A doctor with 23 years of experience explains whether there is logic in fluctuations in tastes and whether it is possible to correct your condition with the help of food
In nature, everything is justified, even if we cannot realize it. I will explain.
⁃ The beginning of the female cycle: from the 1st to the 14th (plus or minus 2-4 days) day - the follicular phase. I will not describe all the physiological details, but take my word for it: during this period we are very positive, full of hope and strength.
Can increase the intensity in the gym, it will only benefit.
During this period, we usually want meat, liver, dairy products, fish, sesame, nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts), herbs. Thus, the body requires compensation for iron, folic acid, calcium, etc. lost in blood.
⁃ Mid-cycle. These are the best 3-4 days, when the whole world appears in bright colors, and men seem to us to be beautiful princes. We look the best, smell good and are as ready to conceive as possible.
We like physical activity, and you can not limit yourself (just do not lift weights).
During this period, we have no particular taste preferences, but we would like help the liver cope with the increased levels of estrogen and without harm to transfer them into the category of harmless metabolic products. And here come to the fore all types of cabbage, especially broccoli.
Let me remind you that with the help of it we can be provided with very useful sulforaphane (link to article at the end of the material), which protects against estrogen-dependent oncological troubles, and there are many of them, unfortunately.
Cabbage does not reduce estrogen levels (we actually need them), but prevents the formation of dangerous metabolic products.
I also want to remind about the exceptional usefulness of sauerkraut (link to the article at the end of the material).
- End of cycle, from 16 (plus or minus) to 28 days (if we take the usual 28-day cycle). The hormone progestosterone dominates, the lack of which is responsible for a bad mood, swelling, a swollen stomach, pimples on the skin.
To improve the situation, you need foods with unsaturated and saturated fats: nuts, salmon and other fatty fish, cod liver, avocados, cheeses, eggs.
During this period, as a rule, you want something sweet - this is due to a change in the balance of dopamine and serotonin. It is impossible to resist this, therefore it is easier eat a small piece of chocolate.
Progesterone also regulates bowel motility. If things are not going well for you, drink warm water, consume vegetable fiber (just chew it properly). TI also recommend some pumpkin seeds as a source of zinc and help with motor skills.
And, of course, the most noticeable thing that happens to us in this part of the cycle is mood swings.
In addition to bananas and chocolate, the following foods tend to soften them, usually containing B vitamins and magnesium.
- cereals (primarily buckwheat),
- legumes,
- spinach,
- seafood.
And, of course, in any part of the cycle a woman does not need to skimp on protein, both vegetable and animal. This way we will stay healthy and wanted longer.
Your Doctor Pavlova
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