Before i stopped eating meat I remember a friend of mine who was raised vegetarian telling me that her period was different than most on the SAD diet. She told me her period only lasted a few hours, and said it was rare that she bled. She went on to tell me how menstruation is a womans body cleaning itself out and she said if she was on a SAD diet her body would be dirtier and full of toxins and would cause alot more work out the body to clean itself, causing the mood swings and attititudes usually associated to a woman having her period. Oh and as far as the bleeding she that was rare and she would get a some kind of white discharge instead.

Can anyone hear support this claim, or can some of u ladies tell me your personal experiences with your diet change and menstruation change respectively. If I knew this was indeed a fact It would give me another tool when it comes to convincing the females in my family to eat better. I have two sisters and a mom that need help bad.

"we live in a cycle of pain and addiction, andlose the motivation to change the condition"



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here [www.rawfoodsupport.com] check that thread

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist

My periods became lighter after turning vegan-lighter, pain free for the most part and lasts about 3-4 days (all together, to be completely "clear" For me, it was a big improvement. It`s even better, much better when I`m high raw and eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and I`m not too stressed. Stress makes everything worse.



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during the detox phase, everything got heavier...now I only menstruate when I add on xtra nuts and many avos...or about once a season..and I'm pain free after years of veeerrrrrry bad cramps : D

peace
Venusian

I am very curious about this phenomenon as well. I have always had irregular periods of varying duration. This past month I had my first 28 day cycle ever and it only lasted 4 days.Ive been about 80% raw for 2 months now.

Here's an article stating that it's not so natural: [www.waldorfhomeschoolers.com]

great article !

My periods def got lighter, they've always been on the light side (I've also always been a lifetime eater of raw fruits & veggies)... but they're super light now. And Im not even that thin, so I know it's not anorexia or anything like that. I've been 5'2 and 120 lbs for the past year.