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Hey Girls, Do you also feel pain during Periods?…..Every female feels lots of pain, mood swings and cravings too during menstruation, It’s normal thing sometimes for some people but there’s lots of things to do for reduce that all things. Like Yoga and Healthy foods.
Here we are going to talk about things to do during menstruation…
Yoga – A period friendly exercise :-
Period pain is not normal and easy for every women. So there’s lot of things to do for reduce that and Yoga is one of them. Here some poses of Yoga you should try.
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Supta Baddha Konasanana (Supported Cobblers Pose) :-
Benefits of this Yoga🧘♂️
- Improve circulation.
- Opens the hips and groin.
- Promotes Mind-Body Connection.
- Stretches the lower back.
- Support reproductive health.
- Relieves stress and Anxiety.
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Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (Supported Bridge Pose) :-
Benefits of this🧘♂️
- Calm the nervous system.
- Improve digestion.
- Opens the chest and sholder.
- Reduce stress.
- Strength the spin.
- Relieves lower back pain.
- Strengthens Glutes and legs.
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Paschimottanasana (Western Stretch/Forward Fold) :-
Benefits of this🧘♂️
- Stretches the spine.
- Improve digestion.
- Calm the mind.
- Strengthens the Pelvic area.
- Enhances Flexibility.
- Improves blood circulation.
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Viparita Karanai (Legs-Up-The-Wall) :-
Benefits of this🧘♂️
- Lower anxiety & stress.
- Relaxation.
- Reduce leg swelling.
- Improve blood circulation.
- Feel relax from tired legs
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Head to Knee :-
Benefits of this Yoga🧘♂️
- Reduce menstrual discomfort.
- Improve posture.
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Healthy Foods during menstruation :-
Prefer Drinks & Food :-
1. Water :-
Drink lot of water is important even in regular life but in specially during periods its very good. It helps to stay hydrated and during periods be a hydrated is helps you to reduce dehydration headaches. Drink lots of water helps you to stop of bloating.
2. Fruit :-
Eat that fruit which is full of water rich like watermelon and cucumber, this also helps you to stay hydrated. And you feels sweet cravings than you eat sweet fruits like grapes, strawberry, orange, mango and many more, they helps you to reduce your sweet cravings.
3. Vegetables :-
In vegetables always prefer a green leaf vegetables like spinach and kale. It very helpful when your menstrual flow is heavy. That vegetables also rich in magnesium.
4. Dark chocolate :-
Dark chocolate is have iron and magnesium, also a tasty and lovable snack.
5. Nuts :-
Some nuts are have omega-3 acids, which is full of protein, also contain some vitamins and magnesium.
If you don’t like the test of nuts than try nuts based products like butter, milk and some nuts cookies.
Avoid this food :-
1. Spicy food :-
Eating spicy food might be it’s become a reason of stomach pain. If you feel that your stomach feels struggling with spicy food than ignore that.
Spicy food is good for avoiding during these days.
2. Sugar :-
Having a sugar is okay but Eating too much sugar is not good, this can make your mood worst.
3. Salt :-
Much salty foods might be become a reason of bloating. Salty foods contain lot of sodium. so do avoid salty food.
4. Coffee :-
You might be struggling with headaches after having coffee. Also cause digestive issues.
5. Alcohol :-
Alcohol can be a negative effects on your body, which can exacerbate the symptoms of menstruation.
Alcohol can dehydrated you, which is a reason of headache, bloating, digestive issues, vomiting and nausea.
Some taboos and superstitions related to menstruation :-
At the age of 12 every girl feel shame when she have her first period. And struggled with many misconception like do not touch pickle, touching pickle might me ruin that, washing hair during periods causes swelling on your uterus, and many more, even not allow the girl for using sanitary pad.
Aditi Gupta has dispelled all these misconceptions and she is a menstrual educator and also a social entrepreneur. She is a founder of menstrupedia comic book, which helps people to get knowledge about menstrual cycle. Must know about her, and her experience.
Keep Know more about her on Aditi Gupta.