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Women who deal with fibroid symptoms and eventually seek treatment to find relief are often told their only choices are surgical through a myomectomy or hysterectomy. Some of these women would rather find ways to shrink fibroids naturally and preserve the integrity of their uterus and their fertility.
This will provide you with an overview of some natural remedies for fibroids that you can try to help alleviate their symptoms.
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Are There Natural
Remedies For Fibroids?
We often see information pop up on social media sites making claims like “I shrink my fibroids naturally”. While many of these individual anecdotal experiences do offer some good advice, most are not grounded in any scientific evidence. If you are looking for ways to shrink fibroids naturally, you may benefit from some of these remedies.
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Controlling Your Diet
Many foods available in the United States today contain ingredients that can interfere with our natural hormone balance by mimicking estrogen. This excess estrogen can encourage the growth of existing fibroids and may create other health issues, such as cancer.
Making permanent changes to your diet by avoiding certain foods and beverages and increasing or adding healthy choices can help prevent fibroids from becoming larger.
In some cases, making these dietary changes can even help shrink fibroids naturally because they are no longer receiving infusions of excess estrogen.
Choose Anti-Inflammatory Foods
Green leafy vegetables, fruits, cruciferous vegetables, and whole grains
Choose Foods That Help Balance Hormones
- Green tea and flaxseeds can help balance estrogen levels, reduce inflammation, and help you treat uterine fibroids symptoms yourself.
- Blueberries, raspberries, grapes, etc. contain a chemical called resveratrol that research shows can inhibit fibroid growth.
Avoid Certain Foods
- Processed foods
- Sugar
- Red meat
Use Supplements Vitamins and Minerals
Researchers have discovered that certain vitamin deficiencies are directly linked to the development of fibroids. Working closely with your doctor or nutritionist can help you find the proper vitamins, minerals, and herbal supplements you should take to help treat fibroids yourself.
Vitamins
- A deficiency in vitamin D is directly linked to fibroid development.
- Vitamin A, B6, and B12 can help balance estrogen
Minerals
Iron, magnesium, calcium, and phosphorus are helpful in balancing hormones, metabolizing estrogen, and helping to manage fibroid symptoms.
Herbal Remedies
Research has discovered that some herbs can be natural remedies for fibroids.
- Green tea extract worked to shrink fibroids during a small study.
- Turmeric (Curcumin) has anti-inflammatory properties and has been shown to help protect the muscle layer of the uterus from damage caused by oxidative stress and may help curb the development of fibroids.
Fibroids grow larger when exposed to excess estrogen, so making lifestyle changes that limit our exposure to estrogen can help.
Obesity is a known risk factor for the development of fibroids because fat cells produce estrogen, and higher estrogen levels encourage the growth of fibroids. Discover exercises that help relieve fibroid pain.
Drinking an adequate amount of water helps keep the liver and kidneys functioning properly, which is important for processing and eliminating excess estrogen from the body. The liver breaks down estrogen, and the kidneys help eliminate it from the body through your urine, so staying well-hydrated helps keep these hormones in balance.
Your body looks at alcohol as a toxin, and it is the job of your liver to get rid of it as fast as possible. Getting rid of toxic substances is your liver’s first priority, and it will do so over other functions. You want to keep your liver available so it can perform more important functions like helping to regulate your blood sugar, removing excess estrogen, storing essential nutrients, etc.
When you are dealing with excessive stress, your body produces a hormone called cortisol. Producing this hormone can cause imbalances in your other hormones, resulting in a dominance of estrogen. Stress can also take its toll on your liver, reducing its efficiency and limiting its ability to remove this excess estrogen from your system as it should.
Many household and beauty products contain synthetic compounds that can increase the level of estrogen in your body. This increases your risk of developing fibroids and can cause existing fibroids to become larger.
Small Changes Can Make A Big Difference Over Time
Although there have yet to be any scientifically confirmed natural remedies for fibroids identified to eliminate them completely, there are certain precautions that can be taken if you know you are at risk of developing fibroids or to shrink or prevent the growth of existing fibroids. Gradually making changes to your lifestyle and diet, such as adding supplements, taking a 30-minute walk each day, and avoiding excess estrogen exposure, can help you treat fibroids naturally and reduce their symptoms.
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Seek Professional Help
There is no one proven way to get rid of fibroids naturally, but making significant lifestyle changes is a great place to start. They will improve your health and may help relieve the symptoms of fibroids. It is always a good idea to work with a doctor when making certain lifestyle changes, such as taking supplements or using herbal remedies, as they can sometimes interact with other types of medication, etc.
Call the Atlanta Fibroid Center and set up a consultation with one of the most knowledgeable experts on uterine fibroids. Dr. Lipman has been helping women find relief from the symptoms of fibroids for over 30 years.
Sometimes natural remedies can help reduce symptoms, but you can’t really treat fibroids yourself. Set up your appointment today to learn more about how the Atlanta Fibroid Center can help you gain your freedom from the symptoms of fibroids.
Freedom From Fibroids Without Surgery
At Atlanta Fibroid Center®, we specialize in fibroid treatment and provide a non-surgical, minimally invasive procedure called uterine fibroid embolization (UFE). After this 45-minute procedure, all fibroids shrink and stop causing debilitating symptoms.
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