Journal

The Alunae Journal

Writing on hormonal health, nutrition, training, and mood. Practical and specific, grounded in what the research actually supports.

8/31/2026
The Four Phases: A Guide to Your Hormonal Rhythm
Most of us were taught to think of a menstrual cycle as one event: the period. In reality, it's four distinct hormonal phases, each reshaping your energy, appetite, sleep, and mood in ways your body has been signaling since puberty long before you had the language for it