The bleed
Kitchari and ginger congee — soft, warm, easy food for the days when digestion is at its quietest.
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The Cycle Kitchen
Thirteen traditional preparations, by cycle phase. Free, in full.
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What's inside
Four sections, one per phase, each opening with what Ayurveda and Chinese medicine say that phase needs.
The rebuild
Red date and goji tea, black sesame soup and blood-building broths, for the week after the bleed.
The bright middle
Lighter, fresher plates, with the traditional reasoning for each kept alongside.
The week before
Golden milk and warming root soups, for the turn inward at the end of the month.
Every recipe carries proper quantities and method, sourced from Ayurvedic institutions and Chinese food-therapy practice. Every one is labelled by tradition, so you always know which map you're reading.
And the safety page
Traditional food is still food that does things. Dang gui, astragalus, multi-herb confinement packets — the guide says plainly which of these interact with medication, which are contraindicated in pregnancy, and which deserve a real consultation instead of a recipe book. Most books in this genre leave that out.
If you want this matched to your actual month
The Cycle Kitchen is the food half, on its own. The app puts it against the phase you're actually in, alongside the moon and all three astrology traditions — Western, Vedic and Bazi — with Volumes One to Three included.
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