50 | www.Ups tatePhys i c i ansSC . com | www.Hea l thL i nksUps tate. com Many internet trends are quite fleeting, even for their strongest supporters, but one trend that helps women align lifestyle choices with the various phases of their menstrual cycle could be a keeper. Nicknamed “cycle syncing,” the technique helps people make choices about everything from workout types to food choices to balancing the body’s hormones and optimizing energy levels. Essentially, it invites them to “investigate what’s happening underneath it all,” said Ness Rodriguez. Rodriguez was placed on hormonal birth control as medical treatment when she was 17. She had a cyst on her left ovary that had morphed into a benign tumor, weighing in at 6 pounds and obstructing the ovary and fallopian tube. “I’ve never even been taught anything more than menstruation and ovulation; I thought that was basically it,” said Rodriguez. That was until she came across someone on TikTok about phases in the female cycle, “and I was like what? Slow down,” she said. ‘CYCLE SYNC’ AND FEEL BETTER By Molly Sherman
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