Inside The Cycle, a Bold New Beverage for Hormonal Support
By: Amanda Warner Perry
For decades, products designed to support periods and hormonal changes have existed quietly on the sidelines. They are often clinical, discreet, and easy to miss unless you are actively looking for them. Relief has been framed as something functional, private, and slightly inconvenient.
Anastasia Sartan noticed that pattern and questioned it.
Sartan is the founder of The Cycle, a ready-to-drink functional beverage created to potentially support PMS, periods, and perimenopause. Instead of treating hormonal support as something that belongs in a supplement drawer, she built it into a format people already understand and reach for every day.
That choice was not cosmetic. It was strategic.
Before founding The Cycle, Sartan worked in technology, building consumer-focused products. She was familiar with how categories evolve when design, accessibility, and user experience are taken seriously. Looking at women’s health, she saw a disconnect. The need was there, but the products often felt dated, medical, or removed from daily life.
The Cycle was built to challenge that separation.
By choosing a ready-to-drink format, Sartan placed hormonal support into the flow of everyday routines. A drink can live in the fridge. It can be poured, shared, and consumed without ceremony. That ease aims to change how support feels, especially in a space that has long relied on silence and discretion.
Each can of The Cycle delivers 375 milligrams of bioactive Omega-7 from Himalayan Holy Fruit, combined with cold-brewed herbs and adaptogens traditionally used to support hormones, digestion, mood, and inflammation. The brand offers two formulations aligned with different phases of the menstrual cycle, acknowledging that needs can shift throughout the month.
What The Cycle does not do is claim dramatic fixes. There is no language suggesting periods are problems to eliminate or bodies to correct. The messaging is measured and intentional. Support is framed as something that complements daily life rather than interrupts it.
That restraint feels deliberate in a wellness landscape crowded with extremes.
Many products aimed at women lean heavily on urgency or shame. Fix this now. Hide that symptom. Push through. The Cycle takes a different tone. Periods are treated as normal biological experiences. Relief is presented as something that can be integrated calmly and without apology.
The beverage itself is caffeine-free and non-sparkling, designed to be gentle and easy to sip throughout the day. It is not positioned as a replacement for medical care, nor as a catch-all solution. It is designed to sit alongside real life, not override it.
Design plays a central role in that philosophy. The Cycle does not look clinical. It does not resemble traditional supplement packaging. It looks like a modern wellness product, something that belongs on a kitchen counter rather than hidden away.
That visual language matters.
How a product looks influences how it is used and how it is talked about. By moving away from medical cues, The Cycle shifts the emotional experience of care. Support feels less like a chore and more like a choice.
There is also a broader cultural context at play. Conversations about periods, perimenopause, and hormonal health are becoming more open, but many products still lag behind that shift. The Cycle enters this moment quietly, without grand declarations, offering a practical alternative to what has come before.
Sartan’s approach assumes that women are informed and thoughtful consumers. Ingredient transparency is clear without being overwhelming. Education is available without being patronizing. The brand does not over-explain or make promises.
That trust-based approach reflects how many women now evaluate wellness products. Effectiveness matters, but so does tone. People notice when brands respect their intelligence and lived experience.
The functional beverage market is competitive, but The Cycle does not try to cover every wellness concern. Its focus remains specific. Hormonal and menstrual support, designed to fit into everyday routines. That clarity allows the brand to speak directly to an audience that has often been underserved and over-marketed at the same time.
As The Cycle continues to grow, its significance may lie as much in normalization as in innovation. Making it easier to care for your body without turning that care into a performance. Making relief visible, accessible, and unremarkable in the ideal way. Sometimes change does not arrive loudly. Sometimes it shows up quietly, in the form of a product that fits perfectly into your life without making you explain yourself.
Disclaimer: The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. The product discussed may offer support for hormonal health, but individual results may vary. Always consult with a healthcare professional before making any changes to your health regimen, especially if you have any pre-existing conditions or are taking medication. The statements made have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.







