You’re more upbeat and energetic and sleep more soundly thanks to rising estrogen. However, you’re also more easily stressed due to the same hormone triggering higher arousal in the brain. So, it’s key to have stress-busters (such as calming chamomile tea) ready to use in case tension rises.
Rising progesterone is sapping your energy and revving your appetite. However, this same hormone also prompts up to 30% greater fat-burn during aerobic exercise—which means working out not only counters hormone-related fatigue and revs your pep (by boosting circulation and triggering the release of feel-good endorphins), it also helps you burn off excess calories.
Plunging estrogen can trigger moodiness and worsen sleep. However, this same estrogen drop also makes you faster at spotting potential dangers, such as a car veering into your path, keeping you safer.
It shows you how these hormonal effects repeat the same way cycle after cycle—so you can predict what your day will be like tomorrow, next week, a month or even a year from now.
Hormonology delivers this hormone information with a suite of useful tools, including Hormone Horoscope menstrual cycle tracker apps, Hormonology Guides and videos. You pick the tools that work best for you, then use them to learn all the ways you’re being impacted your monthly hormones—and how to maximize their benefits and overcome their challenges.