Can I eat mints during my period?

Female friends should pay attention to their diet during menstruation. The principle of diet is light, that is to say, it is best for female friends to eat less salt, less sugar and less oil during menstruation. So why can't female friends eat things with too much sugar during menstruation? In fact, if we eat foods with too high sugar content, it will easily lead to high blood sugar. What we need during menstruation is stable blood sugar rather than fluctuations in blood sugar.

So can female friends eat mints during menstruation? We first need to understand what mints are and what ingredients they contain. We also need to understand the effects and functions of mints and their side effects.

Regularly chewing and eating mint candies can relieve wind-heat and clear the throat. It can treat colds, wind-heat, headaches, red eyes, sore throats, etc.

Mints (Simple Recipe)

【formula】

30g mint, 500g white sugar, appropriate amount of water.

【Preparation method】

Put white sugar in an aluminum pot, add a small amount of water, simmer over low heat until it becomes thick, then add mint powder, mix well, and continue simmering until it becomes filamentous when picked up with a spatula and is no longer sticky, then turn off the heat. Pour the sugar into a large enamel dish coated with cooking oil, wait for it to cool slightly, cut the sugar into strips, and then divide it into about 100 pieces.

This prescription was originally used to treat various wind-heat symptoms and is a commonly used prescription for treating various wind-heat symptoms. When wind-heat invades the lungs, the skin and hair become loose, causing fever and aversion to wind. The throat is the passageway of the lungs, and lung heat damages body fluids, causing thirst and sore throat. The method should be to dispel wind and clear heat. The mint in this candy can dispel wind and dissipate heat, induce sweating; the white sugar can clear away heat and relieve sore throat. Together, they form a recipe that dispels wind-heat and relieves sore throat. A small amount of mint can also relieve liver depression. For example, the amount of mint used in Xiaoyao Powder is less than one qian, which is the meaning of this. Therefore, mint candy is also very suitable for treating liver depression and qi stagnation syndrome.

This product is intended to relieve wind-heat and has a cooling nature. People suffering from wind-cold should not eat it.

Remember, mints are also sugar. Eating too much can easily cause high blood sugar. Mints are irritating to the oral mucosa, and excessive consumption can damage oral tissue.

In the above article, we introduced that female friends should pay attention to their diet during menstruation. The principle of diet during menstruation is to eat light food. Food should not be high in sugar, salt, or oil. The mint candy mentioned above contains too much sugar, so it is best for female friends not to eat it during menstruation.