The Power of Seed Cycling for Women’s Hormonal Balance
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Hormones play a key role in everything from mood and metabolism to skin, sleep, and menstrual health. Yet many women silently battle imbalances that show up as fatigue, irregular periods, weight gain, mood swings, acne, or fertility challenges — without realising there’s a simple, natural way to support their cycle.
Enter seed cycling — a gentle, food-based practice that uses specific seeds to nourish hormonal balance throughout your monthly cycle. At Kedar Health & Wellness, we love this method because it’s accessible, natural, and backed by nutritional science.
Let’s break it down.
🌙 What Is Seed Cycling?
Seed cycling is the practice of eating different seeds during the two main phases of your menstrual cycle:
1️⃣ Follicular Phase (Day 1 to 14 – from the start of your period to ovulation):
Eat:
These support estrogen production, which naturally rises in the first half of the cycle.
Flax contains lignans that help bind excess estrogen, while pumpkin seeds are rich in zinc to support progesterone production later.
2️⃣ Luteal Phase (Day 15 to 28 – after ovulation to the start of your next period):
Eat:
These support progesterone production, calming PMS symptoms, bloating, and mood dips.
Sunflower seeds are rich in vitamin E and selenium, and sesame seeds offer healthy fats and lignans that help balance hormones.
🔄 How to Use Seed Cycling
- Ground the seeds (for better absorption)
- Take 1 tablespoon each per day of the two seeds in that phase
Add them to:
- Smoothies
- Oats or porridge
- Hummus or dips
- Salads
- Yogurt or nut butter
👉 Consistency is key — it may take 2–3 cycles to notice changes, but the results can be powerful.
🌺 Who Is Seed Cycling For?
Seed cycling is ideal for:
- Women with irregular or painful periods
- Those managing PCOS or hormonal acne
- Women transitioning through perimenopause
- Anyone coming off birth control
- Women seeking natural fertility support
- Or simply those who want to reconnect with their body naturally
Even if you don’t have a menstrual cycle, you can follow the lunar cycle:
New Moon to Full Moon – Flax + Pumpkin
Full Moon to New Moon – Sunflower + Sesame
🌾 Where to Get Your Seeds
At Kedar Health & Wellness, we stock seeds in 200g pouches — perfect for your seed cycling journey:
Visit us in-store or shop online to begin your hormonal balancing journey today.
📍 29 Senchi Street, Airport Residential Area, Accra
📞 Call/WhatsApp: 053-995-4110
🌐 www.kedarhealth.com
💚 Final Thoughts
Hormonal health doesn’t need to be overwhelming. Seed cycling is a gentle, natural, and empowering tool that allows you to sync your nutrition with your body’s rhythm. Combined with stress management, sleep, and herbal teas like chamomile or butterfly blue tea, seed cycling can help you feel more grounded, balanced, and connected to your feminine vitality.
Strong cycles. Strong women.