You must have noticed that before the menstrual cycle, the breasts start swelling and they become very tender. This is due to fluctuating hormone levels. This happens because your hormones rise and fall during a normal menstrual cycle.

The exact timing of hormonal changes varies from woman to woman. Estrogen causes the breast ducts to enlarge. The production of progesterone causes swelling in the milk glands. Both these hormones can cause breast pain and swelling.

Nutritionist Shikha Gupta keeps sharing information related to diet on Instagram. She said in one of her posts, ' Estrogen dominance means that there is more estrogen floating around in the bloodstream. There is no set of numbers that can represent estrogen dominance. This is called the sum of estrogen, which you compare with your other sex hormones.

She further states that during this time special care should be taken for the diet. Let us know from the experts what things should be included in your diet to reduce breast swelling and pain during periods.

Consume Iodine Rich Food

Iodine-rich foods like bananas, carrots, and seafood can help you with this. Additionally, sea kelp is a high-quality iodine-rich food which will reduce bad estrogen to a great extent and improve the ratio of good estrogen.

Take vegetable juice

You also need to detox your liver to get relief from breast swelling and pain. Since it improves your metabolic function, you should consume such things which help in detox. Include green vegetable juice in your diet.

Eat cruciferous vegetables

Consume more cruciferous vegetables as it contains DIM, which is responsible for reducing bad estrogen and improving good estrogen. Cruciferous vegetables contain a compound called 3,3-diindolylmethane, which lowers high estrogen levels. Also supports estrogen detox in the liver. Simply put, it helps balance estrogen levels.

What not to eat

Don't eat soybeans

If you are eating soybeans in any form, then stop it, because it is full of bad estrogen. The soybean we are consuming today is GMO is genetically modified. Even check your protein strength or packaged foods it contains cheap quality soy protein.

Avoid taking commercial dairy products

Stay away from commercial dairy completely, as it is full of hormones. Apart from this, consume organic milk. In such a situation, A2 organic milk can be the best option for you.

Dietitian Shikha Gupta further adds, 'Try to eat organic as much as possible because pesticides present in food can mimic estrogen by entering the bloodstream.'

Make your diet nutritious and get relief from swelling and pain in the breast. If the pain is more these days, then do contact your doctor at once.

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