MENSTRUAL CYCLES 101 | Understanding Hormones, Cycle Phases, Tracking & More!

Today we're talking all about the menstrual cycle including hormones, cycle phases, tracking + what you need to know!

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Meghan Livingstone, CNP
Certified Holistic Nutritionist

[meghanlivingstone]

What “101” topic do you want to see next?!

[jesslauren]

Quitting birth control was the best decision I’ve made. My anxiety and depression are gone and I LOVE feeling the flows of womanhood, especially around ovulation (:

[MostlyCloudy]

I've been tracking my cycle for years now. It's hilarious around ovulation time, because my husband cannot take his hands off me. He has no idea most times, and it makes me giggle so much.

[juliemcdowell]

at 27 years old I learned a lot from this. This should be part of highschool biology class!

[Hannah.Beazley]

This video couldn't have come at a better time — I've just taken my last active birth control pill and I'm not going to restart a new pack. I'm looking forward to getting to know my cycle again (and getting rid of the pill side effects) and this was super informative!

[kirsty]

This is very helpful for understanding what is happening with my body. I would love to see a video with your suggestions on nutritions and food for each phase x

[veraescaja]

Thank you so much! I was on progesterone releasing Nexplanon for two years and I felt very low energy and moody for a big part of it. Now I know why! This was so so helpful, thanks again. I'm shocked and sad that we don't learn this stuff earlier on.

[SparklngMlk]

Thank you so much for this! as a girl I never knew most of this and I felt ashamed. I came here scared to learn because I thought that it was going to be hard but you made it so easy to understand! that explains so much about how I feel and now I know why! Again thank you so much! You are amazing!

[hastih]

Disclaimer: 😄 I am NOT anti COVID vaccine. I am absolutely pro-vaccine and have actually received all my three shots here in Ontario, but as soon as I got my 2nd Pfizer dose in June, my periods have been sooo messed up: the dates, the pain, everything! 🤦🏻‍♀️ Before things got back to normal, I got my third shot mid December and I’m still struggling! Never got back to what / how it was before… Thanks so much for this awesome video, Meghan! 💖🙏🏻

[Pieceofpeeace]

Thank you very much for helping me learn more about my body :) I always wondered why I felt so sluggish and then, from the very first day of my cycle- BOOM- a burst of energy and productivity. This body is so complex and worth paying more attention to!

[YarnSociety]

I always love to hear what foods to eat to support each cycle, such a great video! Thank you!

[taerynrosewrites]

This was super informative, thank you! Would love to hear more from you about monthly cycles or more 'natural' forms of birth control, not sure if you've made any before-- I really appreciate your perspective :)

[jessie]

Delightful and so helpful. Definitely giving myself more allowance during the luteal phase. Grateful for this!

[halixmm]

you speak really inclusively and comfortably! safe video for people who aren’t cisgender / heterosexual / specifically interested in pregnancy

[chaimaa]

You have no idea how this video was beneficial to me it’s simple easy to understand and the same time full of information thank you to the moon and back ❤

[beckypeterson]

Super helpful video thanks!! I have endometriosis and my ovulation time is typically very painful. A video on endo one day would be awesome :)

[mushymystic]

I really enjoy your explanations, there's a mix of dry theory and authentic you "through your own understanding"; that brings it home

[ericaworkman]

great info! more women need this info!

[emilymcclintock]

This video really helped me to understand my own body and hormones. Thank you so much for explaining everything so clearly!! ❤️

[hanimoon]

Thank you so much! This is very helpful.. Tracking & learning about my cycle has been one of the best thing I have done for myself ❤❤ It feels like I'm taking control of my life