EPISODE · Sep 28, 2022 · 37 MIN
Making Peace with Period Cravings
from Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven · host Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones
Did you know that it’s normal to crave carbs during your period? In today’s episode, we chat with women's health Dietitian Valerie Agyeman of Flourish Heights about all things menstruation. Tune in to learn if you should eat different things during the various phases of your cycle, dealing with menstruation fatigue and common period myths + facts. In This Episode We’ll Cover: How menstruation impacts the body nutritionally Why we crave carbs leading up to our periods Nutritional deficiencies that may be caused by menstruation If we should be eating different things during different menstrual phases + MORE! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: Rate Review Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes here: https://foodheavenmadeeasy.com/hookup/ HOOKUP Codes: Head to SproutLiving.com and use code FOODHEAVEN for 20% off your order Get 10% off your first three months at Ritual.com/FOODHEAVEN Get 15% off your entire purchase when you visit goGnarly.com and enter code FOODHEAVEN Produced by Dear Media Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode. For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
What this episode covers
Did you know that it’s normal to crave carbs during your period? In today’s episode, we chat with women's health Dietitian Valerie Agyeman of Flourish Heights about all things menstruation. Tune in to learn if you should eat different things during the various phases of your cycle, dealing with menstruation fatigue and common period myths + facts. In This Episode We’ll Cover: How menstruation impacts the body nutritionally Why we crave carbs leading up to our periods Nutritional deficiencies that may be caused by menstruation If we should be eating different things during different menstrual phases + MORE! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: Rate Review Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes here: https://foodheavenmadeeasy.com/hookup/ HOOKUP Codes: Head to SproutLiving.com and use code FOODHEAVEN for 20% off your order Get 10% off your first three months at Ritual.com/FOODHEAVEN Get 15% off your entire purchase when you visit goGnarly.com and enter code FOODHEAVEN Produced by Dear Media Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode. For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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