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The Weekly Protocol

Published about 1 month ago • 1 min read

The Weekly Protocol.

Your weekly update

This week I went looking for a straight answer on castor oil packs and found mostly people repeating each other, so I wrote the one I wanted to read. Alongside it, a mocktail with an actual bite to it.

on the blog this week

Everyone tells you to do a castor oil pack. Almost nobody tells you when in your cycle to stop, and the two loudest camps online are both overstating what we actually know.

the weekly mocktail

Ginger-Jalapeno Grapefruit Fizz. Pink grapefruit, fresh ginger, a thin slice of jalapeno and lime, topped with sparkling water. Ginger is the menstrual phase pick, and this is the one I reach for when I want a drink with an actual bite.

in our house this week

The Aarke carbonator with the stainless steel bottles. We swapped a plastic soda stream out for it, and with the amount of sparkling water these mocktails get through, it was the one worth getting right.

Also this week. If you are ever unsure which phase you are in, the Cycle Syncing page walks you through counting it out in about two minutes.

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The weekly recipe guides are built for my body and my husband's. It's what we actually eat, not a plan prescribed for you. Take what works, and get anything tailored from your own doctor or a registered dietitian.

See you next week,

Sophie

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The Fertility Protocol

Sophie, @ttcwithsophie

A natural, holistic approach to trying to conceive, built around cycle syncing. Every week: what I am eating in this phase, an alcohol free mocktail, one low tox swap we actually made, and the research I am reading. Not medical advice, just what works in our house.

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