Uterine Fibroid Diet

Uterine Fibroid Diet – Which Foods Help Fibroids Shrink Naturally?

Nowadays, we are all pretty much conscious how what we eat can affect our overall health and this leads many women to wonder if there is a special uterine fibroid diet and whether foods help fibroids shrink. Although what we eat can impact upon our fibroids, there is no doubt that this is best viewed as part of an overall system-albeit a very important part!

Fibroids form and increase in size due to a number of primary and secondary causes. There is never any single cause and it is virtually impossible even for experts to determine the relevant factors in each case of fibroids. What this means is that the only effective way to help fibroids shrink is to use a multifaceted set of protocols which systematically eradicates all the possible causes of fibroid growth. Once the root causes are eliminated, the body effectively becomes a neutralized zone, where fibroids cannot form.

The success of a holistic, multifaceted system depends on several factors, including our motivation and a uterine fibroid diet is a major part, so much so that eating foods to help fibrioids shrink without following any other advice can sometimes bring some short term symptomatic relief.

Certain foods can help to balance your hormones and help to cleanse the body. Fruits, for example, are rich in natural enzymes, vitamins and minerals and can also help to cleanse the body internally. Sprouting vegetables, including wheat, alfalfa and lentils are highly concentrated sources of nutrients and should form part of a uterine fibroid diet. Other great foods if you have fibroids include beans, nuts, garlic, brown rice and non-starchy vegetables.

If you would like to see further information which foods help fibroids shrink, please visit How To Get Rid Of Fibroids. Written by a nutritionalist, alternative therapist and former fibroid sufferer, the system you are about to see is, quite simply, groundbreaking, and I am confident that you will feel relief that you have finally found something that will put your fibroids firmly in the past.

The outstanding feature of this comprehensive system which really sets it apart is the 3 months free one-to-one email support offered by the author. In addition, there is a free 14 day menu planner based around a uterine fibroid diet.

About the author: Gail advocates using natural treatments for fibroids rather than using conventional medication or surgery as this is a workable long term solution. Conventional medication only treats the symptoms and fibroids are likely to regrow, whereas natural treatments, when used properly can eliminate the root cause by rebalancing the body and restoring overall health.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. QUESTION:
    Anyone Overweight With Fibroid Tumors Taking Chaste-berry or Using Progesterone Cream To Get Preggo?
    We have been TTC#1 since April with no luck.
    I have 3 small Fibroids located outside of my uterine wall and I am also overweight.
    (5’5 , 210pd)

    I am concerned my Progesterone levels maybe to low to conceive.
    When I spoke with my OBGYN he’s only reply was to work on losing weight, maintain a healthy diet, and getting pregnant takes time.
    He told me if we didn’t conceive after 1 year of trying he would order blood work with my next annual pap.

    My concern is I know getting pregnant can take time but I am 33 going on 34. I don’t really feel I have time to waste.
    DP and I have been together for almost 9 years and the only method of BC we ever used was pulling out. In 9 years I have never fallen preggo.
    In the past 4 months we have intentionally tried and still no BFP.
    The last 2 months we used an OPK, BBT, and CM charting, still BFN.

    My cycles are regular every 30 days, and outside of being over weight I don’t have any other health concerns.

    My heart is telling me I am not getting preggo because my Progesterone is too low and I won’t get preggo until my hormones are regulated.

    After doing some online research I read Chaste-berry or Progesterone cream might help..

    And I am starting to get desperate.

    I would appreciate any advice… I am hoping to find a more natural approach before seeking the advice of fertility specialist.

    Thanks to all… Wishing you tons of extra sticky baby dust!!

    • ANSWER:
      If your periods are normal then there is a good chance your progesterone is fine. Before you go taking supplements that affect your hormones, get yourself tested. If your doctor won’t test you, you can buy tests online.

      Get your sex hormones tested through http://www.zrtlab.com/Page.aspx?nid=12

      Also you can test yours and your husband’s fertility through-
      http://www.americanpregnancy.org/gettingpregnant/PEfertell.html

      Stress can also affect your fertility. Take a holiday and take the pressure off yourselves. And I’ve read many accounts where just losing a few pounds has been enough to help overweight women get pregnant.

      P.S Before you get pregnant, make sure your iodine and folate levels are good.

      Good luck!


  2. QUESTION:
    Menopause, fibrosis! Scared young ‘Woman in training’?
    Today I had lady talk with my mother, and ladies, you might consider me foolish or a time waster to ask this but, it regards my fear of menopause and fibrosis (blushing), even though I’m only 21. (Answerer’s thinking: “Is she dumb”)
    My mother (age 48), had a hysterectomy 2 years ago, they removed her womb and saved her ovaries, she had a large fibroid. I reacted to it emotionally, more than she because it triggered a fear that I shall inherently experience the same thing; in addition to the fact I would not imagine my mother having to have a missing organ.

    1. Is Uterine fibrosis genetic, can they be avoided, my grandmother never had anything at all and didn’t experience menopause symptoms at all her period just stopped at 60. Can it skip a generation? (stats have shown among women who are African/black descent are more prone to fibrosis, I’m African).

    2. I DO NOT want to get a fibroid, I’ve heard they have been linked to eating hormone laced and chemically heavy-processed foods, and specifically for black women and diary products hold a connection with uterine issues apparently. (My diet is very plant/fruit based, with whole grain, yam, plantain for starch, and I avoid cow diary and consume organic Goat diary products and eat lean meat) How can I avoid fibrosis?

    3. I don’t want to experience menopause… Hell I don’t want to age badly (So shallow), can one be a verile attractive old lady? My mother and my grandmother look youthful and are in good shape, however since my mother has been the first to go through this procedure I don’t know how that will effect her when she hits her 50’s and 60`s? (I don’t want her body to breakdown on her)

    4. I had an ultra sound with my doctor, the results showed no fibrosis or cysts, however she said I have a small uterus, is that an issue? She said it was nothing, comparable to women having different breast sizes, but still, I’m wondering.

    • ANSWER:
      Hi. Honey, you must relax and put this in perspective. It’s really not such a big deal. Yeah, sure, obviously you don’t want a fibroid. But it’s not the end of the world. It would be a shame to worry for decades about this problem, especially since you might never have this problem and also the technology in 20 or 30 years will be far more sophisticated than it is now.

      1. Yeah, there might be some familial component to fibroids, and yes, women of African descent may have geater risk than others. But that’s not destiny–as you have said, your grandmother didn’t have fibroids, yet your mother did.

      2. There are a lot of potential explanations for what causes it. Actually, there are a whole bunch of women’s problems that have become very common in the past 50 years, and everyone wants to know why–like PCOS, fibroids, endometriosis, ovarian and uterine cancers, etc. I can say with confidence that eating right and exercising will pay you dividends in health for the rest of your life. The meat that we eat all has a lot of hormones in it, as well as toxins, and because animals are at the top of the food chain, they have much greater concentrations of hormones than plants do. All this means plants may be safer. But the jury is still out on whether or not this is true. Birth control pills MAY help to prevent fibroids, by balancing your hormones better. But the jury is still out.

      Also, as of now, there are better treatments for fibroids than uterine removal, like uterine artery embolization (UAE). They may not have been able to do that for your mom because her fibroids were too bad, and the techniques are fairly new, but in 20 or 30 years, they’ll have much greater capabilities, with much greater abiity to do microsurgery, too. so I bet if you do get fibroids, they will be able to remove the fibroids without removing your uterus. It’s just that nowadays, docs assume that if you’ve already completed childbearing, then the uterus is just a waste of space and a potential cancer risk. Which is an appalling attitude. Since you’re young and starting out in a career, maybe you would be interested in making your concerns into a career? You could be a nutrition counselor. Or an advocate for women’s health, so docs stop looking at women’s body parts as disposable waste?

      3. Yes, you can be a virile, attractive old lady. Look at Helen Mirren, who is in her 60s: http://www.kzoz.com/jeff-and-jeremy/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/helen-mirren-bikini-ggilf.jpg
      If you take care of yourself, dont’ smoke, don’t drink, and eat right, you too can look like that in your 60s. Actually, you may look better! People of European descent tend to have thinner skin than all the rest of the human population of the world. What that means is that white people tend to wrinkle more (and scar less). Check out Ernestine Shepherd, a 73 year old bodybuilder: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/mess-ernestine-shepherd-body-building-grandma-benches-150/story?id=10480184

      As for your mom: she’s fine. The uterus doesn’t make any hormones and it doesn’t affect aging in any way. The ovaries have important hormones in them. Her body won’t break down on her.

      4. Don’t worry about that. like the doctor said, it’s nothing to worry about. Half the women have a uterus smaller than average, and half have a uterus larger than average.

      You need to adjust your internal health alarm system. Right now it’s ultrasensitive. But you’re normal and have nothing to worry about. If it continues to bother you, then put your fears to good use by being constructive in your career choice, for example. Good luck.

  3. QUESTION:
    Plus Size Women TTC Please Share Your Stories & Support!!!?
    I am 5’5 and weight 210 pounds (Size 14)

    We have been TTC#1 for 4 months with no luck..
    My last OBGYN visit the Dr found 3 Fibroid Tumors (outside my uterine wall)

    But will not do hormone testing until we have tried for 1 year unsuccessful.

    I really would like to do whatever I can because I am 33 going on 34. The longer I wait the worst things will be.

    I have struggled with diets and my weight for years. I do the best I can keeping it off but the pounds still come & go..

    I really need some support and encouragement from women who understand.
    Our desire to be mother’s are just as strong and when your weight is apparently the only factor, it seems like no one will help you..

    Ladies please tell your stories, progress, anything you may know that I don’t know..

    Having a child is the most important thing in my life and I want to do whatever possible to increase my chances!!!!

    Hoping for baby dust and the BFP any day now!!

    Help!!!

    PS. We used an OPK 2 cycles, BD on all my POS surge days
    BBT and Charted CM.
    I am getting scared my Estrogen levels are too high to conceive but have no way of knowing since the Dr won’t approve further test at this time.

    • ANSWER:
      you’ll find a great support group with plus size women who are TTC
      go to fertilityties.com and type TTC plus size and will find various threads with support, best of luck and sending you babydust!!!!!!!!!!!



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