Best foods to eat while on your period

Hey girlies,

Are you a sufferer of menstrual cramps or other PMS symptoms?  Many women are, so here are some foods that will help you out! These foods will help give you energy and help you feel less bloated. Eat these on and before your period to stay healthy and feel better. It's also important to have a healthy diet ALL month so your body will look and feel its best.

Foods rich in vitamin C, like citrus, oranges, grapefruit, as well as strawberries, raspberries, zucchini, asparagus, tomatoes, sweet bell peppers, kale, cauliflower, celery, broccoli and potatoes will definitely benefit you. They will also help you to have a stronger immune system.

Try: a delicious breakfast smoothie with some of the fruits rich in Vitamin C mentioned here.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids are found in fatty fish (like tuna and salmon), flax seeds, flax seed oil, walnut, walnut oil and canola oil.  Eating this essential fat (which your body can't produce on its own) can prevent or reduce PMS cramps.
Try: Adding these things to your morning cereal, or to garnish a salad. Eat fish twice per week for optimum health results.

Peppermint is an easy way to incorporate something cramp-reducing into your diet. It is an excellent herbal remedy that can soothe belly aches and help your body feel great.
Try: a comforting, steaming cup of peppermint tea, or using peppermint extract as a flavoring in your food.

While we're on the topic of TEA, ginger tea can help relieve nausea and bloating, and chamomile tea can help you feel less anxious or irritable. I LOVE drinking tea, even when I don't have my period, and there are many benefits of it! Just make sure to AVOID caffinated tea (and other drinks with caffeine), as those can add to your discomfort.

It might sound like a no brainer, but water is really important! Make sure you're getting enough of it. It will keep your body from retaining water, which leads to bloating and cramps. Make sure you're drinking plenty of H2o each day.

AVOID:
Coffee, soda, caffeine, fried or processed foods, dairy products, sugar rushes.

I hope this helps! Let me know in the comments if you have any suggestions.

Love,

Alli