Can I eat dragon fruit during menstruation?

Women during menstruation should pay attention to personal hygiene, and should not wash their hair, drink alcohol or do strenuous exercise. Diet during menstruation is also very important. It is not advisable to eat raw, cold, spicy and irritating foods, and try not to eat fried, greasy and irritating foods. Dragon fruit is very nutritious and has very high nutritional value. It is rich in anthocyanins, protein, multiple vitamins and other nutrients. You can eat dragon fruit during menstruation.

Dragon fruit is a low-energy, high-fiber fruit, and it also has excellent antioxidant, anti-aging, beauty-enhancing and dementia-preventing effects. It can also promote intestinal peristalsis, laxative and bowel-lubricating, and eating it during menstruation can also help with weight loss. Suitable for everyone.

Pitaya, also known as red dragon fruit, dragon ball fruit, fairy honey fruit, jade dragon fruit, Latin name: Hylocereus undulatus Britt, is the fruit of the Cactaceae family, Hylocereus genus, oval in shape, 10 to 12 cm in diameter, red or yellow in appearance, with green rounded triangular fronds, white, red or yellow flesh, and black seeds. Dragon fruit is rich in nutrients and has unique functions. It contains plant albumin and anthocyanins that are rare in general plants, as well as rich vitamins and water-soluble dietary fiber. Dragon fruit is a cool fruit. Under natural conditions, the fruit matures in summer and autumn and is sweet and juicy.

The role and efficacy of pitaya

Dragon fruit has the effects of preventing constipation, promoting eye health, increasing bone density, helping cell membrane formation, preventing anemia, and resisting neuritis, angular cheilitis, lowering cholesterol, whitening skin and preventing dark spots. It also has the effects of relieving heavy metal poisoning, resisting free radicals, preventing senile diseases, losing weight, and preventing colorectal cancer. And newer research results show that the juice of pitaya and its branches has a positive effect on tumor growth, virus and immune response inhibition and other symptoms.

The menstrual period is when women’s immunity is the lowest, and dragon fruit has a good effect of nourishing the kidneys and enhancing immunity. So you can eat dragon fruit during menstruation. During menstruation, you should eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, nuts, soy products, whole grains and other foods. Pay attention to nutritional diversity.