No more pain during periods -- Eat carrots

Find out how and why carrots can help deal with discomfort and pain during periods.

For any woman, that time of the month seems really uncomfortable. Menstrual cramps, heavy or irregular bleeding, back pain everything makes life go up-side-down. However, there are a number of things that you can do to ease the discomfort and preserve your sanity. Here are 10 foods that you can eat during your periods to make life better.

Drinking carrot juice during menstruation is one of the easiest ways to deal with problems during menstruation. Eating raw carrots or drinking carrot juice can help regularise blood flow, provide relief from pain and make you feel less fatigued during those days. Here is how drumstick leaves can help you deal with menstrual pain.

Here is why eating carrots can do wonders during your periods:

It is rich in iron: During menstruation you lose a lot of blood along with the internal lining of the uterus that sheds during every cycle. Loading up on iron can help you deal with the blood loss and supplement the body with iron resources. This is one of the many reasons why carrot is thought to be good for regularising irregular periods as well. Here are 10 menstrual hygiene that every woman should follow.

It is rich in beta carotene: Eating foods rich in beta carotene during menstruation is good because beta carotene converts into Vitamin A which helps to minimize the blood flow and control heavy bleeding.

It helps to deal with pain: Since carrots can help to regularise both heavy bleeding and also irregular periods, it helps the cramps to become less severe during those days. Here are 10 ways to deal with menstrual pain naturally.

How to have it:

• Chew raw carrot sticks when your pain becomes unbearable.
• Make carrot juice with fresh carrots, wash, peel, dice and put them in the juicer. Have the drink twice a day to get relief from menstrual problems.
• Add carrot to your salads or curries even if your cycle is normal during those days to boost reproductive health and beat PMS fatigue.

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