Seed cycling helps in balancing a hormonal imbalance (the root cause of PCOS) by the following ways.
👉🏻FOLLICULAR PHASE OF SEED CYCLING
🔸Chia, pumpkin and flax seeds are consumed in this phase for 2 weeks🔸
🔹 Estrogen secretion is high during this period. Hence, it is recommended to eat a combination of pumpkin, flax, and chia seeds.
🔹 Phytoestrogens or lignans in flax seeds bind to the excess estrogen and then remove it from the women's body.
🔹 Flax seeds and pumpkin seeds maintain estrogen and progesterone levels of the body during the follicular phase.
This supports a healthy reproductive system and thus, in turn, helps in the treatment of PCOS by seed cycling.
🔹 Chia seeds help relieve symptoms like metabolic syndrome, irregular periods, insulin sensitivity, mood swings, and acne.
👉🏻LUTEAL PHASE OF SEED CYCLING
🔸We consume sesame and sunflower seeds during this phase for 2 weeks.🔸
🔹 This is the phase when a woman is most fertile. The follicle releases the egg and awaits sperm for fertilization.
🔹 Estrogen and progesterone are secreted in high quantities to support the fertilized egg.
🔹 Both of them boost progesterone production and lower estrogen. Thus, the level of estrogen and progesterone is maintained in the body.
In this way seed cycling helps to reduce the symptoms of PCOS.
