Foods

What Do I eat?

Iron-Rich Foods: When your cycle borrows a little extra red, welcome spinach, ruby-hued beef, and merry little beans to the table — they’re like tiny knights replenishing your iron stores.

Healthy Fats: Think of healthy fats as the cycle’s loyal companions — always useful, but especially heroic in the power phase when you need steady energy and calm resolve.

Magnesium: Sneak in more magnesium (a wink from dark chocolate, a crunch from nuts) — your secret, soothing spell to hush cramps and quiet sugar sirens.

Cruciferous Veggies: Broccoli, kale, and their brassica cousins are the liver’s tidy helpers, sweeping away excess estrogen with cheerful efficiency.

Phytoestrogenic Foods: Gentle plant estrogens offer soft, leafy support when estrogen dips — a botanical lullaby for hormonal balance.


Discover how food can support hormone production, detoxification, energy, and mood. For simple, practical guidance on meal planning and mindful shopping aligned with Moonlight & Medicine, download our free book. It’s a concise companion to support you and your lunar healing work—get your copy today.

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Where am I in the cycle?

If you are still getting a menstrual period, put the first date of your cycle (1st bleed day), to calibrate the app.
If you are no longer experiencing a cycle, use the date of the next new moon (9/10/2026) to calibrate the app.

a cycle–synced fasting ritual

Moonlight & Medicine

Your bleed marks a new moon — day one of a fresh 28-day rhythm
Fast, eat, and move in sync with each phase of your cycle.

Enter Day 1 above
Fasting
Eating
Foods
Movement
SMTWTFS
Power Manifestation Power Boost Nurture

Phase framework adapted from Dr. Mindy Pelz’s Fast Like a Girl, modeled on a standard 28‑day cycle for guidance only. Actual cycle length varies person to person — adjust as your body teaches you, and check with a practitioner before extended fasting.

I am gentle with my body and clear in my mind. I breathe with intention, choose foods that honor me, move with gratitude, and rest without guilt. Each meal, each breath, each pause reconnects me to my true nourishment. I am present. I am restored. I am whole.

What’s Next?

Week 3 - Flow & Release

 Support your body's natural detoxification pathways.

Topics include:

  • Lymphatic drainage tapping

  • Dry brushing

  • Hydration strategies

  • Movement for detoxification

  • Reducing toxic burden

Experience:

Hands-on lymphatic drainage practice and self-care rituals

Week 4 - Detox Your Home, Detox Your Hormones

Many hormone disruptors are hiding in plain sight.

Topics include:

  • Endocrine-disrupting chemicals

  • Kitchen detox

  • Bathroom detox

  • Clean beauty

  • Safer food storage

  • Air and water quality

Experience:

Product swaps, label reading, healthy home checklist

Week 5 - Nervous System Medicine

A stressed body struggles to heal.

Topics include:

  • Cortisol and hormone health

  • Somatic healing

  • Breathwork

  • Meditation

  • Sleep optimization

  • Digital boundaries

Experience:

Guided meditation, sound healing, nervous system reset tools

Week 6 - The Integration Ceremony

Bring everything together into a sustainable lifestyle.

Topics include:

  • Creating your personalized Moon & Hormones plan

  • Building daily rituals

  • Long-term habit formation

  • Maintaining momentum

Experience:

Moonlight & Medicine closing ceremony, cacao ritual, reflection, celebration, and next-step planning

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