How to eat according to your menstrual cycle to balance your hormones ? Hormones keep changing throughout the month and your body requires specific nutrients for every stage of the menstrual cycle. Eating in this way will be beneficial to those who are trying to conceive, ladies who have PCOS/PCOD, PMS symptoms and other periods problems. you need to drink atleast 2 litres of water everyday.
1st phase Menstrual phase (1st week) :
In this stage both estrogen and progesterone is low. Because of bleeding iron is depleted in the body so the food you intake during this phase should be rich in iron, and foods that help to absorb iron like Vitamin C rich fruits and vegetables and anti-inflammatory spices like ginger, turmeric and cinnamon to reduce periods cramps.
2nd phase Follicular phase (2nd week) :
The food you take during this week should provide all the nutrients needed for the follicle to grow and mature it should be rich in Folic acid, Vit B 12 & Vit E. Sweet potatos and greens are rich in Vit E. Estrogen keeps rising in the body we should also take foods that helps to metabolize this like sprouts and fermented foods. You also need omega 3 , take fish oil supplements have walnuts, badam and peanuts.
3nd phase Ovulation phase (3nd week) :
This is the shortest phase, eat lots of cruciferous vegetables like cauliflower and broccoli this is rich in glutathione an antioxidant and it helps to detoxify and flush out estrogen.
4th phase Luteal phase
In this phase, estrogen decreases and progesterone increases. Eat foods that are rich in Zn , Mg and Vit b6, these are precursors for progesterone production. Eat pineapple if your trying to conceive as this has bromelain that helps in implantation. As estrogen decreses in the body it also decresed seratonin a mood hormone so have dark chocolate/unsweetened cocoa powder.
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