Perimenopause – Help with One’s Diet
One of the symptoms of perimenopause – weight gain – sometimes has the ability to trigger a woman’s irritability button. And why wouldn’t it? You’ve tried to take control of your diet for the longest time, but with this new transition, everything just went haywire – hormones, menstrual cycle, and now, weight gain.
It’s depressing to think that years and years of careful weight planning goes down the drain as soon as perimenopause symptoms set in. And unfortunately, weight gain is one of them, along with getting a bloated, heavy feeling.
Having a menu for your everyday needs is good, especially if you’re still young. Maintaining a healthy figure and well-being has most probably been a cinch for you as you try to control what you eat. But if you’re in perimenopause, your planning might not be able to work anymore. You need to form a new diet and make some changes based on what your body needs.
Let’s start off by listing down foods (and what you do to foods) that you should avoid:
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Avoid an all-meat diet, especially too much beef.
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Frying will absorb too much oil in the meat. So avoid frying meats and other foods if possible.
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Avoid products with caffeine content. Women with high blood pressure are advised to avoid this. Also, too much caffeine may lead to a calcium deficiency and may make your bones brittle as you age.
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Do not take too much sugar, as this blocks the body’s ability to absorb nutrients, especially B complex vitamins which make you feel nervous or tense for no reason at all.
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Avoid too much dairy products and cream-based sauces.
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Avoid having too much salt in your food, except for a dash or so while you’re still cooking it. Salt boosts the blood pressure and is also the culprit for making you feel bloated.
As for the foods you should eat, consider the following:
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Fish. Rich in iodine, but 6 ounces a day should be fine.
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Olive oil or corn oil.
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Vegetables – leafy greens and otherwise. Lettuce, peas, cucumbers and asparagus are just some of the veggies that are enriched with vitamin E and other essential nutrients.
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Fruits as antioxidants, such as apples, prunes, grapes, raisins, pears and peaches.
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Fiber such as whole grain breads, muesli, oatmeal, rice and wheat bran.
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Steamed/broiled/boiled/poached/baked/grilled meat for lesser fat-oil content.
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Garlic – This should be taken in moderation unless you want other people to avoid you due to a pungent dragon breath.
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Soy products (such as tofu, miso, tempeh, soy milk and soy flour) and flaxseed oil. Both products stimulate estrogen production.
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Honey.
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Lamb and liver (both rich in vitamin E).
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Chicken without the skin. (Unnecessary fat resides in chicken skin.)
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Nuts.
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Low-fat dairy products.
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Water – 6 to 8 glasses of water is recommended per day to help the digestive tract detoxify.)
Remember that all food must be eaten in moderation. Too much of one thing will eventually be bad for your body. Include exercise in your diet for it to work more effectively.
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