10 Foods All Women Should Eat

Butternut Squash translation 'spesies labu'

Like many other yellow/ orange fruit and vegetables - is packed with carotids such as alpha-carotene and beta-carotene. While carotene should be included in everybody's diet for optimum health, they may prove essential to women health as a high-carotid diet has been linked to lowered risks of both breast and ovarian cancer.

Salmon

Has a multitude of positive health benefits for women. Not only is it rich in iron - which is integral to the diets of premenopausal women - but it is packed with omega-3 fatty acids, known for their mood-enhancing effects. Studies have suggested that omega-3 can help beat depression and prevent mood swings while salmon can alos boost babie's intelligence when eaten duringpregnancy.

Flax Seeds translation BIJI RAMI

Good source of omega-3 fatty acids and have been linked to reduced risk of breast cancer and heart disease. The seeds' anti-inflammatory properties are alos good for preventing arthritis, while their digestive benefits can help irritable bowel syndrome; two painful conditions which are more prevalent in women than men.

Tomatoes

Another vibrant carotenoid beneficial for women's health is lycopene, a pigment found in tomatoes. Studies have suggested that lycopene may be effective in preventing breast cancer. Futhermore, there has been considerable evidence to suggest that the powerful antioxidant can help reduce risk of heart disease.

Cranberries

Also reduced risks of breast cancer and heart disease. However, the most notorious benefit of cranberries is their ability to prevent and cure urinary tract infections such as cystitis, which is 8 times more likely to occur in women than men.

Spinach

Rich in many different vitamins and minerals, but one thing that makes it great for women is its high content of magnesium. Research has shown that magnesium may be beneficial in reducing
many of the physical symptoms of PMS which plague women, including reduction of swelling, breast tenderness, bloating and weight gain.

Figs fruit translation BUAH ARA

Great health food, containing many vital minerals and vitamins as well as contributing to your daily portions of fruit and veg. Two minerals found in figs that are particularly beneficial to women health are iron, which is often deficient in menstruating women, and calcium, which is important for post-menopausal women, who are more prone to osteoporosis.

Milk

A study has suggested that a diet rich in calcium and vitamin D could ease, or even prevent symptoms of PMS.

Oats

Great for heart health, digestion and blood pressure levels (with hypertension affecting many women over 50), but they contain vitamin B6, which can help prevent PMS and mood swings and folic acids which is important for women to consume before and during pregnancy to prevent birth defects in babies.

Walnuts

A study has recently found that walnuts, which are packed with omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants and phytosterols, may help to reduce women's risk of developing breast cancer, while their high omega-3 content may also help bone health, arthritis pain and depression. It also contain many nutrients essential for female health, such as calcium, magnesium and folic acid.