Importance of Nutrition For Staying Healthy Vagina

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The vagina is one of the important organs of women who must be preserved and maintain health and kesersihannya, because it affects reproductive health in particular.

Simple diet can help keep the vagina healthy, preventing yeast infection or bladder infection and maintain pH balance.

Excerpted from the LIVESTRONG, there are some foods that can maintain a healthy vagina, namely:

 1. probiotics

Probiotics can help prevent bad microorganisms such as fungi and bacteria that can cause infection Gardnerella vagina.

Probiotics are easily found in yogurt or other fermented milk products, are advised to consume a cup of yogurt a day for optimal vaginal health.

2. cranberry juice

This juice can help balance the pH levels in the vaginal area. Eat fresh glass of cranberry juice every day in order to maintain the vaginal pH to be balanced.

3. Vitamin E and C

Eat Vitamin E can maintain body condition. Makananlah vitamin E-rich foods such as wheat, sunflower seeds, almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts dna.

Vitamin C can strengthen the immune system thereby preventing infection, the source of oranges, strawberries, kiwi, green and red peppers and broccoli.

However, there are some foods that should be avoided, such as excessive alcohol consumption, high sugar content.