For women with frequent menstruation and excessive menstrual blood before menopause, which leads to anemia, pallor, shortness of breath, dizziness and general weakness, drug treatment is not as good as diet therapy.
Pay attention to the following points in diet:
(1) supplementary protein. It is best to use animal proteins with high physiological value, such as milk, eggs, animal offal and lean cattle, sheep and pork. Because these foods not only contain essential amino acids, but also contain vitamins A, b 1, b2, etc. Especially pig liver, which is rich in iron, vitamin A, b 12 and folic acid, is an important food for anemia. Stewed mushrooms with brown sugar can treat menorrhagia in women.
(2) Eat more fresh fruits and green leafy vegetables. Such as apples, pears, bananas, oranges, hawthorn, fresh dates, spinach, rape, Gan Lan, Taikoo cuisine, tomatoes and carrots. These foods are not only rich in iron and copper, but also contain folic acid, ascorbic acid and carotene, which has a good effect on the prevention and treatment of anemia. Vitamin C can also promote the absorption and utilization of iron.
(3) When the appetite is poor and it is not suitable to eat greasy food, brown sugar can be added to jujube longan to make jujube longan soup. Or make jujube bean porridge with red dates, red beans and glutinous rice, or cook porridge with red dates, lotus seeds and glutinous rice, all of which can receive the effects of invigorating spleen, benefiting qi and enriching blood.
Menopausal women with cerebral cortex and autonomic nervous dysfunction such as edema, elevated blood pressure, dizziness, palpitation and insomnia should pay attention to the following points in their diet:
(1) Take enough B vitamins. Coarse grains (millet, corn, cereals, etc.). ), mushrooms (mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms), animal liver, kidney, lean meat, milk, green leafy vegetables, fruits, etc. are rich in B vitamins. In particular, vitamin b 1 has a certain effect on the health of the nervous system, increasing appetite and helping digestion.
(2) Reduce the amount of salt. You can eat a low-salt diet, 3 grams to 5 grams a day, which is conducive to diuresis and detumescence and lowering blood pressure.
(3) Avoid irritating food, such as wine, cocoa, coffee, strong tea and various spicy condiments, such as onion, ginger, garlic, pepper, etc., to protect the nervous system.
(4) Eat some food that calms and lowers blood pressure if possible. Such as pig heart, celery leaves, jujube soup, red fruit products, jujube, mulberry and so on.
Some women gain weight after menopause, blood cholesterol rises, and arteriosclerosis occurs.
At this time, you should pay attention to the following points in your diet:
(1) weight control. Every meal should not be too full, the staple food should be properly restricted, and you can eat more coarse grains.
Do not eat fried greasy food, sugar, desserts and sugary snacks, and eat less fruit (high in sugar).
You can eat more green leafy vegetables to supplement vitamin C and vitamin pp, improve vascular permeability, increase the body's resistance, prevent the development of arteriosclerosis and reduce the formation of tumors.
(2) Restrict foods with high cholesterol, such as animal brain, roe, egg yolk, fat meat, animal internal organs, etc. And try to eat less or not. Protein food can be milk, lean meat, fish and shrimp, bean products, etc. It is best to eat more fish and bean products, because bean products are rich in protein and a variety of inorganic salts and fatty acids, which can change the structure of lipoproteins, increase the proportion of high-density lipoproteins, promote the metabolism of lipoproteins and prevent the formation of arteriosclerosis, so they should be the first choice for menopause.
(3) Vegetable oil should be used for cooking. Because most animal oils increase cholesterol. Vegetable oil can not only promote cholesterol metabolism, but also supply a variety of unsaturated fatty acids, such as linolenic acid, linolenic acid and arachidonic acid. Among vegetable oils, sunflower seed oil, soybean oil, sesame oil, corn oil and peanut oil are better.