Hormone Horoscope App Pro – Sample Days
Today’s Hormone Horoscope – Day 2
MOOD
You’re likely experiencing some of your heaviest menstrual bleeding today. As a result, you could be dealing with cramps and/or fatigue from low iron that occurs as you bleed, which has the potential to put a damper on your mood.
However, if you’ve got cramp pain under control and you’ve been eating plenty of iron-rich foods or taking an iron supplement to counter iron loss, then you’ve got rising estrogen on your side. As this hormone makes its slow climb upward during your Week 1, it helps clear away the clouds, giving you a sunnier, more positive outlook. As a result, you may notice more moments in your day when you’re upbeat, confident and motivated.
BRAIN
Your level of estrogen is climbing, however, it’s still on the low side. As a result, your memory, mental speed and verbal abilities are on the lower end of their spectrums, too.
To be clear, this doesn’t mean you’ll be close to a mental coma all day long. It just means that without high estrogen to add a little extra oomph to your brain skills, you’re going to need to put a bit more effort into doing all the mentally challenging tasks you need to tackle today.
ENERGY
Your energy is likely still at the ground-floor level—despite estrogen climbing. That’s because, even though this hormone revs energy and momentum as it rises higher and higher, it’s still relatively low today. Plus, you’re losing energizing iron as you bleed during menstruation.
To get your pep revved, opt for more iron-rich foods to restore your body’s level of this key energy-boosting mineral. And, when you need an extra dose of zip, try doing a stimulating activity that raises your heart rate—such as playing Tetris, watching a scene from a scary movie or finally submitting your application for that dream job you’ve wanted.
MONEY
If you’ve got menstrual cramps or period-related fatigue, you may find it’s easy to part with cash for anything that gives you a smile—such as a silly app, new music or fun game—as a way to boost your mood and distract you from discomfort.
ROMANCE
If you’re single
With estrogen at low levels today, you’re probably more comfortable sticking close to home rather than going out and hitting the singles scene. However, rising estrogen may be making you more optimistic that there’s someone special out there for you, which can motivate you to take love-seeking action right from your couch, for instance, by signing up to a dating website, looking for an upcoming art gallery opening or searching for a fun class to enroll in.
If you’re in a relationship
You’re tending to focus more on your partner’s positives rather than dwelling on the negatives as rising estrogen prompts a more hopeful, optimistic and forgiving mindset.
Sweeties who help keep menstrual cramps at bay (for instance, by rushing you a heat patch at the first sign of a wince) and help you conserve your limited energy (say, by doing all the chores and walking the dog) earn extra kudos from you.
SEX
Your bleeding may be heavy and cramps may be plentiful. But, oddly, neither of these factors will douse your libido today. In fact, it’s partly because of them that your sex drive tends to be on the high side. In addition to rising estrogen, which helps rev your desire for physical intimacy, all the action down below during menstruation stimulates nerve endings, prompting more sexual arousal.
CAREER/SCHOOL/PROJECTS
As your estrogen level rises during the first half of your cycle, it revs hope and motivation about projects you’re working on, making them feel more reachable and worth your time and effort. Even stubborn obstacles you faced in the past week or so may now seem easier to overcome.
In addition to the many projects you already have underway or that are on your to-do list, you may be thinking of all-new goals you want to take on. That’s because as estrogen rises higher and higher, it improves mental energy, motivation and ambition, making you want to get more accomplishments under your belt. As a result, today you’d likely enjoy tasks that involve laying down groundwork for new projects, such as coming up with ideas, schedules, teams and plans.
FOOD
Comfort foods have less of a pull on you than they have in the past couple of weeks and you may find you’re gravitating toward lower-calorie meals and getting by with smaller portion sizes. That’s estrogen’s influence. As this hormone rises, it tamps down food cravings, reins in appetite slightly and strengthens your willpower to resist temptation, making it easier to adopt a healthier eating style.
SLEEP
You have the potential to get deeper, longer sleep thanks to rising estrogen prompting a higher production of sleep-promoting serotonin in the brain. However, if you’ve got stubborn menstrual cramps that just won’t ease up, they can keep you from getting that great sleep your hormones have in store. So, be ready with your favorite cramp-busters so you can cash in on those high-quality rising-estrogen zzz’s.
MAKE TODAY BETTER
Tackle a project that requires spatial skills—the kind that allow you to rotate images in your head, for instance, when planning a new room layout or assembling a lamp. Research shows that during your period you excel at these kinds of tasks! Why? When estrogen is low, it allows your testosterone to dominate—and this is a hormone that improves your spatial skill ability. Thought only men have testosterone? Nope! Women’s bodies also make this hormone, though in much smaller amounts. And, it’s a good thing we do, too, since testosterone helps improve your brain skills, mood, energy and libido.
FUN FACT
Curious about a guy’s hormone cycle? (Yup, men have one, too!) Unlike a woman’s month-long cycle, men go through an entire hormone cycle every 24 hours. Find out how hormones are affecting the men in your life right now at MyHormonology.com.
Today’s Hormone Horoscope – Day 7
MOOD
Barring any of the usual mood-crushers (such as dropping your phone in the toilet or sleeping through an important exam), the general trend for today is a positive mood, higher confidence, more hopefulness, greater extroversion, a bump in resilience and a craving for fun and new experiences all thanks to estrogen, which continues its upward climb.
This rising hormone is also making you more passionate, for instance, about ideas, a big project, love interest, hobby or even just hearing your favorite song on the radio.
You tend to put more effort into how you dress, do your hair or wear your makeup. But, impressing folks with your appearance isn’t the only way you’re capturing their attention. You’re also breaking out the charm by being the friendliest, funniest and most fascinating person in any room.
BRAIN
It could be difficult for folks to keep up with you today as rising estrogen is like a battery charger for your brain: You’re absorbing and comprehending new information more easily, remembering more facts, figures and names thanks to a keener memory and thinking up more great ideas and convincing arguments on the spot.
On top of all these heightened brain skills, you’re more verbally nimble, which makes you more persuasive when trying to get someone to adopt your point of view or give you something you want.
ENERGY
If you’re not being blocked by a major energy-zapper (like stress, illness or pulling an all-nighter), you’re on course for a high-energy day thanks to rising estrogen, which revs your physical and mental vigor and stamina. This makes it a good day to tackle a big task that requires a lot of oomph or long hours to accomplish.
MONEY
You’re in the mood for fun as estrogen rises—and this can mean splashing out more on activities, games, music and other entertainment or buying tickets for trips, concerts and other types of experiences.
If you’ve got a savings goal, for instance—maybe you want to continue your education or attend a trade conference—you’ll be better at keeping spending in check now than you will be during the second half of your cycle. As estrogen rises it improves willpower, helping you keep your more important money aim in mind when you’re deciding whether or not to spend.
ROMANCE
If you’re single
As you get closer and closer to ovulation, your desire to find a romantic partner increases with your estrogen level. As a result, you may double your efforts to track down that special someone.
Recently met someone new? There’s a chance you could become convinced you’re head-over-heels in love with the cutie—even when you don’t know much about him or her. What’s happening is that rising estrogen is fanning the flames of your desire by prompting a higher production of feel-good brain chemicals that get churned out when you’re attracted to someone. So, before agreeing to a quickie engagement, consider dating a little longer.
If you’re in a relationship
You’re up for passion, excitement and over-the-top romantic gestures (either giving or receiving) as estrogen climbs. You’ll be bored by the same old things you’ve done before, so you may suggest something unusual for you and your sugarpie to try together.
SEX
Rising hormones are intensifying the electrifying sparks you get from sensual touch, making orgasms easier to attain and making those orgasms longer and more intense. As estrogen ratchets up higher, it’s also increasing vaginal lubrication, making intercourse and toy-play more comfortable.
CAREER/SCHOOL/PROJECTS
The passion you’ve had for a pursuit you enjoy is likely to grow due to rising estrogen, which is prompting the flow of feel-good brain chemicals whenever you work on—or even think about—your goal.
But, if you’re stuck working on tasks you don’t like today, it’s still a tad easier to get through them with rising estrogen on your side. This hormone is helping you find ways to make the tough parts easier and the boring parts a smidge more fun.
Tasks you excel at today are those that require eloquence, a sharp memory, lots of enthusiasm and an ability to think quickly on your feet and come up with lots of ideas. You’ll probably also enjoy anything that gets you away from your usual work setting and involves meeting new people.
FOOD
You’ve got a desire to break out of boring ol’ food habits, surprise your palate and, perhaps, add more heat to a dish than you’re used to. That’s because rising estrogen can make you restless and daring. At the same time, this increasing hormone is also enabling you pick up more flavor from foods and it’s helping your brain produce more happiness-boosting chemicals when your tongue detects deliciousness.
Anytime during the first half of your cycle is optimal for launching a new eating regimen (for instance, cutting back on sugar or adding more vegetables to your daily diet) or for reducing calorie intake. When your body’s level of estrogen rises, it improves your commitment to healthy food goals and helps keep cravings in check.
SLEEP
Rising estrogen is helping you fall asleep faster and get deeper, longer sleep tonight. And that’s a good thing since you’ll need your rest with all the extra activity you’re fitting in now that a higher level of this hormone is increasing your daytime energy.
MAKE TODAY BETTER
Find something delicious, exotic, complex or beautiful to sniff. Rising estrogen sharpens your sense of smell, helping you detect—and enjoy—subtleties in aromas of all sorts.
FUN FACT
Health experts consider today the best time of your monthly cycle to do a breast self-exam—an important method for finding breast cancer in its early, most treatable stage—because you have less breast tenderness and breast tissue is less dense.
Today’s Hormone Horoscope – Day 20
MOOD
The mood-elevating and sedating effects of rising estrogen and progesterone combine to give you the potential to be relaxed, mellow and the calm in the center of any storm.
You also tend to be quieter, a bit introspective and are likely preferring some alone-time or hanging out with close friends or family over attending any loud, crowded event.
You’ve got safety on your mind as progesterone rises, so you’ll be prone to avoiding risky activities, like traveling in sketchy areas or going sky diving.
If you’re sensitive to rising progesterone, you could get down or weepy at times as a result of something sad you’ve read or seen or totally out of the blue.
BRAIN
The proverbial fog continues to roll into your brain as high-and-rising progesterone does its best to slow your mental energy. You’ll find that, compared to Week 2 of your cycle when estrogen was high and progesterone was low, it’s more of a challenge to brainstorm, absorb new information, recall facts, figures and names and speak without tripping over your tongue.
Naturally, this doesn’t mean you’re going to be worse at your job, school or projects or that people will wonder if you’re suddenly speaking Esperanto. But, it does mean you’re going to need to put more effort into brainy tasks and rely on other ways to juice up your noggin, such as staying hydrated, eating healthy meals, getting the recommended seven to eight hours of sleep and exercising.
ENERGY
As your progesterone level continues to go up, up, up, your energy level continues to go down, down, down. That’s just the way this hormone works because it has a sedating effect on you.
Because of this slowdown, you’re probably doing everything just a bit slower—such as talking, walking and typing. So, if you have appointments, classes or meetings today, you may want to allot yourself more time to get ready for them to make up for this sluggishness.
Also key: When choosing activities for today, you may want to stick to those that end early since you may conk out far sooner than your usual bedtime.
MONEY
In general, rising progesterone is making you more cautious about your spending, so you tend to splurge less on unnecessary and high-priced items.
However, this same hormone is making you absolutely weak at the knees when you spot a delicious food or decorative item, pushing you to have it at any price.
If you’ve been pondering a money dilemma—for instance, whether it’s worth it to get a roommate to save cash or if moving to a new city could help with your career—today is ideal for coming up with an answer. A combination of rising estrogen and progesterone helps you see the situation in a realistic light—so you’re not being too hopeful, expecting miracles, nor are you too pessimistic, anticipating abject failure. This helps you carefully examine the benefits and limitations, helping you make the right choice.
ROMANCE
If you’re single
Your desire for romance is on the low side as high progesterone quashes sexual urges. But, if anyone has a shot at winning you over, it’s sensitive, cooperative, caring types who think the idea of going cupcake shop-hopping or heading to a home décor store is the idea of perfect date since this is the type of mate—and date—progesterone has you preferring.
Note: If you go on a first date today, keep in mind that progesterone can make talking feel like a chore and it’s more difficult for you to get excited about someone. So, if your date seems to have potential, but you’re unsure if there’s a spark, make a second date for another week in your cycle to double-check.
If you’re in a relationship
You may not feel like dragging your darling into bed as progesterone douses your libido. However, the combination of rising estrogen and progesterone is generally making you feel positive about your honey. And, you’ll feel even better if your sweetie takes over all the chores that might sap what’s left of your dwindling pep.
SEX
Unless you’re in a brand-new relationship, are currently experiencing one of your sporadic Week 3 surges in libido or you were just sitting on a washing machine during the spin cycle, you’re likely thinking about anything but sexual play right now. But, who can blame you? As your body’s level of progesterone ticks higher and higher, it dampens sex drive.
You probably won’t be sending any thank-you cards to progesterone for its other sex effects either, like making it take longer to reach orgasm and making the orgasms you do reach a pale imitation of the ones you enjoyed during your Week 1 and Week 2.
CAREER/SCHOOL/PROJECTS
You may feel like you’re just going through the motions at work, school or on a personal project, forcing yourself to complete what’s necessary to do. That’s a side effect of high progesterone, which tends to dash motivation and enthusiasm.
The key point to remember is that this lack of momentum doesn’t necessarily mean that your job, class or project isn’t worthwhile or you’ve permanently lost your love for it. This dip in inspiration is likely temporary—and once progesterone starts dropping later in your cycle, you may notice your interest increases once again.
So, do whatever you can to push through this low-drive phase, for instance, by picturing the rewards or benefits you’ll enjoy once it’s completed.
FOOD
You’ll be tempted to serve yourself larger portions, snack in-between meals and give in to yearnings for ooey, gooey, crunchy, yummy tempting treats. Cast a guilty—and hungry—finger at rising progesterone. This hormone amps up appetite and cravings as a biological helping hand in case you got pregnant during ovulation.
When choosing meals, snacks or beverages, there’s a higher likelihood you’ll go for options you’ve had many, many times before. It’s another effect of rising progesterone, which makes you more comfortable sticking to foods you know well.
Keep snacks nearby if you get bouts of low blood sugar, often characterized by unexpected agitation, loss of energy or mental fogginess. Some women can become more sensitive to dips in blood sugar during the second half of their cycle due to progesterone.
SLEEP
You’re on track to get the kind of snooze that sleeping pill companies hate. That’s because the combination of rising estrogen and progesterone is making you drowsy and relaxing you, helping you drift off faster and sink into luxuriously deep stages of sleep.
MAKE TODAY BETTER
Steer clear of scary movies and alarming news stories that are accompanied by graphic pictures. Research shows that during the second half of your cycle, progesterone makes frightening images stick in your memory banks longer.
FUN FACT
You could end up sweating more when exercising in hot, humid conditions throughout your Week 3. The reason? Progesterone raises your core body temperature slightly, which makes you more sensitive to heat and humidity, prompting more perspiration.
