If you one of the unlucky women who suffer extremely uncomfortable PMS aches and pains, the following foods may help you suffer a lot less each month when “Aunt Flow” comes to visit…While simple carbohydrates, like white breads and pastas, will cause an energy crash—carbohydrates of the complex variety actually soothe premenstrual hunger pangs, irritability, and fatigue.
This is because whole grains—like oats, quinoa, amaranth, barley, and buckwheat deliver a hearty does of serotonin, known as the “feel good” and “sedative” neurotransmitter.
Reach for a creamy cup of yogurt the next time you feel achy PMS symptoms rearing their ugly heads. Why? Dairy foods are high in calcium, which staves off mood swings, bloating, irritability, and even painful cramps. In fact, many women who suffer painful PMS symptoms are calcium-deficient.
If you regularly pop a can of tuna, sardines, or salmon, make sure you’re eating the little bones too. Not only is canned first a great source of calcium, the little bones give the meat a calcium-rich boost to replenish lagging hormones that can plummet and worsen PMS symptoms.
If you eat almonds to ward of PMS-related woes—like moodiness, bloating, and cramps—make sure to munch them with the skins intact. It turns out that the majority of the magnesium in almonds is retained in the skins.
Spinach, arugula, and kale…oh my! Leafy greens such as these are powerful sources of magnesium, which eases tension in the body—a great perk if you suffer from PMS-related headaches, muscles aches, and abdominal cramps!
Good old H20, not only do you ease painful bloating by flushing out excess sodium the body that causes inflammation; foods high in water content, like watermelon and cucumbers provide a healthy, nutritious, and detoxifying snack before and during menstruation.
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