According to Kealy, there is currently no data to suggest that you need to change your diet or nutrition strategy during your period.
“This is something that I’m staunch on,” Kealy says. “I explain to female athletes how our hormones affect us in the different phases and what might happen for you. However, we work on an individual basis.”
Over the course of their cycle women may experience a lull in energy levels, changes in mood and sleep, cravings and so on, but again Kealy points out that this is an individual experience.
“I work with women who actually don’t feel any different throughout the month if they’re on a natural cycle, and then other female athletes who suffer from cravings, stomach upset, cramping. With those individuals, I’ll create strategies for them.”