Nutrition plays a key role in maintaining good health. Proper nutrition can help prevent diseases, maintain a healthy weight, and support overall well-being. Having a balanced diet that includes all the essential nutrients to support daily needs is important.💯 Generally, to ensure that you get all the nutrients you need, try to aim for a diet rich in fruit, vegetables, quality protein, healthy fats, and low in processed, fried and sugary foods.🍉 Women have unique nutritional needs, as our bodies go through physical and hormonal changes (pregnancy, menstruation, menopause) that require that our diets evolve with our bodies’ needs. These changes place women at a higher risk of anemia, osteoporosis (porous bones), and as such would require a higher intake of nutrients such as iron, calcium, vitamin b9 (folic acid), vitamin D and magnesium. Here are some essential nutrients required in a woman’s diet: Calcium and vitamin D: Calcium and Vitamin D are important in bu...
Sometimes, I wonder about the cause of the pain I have to go through every month due to menstruation. Luckily for me, my menstrual cramps are mostly mild but I've had my share of severe menstrual cramps. Rather than the usual headache and stomach pain, it came with vomiting, stooling and dizziness. It was the worst experience ever. And then i had to ask, Is this normal?? __ Anonymous At some point, you might have had these questions on your mind hoping you'll find answers to them. As a woman, you need to understand the biological makeup of your body, the changes that come with it and ways to properly take care of yourself. This article will expose you to some of these changes, why you have them and its proper management. Menstruation 🩸 is basically the cyclic endometrial shedding of blood from the uterus and lasts 2-7 days. Menstrual cycles start from the 1st day of menstruation to the 1st day of the next one which is about 28 days averagely (regular cycles of ...