Menstrual cycle - moons, moods, ovulation and nutrition

Modern women have learned to accept that bloating, mood swings, heavy bleeds, bad skin breakouts, craving chocolate and starchy carbohydrates,  feeling low and over emotional, is all related to their monthly cycle.

The following write up explains how menstrual cycles should be in sync with the moon and that good nutrition can cure or control the above burdens women of today are having to deal with. Don't suffer in silence any more, try  these steps below and consider keeping a cycle / moon / nutrition / mood  diary for extra support. We will try and produce one to share, please contact us if you would like a copy once it's created.

The following information is Taken from: The fourfold path to healing: Thomas S. Cowan, MD

Note: Dr Cowan is an American author so please be aware of the use of American- English spellings.

The normal female menstrual cycle lasts 28 days, exactly the same period as that of the moon. Many women report that they ovulate either at the new or full moon and menstruate on the opposite phase, although this kind of regularity seems to be less common today than in the past. Furthermore, the growth of the child in the womb is also governed by the moon, taking exactly 9 moon cycles of 28 days to complete under optimal circumstances. Animal gestation periods also occur as multiples or common fractions of the moons cycle.

Nutrition

Animal products provide cholesterol, the raw material from which estrogen is made, while good-quality animal fats provide factors that nourish the entire endocrine system. The estrogen-dominant woman is often hooked on refined carbohydrates. While she can still continue to eat appropriate carbohydrate foods, she needs to put somewhat more emphasis on animal foods as they are very important for restoring regularity. This step will also help her lose weight if she is too heavy, or gain weight if she is too thin. However, all animal foods should be from organically raised, pasture-fed animals or wild, ocean-going fish. Milk products, including butter, cheese and yoghurt, should come strictly from grass-fed cows. The balance of the diet should be vegetables, fruits and properly pre-pared organic whole grains and nuts, but no legumes (beans and lentils), particularly NO SOY products.

• Learn to use plenty of herbs - especially rosemary, thyme and basil.
• Avoid hydrogenated vegetable oils - these interfere with the conversion of cholesterol to estrogen and progesterone, and affect the reproductive system.
• Avoid Caffeine as it may also disrupt the endocrine system, affecting the menstrual cycles.
• Cod liver oil is essential. Women need more vitamin A than men as vitamin A is required for the production of female hormones.