BOOK RECOMMENDATION - WOMANCODE
Today I want to share the book Womancode with you. It's already been a while since I read it, but it has been on my list to write a little recommendation about it for you, because I loved that book!
What's it about?
The book Womancode* written by Alisa Vitti is a book all about the woman cycle and how to best support your own health and hormones during the different phases of your cycle. I have learned so incredibly much about the woman cycle, and my own cycle, through this book which I had no knowledge about prior to reading it.My knowledge about the woman cycle before reading this book was mainly that you had your menstruation once a month, and that I was aware of ovulation also happened. But besides that, I had no knowledge at all, neither did I really know how we could live our lives more in alignment with our cycles and thereby improve our health, hormones and overall wellbeing.
I have now learned that we have 4 different phases which we go through throughout our cycle:
- Follicular phase
- Ovulatory phase
- Luteal phase
- Menstrual phase
I have also learned how to better stabilise my hormones during the different phases in the form of what to focus on (relaxing, organising, exercising etc.) and what kind of food to eat. Fx to eat more healthy fat during the menstrual phase, such as avocados, chia seeds and flax seeds etc.
"The path is this: align with your hormones, allow your body to restore its own balance, and watch your symptoms clear up" - Womancode
The book actually contain meal plans which you can follow for the different phases, however I'm not much for following plans strictly, so I'll probably never do that, but I have started to pay more attention to what to eat more of during the different phases, and learned the importance of keeping a stable blood sugar level by eating regularly.I read this book at the same time as I was quitting my birth control pills (and I also did some other research as well), but I personally haven't experienced any problems with getting my menstruation back (so far) after having quit the birth control - which I'm truly grateful for!I can for sure recommend this book, especially if you are quitting the birth control pill and want to stabilise your hormones and get your cycle back on track, but also just if you want to learn more about the female body and how it functions.
Tip!
I can definitely also recommend using the app MyFLO which is created by the author behind this book. Through this app you can see which phase you are in and it gives you tips on what to focus on during the different phases every time you enter the app, which I really love!*Affiliate link have been used, which mean that if you buy through this link, I'll get a small percentage of the sale.