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

[@meghanlivingstone]

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

[@barbosborne698]

I've been trying to learn more about intuitive eating and I'm wondering how you incorporate healthy nutrition and intuitive eating...meaning do you ever eat less nutritious foods like cake at a party or being a holistic nutritionist you don't feel like eating those foods? I have a tendency for orthorexia but after a while it leads to binging. Maybe a video on "how to eat healthy but also enjoy the cake and not go down the rabbit hole" would be good😁

[@meghanlivingstone]

@@barbosborne698 Hey Barb! I have a couple videos on intuitive eating that you might find helpful. To answer your question though, I absolutely eat cake (or other things) if I want it! I too have a history of orthorexia so not being restrictive with food is super important to me. Letting a range of foods exist in your diet is one of the ways we help to minimize those binge-eating experiences. I also have a video on that, too (just search "over eating") 😊💖 Having balance around food is a video topic I have planned so I'll keep this in mind!

[@JJ-fr3id]

Autoimmune disease

[@barbosborne698]

@@meghanlivingstone Yes thank you, those were the videos that led me to intuitive eating. I got the book you recommended and I'm reading it now. Thank you for the tip "eating a wide range of foods will help minimize the binge eating". I like that! Yes a video on balance around food will be great. Looking forward to it!

[@amoroscar1]

How about progesterone levels during the ovulation phase ?

[@jesslauren733125]

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.

[@Cera_ve858]

They say it is the one time during the month when your face is more attractive to your mate 😋😂

[@Lyamels]

For me I think that he's more attracted to me when am on my period what up with that​@@Cera_ve858

[@Sparkl1ngM1lk]

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!

[@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!

[@meghanlivingstone]

Yay! It's so nice to get to know your body better. Glad you found this informative!

[@Ambs2023]

Same here actually! 💛

[@rileywiebe3512]

How did it go

[@juliemcdowell7960]

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

[@lucyloo8965]

Agree!

[@kirsty8218]

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

[@veraescaja7868]

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.

[@red_kitty_xoxo]

Hi, it's day 11 of my cycle and I already feel down. I have a very unstable cycle too. In the past 9 months, It varied from 27 days to 40 thank you for the video it's helped me to understand my moods and hormonal imbalance. And adjust my activities accordingly. Imma go easy on me here. Love love

[@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 :)

[@meghanlivingstone]

I do have a video all about that actually! You can search "fertility awareness" on my channel ❤️

[@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!

[@jessie6452]

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

[@YarnSociety]

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

[@dprince5271]

I have suffered GUT critically for 2 years , all promises for cure are lies. I finally got cured with herbal medicine I purchased from Dr.OSAKA ON KZbin channel and now I’m completely cured from GUT.

[@chaimaa4066]

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 ❤

[@hanimoon1422]

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

[@mushymystic]

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

[@emilymcclintock9888]

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

[@hastih3067]

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! 💖🙏🏻

[@hastih3067]

I did some research and realized that this is a common side effect that a percentage of women are experiencing…

[@beckypeterson6550]

@@hastih3067 I have read the same. I have a few friends who have personally experienced changes in their cycles too, right after a Covid vaccine. Worth looking further into!

[@mascara1777]

There was a Facebook group where women discussed similar experiences but Facebook censored and removed it.

[@hastih3067]

@@beckypeterson6550 For sure! Thanks so much for the reply. I am going to an appointment with my gynaecologist hopefully some time soon…

[@drishtinagoolbudun5266]

maybe try some fasting to detoxify check dr mindy pelz

[@ericaworkman]

great info! more women need this info!

[@beckypeterson6550]

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

[@mariahkammers2489]

I would love to know what kind of foods or tips you have, to help balance the low energy during the last luteal phase. I experience this quite a bit, and I also feel best (energy wise) about the 4th-6th day in my cycle. Any tips you have to beat exhaustion during the luteal phase, would be super helpful!

[@amandahagen1907]

Oh yay I wanted you to touch on your insights on this subject so much! To have a full video is a treat!

[@stephaniejaczewski3125]

Thank you for this easy to understand video! Saving for our daughters to watch when the time comes.❤

[@kawaiicatprince]

Thank you so much for your video. You were beyond helpful in explaining what used to be a mind boggling mystery to me 😂 I’m excited to finally track my cycle now that I understand how! Everything makes so much sense. I was definitely ovulating over the weekend cause I was cleaning like a maniac!! I also know now to plan any social events around that time so I actually have the energy for them. This is so amazing.

[@ninasakaly6283]

I was just going to do my research about this and I saw your video!!! So glad you did it! Thank you!!

[@meghanlivingstone]

Glad it was helpful! :D

[@kaylacrawford4828]

Thank you so much, Megan. This information in this video was easy to digest.

[@mastandstars]

Really well done video. Thank you for including the suggestions of dark leafy greens, lentils, and beans for iron because I eat a plant based diet. I’m waiting for day 1 to start soon!

[@dprince5271]

I have suffered GUT critically for 2 years , all promises for cure are lies. I finally got cured with herbal medicine I purchased from Dr.OSAKA ON KZbin channel and now I’m completely cured from GUT.

[@rudrikansara7139]

Thanks this was very informative ! Could you please do a video specifically on PCOS and if there’s a way to cure it naturally ? Thanks in advance :)

[@dprince5271]

I have suffered GUT critically for 2 years , all promises for cure are lies. I finally got cured with herbal medicine I purchased from Dr.OSAKA ON KZbin channel and now I’m completely cured from GUT.

[@PikachuHams]

Thank you! This was really engaging and I learned a lot

[@madelineott6055]

This video was so great, thank you!

[@mysoulshelter]

thanks for such a precise bit still simple explanation! ❤❤❤

[@lauraaitbai1799]

Oh my God, thank you so much 💚🌻. That was really informative🤗

[@niamhunaoleary5667]

Can you do two separate videos one on Endometriosis and one on IBS please and thank you,your videos are so informative thanks a million 😊☺️❤️❤️

[@emmablack8287]

thank you so much for this!!

[@simcastpodvids]

My periods are an absolute nightmare! Heavy bleeding which carries an assortment of other issues. I find that my period drags on also even after 5 days I seem to get light spotting/bleeding for almost 6=7 days after and the discomfort and cramping is a nightmare.

[@meghanlivingstone]

Ugh that's the worst! Sorry to hear they're trouble for you. I hope you can get things sorted out over time!

[@simcastpodvids]

@@meghanlivingstone How do you get on with yours?

[@laniep205]

Such a great video. Thanks Meghan!

[@dprince5271]

I have suffered GUT critically for 2 years , all promises for cure are lies. I finally got cured with herbal medicine I purchased from Dr.OSAKA ON KZbin channel and now I’m completely cured from GUT.

[@joyjohnson2558]

So how does hormonal birth control change your cycle? Does it become non-existent, or just less pronounced? I believe most hormonal birth control utilizes progesterone, so does that mean it’s like you’re in the luteal phase all the time? Im sorry if you’ve already answered this or if they seem like silly questions, I’ve just always struggled to understand exactly what’s going on in my body when I use hormonal birth control.

[@ajoyfullsound]

Thanks for this information!

[@JessicaTang9202019]

Hi Meghan i really like this topic and i also want to say thank you for making this video because this really help me.🥰

[@peacockmamatv]

Amazing!!! Thanks so much!

[@TheDIONYSEE]

Meghan thanks again for another insightful video. I´ve tracked my cycle since highschool (I´m 27). Years it hasn´t been of much importance to me, it only told me I have a pretty regular cycle (althought, very painful, probably because of HIT? Idk, any suggestions? from your experience) Now I am learning more, also thanks to you and I soo believe these are basic things every woman should now about her body. I knew some of these things, what surprised me was the day 1 wouldn´t be the spots but when the flow is really "on", I was never really sure of that and now my tracking will be more precise. I don´t really believe in hormonal birth control, I think it messes up with woman´s body and since there is a natural option how to "cater" this, I am soo in. I believe natural way is the best way in everything..although sometimes not achievable on 100 % :) PS: love how you matched the background to your tank top haha keep up the good work, your videos bring peace and and kind of.. feeling of minimalism in sometimes stressful and hectic days

[@brittanyrosso2076]

Thanks for the great video! This information is very helpful. if you are taking a hormonal birth control, do your estrogen levels still peak at ovulation, and do your progesterone levels still increase in the luteal phase? or do the levels differ due to the pill?

[@vistolinanuuyoma6271]

Very informative

[@Sagelovesun]

Thank you!!!!

[@samragyibansal6750]

Thank you so so much ❤❤❤❤

[@chelseamikail]

I’ve been really confused as I start to learn about my cycle. I’ve started to use ovulation test strips as I am TTC, and I’ve read people say that an LH surge means you ARE ovulating. Other, like you in this video, say that an LH surge means you are going to start ovulating within 12-36 hours. But then other say once the test strip stops testing positive, you are done ovulating. But you can test positive and then negative within a few hours. I have so many questions and I’m confused. How can I know if I will ovulate right after my test comes up positive versus in 36 hours? And as for my cervical mucous, if it’s stretchy egg white, does that mean I am ovulating or that I will ovulate soon?

[@shehnazahmad5213]

Im going to be 46 in May this year. Since, Jan 2017 I don't know what it is normal cycle. My cycle last year 2021 I git my period 3 x. Each time max 3 days. The year before also 3 x. I went to see Doctor Gyne. She said Im going thru PRE MENO. She said can take up to 7 years before stop completely. Maybe in a year Il be in MENOPAUSE. Only 46😀 I thought MENO waa for old peopl when I was young. In my time they never prepared thought me about all this. Thanks Shehnaz Ahmad Tour Guide Johannesburg South Africa 🇿🇦

[@dprince5271]

I have suffered GUT critically for 2 years , all promises for cure are lies. I finally got cured with herbal medicine I purchased from Dr.OSAKA ON KZbin channel and now I’m completely cured from GUT.

[@audreyhertz301]

Would you be willing to do a Menopause 101 video??

[@IremSAmjad]

Thanks for your videos Meghan! Very informative! I have a request , could you make a video about the nutrition needs for growing children and tweens, especially girls and boys nearing puberty, thanks a lot

[@dprince5271]

I have suffered GUT critically for 2 years , all promises for cure are lies. I finally got cured with herbal medicine I purchased from Dr.OSAKA ON KZbin channel and now I’m completely cured from GUT.

[@hollywilliams04]

I absolutely loved this! Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️

[@dprince5271]

I have suffered GUT critically for 2 years , all promises for cure are lies. I finally got cured with herbal medicine I purchased from Dr.OSAKA ON KZbin channel and now I’m completely cured from GUT.

[@Hugo-mz8vc]

Hi Megan, any resources you could recommend for a deep dive into female hormones?

[@AlannaBoo524]

Can women get pregnant during the literal phase? This topic is so interesting and I didn’t know about it!

[@KamaldeepKaur-v6x]

Thank you😊

[@foxtanii9056]

Ok, one thing i need to ask here. Im starting ti get very frustrated about hiw everyone is bragging about how great and productive women supposed ti feel during ovulation. Honestly. I feel that my whole fallopian tube is bursting, i start to bloat up and swell and I'm plain angry. Like butcher style angry during and from ovulation onwards. Breasts swelling upcas well to the point the hurt and the gradually dropping their irritation pain through pms towards period. Like honestly. Why is that?

[@jillianalden8040]

Meghan do you have any knowledge on Hemochromitosis. Just thought I'd ask. I suffer from low ferritin levels & high iron levels. I experience low exhausted energy levels around my period.

[@dprince5271]

I have suffered GUT critically for 2 years , all promises for cure are lies. I finally got cured with herbal medicine I purchased from Dr.OSAKA ON KZbin channel and now I’m completely cured from GUT.

[@iliruxhugy]

So if i take birth control i don't ovulate so after folliculate phase i have luteal phase and how should i track it?

[@ZweetDani]

I would love to learn about what the pill does to the body and what that cycle looks like ...I got confused when u said people on hormonal birth control don't have ovulation

[@robinsonh081]

What if you go months between cycles?

[@laotzu1111]

I had to play this at 0.75 lol great video though

[@ashleyngrim]

Random but I wish we lived close and could be real friends lol. Love your videos

[@meghanlivingstone]

I'd love that!!

[@almaklintwohlfahrt788]

What books can you recommend to learn more about women’s health and menstrual cycle and also FAM?

[@meghanlivingstone]

Hi Alma! The books Taking Charge of Your Fertility, The Fifth Vital Sign, and Woman Code are all great books!

[@Amatory0]

i know this vid is a little old, but quick question! you should the cycle of your period starts on the first day of your period/"full flow" - does that mean technically when it's just spotty dark blood the first couple of days, that doesn't count as the start? always wondered this

[@rileywiebe3512]

I think so?

[@jennifermoriarty2188]

I get hungry a week before..then bleed for a day and done. No cramps or anything

[@agatawokulska8600]

Thank you

[@hearts444sas]

Hey, so after I get my period I still experience lower tummy cramps... and I've been to doctors and gynologist and he said my have a healthy womb but I do think stress has caused this... what should I do? Manage my stress better and see if my period becomes regular bc I also do experience irregular period like 2 periods a month

[@hearts444sas]

And I went on birth control for 1 month then decided decided get off it... it did help the cramps go away but I always liked the natural way better bc I had a really healthy period ... I use to get my period every full moon So I decided to stop birth control and just get back on track with my body

[@dprince5271]

I have suffered GUT critically for 2 years , all promises for cure are lies. I finally got cured with herbal medicine I purchased from Dr.OSAKA ON KZbin channel and now I’m completely cured from GUT.

[@Alexis-cy5yh]

Thanks i was confused lol

[@lyndafitzgibbon6393]

Hi Megan ..my name is lynda ..I only get my periods for 5 days ...as I'm 47 is this normal for my age..also fell tired coming up to them ...tks Megan 🥰

[@annaschartl5080]

What’s your accent?

[@ajoyfullsound]

This might sound funny, but what happens to the rest of the follicles? Did I miss that part?

[@meghanlivingstone]

Great question, I skipped over that! The rest of them just die off :)

[@ajoyfullsound]

@@meghanlivingstone neat! And quite interesting! So do they produce progesterone like the other one does?

[@itstonycia]

What app do you use? The FLO app is so sexual in my opinion. It’s throwing inappropriate content in your face. I don’t think it’s good for young girls

[@auroraaurora7869]

She use clue app

[@dennisexplorer487]

You should study medicine, you would be good at it.

[@christinashideler319]

Great video! Thanks!

[@shir35303]

really insightful! thank you!