Here is your sign to start reconnecting with your menstrual cycle

We’re excited to have teamed up with Erica, founder of Wondergreens, for this guest blog on the benefits of reconnecting with your menstrual cycle and the role seed cycling can play in supporting hormonal harmony.

Erica is a registered Naturopathic Nutritionist with a focus on a long term mind-body approach to healing.

A Personal Journey to Holistic Healing

From a young age, Erica chose a holistic path to heal her acne and eczema, favouring long-term wellness over quick fixes. Through this journey, she uncovered the root causes, addressing gut health, managing stress, and supporting detox pathways, which led to lasting skin healing. Erica explored various holistic methods, especially nutrition, until she found what truly worked. It wasn’t an easy journey, but it was deeply worthwhile. That’s why she is now so passionate about supporting others through their healing journey, so they feel guided rather than alone. 

Why Reconnecting With Your Menstrual Cycle Matters

There is something deeply beautiful and rewarding about becoming more intuitive with your own body tracking, listening to how your body feels rather than prioritising a number from a device. Sometimes these tools unintentionally pull us away from our own signals. And the truth is: the body is always communicating with us.

For women, this intuitive connection to the body becomes even more powerful when we learn to understand our menstrual cycle fully.

Many women rely solely on apps or wearables to tell them when they’re ovulating, why they feel tired, or when their mood dips (there is nothing wrong with that, however tuning inwards is really important as well). But our bodies reveal this information naturally, every single day, through subtle changes in energy, hunger, sleep, temperature, digestion, and emotional sensitivity.

There is something incredibly empowering about reconnecting with these signals and learning to feel your cycle, not just see it on a screen. When you understand your hormonal phases, so many factors start to make sense: your focus levels, your motivation, your cravings, your skin, your bloating, your emotions, your creativity, even your social energy.

Why knowing your cycle matters

The menstrual cycle is a beautiful, complex rhythm influenced by shifting hormones and nutrients. These changes affect everything from mood and energy to appetite and sleep. When you can recognise these patterns in yourself, you gain a deeper sense of self-awareness and control over your wellbeing.

Most women were never taught how their cycle works and all its complexities. And that needs to change.

Your cycle has two main phases: each with different hormonal needs, different moods, and different forms of nourishment. Understanding them allows you to support your body intuitively.

Phase 1: Menstruation & Follicular Phase (Days 1–14*)

*reminder that cycle lengths vary depending on women, but this is a good indication.

Hormonal focus: Oestrogen rises

During this phase, your body is shedding the uterine lining. Energy levels dip, and you lose essential nutrients such as iron and zinc. Oestrogen gradually increases and needs proper liver support to stay balanced.

Your goals during this phase:

• Replenish nutrients (especially iron + zinc)
• Support the liver in detoxifying excess oestrogen
• Boost mood and energy through serotonin-supporting foods

Seed Cycling for Phase 1

This is where the power of food becomes incredibly supportive.

• Flaxseeds: high in lignans that help balance rising oestrogen
• Pumpkin seeds: rich in zinc + B vitamins to support follicle development, skin, and mood

This is where Seed Cycle have made this process so much easier by creating pre-blended mixes for each phase, taking away the guesswork while keeping you connected to your natural rhythm!

Phase 2: Ovulation & Luteal Phase (Days 15–28*)

*reminder that the days vary depending on women, but this is a good indication.

Hormonal focus: Progesterone rises

As you move into ovulation and then the luteal phase, progesterone becomes the dominant hormone. Your body needs support to produce enough of it, and to metabolise oestrogen efficiently. This is also the phase where many women experience PMS if things are imbalanced.

Your goals during this phase:

• Support healthy progesterone levels
• Break down excess oestrogen
• Support serotonin to stabilise mood

Seed Cycling for Phase 2

• Sunflower seeds: rich in magnesium + vitamin E to ease PMS and calm the nervous system
• Sesame seeds: high in lignans + selenium to support liver detox and progesterone metabolism

This gentle rotation provides the nutrients your body naturally requires across the month. Many women find it helps regulate cycle length, ease PMS, and support a smoother emotional and physical transition from ovulation into menstruation, even through perimenopause.

Why intuitive cycle awareness matters

There is something deeply beautiful and rewarding about becoming more intuitive with your own cycle: listening to how your body feels and understanding why. Your body is always communicating. Learning to understand its language is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself.

How Seed Cycling supports hormonal harmony

Seed cycling, conscious nutrition, mindfulness, and simple daily awareness bring you back into partnership with your body. This is where real wellbeing begins: cultivating presence, curiosity, and connection to your own body. 

Personalised, holistic support for long-term wellness

As a holistic nutritionist in the naturopathic field, I focus on personalised healing. In private consultations, I create a tailored nutrition and lifestyle plan designed specifically for your unique needs. Our body systems are interconnected and operate in harmony. During a consultation, your current lifestyle and diet will be assessed, and an extensive tailored holistic plan will be created to fit your daily routine. I focus on supporting your body's natural healing abilities, addressing key systems to tackle root causes. 

If you want personalised cycle or hormonal support

If reading this has sparked a desire to go deeper into your own cycle health, hormones, or symptoms, this is exactly the work we support women with. Every woman's body is unique and a health protocol should be too. This is where 1:1 consultation with a naturopathic nutritionist can be helpful to guide you through your journey to understanding your cycle phases, reducing PMS symptoms, supporting proper liver detoxification, mood swings and guiding you with personalised nutrition. 

If you're interesting in learning more, you can find me at www.wondergreens.co.uk

and Instagram: @wondergreensblog

And if you’re new to seed cycling or don’t want to buy and rotate seeds individually, Seed Cycle have created the most convenient, phase-specific blends to support your hormones through each part of your cycle. They’re simple, effective, and incredibly easy to integrate into your daily routine! 

Shop Organic Seed Blends here