Is it healthy to eat grapes? Are there any dietary taboos you need to pay attention to during menstruation?

　　female On those days of the month, you always have to be careful in everything you do, even what you eat, you have to choose carefully. Because once you eat the wrong thing, it can easily cause or aggravate menstrual discomfort. So someone asked my aunt to come and eat Grape healthy ? What are the dietary taboos during menstruation? Next, I will introduce them one by one for your reference.

　　Is it healthy for my aunt to eat grapes?

　　You can eat grapes during your visit, and eating them in moderation is good for your health.

　　However, it should be noted that grapes should not be eaten excessively during menstruation. It is best to soak them in warm water before eating, so that girls with a cold constitution can also eat grapes during menstruation. Grapes are not only delicious, but also have high nutritional value. The sugar content in ripe berries is as high as 10% to 30%, mainly glucose, which can be directly absorbed by the human body. It also contains minerals calcium, potassium, phosphorus, iron, a variety of vitamins, and a variety of essential amino acids. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, grapes are neutral in nature, sweet and sour in taste, and non-toxic. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that grapes can “enrich the blood and strengthen the muscles and bones, strengthen the stomach and promote body fluids to eliminate polydipsia, replenish qi and promote water and facilitate urination, nourish the kidneys and liver, and improve the complexion.” The following are the benefits of eating grapes:

　　1. Resistance anemia。

　　Grapes also contain vitamin B12, which has an anti-pernicious anemia effect. Regular drinking of red wine is beneficial to the treatment of pernicious anemia.

　　2. Diuresis, swelling, and tocolysis.

　　According to Li Shizhen's records, grape roots, vines, leaves, etc. have good diuretic, swelling, and anti-fetal effects, and can treat pregnancy obstruction, vomiting, edema and other diseases.

　　3. Anti-toxic and sterilizing.

　　Grapes contain natural polymeric phenol, which can combine with proteins in viruses or bacteria to make them infective. disease Ability, regular consumption of grapes has a good killing effect on poliovirus and some other viruses, causing the body to produce antibodies.

　　4. Beauty and beauty.

　　Grape seeds contain unique proanthocyanidins, which have strong anti-acidification and antioxidant properties. They can remove free radicals before they damage cells, thereby tightening the skin and delaying aging. Eating grapes regularly can make your skin rosy and your hair black and shiny.

　　Diet taboos during menstruation

　　1. Drinks that should not be consumed during menstruation.

　　(1) Cold drinks: People with cold menstrual disease should avoid drinking them.

　　(2), including coffee Drinks that cause breast cancer distended pain , causing anxiety, irritability and emotional instability, and at the same time, it consumes the vitamin B stored in the body and damages the metabolism of carbohydrates.

　　(3) Alcohol: Alcohol will consume vitamin B and minerals in the body. Excessive alcohol consumption will destroy the metabolism of carbohydrates and produce excessive estrogen, stimulate blood vessels to dilate, and cause early menstruation and heavy menstruation.

　　(4) Soda drinks: Many women who like to drink carbonated drinks will experience fatigue and lack of energy during menstruation, which is a sign of iron deficiency. Because soda and other drinks mostly contain phosphates, they chemically react with the iron in the body, making it difficult to absorb iron. In addition, drinking too much soda will reduce the digestive capacity and bactericidal effect of gastric acid due to the neutralization of sodium bicarbonate and gastric juice in the soda, and affect appetite.

　　(5) Green tea: Menstrual blood contains relatively high hemoglobin, plasma protein and hemoglobin, so women will lose a lot of iron after menstruation and should supplement with more iron. Tea contains more than 30% tannic acid, which easily combines with iron ions in the intestines and causes precipitation, hindering the absorption of iron ions by the intestinal mucosa. ； It can cause breast swelling and pain, cause anxiety, irritability and emotional instability. At the same time, it will also consume the vitamin B stored in the body and destroy the metabolism of carbohydrates.

　　2. Foods that cannot be eaten during menstruation.

　　(1) Watermelon: Women during menstruation should fast.

　　(2) Pears: Avoid eating too many raw pears during menstruation.

　　(3) Field snail: It is very cool in nature and can clear away heat. Avoid eating cold food such as snails during menstruation.

　　(4) Bamboo shoots: Bamboo shoots are cold in nature and contain more crude fiber and insoluble calcium oxalate. Women should avoid eating them during menstruation.

　　(5) Crab: It is very cool in nature and can clear away heat, cool blood and disperse blood stasis. Women should not eat raw or cold food during menstruation, especially those suffering from cold nature. Dysmenorrhea People who are pregnant should avoid eating it.

　　(6) Persimmons: Persimmons contain tannic acid, which easily combines with iron and hinders the body's absorption of iron in food. Because women lose a lot of blood during menstruation and need to supplement iron, it is not suitable to eat persimmons.

　　(7) Chocolate: Chocolate can make you lose control of your emotions. Chocolate can cause more unstable moods and sugar cravings. In addition to making you gain weight, it can also increase your need for vitamin B. At the same time, sugar consumes B vitamins and minerals in the body, making people more likely to eat sugary foods. Eating high-sugar sweets will not only fail to improve the symptoms of menstrual discomfort, but may also affect the balance of hormones in the body due to unstable blood sugar, aggravating the uncomfortable feeling.

　　(8) Zanthoxylum bungeanum, cloves, and pepper: During menstruation, you should eat light, bland, and nutritious foods. It is not advisable to eat spicy foods that are highly irritating to avoid stimulating blood vessel dilation and causing early menstruation and heavy menstruation. Foods such as Sichuan peppercorns, cloves, and peppers are all seasonings. When cooking, adding some can make the dishes taste better. However, women during menstruation should not eat these spicy foods, otherwise they may easily lead to dysmenorrhea and excessive menstrual bleeding.