Diet Cure: Dietary Treatment for Menstrual Disorders

The various disorders relating to menstrual flow are indicative of the low level of a woman’s health and a toxic condition of her sex organism, which has been brought about by the wrong living habits, especially wrong food habits. These disorders are made more deep seated and chronic by the modern medical efforts to deal with them through the suppressive agency of surgery and drugs. The disorders being systemic in origin, can be tackled only by treating the system as a whole so as to remove the toxocity from the body and build up the general health-level of the sufferer.

To undertake such a scheme of all-round health- building treatment, the sufferer from menstrual disorders should begin with an all-fruit diet for about five days. In this regimen, the patient should have three meals a day of fresh,juicy fruits,such as apples,pears, grapes , grapefruits, oranges, pineapples, peaches and melons.

No other foodstuff should be taken, otherwise the value of the whole treatment will be lost. However, if there is much weight loss on the all-fruit diet, those already underweight may add a glass of milk to each fruit meal. During this period the bowels should be cleansed daily with a warm water enema.

After the all-fruit diet, the sufferer should adopt a well-balanced diet consisting of three basic food groups, namely, seeds, nuts and grains, vegetables and fruits as outlined in Chapter 1 on Diet in Health and Disease.

Further short periods on the all-fruit diet for two or three consecutive days can be undertaken at monthly intervals, according to the needs of the case. The morning dry friction and cold hip baths should form a regular feature of the treatment. All cold baths should, however, be suspended during the menstrual period.

The diet factor is of the utmost importance. Fruits and salads, nature’s body-cleansing and health-restoring foods, must form the bulk of the future diet along with whole grains, nuts and seeds, especially in sprouted form. The diet should contain an adequate, but not excessive, amount of high quality protein, preferably from raw, unpasturised milk, sour milk and home-made cottage cheese.

The emphasis should also be on iron-rich foods such as apricots, milk, eggs and nuts. Raw juices such as spinach juice, red beet juice and grape juice are also beneficial in the treatment of menstrual disorders. Vitamin B12 has been found helpful in restoring normal menstrual cycle and the patient should take upto 50 mg. of this vitamin daily.

The patient should take frequent small meals instead of few large ones to prevent low blood sugar, which is common during menstruation. The foods which should be avoided in future are white flour products, sugar, confectionery, rich cakes, pastries, sweets, refined cereals, flesh foods, rich, heavy or greasy foods, tinned or preserved foods, strong tea, coffee, pickles, condiments and sauces. Smoking, if habitual , should be given up completely as it aggravates menstrual disorders.

The utmost care of the body, combined with scrupulous cleanliness, is essential to the success of the treatment. Fresh air, outdoor exercise and deep breathing are also

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