Women who want to maintain and improve their health should include in their diet foods high in iron, with lecithin, fiber and iodine, as well as rich in vitamins C and E, according to RIA Novosti.
“There are peculiarities in the diet of women – they need a certain range of vitamins and minerals. It is necessary to eat foods rich in iron. They prevent the development of anemia and support the work of the cardiovascular system,” commented Margarita Makukha, a nutritionist at the SberZdorovie service … These include: lean beef, chicken and beef liver, cocoa, spirulina, shellfish, lentils, seaweed and sesame seeds.
For general health, women need polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are rich in fatty sea fish – they contribute to the normal synthesis of hormones, maintain healthy and youthful skin and hair. Products such as feijoa, seaweed, squid, shrimp, containing a sufficient amount of iodine, improve metabolic processes in the body and help with the prevention of cancer.
In addition, for the synthesis of female sex hormones, lecithin should be included in the diet – it can be found in eggs and some vegetable oils, for example, sunflower, soy or cottonseed.
Spinach, wheat germ, citrus fruits and buckwheat contain vitamin C, which is a powerful antioxidant, and vitamin E, which is especially required during pregnancy. In the diet of expectant mothers, folic acid must be present – it is found in the liver, spinach, walnuts, hazelnuts, fatty cottage cheese.