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When it comes to vaginal health, doing less is more. But there are some basic foods that can boost your vaginal health. “Focusing on general self-care, drinking water, good hygiene practices, regular doctor’s visits, things like that typically more than enough,” Abbey Sharp, a dietitian and founder of Abbey’s Kitchen tells TODAY.com. “If we want a specific part of our body to be healthy, we need to focus on our entire body system at large.
“If we’re focusing on the probiotics, which are the fermented foods, and the prebiotics, which are the high fiber carbohydrates … that’s the winning combination here for a healthy gut and a healthy vagina,” Sharp says. Maya Feller, dietitian and author of the book “Eating from Our Roots,” says research looking at bacterial vaginosis also looked at the role anti-inflammatory patterns of eating play in reducing symptoms.
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