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 Nutrition
for Women’s Health
Your health is like a tree with symptoms attached to
different branches, such as lack of energy, mood swings,
headaches, weight gain, period problems, bloating, skin
problems etc. and, theoretically, all the different problems
could be treated separately as they are in conventional
medicine. You could be given painkillers to treat the headaches,
the Pill to regulate the cycles, antibiotics for your acne
and so on. But this is only treating the symptoms, it is
not treating the underlying cause of the problem. As soon
as you stop any of the medication, the problem you took
the drug for will come back.
Beneath this tree are the roots which feed and nourish
the plant. The nourishment the tree gets determines how
well the leaves on the branches grow and it blossoms. If
you change the underlying cause many symptoms drop away
without even being dealt with specifically. And once the
tree is healthy it only needs maintenance to keep it that
way. Food supplements are a good way to help maintain the
general health of your body. You may ask why do I need
these, don’t I get everything from my diet? Unfortunately,
the answer nowadays is no.
What You Should
Eat
Good nutrition is the foundation of your health and you
are what you eat, so it is important that your food contains
the right ingredients to keep you balanced and also to
work on prevention.
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to Stay Healthy
You should:
- Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables
- Eat complex carbohydrates - wholegrains
like brown rice, oats, wholemeal bread
- Buy organic foods where possible
- Eat phytoestrogens, found in beans
such as lentils, chickpeas and soya products
- Eat oily foods including fish, nuts,
seeds and oils
- Drink plenty of fluids especially spring
or filtered water
- Increase your intake of fibre
- Avoid additives, preservatives and
chemicals like artificial sweeteners
- Reduce your intake of caffeine
- Reduce alcohol
- Reduce your intake of saturated fat
from dairy products, etc.
- Avoid sugar on its own or hidden in
foods
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The well-balanced diet unfortunately is a myth.
You simply do not get all the nutrients you need
from your food. This was confirmed from a National
Food Survey conducted in 1995 and found that
the average person in Britain is grossly deficient
in 6 out of the 8 vitamins and minerals surveyed.
Less than 1 in 10 people receive the RDA (Recommended
Daily Allowance) for zinc, which is the most
important mineral for female hormone problems.
You need to supplement your diet because with
all the good intentions in the world, it is hard
nowadays to get all the nutrients needed just
from the food you eat. For instance, our intake
of selenium, 34mcg per day is now only half the
amount it was in our daily diet 25 years ago.
This amount is half the minimum 75mcg a day recommended
for men and 60mcg recommended for women.
You can also be deficient in certain nutrients
if you have been dieting for a number of years,
either restricting your food intake or trying
different diet drinks and/or pills, you could
well be deficient in a number of vitamins and
minerals.
For more information click General
Health.
Whatever your condition, whether you have specific
symptoms now or you are just wanting to maintain
and protect your health,following the above advice
will help your health to improve and help you
to live a healthy symptom-free life.
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