Balanced diets keep you in the pink of health, boost your mood, and make your skin look glorious. But did you know that eating the right foods can benefit your vagina as well? Surely, your self-cleansing vajayjay doesn’t really need any support to function well. However, including these five vaginal-health-boosting foods in your diet can help maintain the ideal vaginal pH of 3.8-5.0, prevent bacterial or fungal infections down there, boost fertility, and keep vaginal dryness at bay. So, go ahead and add these foods to your weekly grocery list:
Cranberry Juice
Disclaimer: By cranberry juice, we mean 100% pure cranberry juice minus added sugar, preservatives, taste enhancers, and artificial flavours. These sugary wreckers will only worsen your case. On the contrary, drinking cranberry juice extracted from fresh cranberries at home can be the best thing you could do for your vajayjay. Packed with powerful antioxidants, it is a scientifically-proven remedy for treating urinary tract infections (UTIs). You can include this immunity-boosting superfood in your diet to keep all kinds of vaginal and other infections at bay.
Sweet Potato
The good-old shakarkandis are a powerhouse of antioxidants owing to beta carotene aka the phytochemical responsible for their red-orange colour. They make for an excellent and healthy evening snack that can satisfy your cravings and boost your vaginal health. You can enjoy a savoury sweet potato chaat every now and then or keep a batch of crispy baked sweet potato chips handy.
Curd
Curd is, hands down, nature’s best offering when it comes to gut-friendly probiotic-packed foods. Rich in lactobacillus (good bacteria), it can help ward off and prevent bacterial infections down there. Again, the key is to ditch flavoured and packaged yoghurts, chaach or lassi for ghar ka dahi. It can be easily made by adding a spoon of curd to boiled milk after cooling it down and leaving it overnight. Try to use a clay pot or kullar for a creamier bowl full of goodness.
Avocado
Those fancy avocado salads and dips are actually quite beneficial for your vaginal health. Rich in healthy fats, potassium, and vitamin B6, avocados can boost your libido, prevent vaginal dryness by increasing your estrogen level, and strengthen your vaginal walls too. So go ahead and enjoy a delicious avocado toast for breakfast or savoury guacamole with your evening snack to witness a positive change in your vaginal health. P.S. You may feel fuller, stop craving junk, and lose the extra inches too after including this fruit in your diet.
Leafy Greens
They don’t stress on eating yo greens for nothin’. From spinach to kale and lettuce, green leafy vegetables are low in calories and extremely high in health benefits. Apart from aiding weight loss, improving bone health, and boosting your immunity, they can be a blessing for your vaginal health too. Rich in nitrates are vasodilators (substances that expand blood vessels), they boost blood circulation throughout your body–including your vagina. This can prevent vaginal dryness and make sex more pleasurable. Additionally, green leafy veggies are packed with antioxidants that can help keep vaginal infections at bay.
Folks, remember to eat these foods in moderation to enjoy their vaginal-health-boosting benefits. Here’s wishing you good health and a happy vagina!
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