Natural Healing Tips: Fibroids
Fibroids are tumors that appear in the uterus. Fibroids affect many women and this condition is usually spawned from hormone imbalances. Estrogen is the key culprit for stimulating the growth of fibroids. There are different types of fibroids and are defined as follows.
It is important to remember that our bodies need fat. Even though many people will try and tell you that all fat is bad, that simply is not true. For hormonal balance we need fat to help us absorb and store the right vitamins. Vitamins, A, D, E, and K are so important to our gynecological health. Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids are extremely important and we need to be sure we get enough in our diets. The cabbage family such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage etc can metabolize our hormones too. By helping regulate both estrogen and progesterone hormonal problems, including cancer, can be significantly reduced. Onions and garlic help our gynecological health because they are very potent antioxidants. Not only does it prevent fibroids but it also shrinks them. Nuts and seeds are important to consume for this reason. They are packed full of vitamins, fatty acids, and help balance our hormones. Zinc is also included in nuts and seeds and promotes production of testosterone which regulates our hormones. Just a few fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts/seeds, animal proteins, and legumes that we need to help our body fight off these painful and sometime cancerous fibroids are listed below. (All are hormone balancing foods)
Make sure you also take a vitamin supplement that is high in B vitamins. Taking a vitamin supplement will insure absorption when eating hormone balancing foods. This is yet another reason that seeing you gynecologist every year is a good idea.
- Subserous Fibroids-grow on the outer wall of the uterus. This specific type of fibroid commonly grows during menstrual periods.
- Submucosal Fibroids - they grow inside the uterine cavity. A woman's body begins to cramp because the fibroid grows where a baby would be birthed and so the body tries to birth it.
- Intramural Fibroid-grow inside the uterine wall and mimics the symptoms of subserous and submucosal fibroids.
- Pedunculated Fibroids-These mimic the ovarian tumors.
It is important to remember that our bodies need fat. Even though many people will try and tell you that all fat is bad, that simply is not true. For hormonal balance we need fat to help us absorb and store the right vitamins. Vitamins, A, D, E, and K are so important to our gynecological health. Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids are extremely important and we need to be sure we get enough in our diets. The cabbage family such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage etc can metabolize our hormones too. By helping regulate both estrogen and progesterone hormonal problems, including cancer, can be significantly reduced. Onions and garlic help our gynecological health because they are very potent antioxidants. Not only does it prevent fibroids but it also shrinks them. Nuts and seeds are important to consume for this reason. They are packed full of vitamins, fatty acids, and help balance our hormones. Zinc is also included in nuts and seeds and promotes production of testosterone which regulates our hormones. Just a few fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts/seeds, animal proteins, and legumes that we need to help our body fight off these painful and sometime cancerous fibroids are listed below. (All are hormone balancing foods)
- Berries
- Apples
- Bananas
- Pineapples
- Melons
- Pears
- Oranges
- Grapefruits
- Radishes
- Onions
- Garlic
- Cucumber
- Celery
- Artichokes
- Asparagus
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Leafy greens
- Rice
- Oates
- Barely
- All whole grains
- Peanuts
- Peas
- Dried beans
- Almonds
- Cashews
- Brazil nuts
- Walnuts
- Filberts
- Sunflower Seeds
- Pumpkin seeds
- Flaxseeds- are the best
- Deep sea fish
Make sure you also take a vitamin supplement that is high in B vitamins. Taking a vitamin supplement will insure absorption when eating hormone balancing foods. This is yet another reason that seeing you gynecologist every year is a good idea.
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- Currently one percent of fibroids are malignant.
- Indications that a fibroid is malignant is rapid growth.
- By eating certain foods you can protect yourself from getting these horrible tumors.
If you go to the doctor for surgery where fibroids are concerned, once under the knife, some doctors will remove all of the reproductive organs instead of just the fibroid. It is important to make your doctor aware of exactly you want done.