Menstrual Health and Nutrition: Fueling Your Flow

What you eat can literally shape how your period feels. From reducing cramps to managing mood swings, we explore how Nigerian superfoods like Ugu and Moin-Moin can be powerful tools for menstrual care. Key Themes: How nutrients like Iron and Magnesium affect the cycle, Nigerian dietary challenges, and local "superfoods" for period recovery. Join the Conversation: Are you fueling your flow? Share a period-friendly recipe in the comments and tag a friend who loves to cook! Tag us on Instagram @girls.voices, on Facebook @girlsvoices, on LinkedIn @girlsvoices, on X @girlsvoices1, and use #RedDotPodcast. The Red Dot Podcast is a 10-episode podcast series led by adolescent girls in Nigeria to normalize conversations around menstruation. It is an initiative of the Red Dot Campaign, implemented by Girls Voices Initiative under the consortium-led Sang pour Sang initiative including Fos Feminista, Equipop, PSI-Europe, Global South Coalition for Dignified Menstruation. Funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), this project challenges systemic menstrual discrimination and promotes dignity across nine countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.