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Nutrition for Premenstrual Syndrome Dietary Principles:
* Maintain a vegan diet of 75% complex carbohydrates, 15% protein, 10% fat.
* Maintain a high fiber diet.
Therapeutic Foods:
Citrus peels, garlic, onions, legumes, kelp, apples, sesame seeds, Brewer's yeast, alfalfa tablets, beets, carrots, artichokes, lemons, parsnips, dandelion greens, watercress, burdock root, radishes, mustard, dandelion, collard greens, kale, spinach, chard, nuts, salmon, herring, mackerel, sardines, walnuts, flaxseed oil, evening primrose oil, black currant oil, ginger, green onions, fennel, spinach, walnuts, hawthorn berries, and cinnamon
Fresh Juices: (Try each one until you find a juice that benefits you.)
Carrot and spinach Carrot, beet, and cucumber Lemon juice in warm water
Foods to Avoid:
Meat, spicy, fried, fatty, salty, processed, and refined foods; chocolate, cold and raw foods in excess, fruit in excess, shellfish, dairy and animal products, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts, kale, sweet potatoes, turnips, apples, cherries, olives, plums, carrots, yams; foods from the nightshade family: eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, potatoes; sugar and sweets, coffee, teas and colas containing caffeine, tobacco, and alcohol
Specific Supplements:
Vitamin B6 - 100 mg. 3 x day
Vitamin A - 25,000 I.U. a day
Vitamin E - 300 I.U. a day
Magnesium - 800 mg. a day
Essential fatty acids: Evening primrose oil - 500 mg. 3 x day OR flaxseed oil - 1 Tbsp. 2 x day.
Lipotrophic factors: Cysteine, methionine, choline, and inositol (You can buy all of these in one pill.)
Tyrosine - 500 mg. 2 x day
Zinc - 25 mg. a day
Calcium - 1 gram a day
Digestive enzymes - Papaya enzymes - Take as directed.
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