16/11/2025
** HIT SAVE **
* Light pink or very short period → Low estrogen
Your lining didn’t build up enough often linked to stress, under-fuelling, or thyroid issues.
* Heavy flow or clots → Poor estrogen clearance
Your liver or detox pathways may need support.
* Brown spotting before or after period → Low progesterone. Common when ovulation is weak or stress is high.
* Short cycle (35 days or irregular) → Delayed ovulation or PCOS tendency. Often related to insulin resistance, stress, or inflammation disrupting hormone signals.
* Very painful periods → High prostaglandins or low progesterone. When inflammation is high or progesterone is low, the uterus contracts more intensely, leading to stronger cramps.
* PMS mood swings or irritability → Low progesterone or poor GABA signalling. Progesterone normally supports calm; when it’s low or not well converted to allopregnanolone, mood becomes more sensitive in the luteal phase.
