A balanced and a varied diet is the foundation of healthy-living for everybody. Healthy eating can have different meanings depending on the gender of the person. Though there are few foods that are essential for everyone, but women and men have their own requirements of diet and their own concerns of health. Below is a list of 3 foods that every woman should inculcate in her diet.

Salmon: Salmon has multiple health benefits and is very beneficial for women’s health. It is abundant in iron which is a must have component in the diet of a premenopausal-woman. Stuffed with Omega-3 fatty-acids, salmon acts as an aid in curbing the problems of depression and also prevent the problem of mood-swings. Salmon is also known to improve the intelligence of the baby when consumed in pregnancy.

Flax-Seeds: Salmons are abundant in Omega-3 fatty-acids and are also known to reduce the risk of heart-disease and breast-cancer. The anti inflammatory properties of the seed can also help in avoiding the problem of arthritis and its digestive properties provide relief from bowel-syndrome. These are two painful and irritable conditions which are common in more women as compared to men.

Butternut-Squash: Butternut-squash is rich in carotenoids like beta-carotene and alpha carotene. Carotenes should be an essential component in everyone’s diet but for women they hold extra importance. This owes to the fact that a diet high in carotenes can lower down the risk of both ovarian and breast cancer.