Dietkundali.com gives a lasting tribute to all the ladies of the
world for their roles as mothers, wives, sisters, daughters and friends. You
alone gave birth to the entire human race. You have a special place in society
because nature entrusted this honorable task by giving them a suitable physical
structure and nurturing qualities such as love, compassion and sacrifice of
self for others.
In the first
place, woman is the center of the home and the family life. A home is a home
because of you. You tend your home, silently making self-affecting sacrifices
for the good of the home. You are a big dreamer. You are your husband's partner
in life and a sharer in all his joys and sorrows, partner as well as counselor.
The performance of his duties is as much his religion as hers, and therefore
you are also called as his other self. You help your partner achieving the
dream by supporting him at every juncture of life physically, mentally and
financially. It is because of you, your entire family stays in a good
health. But what about your health? Are you preserving good health
for your future?
According
to a study, due to illness, women work fewer days in a
year and as a result, lose almost 8-10 %more of their work days than men
who men lose only 5-6% percent. Therefore, has
a bigger effect on a woman's income than that of a
man. Women's health expenses have a tendency to increase
more compared to men. Back pain is now a day’s very common complain among
woman. A Woman is the superstructure of her family’s health, and if the
superstructure is weak, the family will be also experience poor
health. Healthy woman means healthy family.
Following
paragraph indicates some important nutrients which promote overall well being
especially for woman. Nevertheless all the nutrients are important, considering
your structural needs, following nutrients if made part of your balanced diet
would promote optimal health in every stages of your life right from childhood,
pregnancy to menopause.
Diet chart for girls in childhood -
The
day she comes in this world, the journey begins; the newly
born child is feed with precious mother’s milk. This milk protects the child,
gives immunity and provides essential nutrients for growth. However as the
child grows, she needs additional nutritional food to
cope body’s growing nutrient demand. The main nutrients
shall include protein, calcium and vitamin C. Woman are prone to bone loss
post menopause, so it is important to include calcium and phosphorus rich diet
or food supplement so that the calcium is well absorbed to make
strong bones. Of course, protein is
also required (containing all essential amino acids) to build
the bone structure. Vitamin C makes the immune system strong. So when your
girl child starts swallowing at age of 6-9 month make sure you include
protein, calcium, phosphorus and vitamin C rich food or drinks to build her
bones and immune system. When girl child grows to 4 yrs and above, it
is recommended to give your girl child a chewable iron supplement or iron rich
food.
Diet chart for girls in teen age -
This is
the age where menses begins, hormonal changes occurs. Iron loss is
predominant and hence food containing iron such as spinach other leafy
vegetables and fruits or supplement containing concentrated fruits and
vegetables shall be included along with protein, calcium and vitamin C.
Diet chart for girls in adult age -
Apart from
staying healthy, the new demand from this age group is glowing skin. Diet for glowing skin shall include food containing
vitamin E, Vitamin C and other carotenoids. The diet in teen age shall be
continued to promote optimal health. Abstain from cola, tea and coffee as they hinder
calcium absorption. Avoid junk food as they increase the risk of non communicable diseases and also make
skin look dull and oily.
Diet chart for woman in pregnancy and lactation -
Pregnancy is
the time where all the requirement of nutrient is increases considerably to
feed the fetus. Diet for pregnancy and lactation shall include proteins for
growth of fetus, iron, folic acid, calcium, vitamin C, ipriflavone, Omega 3 and
fiber.
The process of
dissolving bones after the age of 30-32 increases considerably than the process
of making bones. Woman should prepare for this inevitable bone loss well
in advance. For Indian woman, it is highly recommended to start supplementation
of iron and calcium separately from the age of menses.
Diet chart for woman after
menopause -
This is the age where menses stops, hormonal changes occurs. The risk
for heart diseases and osteoporosis increases among woman if estrogen level is
too low. The demand of calcium is increase due to hot flashes. Diet for woman
after menopause shall include Soy protein, black cohosh, calcium, Vitamin E,
Vitamin C, fiber, Vitamin A. Soy protein has is flavones which has
chemical structure very similar to estrogen which supports the heart health and
bone mass during menopause. This will thus promote bone health and overall
wellbeing during menopause.
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