The idea is behind seed cycling is that rotating pumpkin, flax, sesame and sunflower seeds during each phase of your cycle can help promote healthy hormone balance.

Seed cycling can help alleviate symptoms such as PMS, heavy periods, painful periods, breast tenderness and even menopause-related symptoms.

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, otherwise known as EDCs or hormone disrupting chemicals, can wreak some serious havoc in our endocrine system, and it doesn’t take much for them to do it.

The imbalance that EDCs lead to when it comes to hormones like estrogen, cortisol and thyroid, can lead to bigger problems for you down the road such as premature puberty of menopause, period problems, fertility struggles, thyroid problems, reproductive cancers and more.