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Nutrition for Dysmenorrhea (Painful Period) Dietary Principles:
* Recommended caloric percentages: 75% complex carbohydrates, 15% protein, 10% fat
* Maintain a high fiber diet.
Therapeutic Foods:
Eat a lot of green leafy vegetables, nuts, salmon, herring, mackerel, sardines, walnuts, seed oils, flaxseed oil, evening primrose oil, black currant oil, bland foods, blackberries, beets, blueberries, parsley, and raspberries.
Fresh Juices: (Try each one until you find a juice that benefits you.)
Carrot juice Carrot and spinach juice Carrot, beet, and cucumber
Foods and Beverages to Avoid:
Coffee, colas or teas containing caffeine, any food that causes an intolerance
Specific Supplements:
Essential fatty acids - 2 Tbsp. a day
Magnesium - 500-800 mg. 1 x day
Vitamin B6 - 100 mg. 3 x day
Calcium 1000-1500 mg. 1 x day. Take this with a teaspoon of vinegar in 8 oz. of water.
Vitamin E - 1200 I.U. a day (Begin with 200 I.U. a day.)
Vitamin B3 - 100 mg. 2 x day NOTE: THIS WILL CAUSE FLUSHING, SO SLOWLY BUILD UP YOUR INTAKE EACH DAY.
Bromelain: Crush a tab into a little KY jelly, then insert into the vagina.
Magnesium: Always take this mineral with calcium, in a ratio of 2 calcium: 1 magnesium.
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