Women and menopause (Part three)

Hello ladies..

It's Monday!! And today's daily dynamics is on health. What better health to talk about if not ladies health? Stay tuned as I bring your way women and menopause part three

Last week when I shared with you part two of this topic, I talked about some experience women go through when on their period. I got lots of feed back on that topic. Some ladies shared their own experience with me and all I could say was wow!! Uniqueness..

Today let's discuss on what meals you love to eat when on your period.

What meals are best when on your period?

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Every woman's body is different but I can help you make suggestions on the kind of food to eat when on your period. This will either help reduce some of the experience you are having.

A woman's body feels almost the same way she feels when she is pregnant. Sometimes when a woman is pregnant you see her eat some food she won't eat on a normal day. Hahah. This also happens to some ladies when they are on their period.

For me, when am on my period I love eating noodles, very peppery noodles. Sometime I make pepper soup noodles and eat and I feel much better. I helps me deal with the fever I would have on the first day.

Other times I love eating watery hot pap on my period. But this Pap is without sugar. This helps deal with pain I have in my tummy.

So you are next, would you mind telling us the meals you love eating when on your period? Do you eat your regular meals or you have special cravings? All the ladies would like to hear about your experience under this post.

Some suggestions on food to eat during your period

Food containing Protein

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One of my first suggestion on the type of food to eat when you are on your period would be good food that contains protein.

You already know what food containing protein does do the body right?. Food that contains protein helps the woman body replace or build back weak or dead cells and tissues in her body. As you loose blood, some cells are lost too and needs to be replaced.

Such food containing protein that you can eat during your period can be chicken, fish, eggs, beans and many others.

Vegetables

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My second suggestion on the kind of food to eat when you are on your period is vegetables. Do you like vegetables? Maybe when you know the functions of vegetables in your body you would like to eat such food containing vegetables.

One of the many functions of vegetables to your body as a woman especially when on your period is to help regulate your body blood pressure. You know at this point where you are losing blood, some women blood pressure rises, but with the intake of vegetables, this can be controlled.

Another function is strengthening of the woman's bone and even increase your immune system. Vegetables contains some percentage of calcium and we know that calcium helps to make strong our bones right? So stop ignoring your vegetables during your period. Vegetables like spinach, cabbage, tomatoes and the rest are good.

Drink clean water

Water as little as you think it is, is so important when a woman is on her period. I strongly suggest that when you are on your period, you should drink enough water. But make sure it's not Cold water or ice. Drinking of water helps your body at this point reduce the cramp you feel in your tummy. I know you may not know about it.

Water also helps to keep your body vibrant so take up this opportunity the next time you are on your period.

Some food to avoid when on your period

One of the things I think you should avoid that will help you as a woman when on your period is Alcohol. Any drink containing alcohol is not good for your body at this point. I know some women who tells me I love to take alcohol when on my period because it helps me with so and so thing.

Taking alcohol when a woman is on her period can lead to irregular menstruation and even reduce her immune system, it even goes as far as causing infertility in a woman.

Next food to avoid is salt. I know there are women that loves salt, you can see their love for salt when you taste their food. Hahah. But try as much as possible to avoid salt especially too much of it. It does mean you shouldn't cook your food with salt okey.

The last you should avoid is food containing Sugar or Sugar itself. Some ladies love coca-cola alot but you can avoid it around this time for your health sake. You can resume back after you are done with your period.

Added tips that will help you during your period

I would like to add that aside food, there are other things a woman can do to when she is on her period that would help her feel much better.

Execercise

Execercise during your period can help your body not only function better but helps reduce cramp and blood flow. When I got my period back then, during my period, I would go out to play football with some ladies and as I continued I noticed I stopped having cramps. This is not me saying you should play football. Am only saying get an exercise you love and engage in it during your period but don't make it stressful.

Use Hot water press

Hot water press has been proven to be effective with cramps or pain in the tummy. You can decide to use warm water to press your tummy when in pain using a towel. Over here in my country, we have water packaged in a nylon. We can put the package water into a boiled water and when it gets warm, we use it to press round the tummy. I have done this before.

Drink warm water

Drinking warm water is also effective for some women, you can try it out if you wish.

Did you learn something from today's edition of women and menopause? Remember we are still in stage 2 of the process women's body goes through. Don't miss next week as I will be discussing the third stage..

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