Your cycle isn’t random — it’s responsive. In this Flow Fact Friday, Heather shares how changes in your menstrual cycle often show up before symptoms do. Learn how your body uses your period as an early warning system for stress, nutrition, thyroid, and hormonal shifts — and why this “fifth vital sign” deserves your attention.
Have you ever noticed that your body seems to whisper before it shouts?
Fatigue, mood shifts, or a late period aren’t inconveniences — they’re communication.
In this Flow Fact Friday episode, Heather Allmendinger, Queen of Flow and host of the Embracing Flow™ Podcast, explores how your menstrual cycle acts as a built-in feedback loop for your overall health. Long before labs or diagnostics show imbalance, your body leaves clues in the rhythm of your cycle.
You’ll learn:
🌿 Why the menstrual cycle is considered the fifth vital sign
💡 How stress, under-nourishment, and sleep patterns can alter your hormones
🩺 What irregular, painful, or missing cycles may reveal about thyroid or adrenal health
✨ How to read your cycle as data — not drama
Your body isn’t broken; it’s brilliant.
Every change in your cycle is an invitation to listen, not push through.
📚 References:
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Menstruation in Girls and Adolescents: Using the Menstrual Cycle as a Vital Sign. Committee Opinion No. 651, 2015.
Harvard Health Publishing. Hormones and Brain Health: The Estrogen Connection, 2021.
National Institutes of Health (NIH). Estrogen and Bone Health.
The Endocrine Society. Hormones and Health Overview.
🎧 Tune in to learn how your body speaks through your cycle — and what it might be saying to you this month.