Pumpkin, sesame, and sunflower seeds are just a few of the many edible seeds out there. Each provide their own set of nutritional benefits and drawbacks in addition to just being a convenient snack. However, in the alternate health space seeds can be used for much more. Seed cycling, a program where you eat certain seeds during different phases of the menstrual cycle aims to “balance women’s hormones” and help with all sorts of issues related to sex hormones and the menstrual cycle. Proponents use seed cycling to treat everything from PMS symptoms, dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation), and irregular cycles to PCOS, infertility, ovarian cysts, and menopausal symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats. In our post we take a deeper look at what seed cycling has to offer and just how thoroughly the protocol has been tested. Read More |