Foods to eat during luteal phase

It is important to understand the 4 phases of the entire menstrual and what is going on in each one. The luteal phase is the last phase of the cycle. Learning about what is the luteal phase can help you understand your body and your hormones better.

While eating a wide variety of nutrients to support each phase of the menstrual cycle is important, in this post we’re focusing on the luteal phase, the 1-2 weeks leading up to your period. Eating foods to support your hormones during this time can be incredibly helpful at reducing symptoms. Click for the most beneficial luteal phase grocery shopping list with ingredient and meal ideas to help you balance your hormones and feel your best.

Read about my easy, approachable, and practical meal ideas and workouts for the luteal phase. Get in sync with your body to promote a healthier cycle, reduce PMS symptoms, and gain more understanding of what is happening to your body each month.

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Consuming specific macro and micronutrients during your follicular phase works to support cyclical hormonal fluctuations, helping your body keep rising estrogen levels in check and providing it with the energy it needs as it prepares to release an egg. Not only that, but it lays the foundation to optimize your biology for the phases that follow, mitigating uncomfortable symptoms and empowering you to feel your best the rest of your menstrual cycle.

Let’s talk Luteal Phase! Now this may not be our favorite time of the month, and we might be too familiar with the unwelcome PMS/PMDD that can come with it (hello mood swings!). This phase is usually 14 days long and starts after ovulation until your next period. This is when rising progesterone levels prepare the body for implantation of a fertilized egg. If no egg is fertilized, progesterone and estrogen levels drop (around day 22-24 of the cycle), which is often when PMS/PMDD symptoms…