Can I drink soy milk when I have my period?

Many people have the habit of drinking soy milk, especially drinking a cup of soy milk in the morning, which is warm and good for the stomach. But some women worry about whether drinking soy milk during menstruation will have an impact on the body. In fact, soy milk has the effect of nourishing and tonic, as well as expelling cold. It is very suitable for women to drink. It can provide the plant protein needed by the body, and can also regulate complexion and replenish blood. Due to blood loss during menstruation, women need food that replenishes blood and qi. Therefore, soy milk can be consumed during menstruation.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that soy milk has a mild nature and has the functions of replenishing deficiency, moistening dryness, clearing the lungs and resolving phlegm. There are many benefits for women to drink soy milk. Drinking soy milk in spring and autumn can nourish yin and moisten dryness, and harmonize yin and yang; drinking soy milk in summer can eliminate heat, prevent heatstroke, promote fluid production and quench thirst; drinking soy milk in winter can dispel cold, warm the stomach, and nourish and replenish the body.

Soy milk is rich in plant protein, phospholipids, vitamins B1, B2, niacin, iron, calcium and other minerals. Therefore, soy milk can prevent and treat hyperlipidemia, hypertension, liposclerosis, iron deficiency anemia and asthma.

Many women suffer from anemia, and soy milk has a stronger conditioning effect on anemia patients than milk. Middle-aged and elderly women drinking soy milk can regulate endocrine and delay aging; young women drinking soy milk can whiten their skin and reduce acne.

Research suggests that female aging is related to the decrease of estrogen, and soy isoflavones, soy protein, lecithin, etc. in soy milk are recognized as natural estrogen supplements that can prevent cancers that endanger women's health, such as uterine cancer and breast cancer.

For women, soy milk contains a special phytoestrogen called daidzein, which can regulate female endocrine. Women who insist on drinking soy milk every day can significantly improve their mentality and physical fitness, delay aging, and beautify their skin.

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