GLOW FROM WITHIN
DAY 5 OF 7
Day 5: Your Hormones & Your Water
“How your cycle, perimenopause, or menopause changes your fluid needs every single week.”
Most hydration research was conducted on male subjects. Your body runs on a monthly hormonal cycle that changes your fluid regulation, thirst sensitivity, and electrolyte needs every single week. Today, the physiology that actually applies to you.
Today’s Action
Identify where you are right now.
- Cycling? Name your phase: menstruation, follicular, ovulation, or luteal.
- Perimenopausal or post-menopausal? Count your hot flashes or night sweats in the last 24 hours.
Adjustments
- Luteal phase: add 8–16 extra oz. Increase electrolytes. Trust urine colour over thirst.
- Perimenopause / post-menopause: assume you need more than thirst tells you. Add 8oz for each hot flash or night sweat.
Bring your adjusted number into tonight’s check-in.
Complete your Day 5 check-in
Takes two minutes. Lands in your inbox at 8:00 PM EST too, in case you’d rather do it then.
Tomorrow: the stress-craving-dehydration loop, why your hardest weeks are also your driest ones.