welcome i'm dr janine bowring naturopathic doctor and today i'm talking about fibroids with nine
tips to help with uterine fibroids so this is really going to help you i have other videos
on the causes of uterine fibroids and some of the symptoms but these are my best nine tips on
how to help you if you're suffering with uterine fibroids so let's get right to it tip number one
is to fix your leptin resistance so number one you have to discover if you do have leptin resistance
but this is really really common with anybody who has chronic inflammation and hormonal imbalances
so something definitely to get checked out in terms of your symptomatology so if you crave
carbohydrates especially before bed if you tend to hold on to a little bit too much body weight
or you're severely underweight and have anorexia this can be related to leptin resistance as well
and if your circadian rhythms are out of sync these would be some of the indications of leptin
resistance but i have other videos all about leptin resistance you don't have to figure that
out all now check those out so that you can sort of determine if you may have leptin resistance
based on all the symptoms and what you can do about it but some of the the tips for fixing the
leptin resistance that i've shared in the other videos is to definitely watch the sunrise in the
morning as well as the sunset you also want to get some natural vitamin d exposure and this
is really important because there definitely is a link with vitamin d deficiency and developing
uterine fibroids so in this study we can see that in vitro studies prove that vitamin d
efficacy in inhibiting the uterine fibrin growth and this is really important to be able to know
number one what your vitamin d status is but number two that you can actually actively do
something about improving your vitamin d so whether that is yes with sun exposure
is really important but sometimes we often need to supplement as well so finding a high quality
vitamin d supplement that's highly absorbed is something that we can help you out with we'll
put some links below in the description to help you in that department also for fixing leptin
resistance you want to definitely decrease your carbohydrates in your diet especially
refined sugars and stopping eating at least a few hours before bedtime and this really
has a lot to do with our melatonin levels and our leptin signaling also cold therapy is one
of the things that i love to do so whether that's putting ice packs on your body or doing cold ice
dunks and cold showers this is really helpful as well for resetting that signaling of your leptin
also making sure that you decrease your artificial light exposure especially after the sun has gone
down and your emf exposure as well and getting that proper night sleep so melatonin helps to also
shut down our fibroid growth and we know that we secrete our melatonin when we're sleeping
and in this study it actually has proven that melatonin helped to reduce that
fibroid tumor growth so this is really important to know that yes naturally you can really have an
impact on what is happening with either prevention but also in the treatment of uterine fibroids
okay tip number two is to decrease the xenoestrogens that you may be exposed
to so these are the toxic estrogens in our environment some of the most common
ways that we get these xenoestrogens into our body would be the use of sunscreen
so there are certain chemicals in some sunscreens like 4 mbc and benzophenone which are known to be
endocrine disruptors and xenoestrogens as well as plastics so we know plastic water bottles plastic
food containers never microwave a plastic food container that's the worst thing that you can do
that really limit your use of plastic food containers for leftovers and things i always
try to use in our home we're always using glass as well as parabens which i think in terms of
the beauty industry this has gotten a lot better but there still are hidden parabens in some beauty
products and creams and moisturizers and things so you have to be very wary of these as well
as insecticides so if you're not eating organic produce and foods then these insecticides can also
be endocrine disruptors especially xenoestrogens toothpaste even we have to be concerned about so
always go towards our more natural toothpaste and also limit your exposure to perfumes and
fragrances so whether this is in laundry supplies this is in perfumes that you actually spray on
your skin one thing you can do is maybe spray it on your clothes and not directly on your skin so
that you have a little bit less exposure another tip is to watch red food coloring so this is an
endocrine disruptor a xenoestrogen so whether that's red drinks whenever you see that fdnc
red color in any type of food or non-food like candies and things that contain the red food dye
you want to avoid this as much as possible also air fresheners especially the plug-in ones i hate
those in terms of toxicity levels and dryer sheets can also be a big problem in terms of thinking of
those artificial smells not good for your estrogen levels and dry cleaning your clothes can also be
you know another exposure to these estrogens so try to do your best to limit your exposure
to all of these okay tip number three for helping with uterine fibroids is to cut out the bad fats
from your diet so i've talked about this a lot in other videos as well so you want to decrease
those polyunsaturated fatty acids especially your seed oils vegetable oils margarine your trans fats
canola oil not my favorite in terms of you know sunflower oil safflower oil try to limit your
exposure because as humans we tend to get too much of these in the diet often it's hidden
in processed foods and we want to decrease that exposure especially for uterine fibroids you
want to increase your healthy fat so definitely increasing your dha so whether that's from seafood
or small fish that have the dha and also coconut oil is a great source of you know a great
fat that is really important in terms of balancing not only leptin levels but also helping to keep
you full helping to get you off the carbohydrates what helps with uterine fibroids as well as a
preventative so we've come this far but make sure you stay tuned right until tip number
nine which is my favorite tip on how to deal with uterine fibroids naturally something that
you probably have never heard before tip number four is to look at some supplements in terms of
maybe you are deficient and magnesium is probably the most common deficiency
and magnesium is important because it helps with our estrogen conjugation and we know that
too much estrogen and having estrogen dominance is definitely related to uterine fibroids so getting
enough magnesium whether it's from magnesium foods or from a high quality supplement and my favorite
is a magnesium bisque glycemic so that's really important to get in in an absorbable form but the
magnesium-based glycine can actually help with muscle contractions help with cramping but also
helps with healing the leaky gut so that's really important so we'll share some links as to a great
magnesium that you can also use yourself another supplement that's really important is zinc so
making sure that you have enough zinc whether it's from dietary sources of zinc i have other videos
all about that but zinc really does helps us to support our progesterone production so getting
enough zinc is important and one of the ways that you may know that you're zinc deficient is if you
get those white spots on your nails which is very common but again i have a whole other video all
on zinc deficiency so check that out to get more information there tip number five is to ensure
that you have a healthy microbiome so getting enough of the good quality probiotics in your
diet is really important so whether that's from sauerkraut maybe it's from kimchi which is like
a spicy sauerkraut and more asian fusion as well as yogurt so a high quality yogurt again without
the sugar because you want to watch that sugar intake and maybe you have to go to a supplement
as well to ensure that you're getting the high enough cfus of those active probiotics that
active microflora so you want to find a probiotic that's designed for your human digestive tract
and that's really important that doesn't have the fillers and the magnesium steroid and all those
things that shouldn't be in a probiotic supplement tip number six is to use a castor oil pack so this
is in another video that i shared how to make a castor oil pack so make sure you check that out
and this is really soothing to the abdominal area if you do have the uterine fibroids especially if
you've got the cramping i just ask that you don't do it during your cycle during your menses because
it can help with blood flow so you don't necessarily want to stimulate that during your
cycle but a great way to help to actually shrink uterine fibroids and you know a lot of women have
successfully been able to do that and that's just the only tip that they did was using the castor
oil pack so that's very promising i want to hear from you so make sure you leave it in the comments
below if this is something that you've tried or you want more information about i am definitely
here for you so leave that in the comments below tip number seven is to increase something called
the indole-3-carbinol foods so these foods are fantastic for helping to conjugate your estrogen
so in that grouping is broccoli cauliflower brussels sprouts and cabbage so this family
of vegetables have this i3c indole-3-carbinol and it's really great for minimizing especially
the toxic estrogens from your body tip number eight is to include some herbal medicine so
some of the ones that are specifically known to help with uterine fibroids and balancing hormones
include chaste tree berry which i've used successfully with many women and in a combination
with both the chaste tree berry and the black maca and also in combination with black cohosh
and this is a phytoestrogenic herb and what this means is that it helps to block from those
xenoestrogens getting into those cells because it has a slightly helpful estrogenic effect so i
don't want people there's a lot of misconceptions about phytoestrogens in the literature and what
most of the literature actually shows is that phytoestrogens are very protective against female
disorders and diseases related to our hormones so i mean do your due diligence don't take it for me
but do your due diligence all about phytoestrogens and you will see that the research is really
supportive in terms of helping to block out those bad xenoestrogens by using plant estrogens another
favorite herbal medicine is turmeric especially with the concentrated curcumin which is great for
uterine fibroids as well because it's a natural anti-inflammatory and helps with suppressing any
type of growth in the body so that is really important as well and studies have shown that
especially the curcumin so that concentrated component of the turmeric is helpful for
uterine fibroids and tip number nine which is my favorite and i promise we would get here
all about energy medicine so when we talk about centering in on our energy and doing some
meditation some deep breathing but specifically focusing in on the second chakra and the second
chakra is an orange color in chakra when we talk about the different chakras and there
are seven on the body the second chakra is in the reproductive organs area and this has a lot to do
with in terms of having that energy balanced it is related to the color orange but also has to do
with relationships and sometimes aspects around money and financial distress and i've seen time
and time again with women who are either going through a financial crisis or they stress about
money they stress about relationships or they've had past relationship issues and they've never
really cleared that energy that this can be related to the development of uterine fibroids
and once you're able to clear that energy and have peace and resolve around whatever it is that is in
that mind-body connection that's when the fibroids disappear so it's not to be overlooked and
definitely i want you to check out my meditation that i put together specifically with the right
frequency that you're listening to of the binaural beats to help with uterine fibroids and i want you
to listen to that you can do it every single night just before bed listen to that it's very relaxing
but it's also specific meditation with that right frequency of hurts that you're listening to to
have that healing effect on the second chakra the other thing that you can do is use stone
so some of the orange colored stones or crystals in terms of you know crystal medicine and energy
are related to actually cleansing that second chakra so some of my favorites are orange jasper
as well as orange carnelian fire opal which has that fiery you know look of fire which is great
those orange and yellow tones as well as tiger eye which is fantastic for the second chakra
and amber amber is very healing to the second chakra it's very healing to the body in general
but helps to clear up some of that old stuck energy especially in that second chakra so i
hope you've got some questions i'd love to hear from you in the comments section below if you have
uterine fibroids i want to hear how these tips are working for you i always love to hear your
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