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Your
periods are all of the sudden a bit heavier, you
see these huge clots, you notice a bit more cramping
and you wonder what’s going on.
Before
you do anything with herbs, foods, supplements or
any other alternative treatment PLEASE get checked
by your doctor to rule out uterine cancer, it could
save your life. When I did this I found that my problem was uterine fibroids
so I began doing my research and this is what I found…
One
thing that put my mind at ease was reading in “What Your Doctor May
Not Tell You about Fibroids” by Dr’s Goodwin and Broders is that
uterine fibroids are not cancerous; they are benign growths in the uterine
cavity. Sometimes they can extend outside of the uterus or grow into the uterine
wall this is when it becomes problematic. For most women this is not the problem
in fact some aren’t even aware that they have fibroids. I was not so
lucky I had very heavy bleeding and huge clots making me anemic and I had
some cramping that was not usual for me.
When
I started researching this I found that fibroids
are dependent on estrogen for their development. Estrogen dominance or too much estrogen can cause
other problems for women like ovarian cysts, uterine or breast cancer,
fertility problems and unexplained weight gain in
the abdomen, thighs and hips. I can see why this
is becoming more common with so many xeno-estrogens
in our dairy, beef, and chicken, foods prepared in
plastic, birth control and HRT medications.
Usually
when estrogen levels decrease the growth of the fibroid
slows down causing it to shrink, ultimately after
menopause when the ovaries no longer produce estrogen
the fibroids go away. Increasing natural progesterone
can also help shrink the fibroid. Plant based progesterone’s like wild yam and Vitex block the absorption
of xeno-estrogen without the side effects of synthetic progesterone like break
through bleeding, liver damage, abnormal hair growth, miscarriage and depression
to name a few. I encourage you to read “Hormone Heresy” by S. Sellman
to see all of the side effects of synthetic hormones; it’s scary
stuff.
Another
way to slow down the progression of fibroids is with
plant estrogens. They are not stored in the body
and they have the ability to block the absorption
of xeno-estrogens and the stronger estrogens that
are naturally produced by the body. Estriol is one
of these plant based estrogens, studies have been
done showing that women with higher levels of Estriol
have less incidence of breast cancer. This is probably
due to the fact that it blocks the more toxic forms of estrogen that
can cause cancers; working much like the medication tamoxifen. Tamoxifen
is a drug given to women who have had breast cancer to prevent a reoccurrence
of estrogen dominant breast cancer. However this drug may be responsible
for uterine cancer, eye damage, blood clots, osteoporosis, depression
and many other problems. My question is why use this medication when
Estriol can be gotten from foods like lentils, broccoli, cauliflower
and cabbage and from herbs like red clover, vitex, licorice, dandelion
and sage.
I
ended up putting together a formula that has herbs
which will balance out estrogen and progesterone
(wild yam, vitex, sarsaparilla or licorice). I also
have herbs to support my liver because the liver
is important in converting the foods that we eat
into hormones you also want to cleanse the liver
of the excess hormones I used yellow dock, and dandelion,
but wild yam, milk thistle and licorice will do this too.
And
because I was losing so much blood every month I
used nutritive herbs to keep me from becoming anemic. I used Burdock and yellow dock and I ate kelp. You
could also use nettle, red raspberry and astragalus.
These herbs also contain calcium, magnesium, iron,
potassium, boron, bioflavanoids vitamin A and C.
They help to support the female’s body aiding in such conditions like osteoporosis,
heavy bleeding, anemia, and cramping, hot flashes and irregular periods. You
can also get these nutrients form foods like broccoli, nuts, cherries, raisins,
cabbage, and from other herbs like spirulina, rose hips, rose buds, flax and
kelp.
Finally I used ginger because of its anti estrogenic properties
blocking the uptake of unnecessary estrogen, you could also use
sage, marshmallow, yarrow, ginkgo, rosemary or dong quai.
Beyond
herbs I modified my diet cutting back on sugar, coffee,
processed foods, fatty foods and proteins (unless organic) this
is because they deplete the body of the nutrients that I listed
earlier plus many of these also contain xeno estrogens. Instead
I added more foods that supply the body with nutrients to prevent
further growth of the fibroid, foods like nuts, seeds, whole
grains, dark green leafy vegetables, broccoli, cauliflower
and Brussels sprouts. I am eating more organic to
eliminate as many xeno estrogens as I can.
P.S.
I have not done this yet but I have also found in
my research that acupuncture can be effective for
many women that have uterine fibroids.
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