9+ Foods To Help Relieve Menstrual Cramps And Pains


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4. Foods that are rich in Vitamin D

Vitamin is occasionally referred to as the vitamin from the sun. This vitamin can prove very useful to menstruating women. Here is why — during menstruation, the uterus of women contracts to expel its lining. This process is a process that is triggered by hormone-like substances called prostaglandins.

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These substances are associated with both pain and inflammation. At higher levels, these substances are linked to more severe menstrual cramps. Vitamin D, as well as helping to decrease the production of prostaglandins, also helps decrease the production of cytokines, which promote inflammation in your body.

Foods that are rich in Vitamin D include liver, cheese and egg yolks.

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Ahmed Ogundimu
Ahmed is a Food Scientist/Technologist first of all. A Web Developer, Seasoned Blogger, Astute Marketer, Food Enthusiast and Manchester United Lover. I read anything and everything available so I know so many useful and useless things.

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