PMS, short for Pre-Menstrual Syndrome is a very common problem faced by almost every woman during their menstruating years.
They experience symptoms like mood swings, headaches, body pain, tender breasts, craving of different foods, irritability, cramps, tiredness and fatigue, depression and other such symptoms that last for a few days and show up a week or so before the period.
While these symptoms are totally normal, they are the most annoying thing every woman detests! So how do you get rid of these symptoms the natural way then?
Well, there are many types of food you can consume or include in your diet to help banish all these PMS symptoms! Check them out below.
Here are 8 foods you need to include in your diet to banish PMS symptoms:
1. Eggs
Eggs are rich in protein and they can help fight the symptoms of PMS as they contain vitamin B6, vitamin D and vitamin E. These vitamins can help push the brain chemicals towards reducing the symptoms got by a woman before her period.
2. Ginger Tea
Adding ginger in the form of ginger tea or ginger juice, into your diet can help relieve the symptoms of PMS as ginger contains anti-inflammatory properties that an reduce period cramps and can also flush out harmful toxins from the body and reduce the effects of bloating and gas.
Add 1 inch ginger along with 1/2 teaspoon of carom seeds to 2 cups of water and bring it to a boil. After 5 mins, strain the ginger and have this warm ginger tea to soothe cramps and bloating.
3. Fish
Eating fish like mackerel, salmon, herring, trout, sardines, cod etc can help reduce the symptoms of PMS. They are rich in omega-3 fatty acids and are rich sources of vitamin B6, which can thus help reduce breast tenderness, fatigue and irritability.
4. Dark Chocolate
Yes, you might be shocked to see chocolate in this list. Well, not any chocolate, but dark chocolate. It is rich in fibre and can help reduce bloating and can also help reduce the pain from period cramping.
Just add it to your morning smoothie or just add it to cup of water and drink it for a natural PMS relief.
5. Bananas
Adding bananas into your diet can help reduce the symptoms of PMS considerably. They are rich in potassium and also vitamin B6 that can help reducing bloating and can stop the body from retaining too much water. When there is sufficient potassium in the body, period cramps will reduce.
6. Green Leafy Vegetables
Green leafy vegetables like spinach, kale and other such greens are rich in iron and magnesium and can boost these levels in the body especially during PMS and while on one’s period. During one’s period, these levels naturally drop in the body and green leafy vegetable can help them rise. Thus, with these levels spiked, tiredness, fatigue and body pain will reduce.
7. Yogurt
Adding yogurt into your diet during PMS is very good because it is nutritional to the body while it also is rich in calcium and can help reduce body pain and fatigue. It also reduces the risk of developing bad PMS symptoms.
8. Seeds and Nuts
Consuming seeds like pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, flax seeds, sunflowers seeds etc and nuts like peanuts, almonds, walnuts etc are good sources of magnesium foods to add to your diet to help reduce the symptoms of PMS. These nuts and seeds contain high levels of vitamin B6 and help regulate the neurotransmitter serotonin, in the brain, making one feel good and reduces mood swings.