In Today’s Diet & Nutrition Magazine, May 2010, I read a great article about premenstrual syndrome (PMS) that made a convincing argument for eating real foods. Just to be clear---when I write real foods I’m referring to foods that do not come with a label and have not been processed in any way. They are not frozen, canned, packaged, prepared or pre-cooked. They don’t have a label because nothing has been added to the food.
The article stated that many women feel relief from the symptoms of PMS by eating a more nutritious diet. This just makes sense. Remember, your body is a factory that takes raw material (food) and processes it to make more of you. During your menstrual cycle, your hormones are fluctuating so your system is naturally out of balance. If you then ingest the artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives that are commonly added to processed and manufactured foods your factory has more chemicals to process.
Give your body a break and eat real foods all of the time. Eliminate the need for your body to have to deal with artificial chemicals. This will keep your body in balance as much as possible. Then when your hormones naturally fluctuate, your body will be free to just deal with that.
Cooking is easier than you think and you and your family are worth the time and effort it takes.
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