Your period is your body’s report card. Learn how color, flow, and pain reveal deeper insights into hormonal balance.
Your period isn’t just a monthly inconvenience—it’s a window into your hormonal health. Every cramp, color, and mood swing tells a story about how your body’s been functioning all month.
The Science
The menstrual cycle is governed by fluctuations in estrogen, progesterone, LH, and FSH. When those hormones flow in harmony, your period arrives smoothly—lasting 3–5 days with moderate flow and minimal pain. When things are off, your cycle tells you.
A heavy, painful period often signals excess estrogen or poor detoxification. A light or missing period points toward low progesterone or undernourishment. Brown discharge indicates old blood from slow shedding, while bright red flow shows balanced circulation and oxygenation.
The Root Cause
Hormonal imbalances stem from stress, poor liver detox, inflammation, or nutritional gaps. Estrogen builds up when the liver or gut can’t clear it efficiently. Progesterone drops when you’re undernourished, over-exercised, or chronically stressed. These shifts affect mood, skin, and fertility too.
How to Support It
· Track your cycle. Note flow, pain, and symptoms to identify trends.
· Nourish your luteal phase. Eat root vegetables, healthy fats, and rest more.
· Support liver detox. Cruciferous vegetables help metabolize estrogen.
· Manage stress. Cortisol steals from progesterone—learn to regulate it.
· Replenish minerals. Iron, zinc, and magnesium support healthy bleeding and repair.
Your period is not a problem, it’s feedback. When you learn to read its signals, you unlock a roadmap to vibrant hormonal health.
Book a free consult to decode your period and optimize your cycle naturally.
