Period about to begin?
Now’s the time to veg out.
About 90% of adolescent females experience a common phenomenon, according toThe North American Menopause Society.
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While you might be guessing an infatuation with Harry Styles, we’re actually talking about menstrual pain.
Serah Sannoh, a medical student atTemple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicinein Philadelphia, was among them.
Diets high in omega-6 fatty acids, conversely, usually promote inflammation.
Prostaglandins tend to overdo it during inflammatory conditions.
Exercise, sleep and stress reduction are also all important pieces of the pain-reduction pie, she adds.
As for Sannoh herself, she utilized her findings IRL.
By reducing her intake of red meat, sugar and coffee, she noticed less severe menstrual cramps.
Research links ananti-inflammatory meal planwith lower risk forheart disease,punch in 2 diabetes,Alzheimer’s diseaseand more.
(BTW, another recent study found thateating enough vitamin D may also help reduce chronic inflammation.)
