19:: menstrual cycle 101 (for the girls!)

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https://www.elaa-wellness.com/blog/the-20-somethings-guide-to-your-menstrual-cycle-aka-how-to-optimize-that-time-of-the-month-amp-every-moment-after (check out the wellness big sis menstrual cycle blog post!) wellness girl chat with us all about the menstrual cycle! our menstrual cycle is an important vital sign for us as women, and it's important that we learn to understand it so we can optimize our workouts, nutrition, sleep, motivation, inflammation, and overall hormonal balance! in this episode we chat about:: the anatomy and physiology of the menstrual cycle our hormonal health how our cycles affect: inflammation, illness, sleep, weight gain, muscle activation, exercise, PMS, emotional health, motivation, and so much more! links mentioned in the pod:: https://ouraring.com/?g_acctid=404-975-2641andg_adgroupid=andg_adid=andg_adtype=noneandg_campaign=pmax_prospecting_integrated_USA_purchase_english_mhandg_campaignid=20915188257andg_keyword=andg_keywordid=andg_network=xandutm_campaign=OUR_SEM_Summer_Q4FY24_US_GoogleAds_PMAX_Various_XDV_Digital_CPC_Various_1x1_07-01-2024_09-30-2024_Placementandutm_content=Summer_Q4FY24andutm_id=andutm_medium=cpcandutm_source=googleandutm_term=andgad_source=1andgclid=CjwKCAjw4_K0BhBsEiwAfVVZ_z6BfOqco7WWGS-aFhLXLF9KGAdExQnAGI_q9FHXidWhaO_pa4IuFBoC2ZIQAvD_BwEandgclsrc=aw.ds (oura ring) https://femmhealth.org/ (femm) https://www.fitrwoman.com/ (fitr) loving the pod? click the follow button, and we'd love if you could leave a review! check out our socials: insta:: https://www.instagram.com/dr.kelsyvickdpt/ (@dr.kelsyvickdpt) and https://www.instagram.com/elaa_wellness/ (@elaa_wellness) youtube:: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv-95gEXGFWKlBfOyQ0-HHw (@dr.kelsyvickdpt) https://www.elaa-wellness.com/newsletter-signup (sign up for the free wellness big sis newsletter!) 00:00 Introduction 04:14 The Science Behind Your Menstrual Cycle 12:12 Characteristics of the Menstrual Phase 16:00 Characteristics of the Follicular Phase 17:57 Characteristics of the Ovulatory Phase/ Luteal Phase 21:10 Characteristics of the Secretory Phase/ Luteal Phase 22:26 Why you should track your cycle 23:26 How to track your cycle and resources for tracking 25:35 A note on Birth Control 31:00 Conclusion

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