

  • πŸ’ƒ Move: Dance, HIIT, any fun movement

  • πŸ’• Emotions: Time for connection, communication, public-facing activities

πŸ‚ Luteal Phase (Days 17–28)

What’s Happening: Progesterone rises to support a possible pregnancy. If not pregnant, levels fall, leading to your period.
How You Might Feel: Slower, moodier, inward

Support Tips:

  • 🍠 Eat: Root veggies, complex carbs, magnesium (pumpkin seeds, dark chocolate), B vitamins

  • πŸ§˜β€β™€οΈ Move: Gentle strength training, walks, Pilates

  • 🫢 Emotions: Prioritize sleep, say no more, prep meals, manage stress

Why Sync?
πŸŒ€ Reduces PMS
🧠 Boosts mental clarity
πŸ’ͺ Improves energy
🌸 Honor your natural rhythm

*Download a printable chart in our PDF section of the website