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**Title:** 5 Common Mistakes Women Make During Their Periods
**Mistakes to Avoid:**
1. **Wrong Diet**: Eating cold, drying foods (e.g., ice-cold water, salads, unsoaked nuts). **Instead:** Consume warming, fresh home-cooked foods (e.g., sesame seeds, dried coconut, jaggery sweets, green vegetables).
2. **Head Bath During Periods**: Can hinder blood flow and worsen symptoms. **Instead:** Use lukewarm water and avoid head baths.
3. **Over Exertion**: High-intensity workouts can exacerbate symptoms. **Instead:** Opt for light exercises (e.g., pranayama, walking, light cardio).
4. **Sexual Intercourse During First 3 Days**: Can create imbalances and increase infection risks. **Instead:** Avoid intercourse during this time.
5. **Using Commercial Sanitary Pads/Tampons**: Contain harmful chemicals (e.g., dioxin). **Instead:** Switch to biodegradable pads, cloth pads, or menstrual cups.
**Additional Tips:**
* Eat magnesium and iron-rich foods to alleviate symptoms
* Use Epsom salt in bathing water for relaxation
* Change sanitary pads every 4-8 hours to prevent infections
Here are the key facts extracted from the text, numbered and in short sentences, excluding opinions:
**Health and Menstruation**
1. A woman's body prepares for pregnancy every month, and when it doesn't happen, the preparation is shed in the form of a monthly period.
2. During menstruation, a woman's body is highly sensitive.
3. Magnesium deficiency is linked to severe PMS symptoms (according to a 2015 study).
4. Regular consumption of diuretic beverages (e.g., alcohol, soft drinks) is a leading cause of magnesium deficiency.
5. The body loses blood during menstruation, increasing the need for iron.
**Diet and Menstruation**
6. Eating warming foods during menstruation can help with blood flow (e.g., sesame seeds, dried coconut, jaggery sweets).
7. Consuming cold or drying foods/drinks during menstruation can worsen symptoms (e.g., ice-cold water, salads post-sunset, black coffee, green tea, unsoaked nuts).
8. Deep-fried and heavy foods are best avoided during menstruation due to naturally low digestion.
9. Green leafy vegetables are rich in magnesium and iron, beneficial during menstruation.
10. Turmeric and ginger have been proven to reduce PMS symptoms.
**Hygiene and Menstruation**
11. Using commercial sanitary pads can increase the risk of hormone imbalance due to emitted volatile organic compounds.
12. Dioxin in commercial sanitary pads is a carcinogen.
13. Harmful substances from sanitary pads are absorbed 18-20 times more through the vaginal opening than orally.
14. There is no regulatory body overseeing the ingredients in commercial sanitary pads.
15. Wearing a sanitary pad for too long (more than 4-8 hours) can lead to infections.
**Intimacy and Menstruation**
16. According to Ayurveda, sexual intercourse during the first 3 days of menstruation can create an imbalance in a woman's body.
17. Sex during menstruation without barrier methods increases the risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) like hepatitis.
18. Experts suggest that sexual intercourse during menstruation may be a risk factor for developing endometriosis.
**Miscellaneous**
19. Light exercise during menstruation (e.g., pranayama, walking) can minimize symptoms.
20. Overexertion during menstruation can lead to severe problems like PCOD in the long run.
21. Adding Epsom salt to bath water can help relax uterine muscles and promote sleep.