I was 13 years old when my female cycle started, how excited I was and maybe scared a bit, not sure of how my body would react to finally entering womanhood, thankfully it was an holiday season, but my mum was not around, as she had gone to the market early that morning so as to buy her goods at cheaper rates, so I rushed to break the news to the next female adult in the house, my aunty, she is my mum younger sister, she congratulated me with a smile on her face, going on to ask me certain questions to be sure of the knowledge I had about this stage of womanhood, I guess she was impressed with the answers I gave her, so she didn't say much and moved on to the next step of teaching me how to take care of myself during this moment subsequently.
My excitement turned to worry when my cramp symptoms begin to get worst, and I became unsure about if I want to continue facing this sort of pain every month, I was stuck at one corner of my bed, looking dreadful and wished It could be over soon, but I still had 3-5 days give or take to go through this new cramping experience my aunt said while giving me some drugs to take, which according to her helps relieve her cramps, but it seemed it to only made mine worst.
Few hours later mum arrived from the market, and was greeted with the news of her first daughter attaining womanhood but in a not so exciting way, she came to my room, calmed me down that it will be over soon and ordered that aunt to wash and juice out the oranges she got from the market, it was no surprise, as she getting fruits was a norm in our house, especially after every market visit, she would always force us, me and my siblings to take fruits and vegetables even though we don't like taking them, especially leafy green vegetables, but mum never stoped giving us.
My aunt brought me the cup of orange juice, and with mum's stern supervision, she made sure I emptied the cup, and just like as if she had just performed magic, the cramps stopped and in about a minute, I felt fine, and even more lively to go about my day's activities, since then till this very moment, I made sure to always include fruits and vegetables in my diet and I could go on to list several health benefits of taking them, it's so sad that in this part of the world, especially in the city because of the high cost of buying fruits and vegetables, we skip them, and Instead some keep stuffing ourselves with junk meals, which is bad for our health.
Beyond being refreshingly sweet most times, fruits offer a wide range of vitamins, antioxidants and plant compounds that research continues unfolds that they are beneficial links to disease prevention, immunity boosting, youthful skin and more. Check out most people who are sick, one advice they would most likely receive is to indulge more in fruit consumption to heal quickly or recover from whatever health challenge they face, so why not now that you are healthy, after all, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. So we should try to make fruit a friend for longevity, and energy.
As you can see, not just cramps alone, but routinely enjoying fruit tackles some of the most prevalent health hassles affecting quality of life today in refreshingly flavorful ways. God has so much blessed us with varied options to chose from water melons, berries, tropical and citrus fruits boasting unique yet complementary perk.Let veggies take main stage on your plate, use fruit as the brightly colored tasty garnish for visual and nutritional balance.
Fruit holds some of the most potent nutritional advantages able to enhance our lives and longevity in mouthwatering sweet packages. While no food alone holds the key to perfect health, consistently enjoying fruit as part of balanced eating habits promises a more healthy feeding lifestyle we should all tap into. Ditch any notions you may hold of fruit as mere sugary treats , these gems should adorn every of our meal.
When I resumed school, and observe any of my female classmate faced with same cramp issue, I don't waste time in telling them about the amazing benefit of natural orange juice, and from the testimonies gotten from them over time, it's truly surprising that this fruity wonder is still a big secret as ladies from all over the world still suffer from menstrual cramps, I hope some of you ladies find this solution on my blog today and say bye bye to cramps. And not just the ladies alone, there are also many amazing benefits of taking fruits for men apart from the general ones I mentioned above. Make eating of fruits a daily goal today and say buy buy to ill health. Health is wealth, so preserve your wealth by staying healthy with these health tip.