7 Goddess Powers to Jump Start 2014
It’s the beginning of a new year – 2014, the year of horse. In religion, mythology and literature, horse represents our inner strength and ...
If My Mom Can Transform Her Life, So Can You!
Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Think again. I’ve witnessed my mother’s complete metamorphosis at age 67. It proves to me that ...
30 Ideas to Reduce Stress and Enjoy a Relaxing Holiday
Holidays can be one of the most stressful times for many people. Shopping for gifts, traveling, hanging out with relatives you’re not necessarily ...
Ten Tips to Break PMS Sugar Cravings
If you are premenstrual, watch out for excessive sugar, because it’s what triggers much of the physical fatigue, mental fog, and emotional ...
Three Essential Nutrients to Fight Stress, Depression, Anxiety and Fatigue
If you feel depressed, irritable, anxious or tired, it may simply be that you’re not getting certain essential nutrients from your diet. Today, ...
Thyroid and Menstrual Cycles: Symptoms of a Sluggish Thyroid and What to Do About It
A sluggish thyroid is often associated with weight gain, fatigue, depression, painful or heavy periods, and infertility. Learn the symptoms of an ...
A Simple Tea to Promote a Smooth Menstrual Flow and Relieve Period Pain
Period Pain? Let me share with you a simple tea recipe to break up qi and blood stagnation, warm the uterus, relieve pain, and promote a smooth ...
The Eight Treasures of Chinese Medicine for Women’s Reproductive Health
No matter how old you are, it’s never to early, nor too late, to begin to strengthen your reproductive system with the eight treasures of ...
Are You Getting Enough Protein in Your Diet?
Gosh, there are so many different kinds of diets out there. Some advocate a high-protein diet, while others advocate a low-protein diet. Who is ...
Food Therapy to Harmonize Menstruation
For women, menstruation is an important time during the monthly cycle. On one hand, you want to discharge the shielded uterine lining completely. ...
7 Common Reasons for Delayed Periods
It’s not normal if your period is delayed for longer than 7 days. Pay attention and find out what may have caused it. Here are the 7 most ...
How I Recovered from Adrenal Fatigue
It took me about two weeks of resting and being gentle to myself to recover from adrenal fatigue. In the process, I’ve learned 5 invaluable ...
7 Most Common Signs of Adrenal Fatigue
Feeling tired and moody? Having difficulty sleeping? Dealing with PMS and irregular periods? Adrenal fatigue could be the reason behind these ...
Comparison of Hormone Levels in Birth Control Pills
If you have to take birth control pills, what would be the best ones to take? Check out the comparison of hormone levels and side effects of ...
A Simple Way to Gauge the Condition of Your Ovaries?
Yesterday I went out to lunch with some girlfriends. One friend was recently diagnosed with an early stage of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). ...
Simple Acupressure to Regulate PMS Emotions
PMS anger, depression and mood swings are perhaps the most challenging PMS symptoms to deal with. These pent-up emotions consume previous life ...
A Simple and Instant Way to Gauge Your Stress Level
Stress is a leading cause of chronic diseases and menstrual disharmonies such as PMS, irregular or painful periods. Knowing this fact, I’ve made ...
Full Moon Reflection
At the recent new moon, I made an intention to slow down to enjoy and savor the moments of my day, instead of rushing through them to accomplish ...
Top 10 Alkaline Foods for Healthy Menstrual Cycles
Is your body overly acidic? This could be the reason for your PMS, fatigue, mood swings, and other menstrual disharmonies. Check out the 1o ...
Top 10 Anti-inflammatory Foods to Ease Period Pain and PMS
Period pain? PMS? Heavy or irregular periods? Chronic inflammation may be brewing in your body. Add these super anti-inflammatory foods to ...
Exploring Your Inner Conflicts
For some women, making lifestyle changes is enough to help them find PMS relief. But for others, it takes more. It requires looking into the ...
15 Little Tips to Care For Your Uterus
Many of the menstrual disharmonies, such as painful periods, endometriosis, dysfunctional uterine bleeding and infertility can be avoided and ...
7 Primary Causes of Painful Periods and What to Do About It
Are your periods painful? If so, you’re not alone. I used to have terrible menstrual cramps myself. Learn the 7 common causes of period ...
Top 10 Xenoestrogens, the Primary Cause of Estrogen Dominance
Xenoestrogens mimic the functions of our natural estrogens. They can interrupt our hormone balance, producing symptoms such as PMS, heavy ...
Creating Affirmations to Heal PMS, Irregular Periods, Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia, Fibroids, and More
Affirmation is a simple yet powerful way to break the negative patterns in our mind and body. Check out these specific affirmations to heal ...
What Does Anger Have to Do with PMS
For many women, the emotional aspect of hormone imbalance – anger, irritability, anxiety, mood swings and depression – is the hardest ...
You’re Part of the Hormone Imbalance Epidemic
When you suffer from PMS or other painful menstrual issues, you may think you’re alone and that there’s something wrong with you. But ...
Detoxifying Herbal Teas
There’s a famous saying in Chinese Medicine, “Whenever there is stagnation, there is pain.” This pain can be both physical and ...
Foods that Detoxify the Liver and Promote Circulation
In our body, the liver is the organ responsible for breaking down estrogen and helping to eliminate excess estrogen from the body. If you have an ...
My Favorite Mood & Period Tracker
This morning I couldn’t wait to get out of bed and start working. I guess that’s what it feels like when you are doing something you are ...
Mood and Period Tracker Calendar: Mood Runner
Today is Thanksgiving. I am looking forward to a yummy Thanksgiving feast, and some heart-warming family time. And it gets even better! On this ...
How to Metabolize Estrogen More Efficiently
Estrogen dominance (elevated estrogen level) is the underlying cause of many menstrual disharmonies, such as polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), ...
Simple Home Remedies for Acne
Acne is not only common among teenagers, but also quite common among women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. It’s often related to hormone ...
Five Elements and Your Menstrual Health
Have you ever wondered why you have heavy periods, PMS and fatigue at the same time? Or if your irregular periods have anything to do with your ...
10 Birth Control Options without Birth Control Pills
Not ready to get pregnant but do not want to bear the side effects of birth control pills? Check out these safe, alternative birth control ...
How Do You Know if You’re Pregnant
“Am I pregnant?” Whether you want it or not, watch out for the 8 common signs of early pregnancy so you can make an informed decision ...
Healthy Habits to Eliminate Excessive/Abnormal Vaginal Discharge
Excessive vaginal discharge is often related to elevated estrogen levels in the body. Check out the list of health habits to eliminate and ...
What Causes Excessive Vaginal Discharge?
Excessive vaginal discharge may be normal in the medical sense. But it may indicate certain imbalances in your body. Learn the 5 common reasons ...
10 Simple Remedies for Yeast and Other Vaginal Infections
Though yeast infection is fairly common, it’s still uncomfortable and alarming. Check out the 10 best home remedies to help relieve the ...
How to Cure Bacteria Vaginosis (BV)
BV is a bacterial infection due to a chemical imbalance in the vagina. Check out the 10 best home remedies to help cure BV by restoring vaginal ...
8 Leading Causes of Yeast Infection and How to Prevent It
Nearly 75% of all adult women have had at least one yeast infection in their lifetime. It’s so prevalent because of these common habits. ...
50 Simple Strategies to Eliminate PMS Symptoms
PMS can be a complex thing. The term Premenstrual Syndrome includes over 100 varied symptoms ranging from headaches, breast tenderness, fatigue ...
Simple Homemade Spa Recipes
One of my favorite pastimes is to have a spa treatment at home. It’s a relaxing, nourishing, and inexpensive way to pamper myself.
The Most Common Types of Vaginal Infections
Vaginal infections are much more common than one would think. Learn the eight most common types of vaginal infections, and their causes, symptoms ...
Thank You for Being a Part of Our Growing Community!
About two years ago at around this time of the year, CycleHarmony.com was born. I felt like a mother who had just given birth to a newborn baby, ...
Is This the Beginning or the End?
Recently I’ve witnessed a lot of big changes around me. Some friends lost their houses, some their jobs, and some are moving across country. In ...
Breath of Life
Occasionally I find myself feeling stressed, agitated, depressed or restless. And when I pause for a moment and listen to my own breath, I notice ...
Chinese Food Herb: The Lotus Seed
Among all the Chinese herbs, my favorites are the food herbs. As the name indicates, food herbs are foods that also have medicinal properties. ...
Rock Climbing Lesson
A while ago my boyfriend and I took a rock-climbing lesson at the Joshua Tree National Park. We met our instructor Steve and the other climbers ...
Three Tips for Ladies with Irregular Periods
If you experience irregular periods more often than a couple of times a year, it’s important to pay attention and begin to work on regulating ...
Score Your Menstrual Health in One Minute
How healthy are your menstrual cycles? Take a simple quiz to find out. As some of you are probably aware, our menstrual cycles are intimately ...
A Simple Breathing Exercise to Overcome Fatigue and Revitalize
Next time when you feel fatigued, instead of grabbing a candy bar, try this simple breathing exercise instead. When you feel tired and fatigued, ...
From the Community: My Spiritual Manifesto
Inspired by my post What Are Your Spiritual Values, Cycle Harmony member Vild wrote down hers. It was beautifully and powerfully written. I feel ...
The Five Phases of A Menstrual Cycle: The Wood Element
The ancient Chinese developed a sophisticated model – the Five Element Theory – to understand the various energetic cycles of the universe, and ...
What Are Your Spiritual Values?
What are your spiritual values? How do you see yourself in the world? How do you live your life? What are some of the life principles that you ...
A Simple Breathing Exercise to Release Anger
When you experience violent emotions, such as anger, you are out of balance. Explosive energy builds up inside, causing tension and pressure in ...
Learn the Secret of Life Through Your Menstrual Cycles
I menstruated around the full moon. And what a powerful harvest moon it was. I was thrown off-balance by waves of overwhelming emotions – sadness ...
Change from Within
You know you need to loose some weight, you need to eat better, you need to exercise more often, and you need to take better care of yourself by ...