Here’s Why Carrot Salads Are The Newest Health Craze On Social Media And Why You Should Eat Them
Countless TikToks have been created by women making carrot salads while raving about its health benefits. But what exactly does it do?
Tiktoker @_paige.nicole_'s video has gained half a million views since she uploaded herself making a carrot salad. "If you know, you know – raw carrot salads," she starts. "And if you don't know, I'm here to tell you all about it." Paige says she surrounds herself with women who are focused on balancing their hormones and "cycle syncing." She adds that women who are menstruating have peaks and spikes of estrogen and progesterone as they get closer to their periods. Hence why she eats carrot salads during this phase – which is also known as the luteal phase – in order to balance the excess estrogen in her body. "Raw carrots will help to balance that ratio of excess estrogen which in turn can cause the, you know, the typical PMS symptoms that we can get," Paige adds.