Nutrition with menopause

Useful foods for menopause

• products containing calcium (skim milk, kefir, cottage cheese, yogurt, non-fatty cheese, eggs (no more than one per week), yeast, almonds, natural butter or milk ice cream, brown seaweed, soybeans, mustard grains);
• foods with a high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (vegetable oil, nuts), which lower triglyceride and cholesterol in the blood;
• foods with a high content of monounsaturated fatty acids and mega-3 fatty acids (mackerel, canned sardines, salmon, mackerel or trout, walnuts), normalize the level of fats in the blood;
• flour, cereals (dark cereals – barley, oatmeal, barley porridge) and steamed pasta;
• bran (a product with a high content of vitamin B and fiber) should be added to salads, soups, cutlets;
• spicy condiments and herbs (to replace salt);
• foods with vitamins and microelements (especially brightly colored vegetables, berries and fruits, herbs, carrots, peppers, cherries, currants, white and red cabbage, red grapefruit);
• foods with a high boron content (raisins, asparagus, peaches, figs, strawberries and prunes);
• linseed or oil that contains lignins that can help reduce hot flashes and vaginal dryness;
• foods with a high content of magnesium (cashews, lettuce, kelp), which have a sedative effect, relieve anxiety, irritability, fight insomnia and mood swings;
• foods with vitamin E (brown rice, avocado, green peas, beans, potatoes), reduce breast swelling and protect the heart;
• onions, garlic increase immunity, lower blood pressure and blood sugar;
• small amounts of sweets (marshmallow, marmalade, marshmallow, natural homemade sweets);
• foods with a high content of potassium salt (bananas, dried apricots, tangerines, oranges, rose hips, brown flour bread, shellfish), strengthen the heart muscle and the nervous system;
• foods that strengthen the immune system, slow down aging, promote wound healing (parsley, black currant, kiwi);
• foods that regulate metabolism and improve mood (grapes, brown rice, bread made from yeast dough, seaweed or brown flour, wheat groats);
• foods that protect the lens from toxins (shrimp, crayfish, crabs, apricot, melon).

Food should be cooked in an oven, steamed, in a microwave oven, or in a special dish without fat and oil.

Folk remedies for menopause

• tincture of oregano (insist two tablespoons of herbs in a thermos, take three times a day 30 minutes before meals), soothes with neurological disorders;
• infusion of sage (pour one or two tablespoons of herbs with two glasses of boiling water, take during the day), normalizes the functioning of the gonads, reduces sweating;
• infusion of valerian officinalis (a teaspoon of crushed valerian root in a glass of boiling water, leave for two hours, take twice a day), reduces the level of blood flow to the head;
• beet juice (take, gradually increasing the dose, you can initially dilute with boiled water);
• collection of herbs: sage, dill seeds, valerian officinalis, peppermint, chamomile, corn silk, sandy immortelle, rosehip (pour two tablespoons in an enamel bowl with a glass of boiling water, cover and leave for twenty minutes, then take one glass twice a day ) relieves sweating and hot flashes.

Dangerous and harmful foods with menopause

You should exclude foods such as: salt, fast food, fatty and spicy foods, very hot foods, alcohol.

Also, you should limit the use of butter (1 teaspoon per day), sausages, sausages, bacon, sausages, offal, coffee, sweets with artificial fillers.

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