Okay so I’ve been doing 50% raw for the last two months. I mostly eat raw in the form of smoothies, specifically green smoothies that have one green vegetable, any other sweet veg that is lying around, some ground flaxseed, berries, apple and whatever other fruit is lying around. I eat a shake or two every day and also eat some fruit and some cooked vegan food. I also take calcium supplements because my mother has osteoporosis.
My last two periods have been pain free! For all my adult life (20 years of menstruation) I’ve had knock-me-out blinding pain every month until now!
It’s a revelation. I also get about an hour less sleep a day. That’s kind of cool too. Anyway, thought I would share.
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Wonderful!
I had horrible perimenopause symptoms for the last couple years. Since starting raw last summer, my hormones are now balanced and my menstruation has been back to normal, clot-free and pain-free! =D
I’m pretty new to raw & I noticed that the past 2 months my periods are much lighter ( pretty much clot free ) ..no cramps. it’s amazing. does anyone know how raw makes this happen? I’m curious.
thanks dain5000 for those links. I found them very helpful. ( i like to keep links like that on hand for my skeptical family )
Jenny: wow, I am so happy for you. I too suffered most of my life with horrible cramps ( they lessened after each of my pregnancies ..and slowly got worse again ( my kids are 10 years apart ).. It seemed like whenever I gave birth or had a D&C ( lost a baby) .. that my periods got better? probably from removal of excess ‘stuff’ in my uterus during delivery?
Right before I went raw I started having a lot of pain and my pain is gone as well.
Also right before going raw I found out I have PCOS but with Raw I’ve had a lot of success regarding my menstral cycle.
thanks meditating for the links!
i'm not 100& raw, but my eating habits have changed for the better (no precessed foods, white sugar,...) and I've experienced a drastic improvement concerning menstrual pain. My period is lighter and nearly painfree (NEVER been before) at 60% raw. I wonder if it's being raw, or something I eat now I haven't eaten before or even something I cut out...