Six foods women should eat more during menstruation

The menstrual period is the most irritable period for women. Many women will have some uncomfortable symptoms in the few days before menstruation, such as depression, anxiety, emotional tension, insomnia, irritability, restlessness, fatigue, etc. In fact, these are normal reactions, and women can alleviate them by adjusting their diet. Let’s take a look at it below!

1. Sea Cucumber

Sea cucumbers are good at replenishing essence and blood. They are rich in protein, amino acids, vitamins, trace elements, and have almost zero cholesterol. Women who regularly eat sea cucumbers can not only maintain their beauty and anti-aging effects, but also enhance the body's immunity.

2. Eat foods high in iron

Iron is not only involved in the synthesis of hemoglobin and many important enzymes, but also plays an important role in immunity, intelligence, aging and energy metabolism. Since more iron is lost during menstruation, it is very important to supplement with iron-rich foods.

Fish, lean meat, animal liver, animal blood, etc. are rich in iron and have great biological activity, and are easily absorbed and utilized by the human body; while the plant iron found in soybeans and spinach has a lower absorption rate. Therefore, during menstruation, you should pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables in your diet, and eat more animal foods to meet the special needs for iron during menstruation.

3. It is advisable to supplement protein and minerals

Due to menstrual blood loss, especially menorrhagia, the main components of blood, such as plasma protein, potassium, calcium, and magnesium, will be lost with each menstruation. Therefore, protein and mineral foods should be supplemented within 1 to 5 days after the menstruation is over.

For example, you can choose foods that have both beauty-enhancing and blood-replenishing effects, such as milk, eggs, pigeon eggs, quail eggs, beef, mutton, pork wrist, water chestnut, spinach, longan meat, carrots, apples, lychee meat, cherries, etc.

Studies have found that some patients with menstrual migraines have extremely low levels of magnesium in their blood. If they pay attention to consuming magnesium-rich foods in their diet, such as millet, buckwheat noodles, beans, bananas, nuts and seafood, they can reduce the incidence of migraines.

4. Eat more sesame seeds and walnuts

Black sesame is rich in cystine and vitamins B and E, which can increase sebum secretion, improve skin elasticity, and keep the skin delicate. It is the best food for improving rough skin. Walnuts are rich in vitamin E and unsaturated fatty acids, which can nourish the brain and skin, quickly replenish physical strength, and have the effect of delaying aging and nourishing the skin.

5. It is advisable to drink hot milk with honey

Symptoms such as lower abdominal pain, weakness in the waist and knees, physical fatigue, restless sleep and irritability are physical discomforts that women often experience during their menstrual period. Studies have found that if women drink a glass of hot milk with honey before going to bed every night during menstruation, they can reduce or eliminate various discomforts during menstruation.

Because the potassium in milk can soothe emotions, relieve abdominal pain, prevent infection, and reduce menstrual blood volume; the magnesium contained in honey can calm the central nervous system, help eliminate women's tension during menstruation, and reduce psychological stress.

6. Mussels

Mussels are high in protein and are known as “eggs of the sea”. Mussels are rich in essential fatty acids for the human body, which can maintain the skin and lower cholesterol. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that clams can nourish the liver and kidneys, improve essence and blood, and can treat various symptoms of deficiency and fatigue.

In addition, experts point out that it is recommended that women avoid eating ice during menstruation as much as possible. Menstrual blood is the shedding of the endometrium, and it is discharged through the contraction of the uterus. When eating ice, the temperature of the stomach and intestines drops, which affects the contraction of the uterus and makes it more difficult to discharge menstrual blood, thus forming blood clots. In order to discharge the blood clots, the uterus has to increase the force of its contraction. This is why eating ice may cause menstrual pain. So ladies, try not to eat cold food during menstruation!