E59: 2 Things You MUST Do to Track Your Cycle Accurately (And Why Tracking is Key When Balancing Hormones)

Welcome back to the Happily Hormonal Podcast! I have a super juicy episode for you today. It’s full of hands-on support for your hormones with specific steps and tips on how to track your menstrual cycle – even if you’re not trying to prevent pregnancy or get pregnant.This is something that I wish I had known how to do so much sooner and something that I help my clients with all the time. I believe that understanding our cycles – and how our body behaves in our different phases – is incredibly empowering. Please share this episode with your friends, sister, BFF, sister-in-law, or any woman you know. I want this information to be out there for all women to know and use.In this episode:[02:38] Tracking your cycle vs. tracking your bleed days[05:05] Why you should track your cycle even if you're not trying to prevent pregnancy or get pregnant[09:27] How to track your basal body temperature[14:30] Using your temperature to know when you’ve ovulated[23:07] Using your cervical fluid to predict ovulation[28:17] How to track your cervical fluidResources- If you have a question about tracking your cycle, fill out this form. I would love to hear from you, and I will feature it in the next episode. - You can purchase the Tempdrop armband here- Nourish Your Hormones Course: use the code HHPODCAST for $50 OFF Nourish Your Hormones!- 3 secrets to balance your hormones workshop- Free hormone balance guideConnect with LeishaInstagram: @leishadrewsWebsite: www.leishadrews.comApply to work 1:1 with Leisha HERESend us a text with episode feedback or ideas! (We can't respond to texts unless you include contact info but always read them)Don’t forget to subscribe, share this episode, and leave a review. Your support helps us reach more women looking for answers.Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast is to be taken as medical advice, please take informed accountability and speak to your provider before making changes to your health routine.This podcast is for women and moms to learn how to balance hormones naturally in motherhood, to have pain-free periods, increased fertility, to decrease PMS mood swings, and to increase energy without restrictive diet plans. You'll learn how to balance blood sugar, increase progesterone naturally, understand the root cause of estrogen dominance, irregular periods, PCOS, insulin resistance, hormonal acne, post birth-control syndrome, and conceive naturally. We use a pro-metabolic, whole food, root cause approach to functional women's health and focus on truly holistic health and mind-body connection.If you listen to any of the following shows, we're sure you'll like ours too! Pursuit of Wellness with Mari Llewellyn, Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark, Found My Fitness with Rhonda Patrick, Just Ingredients Podcast, Wellness Mama, The Dr Josh Axe Show, Are You Menstrual Podcast, The Model Health Show, Grounded Wellness By Primally Pure, Be Well By Kelly Leveque, The Freely Rooted Podcast with Kori Meloy, Simple Farmhouse Life with Lisa Bass