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

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Meghan Livingstone

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@meghanlivingstone 2 жыл бұрын

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

@barbosborne698 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 2 жыл бұрын

Autoimmune disease

@barbosborne698 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

How about progesterone levels during the ovulation phase ?

@jesslauren733125 Жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@Lyamels 2 ай бұрын

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

@juliemcdowell7960 Жыл бұрын

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

@Hannah.Beazley 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Ambs2023 2 жыл бұрын

Same here actually! 💛

@kirsty8218 2 жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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.

@hastih3067 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@beckypeterson6550 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@hastih3067 2 жыл бұрын

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

@drishtinagoolbudun5266 2 жыл бұрын

maybe try some fasting to detoxify check dr mindy pelz

@red_kitty_xoxo 3 ай бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@YarnSociety 2 жыл бұрын

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

@dprince5271 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@halixmm Жыл бұрын

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

@jessie6452 2 жыл бұрын

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

@beckypeterson6550 2 жыл бұрын

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

@chaimaa4066 9 ай бұрын

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 ❤

@mariahkammers2489 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@Pieceofpeeace Ай бұрын

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!

@rudrikansara7139 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

@hanimoon1422 Жыл бұрын

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

@emilymcclintock9888 8 ай бұрын

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

@ericaworkman 2 жыл бұрын

great info! more women need this info!

@mushymystic 4 ай бұрын

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

@niamhunaoleary5667 2 жыл бұрын

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 😊☺️❤️❤️

@mastandstars5869 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

@ninasakaly6283 2 жыл бұрын

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

@meghanlivingstone 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! :D

@stephaniejaczewski3125 8 ай бұрын

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

@amandahagen1907 2 жыл бұрын

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

@kaylacrawford4828 5 ай бұрын

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

@lauraaitbai1799 2 жыл бұрын

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

@PikachuHams Жыл бұрын

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

@madelineott6055 3 ай бұрын

This video was so great, thank you!

@christinashideler319 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks!

@simcastpodvids 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@simcastpodvids 2 жыл бұрын

@@meghanlivingstone How do you get on with yours?

@TheDIONYSEE 2 жыл бұрын

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

@JessicaTang9202019 2 жыл бұрын

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

@shir35303 2 жыл бұрын

really insightful! thank you!

@emmablack8287 5 ай бұрын

thank you so much for this!!

@IremSAmjad 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

@ashleyngrim 2 жыл бұрын

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

@meghanlivingstone 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love that!!

@hollywilliams04 2 жыл бұрын

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

@dprince5271 2 жыл бұрын

@peacockmamatv 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!! Thanks so much!

@vistolinanuuyoma6271 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative

@Sagelovesun 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!!

@KamaldeepKaur-v6x 5 ай бұрын

Thank you😊

@audreyhertz301 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Hugo-mz8vc Жыл бұрын

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

@ZweetDani 2 жыл бұрын

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

@brittanyrosso2076 Жыл бұрын

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?

@shehnazahmad5213 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

@laotzu1111 2 ай бұрын

I had to play this at 0.75 lol great video though

@AlannaBoo524 5 ай бұрын

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

@jillianalden8040 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

@Sparkl1ngM1lk 6 ай бұрын

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!

@agatawokulska8600 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@chelseamikail 9 ай бұрын

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?

@Amatory0 2 жыл бұрын

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

@almaklintwohlfahrt788 2 жыл бұрын

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

@meghanlivingstone 2 жыл бұрын

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

@foxtanii9056 Жыл бұрын

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?

@Alexis-cy5yh 9 ай бұрын

Thanks i was confused lol

@iliruxhugy 2 жыл бұрын

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

@robinsonh081 Жыл бұрын

What if you go months between cycles?

@saskiaapril3250 2 жыл бұрын

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

@saskiaapril3250 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

@lyndafitzgibbon6393 2 жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

What’s your accent?

@itstonycia 6 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

She use clue app

@dennisexplorer487 10 ай бұрын

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

@joyjohnson2558 2 жыл бұрын

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.