Luteal; day 15 - 28 / menses. 

Traditional seed cycling protocols recommend 1 - 2 tablespoons of sesame seeds daily during the luteal phase, and this sweet treat is a delicious way to get those sesame seeds in. Sesame seeds contain high amounts of compounds called lignans, which modulate your body’s natural hormone levels. In a study from the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism eating lignans from foods like sesame seeds resulted in an improve progesterone to estrogen ratio leading to longer luteal phases, which is associated with a healthier hormonal cycle and better progesterone production.