Lorna

35

“I wanted to reduce my mood swings and feeling very low around my period.

I felt like I couldn't be around anyone around this time and it was affecting my relationships, so I was hoping that by balancing out my hormones through seed cycling I would take back more control of my moods.”

Why did you decide to try seed cycling with OV?

I'm 35 and have reached a point where I am finally starting to understand my body and am curious to know more about how our hormones affect our lives everyday when most of the time we don't even realise it. I had never heard of seed cycling until recently and I thought it sounded like something super easy that I can incorporate in to every day life that was organic and healthy, whilst at the same time attempting to reduce PMS symptoms and mood swings. Who wouldn't want that?!

How would you rate your cycle related mood swings before and after 3 months of seed cycling?

On a scale of 1 to 10 I would have rated my mood swings at a 7 before seed cycling. After 3 months I would now rate my mood swings as a 2. I couldn't believe it.

Are there any other benefits you noticed that you can describe?

I can usually tell in my body that I'm about to come on my period as I get a bit crampy and usually experience lower back pain and bloating, but I did not experience this on my third month of seed cycling and my period came without the usual warning signs, which I usually dread!

Do you think you will continue with seed cycling and why?

I will continue as I think as a woman, anything we can do to make our lives more comfortable and manageable will have enormous effects in the long term. Seed cycling is an easy, organic and effective way to make a big difference with such a small change to your daily life. For me it has helped me to take back control of my moods and symptoms around PMS and throughout my cycle in general, which in turn helps to create a better mental headspace and it makes you feel so good to understand your own body.

Would you recommend seed cycling to a friend?

Yes