Your menstrual cycle is not a nuisance to manage. It's a powerful biological guide for how to eat, move, and care for yourself. When you understand what's happening hormonally in each phase of your cycle, you stop being at the mercy of your symptoms and start working with the extraordinary intelligence your body already has.
This is what we call cyclic wisdom, and it's one of the most transformative shifts a woman can make for her health.
The menstrual cycle is not one continuous experience. It's four distinct phases, each governed by different hormones, each creating different physical and emotional needs. When your nutrition honours those differences, the results can be remarkable.
Menstrual phase
(Days 1 to 5)
Your hormone levels are at their lowest and your body is working hard to shed the uterine lining. This is a time for rest and replenishment. Girl Gut focuses on warming, iron-rich foods, slow-cooked meals, leafy greens, lentils, and stews, alongside magnesium-rich foods to support hormone clearance and ease cramping.
Follicular phase
(Days 6 to 14)
Estrogen begins to rise and energy starts to return. This is a natural window for building and beginning. Lighter, vibrant meals rich in fibre and fermented foods support gut health and estrogen metabolism, setting the tone for a well-balanced cycle ahead.
Ovulatory phase
(around day 14)
Your body is at its hormonal peak, energetic, sociable, and strong. Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant-rich foods like berries, cruciferous vegetables, and omega-3 sources help support hormonal balance, reduce inflammation, and support skin clarity during this high estrogen window.
Luteal phase
(Days 15 to 28)
This is where PMS symptoms most commonly appear. Progesterone rises, digestion can slow, and mood can shift. Girl Gut focuses on B vitamins, complex carbohydrates, and magnesium to stabilise blood sugar, reduce cravings, support mood, and ease the bloating that many women experience in the lead-up to their period.
Most healthcare approaches to women's health are reactive: treat the symptom when it appears. Girl Gut takes a fundamentally different approach. By building a nutrition plan that anticipates your hormonal shifts and feeds your body accordingly, we work to prevent symptoms from taking hold in the first place.
This preventative lens changes everything. Instead of spending half the month managing PMS, fatigue, or hormonal breakouts, you begin to notice these symptoms fading, not because you've suppressed them with medication, but because your body is genuinely better supported.
$450
Every Month
Start your gut-healing journey with personalised nutrition, supplements and a custom cycle-based meal plan designed to restore balance and energy.
Perfect for: women new to gut and hormone health.
$650
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Deepen your gut and hormone healing with tailored nutrition, weekly cycle-syncing meal plans and ongoing expert support for lasting balance.
Perfect for: women seeking structure and balance.
$850
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Transform your gut health with full microbiome analysis, tailored protocols, lifestyle guidance and six months of expert, holistic support.
Perfect for: women ready for deep healing & whole wellness.
Working with Ash means developing a practical, personalised approach to eating that tracks with your cycle without becoming complicated or overwhelming. This isn't about following a rigid 28-day protocol. It's about understanding the principles well enough that eating cyclically becomes second nature.
Ash works with each client to translate these phases into real, enjoyable meals, the kind you actually want to eat, built around your food preferences, your schedule, and your lifestyle. Over time, the goal is that this way of eating feels entirely natural, because it is.
Whether you're in your twenties navigating your first experience with hormonal symptoms, preparing for pregnancy, or moving through perimenopause, cyclic wisdom applies. The hormones change, the phases shift, but the principle remains the same: listening to your body and feeding it what it needs at every stage leads to better health outcomes across the board.
Girl Gut works with women across the full spectrum of their reproductive years, adapting the approach as your body and needs evolve.
If you're ready to stop being surprised by your symptoms and start feeling genuinely in sync with your cycle, book a consult with Ash or explore the Girl Gut programs to see which plan suits you best.
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Rachel, Apr '26
Working with Ash over the last 10 months has been life changing. For the first time in 20 plus years I finally understand my body as an ever changing woman and what it is trying to tell me, and with Ash's kind, thoughtful and holistic guidance she has taught and equipped me with so much wonderful knowledge to confidently take care of myself and finally listen to my body. She takes the time to listen and consider where you are at in your life in a totally nonjudgemental way that you feel safe to share everything because you know she is going to put you on the right path and reassure you when you are doubting the long and unfortunately slow process of healing yourself. I am so glad I decided to trust my 'gut' (pun intended) and book the consult with Ash as I wouldn't be where I am today without her continued support and care!
Heather Scott, May '26
I can't recommend Girl Gut enough. After years of dealing with gut and hormone issues, I've finally found something that's helped me understand the root cause of what I've been experiencing. Working with Ash gave me the knowledge and power to take better care of my body and see real lasting change, rather than just temporary symptom relief. If your gut or hormones have felt like a mystery for way too long, Girl Gut is your way forward.
GM P, May '26
Ash is so kind, warm, gentle and supportive in your gut healing journey. She is a wealth of knowledge, but doesn't pressure you or stress you out to make too many changes at once for your gut health. She is a fantastic person to support you and guide you on your healing journey.