How about drinking soybean milk during menstruation

During menstruation, people can usually drink soybean milk, which helps to supplement high-quality protein and regulate hormone levels.

1. Supplementary nutrition

soybean milk is rich in vegetable protein, phospholipid, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, calcium, iron and other minerals. Women will consume a lot of nutrients due to the loss of blood during menstruation. Drinking soybean milk in an appropriate amount can provide necessary energy and nutritional support for the body, help alleviate fatigue and weakness caused by blood loss, and maintain normal metabolic function of the body.

2. Regulating Hormones

Soybeans contain soy isoflavones, which are plant estrogens with a structure similar to estrogen in the human body. During menstruation, the estrogen level in women's body will fluctuate. Proper intake of soybean isoflavones in soybean milk will help regulate the estrogen level in the body in a two-way way, and will have a certain auxiliary role in alleviating menstrual discomfort caused by hormone fluctuations, but will not lead to hormone disorder.

3. Improving Emotions

During menstruation, some women may experience psychological fluctuations such as irritability, anxiety, or low mood due to hormonal changes. Tryptophan, which is rich in soybean milk, is an important raw material for the synthesis of serotonin, and serotonin is called "happiness hormone", which can help stabilize emotions, reduce tension and anxiety in premenstrual period, keep women relatively calm during menstruation, and reduce the probability of emotional eating.

4. Alleviation of edema

Some women may have mild edema before or during menstruation, which is related to water and sodium retention in the body. Soybean milk contains more potassium, which helps to promote the excretion of excess sodium ions in the body, thus helping to regulate the balance of water and electrolyte in the body, reduce the edema of the face or limbs, and make the body feel lighter and more comfortable. However, it is important not to drink too much to avoid increasing the burden on the kidneys.

5. Warm stomach and intestines

Chinese medicine believes that soybean milk is mild and sweet, and has the effect of tonifying deficiency and moistening dryness. Heat soybean milk and drink it. Warm liquid enters the gastrointestinal tract, which can promote local blood circulation and relieve abdominal pain or swelling caused by pelvic congestion or coldness during menstruation. For women with cold physique or who are prone to cold hands and feet at ordinary times, hot soybean milk can warm the uterus and drive away cold, but iced soybean milk should be avoided.

During menstruation, the diet should be warm, digestible and nutritionally balanced. In addition to drinking a moderate amount of soybean milk, you can also eat more iron rich lean meat, animal liver, spinach and other foods to prevent anemia. At the same time, you should pay attention to keeping your abdomen warm, avoid eating raw, cold, spicy and stimulating food, and maintain adequate sleep and moderate exercise. In case of severe dysmenorrhea or abnormal menstruation, you should seek medical attention in time, and recuperate and treat under the guidance of professional doctors.