For Women's Health: Menstruation and Hormones

I am not an expert but all I know is there are so many standards of what is normal these days. They say that menstruating for 7 days is normal and  is the standard but women who balance their hormones notice that it becomes shorter. They also say that PMS is normal but it vanishes when the health is in check.
I'm sure you know where I am getting with this. Although going into a 5 week cycle isn't too crazy but the moon does go in accordance with a 4 weeks cycle on average. 13-15 days of waxing phase leading up to the full moon and 13-15 days of waning leading up to the new moon. It isn't a set 28 days but it can varies from 27.5 -29 depending on the moon. But 28 is the average.
If your cycles are inconsistent, painful, too long or bleeding too heavily, this is a sign of imbalance. 
Everyone is different but a cycle going 3-4 days of heavy bleeding probably isn't the best sign. If it lasts more than 7 days then there can be an imbalance there. My heaviest days only last a day or two.
Try the exercise with the moon and see where it gets you with your cycle. It is a fun and rewarding exercise.

High Priestess Shannon

I've been at about 6 days, first 2 days heaviest but there used to be a dip but now it seems to even out a bit more.

Ehm.. just cramps and pain in my lower back although last time it's been less than that it was.
And about no pms except for the occasional headache and increase in body heat (which probably is normal and completely healthy, considering it is told that menstruation is a sort of detox from your body as well, but I do not know where that story comes from)

But yes it certainly is interesting and will try it if I remember to do it :) .

no 5 weeks isn't too crazy but it became irregular after those hpv shots (5-5.5 week) and then just skipping months (usually just one) when stress or some other reason I really do not understand.

Thank you!!! I ´m going to get vitex. I didn´t. want to try birth control pills because the side effects and I only have sex with a demon lover (no risk of pregnancy as I know).
Greetings.

I noticed something while doing some research:

Vitex is known to lower the woman's sex drive, Maca increases it (mostly in men but to an extent for women as well). Not sure as to how much of a difference though. But this is something to take into consideration when deciding which would be best for you.

Vitex is a Yin tonic - Yin energies are the opposite of libido so may reduce libido when Yang is hyperactive.

Maca is a kidney Yang tonic which raises libido but may burn away the Yin energies leading to hot flushes, night sweating and other menstrual disturbances - this is in part why choosing the right herb for the presenting disharmony cannot be ignored when treating disease naturally.

Thanks for the advice. I have excess yang.

centralforce666 ehm.. do yin and yang have to do with the sides of the body? like left side right side?

Yin and Yang have to do with every physiological function and structure of the body - left and right side is one very small part of that but in this instance I am talking about the function of organs, namely the kidneys, liver an heart since these are the organs which participate in menstruation.

This is not strictly to do with this organs as we understand them from a western perspective but rather how the ancient Chinese people ascribed various functions of the body to organs since dysfunction often shows symptoms in those organs.

Strictly speaking the kidneys relate to reproductive health and the uterus and genitals along with pH and body fluid balance, the liver pertains to the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the autonomic nervous system and the heart comprises the mind and spirit as well as all things related to blood, a function shared with the lungs as the controllers of the vessels.

Each organ has yin substance and Yang functions. One is passive (yin) the other active (yang) and these two principles can be used to explain all of the body's phenomena and balance of the two brings about health.

Typically excess yang is not a problem per se especially in women - usually it is the appearance of excess yang due to insufficient yin.

Excess Yang would show symptoms like extreme thirst, a very red complexion, strong burning pain somewhere in the body, constipation and symptoms which are worse with eating or pressure and received by defecation. The urine would be turbid with an offensive smell.

Deficient Yin would show similar symptoms but much less severe, with only redness on the cheeks and whites of the eyes, heat on the palms, soles and chest, sweat when sleeping, low grade thirst, symptoms relieved by eating and pressure and made worse by defecation.

Low back pain, flank pain or pain under the ribs, heart palpitations and cramping may or may not exist together or in isolation which points to the organs involved.

I understand why the liver would be part of it, well, all the organs you named have to do with the bloodflow. liver and kidney clean the blood, the heart pumps it around, when menstruating you lose a bit of blood along with some tissue..

I was wondering about the side of the body since it felt like I was drained a lot on the right side. now that has changed since I cut the ties, but I want to know if it could have any serious effect on the balance in the body or the organs.

From my research Vitex has been known to lower libido in men. Monks were known to use it to lower their sex drives.
When taking Vitex, I notice an increase in my sex drive.

This is probably because you are taking it appropriately - the yin nourishing effects when taken by someone who needs them also acts to build the fuel which is required for the yang to burn more brightly.

If it was unneeded in your body it would simply crush the already weak yang and lower it. Technically.

This also depends on what part of the plant is being used and how it was processed. That has an impact on herbal preparation's actions as well.

Yes. I agree.
I always take tincture and the parts used are the berries. Which have a higher compound of the active ingredient that is Vitex.

Also, what are excess yang symptoms? on women specifically?
Please list them as they are definitely helpful to know.

Are the Yin and Yang related to the male and female aspects of the soul? Like the Ida and Pingala?

Also as a male how would one know if his Yin and Yang is unbalanced? Or do symptoms of inbalances manifest in the same way as they do in woman?

Generally men seem to have a more stable hormonal system though, without abrupt changes like the ones produced by menstruation, so maybe it isn't as much of a problem since it seems hormones are more easily regulated in the male body, but I may be wrong.

Men do indeed get hormone imbalances but it manifests  a bit differently such as in having less drive and desire to pursue many things in life. 
Physically it would be unhealthy weight gain and lowered testosterone which is actually a problem in today's society. Men today do not have as much testosterone as they did before and sterility rates are growing, this is the same as most women being estrogen dominant. Hormone imbalances in men cause low energy,less drive and aggression, erectile dysfunction, low libido, lack of drive and valor and early male balding and other psychological and physical abnormalities. 
There are many environmental factors such as toxins and hormones in faulty diets, environmental pollutants and other things. These estrogen mimics(xeno estrogens) affect women by giving them too much estrogen and with men by decreasing their testosterone first and foremost which leads to many of the above listed problems. Soy is a big culprit in food since it is an additive in most foods, specifically processed. Soy has a lot of phyto estrogens. 
I would say that with yin and yang, it could be related to all opposites. Male/Female, Hot/Cold, Dry/WetTestosterone/Estrogen, Ida/Pingala...and so on. I guess they are essentially guiding forces of energy
Central Force can write more on that.

Thank you very much HP Shannon.

One more question if I may, can meditation affect hormones? Ie can meditation balance out hormones even when life style changes are only minimal?

Before I became a Zevist and dedicated to Satan I had a lot of symptoms which correlate with Testosterone deficiency or Estrogen excess, but after I have dedicated even though my life style isn't very different I have noticed an increase in testosterone and related benefits.

I never was really overweight though, but my physique is generally healthier and more masculine despite not specifically putting extra work for that. Since I'm still young libido has never been a problem, but drive or valor has, although this is subsiding and I'm noticing myself become more driven and have more valor, pride (in a healthy way) and the like.

Can this be the result of meditation?

It is power meditation. Keep it up.
The chakras are pretty much connected to the endocrine system and vice versa. The glands in the endocrine system produce the body's hormones. When you empower the soul and stimulate the chakras, the hormones will be balanced and stimulated over time. Physical and spiritual balance.

So then, random question, is there anything that can safely lower the woman's sex drive?

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From my research Vitex has been known to lower libido in men. Monks were known to use it to lower their sex drives.
When taking Vitex, I notice an increase in my sex drive.