✋🏻Foods to help support vaginal health 💖🌸

Supporting vaginal health also is linked with your lifestyle habits such as sleeping patterns, rest, fitness, and diet (diet being a main contributor). Let’s check one off the list today (diet) so get you one step closer to a healthy 🌸.

Here are some foods that have been proven to help support vaginal health:

🫘SOY FOODS-Soy foods, like tofu, soy milk, and edamame, contain compounds called phytoestrogens, which are plant-based compounds that can mimic the effects of estrogen in the body. Soy products may help increase natural lubrication (aka aid in vaginal dryness).

🥛PROBIOTIC FOODS- beneficial for vaginal health because they help maintain a balanced and diverse population of beneficial bacteria in the body. The vagina naturally contains a mix of bacteria, primarily lactobacilli, which help maintain an acidic pH environment. This acidic environment is crucial for preventing the overgrowth of harmful bacteria and yeast, such as Candida, which can lead to infections like bacterial vaginosis and yeast infections. Examples of foods are yogurt and kefir. PRO TIP: read the label to make sure it contains live cultured bacteria.

🌱OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID FOODS- helps support overall well-being and vaginal health through reducing inflammation, supporting immune function, promoting hormonal balance and improving circulation. Foods include fatty fish (salmon), flax seeds, chia seeds, walnuts, seaweed and many more.

🍠SWEET POTATOES- good source of vitamin A and beta-carotene that help support vaginal tissues- plus they’re so yummy! PRO TIP: toss them in the air fryer to have some health-benefiting fries🍟

🍒CRANBERRIES- helps fight off all the bad bacteria (saving you from common UTI’s). You can Make this into a fun mocktail or toss them in a salad!

Cheers to health ladies🥂

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