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In the FLO: A 28-day p...
 
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Alisa Vitti
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Diets, fitness trends, and skin care hacks are guaranteed to fall short if they don’t follow your natural cycle.
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manipulate your biological systems for optimal performance, you need to biohack like a woman.
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Produced primarily by the ovaries, but also in small amounts by the adrenal glands and fat cells,
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participates in ovulation
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responsible for thickening the uterine lining in anticipat...
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protects you from dementia, bone density loss, heart disease, and...
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kicks in around ovulation,
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controlling and maintaining the buildup of the uterine lining in anticipation of a pregnancy.
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egg isn’t fertilized, progesterone levels fall, and the lining is shed...
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counterbalances estrogen and promotes relaxation, improves sleep,...
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ovaries and adrenal glands,
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associated with sex
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slight surge during and immediately af...
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more sexual at the time you’re most likely t...
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pituitary gland in the brain,
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stimulates ovarian follicles to mature.
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can lead to infe...
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pituitary gland in the brain at ovulation,
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triggers the release of a mature egg from an ovarian follicle.
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consume carbohydrates, your body breaks them down and converts them into glucose
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absorbed into the bloodstream.
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pancreas secretes the hormone insulin in response to the amount of gluco...
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more glucose, more...
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When insulin levels are off balance, it can lead to blood sugar imbalance,
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associated with menstrual irregularities and reduced fertility.
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the body’s primary stress hormone.
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Small doses of cortisol can be a good thing,
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chronically high levels
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disrupt ovu...
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decrease progesteron...
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sap your sex...
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cause fertility p...
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PREPARE
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Follicular
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7–10...
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begins directly after your bleed ends.
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hormones are in a quiet phase, beginning to increase in concentration in the coming days.
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shuttle FSH to your ovaries
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help some of the eggs inside mature.
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follicles swell in preparation.
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Estrogen levels begin to rise
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renewal of your uteri...
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follicular phase is a time of beginning, a fresh start.
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PHASE 2: OPEN UP
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3–4 Days
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just a few days, a dramatic rise in estrogen, followed by a rise in luteinizing hormone (LH), stimulates one lucky follicle to mature fully and be released into one of the fallopian tubes.
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uterine lining has grown lush and a host of protective immune system cells have sprouted.
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sharp surge followed by a rapid decline in testosterone.
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period of feeling social and co...
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WORK
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