Learn how seed cycling supports hormone balance naturally. Discover which seeds to eat, when to eat them, and how to start this simple daily ritual. Not medical advice; just sharing some tips and as always, talk with your doctor before making any changes in your routine.

Hi friends! How are you? I hope that you’re having a lovely morning so far! Don’t forget to check out this year’s holiday guide gift for her. I had so much fun putting this one together!

Today, I wanted to talk about a natural hormone support strategy that’s been gaining popularity over the past few years: seed cycling!

It’s one of those gentle, food-based strategies that’s been trending in women’s wellness for good reason: it’s simple, inexpensive, and can make a noticeable difference in how you feel throughout your cycle.

Today, I wanted to chat a bit about what seed cycling is, how it supports hormone balance, and how to get started, including tips on what seeds to use, when to eat them, and how to make this an easy part of your routine.

Seed Cycling for Hormone Balance: What It Is and How to Start

What Is Seed Cycling?

Seed cycling is a natural practice that uses specific types of seeds to support the two main phases of your menstrual cycle: the follicular phase (first half) and the luteal phase (second half).

Each group of seeds contains nutrients that can help encourage healthy estrogen and progesterone levels, which are two of the key hormones that fluctuate during your cycle. By rotating the seeds based on your cycle phase, you’re providing your body with a steady rhythm of hormonal support.

Seed cycling can also be beneficial for women who are experiencing irregular cycles, perimenopausal changes, or symptoms of hormone imbalance like mood swings, acne, PMS, or fatigue.

How Seed Cycling Works

The idea behind seed cycling is that different seeds provide nutrients that naturally help balance hormones throughout the month:

During the Follicular Phase (Days 1–14):

Flax seeds and pumpkin seeds are used.

These seeds contain lignans and zinc, which can help support healthy estrogen metabolism and follicle development.

Flaxseeds also contain fiber and omega-3 fatty acids that can support detoxification and reduce inflammation.

During the Luteal Phase (Days 15–28):

Sesame seeds and sunflower seeds are used.

Sesame seeds provide zinc and lignans that help prevent estrogen dominance, while sunflower seeds are rich in selenium and vitamin E to support progesterone production and overall hormone balance.

If you’re not menstruating or your cycles are irregular, you can simply follow the moon cycle: start flax and pumpkin on the new moon and switch to sesame and sunflower on the full moon.

Benefits of Seed Cycling for Hormone Balance

While seed cycling isn’t a magic cure-all, many women report meaningful benefits when they stay consistent.<

Sharing gift guide ideas for your mom, grandma, aunt, SIL, bestie, or for yourself!

Ok friends, Halloween is over, which means the holiday season is officially here. I’m so ready for it! Bring on the family fun, delicious food, and festive parties. Gift-wise, I’m trying to get my act together as quickly as possible. I say this every year… but this year I mean it. I’ve also tried to start early to space out some of the expenses so it’s not a total avalanche in December.

My goal is to have everything ordered by Cyber Monday, wrapped that week, and then I can kick back, relax and enjoy the rest of the holiday season with the fam. I wanted to share gift guides asap this year in case you have similar goals this season!

I’m starting the 2025 Holiday Gift Guide party with one of my favorite gift guides: for her!

These are ideas for your fitness-loving friends, the foodies, the BFFs, *scrunchy* friends, for your mom, MIL or nana, for the new moms out there, plus stocking stuffers and under $40 finds!

ALL of my guide guides will be posted on my ShopMy and I’ll be updating them as the season goes on if you’d like to save it and follow me over there!

2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Her

Gifts for the fitness fanatic:

– A sauna blanket or PEMF Go Mat. My life and two of my very favorite things. I use the Go Mat daily for meditation, and use the sauna blanket 2-3 times per week and it feels amaaaaazing. I sleep so well and it makes my skin glow. Use FITNESSISTA15 for 15% off

Hi friends! Happy Friday and Happy Halloween! What are your plans tonight? Are you taking the kiddos trick-or-treating or going to any parties? We’re having tacos here at the house with my brother and some friends, trick-or-treating around the neighborhood, and I’m counting down until I can decorate for Christmas.

We carved pumpkins and watched Coco last night:

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party. This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love to hear about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below.

10.31 Friday Faves

Fashion + beauty + random:

P’s 10th birthday! This little lady turned 10 this weekend and I can’t even believe. 10 hits hard! It feels like just yesterday that we were taking a hamburger piñata to the Kleigers’ in the middle of the night. (Her birth story part 1 is here and part 2 is here!)

She’s athletic, brilliant, kind, inquisitive, and silly. She asks great (and sometimes challenging!) questions, genuinely wants to help everyone, and is always down for a game of h-o-r-s-e, a family adventure, or a hike. She fills my heart and cracks me up every single day. Happy happy birthday, P Rose.

We celebrated in the morning with a party for

Catching up with my internet besties for a little juice date. 

Hi friends! How are you? I hope that you’re having a lovely week so far! I’m here back in homeschool and mom mode after my trip, but looking forward to catching a hot yoga class this afternoon.

It’s been a little while since we’ve had a juice date, so I’d love to chat about what’s been going on and see what’s happening in your life! So grab your favorite drink and let’s catch up a bit, shall we??

If we were having juice right now…

I’d want to hear about what you’ve been up to! Is fall crazy for you, too? What are your kids going to be for Halloween? Any fall or holiday travel plans?

I have a trip to LA coming up in a couple of weeks that I’m looking forward to, and other than that, we don’t have any travel scheduled right now. (Side note: we’re hosting a meetup on November 13th so if you’re close to the Manhattan Beach area and would like to join, let me know, and I’ll send ya the details!)

I like to always know when our next trip is happening – it gives me something to look forward to while I’m hustling, which I heard is a trauma response but I’m ignoring that – so I’m crossing my fingers that we can book a Disney cruise or something fun soon-ish. The girls are begging to go to Korea and Japan, so I’m thinking that will be our next big trip, after Liv’s 8th grade graduation. If you have any recs, please let me know!! This is totally new territory for me. (And Liv is a little bit perplexed at the fact that we could have lived in Korea many times for the military, but opted for other PCS top picks instead.)

For Halloween, Liv is a boxer with her friend (cute athletic wear and boxing gloves) and P is one of those inflatable costumes that looks like an alien is caryring you. P turned 10 on Sunday and I can’t even believe it!

I’d want to know what you’ve been reading/watching/enjoying lately. I’m LOVING this season of Dancing with the Stars and The Voice. I watch DWTS with the kids – they like it, too!- and The Voice a couple of times a week while I walk on the walking pad. I’m reading Frozen River right now — it’s intense and I’m enjoying it so far.

I’d want to hear about how you’re doing… like how you’re really doing. No fluff; the real deal. I’d tell you that we’re in an interesting season. We’re still trying to navigate the Pilot’s travel schedule with my work life and homeschooling. I’d also admit that homeschooling is amazing, but it’s not always easy. I had these lovely ideas of all of the field trips we’d take and the crafts we’d do, but the reality is that by the time we finish everything and have lunch, I’m lucky to get one chore done and wrap up a couple of work tasks before we have to pick up Liv and head into the afterschool activities/homework/d

Sharing a roundup of fashion faves for fall 2025 with my top picks in sweaters, dresses, jeans, and boots.

Hiiiiii! How are you? I hope that your week is off to a great start. I’m back from a super fun whirlwind trip to the Reimgaining Health Summit in Ft. Lauderdale. It was so great to connect with so many IHP friends in real life, and also attend the sessions. I’ll share a recap soon but the short story is that I spoke on a panel and didn’t die lol so I’m calling it a win!

For today’s post, let’s talk about fall fashion-y things. Usually I feel meh about fall fashion – give me tank tops and dresses all day long – but I’m really loving the return of leopard print (praise the lord), the textures (like suede and corduroy), bold necklaces, and the deep, autumn colors.

I thought I’d share some of the things I’m loving right now! If you have any fall favorites, please shout them out in the comments below. I’m always looking to add things to my list.

I also wanted to note here that I’ve been adding products and outfits to my ShopMy page. I’ve found that it’s so much easier to use and navigate than LTK, even though I’ve used LTK for years. I think it makes it super easy to browse and shop the things you like; check it out here! Also if you’re a fellow blogger or creator friend, use my referral link to set up your own ShopMy account. If you need help setting it up, let me know and I’d be happy to hop on a Zoom and show you how it all works. It took me a little while to figure it out, but I’m a huge fan.

I had so much fun putting this together. It ended up become a capsule wardrobe of sorts; so many of these mix and match with each other!

2025 Fall Fashion Faves

Dresses and tops

This cute slouchy sweater.

LOVE the cut of this dress.

A long-sleeved turtleneck.

Cardigan min sweater dress.

Obsessed with this fabric and color. This is one of my all-time favorite dresses.

A sweater dress you can wear for anything.

This velvet button-down shirt

A leopard dress in a super flattering cut

A neutral cardigan with gorgeous details