Table of Contents from Cycles & Spirituality
Introduction
Note to Mothers & Fathers
Part I: My Body, by God’s Design
Chapter 1: Benefits of Understanding My Cycle
Physically Healthier Cycles
Emotionally Healthier Cycles
Spiritually Healthier Cycles
Healthier Future
Chapter 2: Created Female
God’s Design for Woman
God’s Design for Love
God’s Desire for Chastity
God’s Forgiveness
Chapter 3: How My Body Creates My Cycle Signs
My Anatomy and My Cycles
My Hormones and How They Create Observable Signs
Part II: Understanding God’s Design of My Body
Chapter 4: The Signs God Gave Me
Cervical Mucus
Basal Body Temperature
The Pattern
When to Get Started
Getting Started
Chapter 5: Observing My Own Signs
Observing My Bleeding
Observing My Mucus
Observing My Temperature
Observing Other Signs Unique to Me
Managing My Chart
Chapter 6: What My Signs Say
Noticing My Mucus Trends
Identifying My Peak Day
Determining My Thermal Shift
Determining My Luteal Phase
Starting a New Chart
My Cycle Length
Predicting My Period
Interpreting My Whole Chart
Breakthrough Bleeding
Missed Temperatures
Part III: Living Naturally with the Body God Gave Me
Chapter 7: Impacts to My Cycle and Signs
Stress
Body Weight & Body Fat
Illness
Underlying Health Concerns
Medication Side Effects
Chapter 8: Cycle Symptoms: Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual
Physical Symptoms
Emotional Symptoms
Natural Treatments & Care
Spiritual Reflection
Noting Natural Treatments Helpful to Me
Chapter 9: The Pill
Mechanisms of Hormonal Birth Control
Side Effects
Quitting Birth Control Pills
Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions
Appendix B: Answers to Practice Charts
Appendix C: Blank Chart
Glossary
References
Index
About the Author