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17: Food as Medicine for the Menstrual Cycle, with TCM Dr. Lauren Curtain

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Release Date: 03/16/2021

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In this episode, TCM Dr. Lauren Curtain unpacks this relationship and explains how the quality of our menstrual cycle is highly dependent on our ability to digest foods.

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17: Food as Medicine for the Menstrual Cycle, with TCM Dr. Lauren Curtain show art 17: Food as Medicine for the Menstrual Cycle, with TCM Dr. Lauren Curtain

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Are you following the same diet throughout your entire menstrual cycle and left wondering why your appetite seems to fluctuate throughout? Perhaps you experience sugar cravings and inflammation prior to your period alongside this change in appetite.

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16: Ovulation: A Main Event of the Menstrual Cycle, with TCM Dr. Lauren Curtain show art 16: Ovulation: A Main Event of the Menstrual Cycle, with TCM Dr. Lauren Curtain

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In this episode we invite TCM Dr. Lauren Curtain to discuss the essentials for a healthy menstrual cycle, from a Chinese Medicine perspective.

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In this episode, TCM Dr. Lauren Curtain explains the ideal situation for a healthy gut and why raw foods may be damaging to a compromised digestive system.

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Water - the element correlating to fearful emotions, the kidneys, the taste of salty foods and a putrid scent. From the perspective of TCM Dr. Lee Smith, a person who experiences these characteristics may identify with the water element.

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Are you following the same diet throughout your entire menstrual cycle and left wondering why your appetite seems to fluctuate throughout? Perhaps you experience sugar cravings and inflammation prior to your period alongside this change in appetite.

We invite TCM Dr. Lauren Curtain back to the podcast to explore the concept of food as medicine for the menstrual cycle and why it is crucial to eat in sync with the four phases of the menstrual cycle.

Implementing simple, positive changes to your diet and gaining knowledge about foods that are beneficial to the menstrual cycle can have a huge impact on the quality of your period and overall health.

Listen in to discover a range of foods that you can introduce to cultivate a healthier menstrual cycle.