Now is the perfect time to bring about health resolutions for betterment of female health a.k.a. FOF (Foundation of Family) around whom the wellness of whole society revolves. Today’s sedentary lifestyle has given rise to numerous health issues where women are more predisposed to health risks than men due to lesser body resistance.

As their bodies changes right through their lifetime. Heavy menstrual periods or painful periods, menopause, breast problems, obesity, anemia, infertility, etc. are some of the problems that are commonly observed in women of childbearing age. All of these health problems on some level can also be attached to nutritional deficiency that occurs due to lack of essential nutrients in their diet, or because their body cannot absorb & process those nutrients efficiently. Thus, women should eat balanced diet to remove these deficiency or nutritional disorders; the causal agent of most lifestyle related diseases.

Essential nutrients every women needs:

• Protein
• Calcium
• Iron
• Folic acid
• Vitamin-D
• Omega 3 fatty acids
• Fiber

Women’s health is pivotal as healthy women can make healthy families. A nutritious diet facilitates in boosting up the normal functioning of reproductive system. Eating a diversified diet full of bioactive nutrients ensures that women of all age are consuming both macro and micro nutrients, and hence should be less prone to various dietary disorders and stress-related illnesses. For every woman a strict exercise regime is inevitable, as is a balanced diet plan to sustain goodness of health. But this does not happen in case of most of the women. As they goof up big time on right intake of wholesome diet including complex carbohydrates, protein, fiber and healthy fats.

A long term lack of essential nutrients in diet causes nutritional deficiencies:-

• Protein-calorie deficit or Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED)
• Anaemia (Iron Deficiency)
• Osteopenia or osteoporosis (Calcium and Vitamin-D deficiency)
• Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD or Thyroid disorders)
• Xeropthalmia
• Hormonal health issues (Hypo & Hyper, PCOD)

Unfortunately, nutrient deficiencies can prevail for a long time before they appear in physical signs or symptoms but all deficiencies will ultimately cause permanent harm to the body. And so, every woman must abide by a well balanced diet plan possessing all the vital nutrients that fulfill all the bodily requirements in terms of nutrition for good health.

• Be more physically active, start exercising/working out.
• Check your weight & maintain it.
• Get a yearly checkup to rule out: Diabetes, High BP
• Stick with a nutrient-dense meal plan, keep off junk foodstuffs.
• Takeout enough time to rest & sleep well.