the "bloodletting" which takes place during menses is a means of detoxifying. the cleaner a person is, the less they will bleed from any breach. most women athletes find that once they have their body fat percentage down to a certain level, their period stops. for most women today, the period becomes heavier and heavier as the body learns and relies more heavily on this avenue of cleansing, their body becoming more toxic from diet and lifestyle. fasting and proper diet is the cure(the cure for all things). you are pulling toxins out with the oil pulling and this has decreased the need for sloughing so much blood.

it is a good sign that your body is still responsive and effecient. most women have noticed some kind of difference with their period after starting to pull. except for alrm from fear of the unknown, those changes are almost all positive.

Yes, I noticed a change with my first period after I started oil pulling. Mine went from light (1-2 days) to somewhat heavy (3-4 length), then light again. I then noticed a significant change the following month (Dec.) when I was liver flushing, oil pulling and doing a parasite cleanse (very heavy). This month, it was a week earlier (better early than late, lol).

Next month will be my first period after a few weeks of rebuilding (alkalizing, no cleanses, just oil pulling). It will be interesting to see what happens.

My period only gets heavy and painful when I'm under stress. I'm approaching my first moontime after a difficult time last month. My personal opinion is that when a woman is clean, there shouldn't be that much discomfort or none at all. Period should be short and sweet. I don't think amenorrhea is healthy but some women are happy with that state of living. I'm also interested to see what OP does for different areas of my body. Nothing wrong with me anywhere else but my one cyst in my breast and my gums could use a boost :-)

It's so hard to tell b/c my period can be so inconsistent. I know last month is was later then I thought it would be. Probably about 4 days or so. This is a little strange for me b/c my period is always early if anything. I am opposite then the normal woman...when I was a teenager and in the color/winterguard my period actually increased. I was getting it every 3 weeks instead of the regular 28 days. I was very active and had almost no fat on me at all. My mom actually took me to the doc b/c she thought something might be wrong. They couldn't find anything. After I stopped being in the colorguard my period went back to normal.

I should really be getting my period tomorrow but I haven't felt any cramps or really bloating or anything. I'll be interested to see when it comes this month...hopefully it will (yikes!). This will be my 4th period since starting to OP...the first two months I didn't notice any difference, just in last months late period. I'll let ya know...

mine was very light too. usually I wear a pad for heavy the whole 7days. I wore liners the whole - 5 days :)

My period was not lighter, but was a little shorter in duration after I started op'ing regularly.

As far as the timing, though, it's hard to tell exactly what's going on if you don't take your basal body temperature (your waking temperature - most women's temp rises by about 1/2 a degree around ovulation time and stays high until the period starts). I use that method for birth control. It's really nice for knowing when to expect your period. Since your period usually occurs about 14 - 16 days after ovulation, I'm almost never caught off guard, whether it's early or late.