Top 3 Green Smoothies for Heavy Periods & Cramps |
We know firsthand how awful a heavy period can be. It's not just that you must change your pads every two hours, but it's also a crippling pain. And yes, when you're going through a particularly painful period, you usually have no appetite at all.
But sometimes you can be greedy and a lot of times you feel like grabbing something to numb the pain. I suggest taking pain relievers for menstrual pain because we shouldn't let ourselves suffer from them. But also, if you want a natural painkiller, make this green smoothie because it can help!
3 Green Smoothies for Heavy Periods
Below are three green smoothies for heavy periods. You can choose any or make all of them to drink on different days of your period.
1. Green Smoothie Pain-Fighting
Prevent and fight period pain with this pain relief smoothie for period cramps! |
Ingredients
- A handful of spinach
- 1 cup fresh or frozen pineapple chunks
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 cup coconut milk or almond milk
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- A pinch of black pepper
- A high-speed blender like Vitamix or Nutribullet
- Smoothie jar and straws
Instruction
- Gather your ingredients. Make sure the pineapples and bananas are ripe and ready. Wash the spinach thoroughly.
- First add the spinach to the high-speed blender, then the banana and pineapple chunks. Next pour your coconut milk or almond milk. It's best to put the softest ingredients on the bottom and the hardest on top so you can press down with the Vitamix pusher to get everything mixed together.
- Once mixed, pour it into your glass and drink it!
2. Reduce Heavy Flow Green Smoothies
Ingredients
- ½ cup pineapple chunks
- 1 cup green vegetables like spinach
- 1 tbsp flaxseed
- ½ ripe banana
- 1 tsp hemp liver
- ½ cup of filtered water
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder *optional
- 1 tbsp raw honey
- A high-speed blender like Vitamix or Nutribullet
- Smoothie jar and straws
Direction
- Wash the kale very well and chop the pineapple to get ½ cup of fresh pineapple chunks.
- Into your high-speed blender, add the kale, ½ ripe banana, ½ cup chopped fresh pineapple, 1 tablespoon flaxseed, 1 tablespoon raw honey and 1 tablespoon hemp protein powder.
- Blitz for a few seconds to coarsely mix the ingredients then add the water and mix well to get a smooth mixture.
- Pour into your glass and enjoy.
3. Chocolate Smoothie for Heavy Periods
Chocolate Smoothie for Heavy Periods |
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut milk
- ½ ripe avocado
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 1 frozen ripe banana
- 1 tbsp raw honey
- 1 tsp raw cocoa powder
- A high-speed blender like Vitamix or Nutribullet
- Smoothie jar and straws
Direction
- Cut ½ of an avocado and place the flesh in a high-speed blender.
- Next, add 1 frozen ripe banana, 1 cup baby spinach, 1 tsp raw cocoa powder and 1 tbsp raw honey.
- Blend with 1 ½ cups of coconut milk until smooth and lump free.
- Add to glass and serve.
I hope you find one of the above green smoothies for heavy periods supportive of your menstrual cycle.