Can I drink brown sugar hawthorn water during menstruation?

Whenever it is the menstrual period, female friends will feel that their bodies become very uncomfortable and they always have dysmenorrhea. At this time, they want to drink some brown sugar water to improve their dysmenorrhea symptoms. In fact, it is okay to consume in moderation, and you can also put some hawthorn in the brown sugar, which can have a very good appetite-stimulating effect.

①Don’t eat too hot food

"Many women believe that they should eat something warm during menstruation, such as red dates and donkey-hide gelatin to replenish blood. In fact, this is a very general and wrong view." Gynecological experts say that diet during menstruation is very important and only by eating right can it play a tonic and health-promoting role.

Before menstruation, you should harmonize qi and blood in time, and avoid eating too hot food. You can take some iron maple vine, rice ribs, yam (to strengthen the spleen and stomach), angelica, lotus root (to supplement iron), and kelp (to resolve phlegm, promote diuresis, and promote bowel movements and detoxification).

During menstruation, Yin blood flows out and Yang energy is strong. At this time, you should not eat things that are hot in Yang energy, such as red dates, donkey-hide gelatin, etc.

After menstruation, you need to nourish yin and blood to replenish the qi and blood lost before. You can make some nourishing soups, such as black-bone chicken with wolfberry and red dates soup, etc. You can also eat pork ribs, yam, and lotus root. Of course, it is best to take Chinese medicine that nourishes yin, qi and blood. At the same time, you can also eat more "black" foods during this period, such as black fungus, black beans, black fish, and loach.

②Caffeinated beverages

Caffeine can cause breast tenderness, anxiety, irritability, and mood swings. It also consumes the body's stored vitamin B and disrupts carbohydrate metabolism.

③Cheese foods

Cheese is the root cause of menstrual cramps. Foods such as milk, cheese, cream, yeast milk, eggs, etc. can destroy the absorption of magnesium and cause dysmenorrhea.

④Chocolate

Chocolate can cause more unstable moods and sugar cravings. In addition to making you fat, it also consumes vitamin B in the body.

⑤Sugar

Sugar will consume vitamin B and minerals in the body and make the human stomach more fond of sugary foods.

⑥Wine

Alcohol will consume vitamin B and minerals in the body. Too much alcohol will disrupt carbohydrate metabolism and produce excessive estrogen.

⑦High-fat foods

Beef, pork and mutton are high-fat foods. Eating too much will consume a large amount of minerals in the body.

⑧High sodium foods

High-sodium foods can cause breast tenderness and lead to edema and breast tenderness.

⑨Fried foods

Fried foods are also a big taboo for women during menstruation. Due to the influence of progesterone in the receptors, women secrete a lot of sebum during menstruation, their capillaries dilate, and their skin becomes very sensitive. If you eat fried foods at this time, it will increase the burden on your skin, making you prone to acne, pimples, and dark circles. Also, because the metabolism of fat and water slows down during menstruation, if you eat fried foods at this time, fat will easily accumulate in the body.