1. Your afternoon iced latte ☕️
-2.Grabbing your phone the second you wake up & using it to fall asleep📲
3. Skipping meals, especially breakfast 🥣
4. Fasting in your Luteal Phase ❌
5. Air fresheners or scented candle in your car, house or onboard 👃
What to do instead? 👍🏻
– Swap to decaf, caffeine in the afternoon can disrupt cortisol levels & impact your sleep by blocking your sleep hormone
– Avoid using your phone 30min upon waking & before you go to bed. Swap for something more relaxing like yoga, reading, sunlight if the AM, or journalling
– Skipping meals can affect your blood sugar & cause stress on your body. Eat regular meals 3-4 hours apart, and try avoid snacking in between
– Your luteal phase is not the time to be depriving your body of food. This is when you need more food/carbs to prep your body for menstruation. If you want to test the water with fasting, do this in your follicular/ovulation phase
– Many scented candles contain hormone disrupting chemicals that interfere with your natural hormonal functions. Instead use essential oils or non-scented candles