We talked all about your cycle and why you feel a certain way during each phase. Let's talk about supporting your cycle with Young Living products.
First up, Progessence Plus.
Progessence Plus Serum was thoughtfully designed specifically for women. Made with natural, bioidentical progesterone from wild yam; this product promotes well-being and feelings of relaxation, harmony, and balance.
Wild yam may: balance hormones, increase libido, boost energy, support hot flashes, and support symptoms of PMS.
Second, on the list is Super B.
Super B is a comprehensive vitamin supplement that provides all eight B vitamins and bioavailable minerals to provide the energy you need to feel great on the go. Combined with Nutmeg essential oil and bioavailable chelated minerals such as magnesium, manganese, selenium, and zinc, Super B helps maintain healthy energy levels, supports cardiovascular and cognitive function, and eases feelings of everyday stress.
And last, but certainly not least, Master Formula.
Master Formula is a full-spectrum supplement that provides vitamins and minerals that can help support bone density and health, brain function, cellular protection, digestive health, energy levels, eye health, heart health, immune support, and skin health.
Listen in on this recording from Dr. Dan Purser. He goes into great detail about supporting hormones naturally with these Young Living products. Click HERE to listen to the recording:
Hormones are critical to maintaining vibrant health and regulating numerous body activities. Before starting any natural progesterone program that targets the body's hormone system, request that your hormone levels be tested by asking for a blood hormone panel taken by a specialist.
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Hormones affect everything. There's a silent epidemic happening to women everywhere: hormonal balance is being disrupted. We women are desperate to restore balance, preserve fertility, and maintain youthful hormonal patterns in our bodies.
So what can you do? Grab this book: WomenCode by Alisa Vitti. You will want this book!!! Begin to understand your body and why it does what it does! The easiest place to start? Know and track your cycle. I have a FREE printable PDF to help you do just that.
KNOW THY CYCLE PHASE
1: Follicular Phase Duration: 7-10 Days •
Hormone focus. The hypothalamus signals your pituitary gland to send follicle-stimulating hormones to your ovaries, telling them to get ready to release another egg. Several egg follicles start to swell in preparation. Estrogen increases to thicken your uterine lining so that it can host an egg.
• Body focus. Physical energy increases throughout this phase, and you may sometimes feel restless.
• Lifestyle focus. Creativity and new beginnings characterize this phase. This is the time to direct your energy into stimulating projects at work and at home. Plan brainstorming sessions with your coworkers; save your most mentally challenging assignments for this week, since your brain's penchant for creativity at this time makes it easier to problem-solve. Your physical energy is at one of its highest points during your follicular phase. Emotionally, you feel outgoing, upbeat, and revitalized
• Exercise focus. Try something new-take that Zumba or yoga sculpting class you've been yearning to try at your gym. Putting your brain and body in a new, stimulating situation feels like an easy, natural thing for you to do at this time of the month.
Phase 2:
Ovulatory Phase Duration 3-4 days
• Hormone focus. A sharp rise in follicle-stimulating hormone followed by an increase in luteinizing hormone, also from the pituitary, stimulates one follicle to swell further and burst, releasing an egg into one of the fallopian tubes; that egg then travels to the uterus. Estrogen levels continue to increase, further thickening the uterine lining and supporting the growth of immune system cells in the uterus. Testosterone takes a quick surge and drops right around ovulation.
• Body focus. Vaginal discharge increases on your day of peak fertility. You may feel pelvic pain with the release of the egg, along with cravings or a headache.
• Lifestyle focus. Connecting with the community is at the heart of this phase. This is the time to have important conversations, whether it's with your spouse, your mom, or your boss. Your heightened communication skills will allow you to convey your thoughts and opinions more clearly, as well as to be more receptive to those of others.
• Exercise focus. When deciding which activities are best during this phase, keep two things in mind: high-impact workout and group settings. Your energy levels are at their max, so you're primed to take on more strenuous exercise such as weight lifting, plyometrics, and running.
PHASE 3:
Luteal Phase Duration: 10-14 Days
• Hormone focus. The corpus luteum (the follicle from which the egg bursts) grows on the surface of the ovary, causing it to produce progesterone. The rise in progesterone signals the body to keep the uterine lining intact. It also signals the pituitary to stop sending out follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone, ensuring that only one egg is released into the uterus at a time. Estrogen levels continue to rise. Toward the end of the cycle, if the egg hasn't been fertilized, the corpus luteum is reabsorbed into the body. Progesterone production will soon halt as a result, triggering your period. Testosterone will increase toward the end of this phase.
• Body focus. Physical energy declines and premenstrual symptoms may develop toward the end of your cycle- symptoms such as bloating, irritability, headache, mood swings, and cravings.
• Lifestyle focus. Awareness, attention, and comfort are key now. As the corpus luteum is reabsorbed, your energy begins to soften and turn inward. You'll notice that you have the desire to nest, making the luteal phase an ideal time to take care of domestic chores, whether your list includes reorganizing your shoe closet, doing a month's worth of laundry, or making a big grocery-shopping trip.
• Exercise focus. During the first half of the luteal phase your energy may still be high, so continue with the more strenuous activities you took on during ovulation. Then scale back on your intensity during the final five days with activities such as Walking or Pilates. You may feel a little more sluggish and experience more water retention toward the end of this phase, so choose an exercise with lower resistance.
PHASE 4:
Menstrual Phase Duration: 3-7 Days
• Hormone focus. Progesterone production drops off as the corpus luteum disappears, triggering the shedding of your uterine lining in your menstrual phase, a.k.a your period/bleeding phase. Estrogen peaks and then drops, stimulating your hypothalamus to prepare for another cycle of ovulation.
• Body focus. You may experience pelvic cramping, low backache, fatigue, and cravings. Sometimes you may feel a sense of relaxation and relief as your estrogen peak passes.
• Lifestyle focus. Self-analysis and course correction are dominant now. During your menstrual phase, the communication between the right and left hemispheres of your brain is more powerful than at any other time. This enables you to judiciously evaluate how you're doing in your life and, if necessary, begin identifying and making course corrections that will reposition you in the direction that you want to be heading. Many women find that journaling during their menstrual phase, especially when they first learn to sync with their cycles, allows them to access deeper insight into what their instincts are telling them.
• Exercise focus. Rest and recovery are important parts of any exercise program so that your body can repair. Schedule rest or yoga during the early part of the menstrual phase, especially the first day or two, when your flow may be heaviest. Take time to stretch and walk on these days. As you move into the end of bleeding and toward the follicular phase again, begin to amp up your activity according to how you feel
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In the midst of the chaos - between bills to pay, permission slips to sign, cupboards to fill, and texts to respond to - it’s no surprise you sometimes feel like there are too many tabs open in your computer and in your mind.
In the midst of chaos, take a moment to center your life with the ideas below.
Start your morning right – check out a website that will inspire your morning
Surround yourself with an atmosphere that helps you replace negative beliefs with uplifting thoughts.
Harness your positive energy - begin a gratitude journal.
Focus on mindfulness and the present moment with a breathing exercise.
Long breath - Lengthen your exhale
Inhaling deeply may not always calm you down:
1. Inbreath actually be linked to the sympathetic nervous system, which controls the fight-or-flight response.
2. exhaling is linked to the parasympathetic nervous system, which influences our body’s ability to relax and calm down.
When we feel anxious or under stress, it’s easier to breathe too much, too quickly and with sympathetic nervous response
Try inhaling for four seconds, then exhale for six.
Try doing this for two to five minutes.
Change your thoughts:
Surround yourself with a thought that helps you replace negative beliefs with uplifting thoughts.
Harness your positive energy by relaxing
Focus on mindfulness and the present moment with the breathing exercise.
Practice a positive affirmation: I feel safe (let go of feeling overwhelmed to see clearly).
Velma
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As you know, I am a nurse practitioner and health coach.
While recently beginning coaching with someone we started to go through all the goals that were important. As usual they were smart goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely)
But then, I realized that for now the best goal – or ungoal – was to stop! Do nothing – take 15 minutes to sit alone – no goals, no thoughts, just sit.
How do you do this?
Maybe sit in your car, sit outside your house (if safe) and do nothing for 15 min. Maybe, take the time before dropping the kids off to school, if they are going, or take 15 min at the beginning of the day or the end of the day.
The goals and to do list will come later as you have the space to breath. Maybe this will be an end in itself. If you want to begin meditation you can use tools like Headspace (headspace.com) or Calm (calm.com) to help; but don’t use this as another way to judge yourself or create a deadline.
Just Sit, Just Breathe. Create space for yourself
As I post in this blog, I would like to share things in my life that have made things easier, given me space to breath and time. They will center around health, wellness, diet, exercise, aging gracefully and the balance we all crave for ourselves, our families, our homes and the pets we share our lives with.
So, for Now – JUST SIT – JUST B R E A T H E
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