Re:Digest 687(raw foods & menstrual cycles)(sheryl)

[Guest guest]

rawfood , " Sheryl \(Hotmail\) " <shlentine@h...>

wrote:

 

>She also said that approximately 30% of women on a totally Raw Diet

>will not menstruate at all, and that this is totally healthy. I

>don't understand how that can be healthy. It seems to me that our

>bodies are intended to have monthly cycles, and to be fertile. That

>is what " normal healthy " women do. If anyone has an explanation,

>I'd love to hear. Sheryl

 

 

Hi Sheryl, although it is considered " normal " for a woman to have a

period each month, this guage is based on women who consume a

standard american diet or other unhealthy meals. However, it is a

scientific fact that a woman can be healthy and normal and only have

3 periods a year without being a raw foodist. It's rare, but

possible. Also, keep in mind that there are women who are pregnant

and still have regular periods(as i did for months), or who get

pregnant DURING their period. So I'm inclined to question that

monthly blood flow determines how fertile a woman is. Since improving

lifestyle my period lasts for 1-2 days and the flow is very light

with hardly any odor. Previously, I used super pads and had to change

them every few hours, and sometimes my period lasted for weeks. It's

sad to think that many women have rushed to have major surgery based

entirely on a doctor who tells them what is " normal " or not. Had I

listened to doctors I would have been on 4 different medications to

correct my hormonal inbalances(period, thyroid, and more). However,

with patience, nutrition changes, and exercise, my hormones corrected

themselves. Although I have yet to experience loss of menstrual flow

due to being a raw foodist, if it occurs and it is determined that

there isn't an underlying medical problem, I won't lose sleep over

it. :)Lili

 

p.s. Website describing menstrual cycles below.

 

http://www.fwhc.org/health/moon.htm

[Guest guest]

I have not typed here much in a long time but one of the main reasons I

transitioned to a raw diet was to stop the incredible loss of blood each

month - every month I eat healthier I have a lighter flow and not so grumpy.

I really don't think we were meant to bleed each month while we swung

through the trees leaving a trail of blood for every carnivore for miles to

find - it never made sense to me.

Holllie

Lili [ladyschaumburg]

April 5, 2004 4:02 PM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Re:Digest 687(raw foods & menstrual cycles)(sheryl)

 

 

rawfood , " Sheryl \(Hotmail\) " <shlentine@h...>

wrote:

 

>She also said that approximately 30% of women on a totally Raw Diet

>will not menstruate at all, and that this is totally healthy. I

>don't understand how that can be healthy. It seems to me that our

>bodies are intended to have monthly cycles, and to be fertile. That

>is what " normal healthy " women do. If anyone has an explanation,

>I'd love to hear. Sheryl