{"id":5960,"date":"2015-04-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/condition-smoking-5-things-to-time-around-your-period\/"},"modified":"2015-04-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T00:00:00","slug":"condition-smoking-5-things-to-time-around-your-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/condition-smoking-5-things-to-time-around-your-period\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things to Time Around Your Period"},"content":{"rendered":"
Just as your body clock determines how you feel and perform on a 24-hour schedule, hormonal ebbs and flows through your menstrual cycle<\/a> can make some weeks optimal for certain activities.<\/p>\n Match these activities to your cycle (as long you're not on hormonal birth control, which stabilizes hormone levels).<\/p>\n The week after your period<\/em> RELATED: <\/strong>6 Questions Every Woman Has About Her Breasts<\/a><\/p>\n The week before you ovulate<\/em> RELATED: <\/strong>How to Get Ahead at Work (and in Life)<\/p>\n A few days before you ovulate<\/em> RELATED: <\/strong>12 Secrets to Better Orgasms<\/a><\/p>\n The week after you ovulate<\/em> RELATED: <\/strong>A Meditation to De-Stress<\/a><\/p>\n Two weeks before your period<\/em> Get a breast exam <\/h3>\n
With estrogen rising and progesterone low, breasts tend to be less tender and lumpy, so masses are easier to find.<\/p>\n Schedule a job interview <\/h3>\n
Thanks to the influx of estrogen, you're feeling confident and capable, and your verbal communication skills are as sharp as ever.<\/p>\n Have great sex <\/h3>\n
"Testosterone is peaking, boosting your sex drive," says Rebecca Booth, MD, ob-gyn in Louisville, Kentucky, and author of The Venus Week<\/em> ($10, amazon.com<\/a>). And high estrogen has you feeling especially sexy.<\/p>\n Take up meditation <\/h3>\n
Progesterone is on the upswing now, which helps increase your serotonin levels so you feel calm and centered, Dr. Booth says.<\/p>\n Quit smoking <\/h3>\n
A new study in Psychiatry Journal<\/em> found that nicotine withdrawal and cravings<\/a> are more bearable<\/a> at this point in your cycle.<\/p>\n