Many women ask if there is a specific diet for uterine fibroids. The truth is that fibroids are such a complex condition that there is no single measure which will bring about significant shrinkage. However, modifying your diet is probably one of the most significant isolated steps you can take for long-term symptomatic relief.
The best approach is to see dietary modifications as part of an overall system to help with your fibroids. This should also include lifestyle changes, cleansing protocols, detoxification, stress management, and a simple exercise regime. When used correctly, these steps can effectively make the body a neutralized environment in which fibroids cannot thrive.
There are some great foods you could include in a diet for uterine fibroids. For example, certain foods have excellent hormone-rebalancing properties and are good for cleansing. Fruits are a good example-full of vitamins, minerals, and enzymes. Some fruits are anti-inflammatory by nature and others can help to control our blood sugar levels.
Vegetables which you can freshly sprout, such as lentils, buckwheat, and alfalfa are an extremely concentrated form of healthy food for women with fibroids.
Also, fresh, dark green vegetables such as kale and cabbage are known to be good for fibroid elimination, with one Italian survey indicating a reduced incidence of fibroids in women who ate them. Other foods to include in a diet for uterine fibroids include non-starchy vegetables, whole grains, nuts, garlic, beans, and whole rice.
Tomatoes and Lycopene may Help Reduce Fibroids
A number of natural strategies have shown promise such as optimizing vitamin D levels, attending to estrogen metabolism, and using green tea extracts; two Turkish studies have demonstrated that regular consumption of tomatoes and/or supplements of lycopene — the main antioxidant in tomatoes — may also help to deter uterine fibroids.
These studies were performed on Japanese Quail — which are extremely prone to fibroids making them a good animal model for testing promising fibroid treatments. The first Turkish study (1) followed one hundred and twenty quails who received two different doses of lycopene or no lycopene daily.
Quails which consumed lycopene daily had higher blood levels of vitamin A, C, and E, along with lesser numbers of smaller-sized fibroids. Lycopene also reduced markers of oxidative stress and homocysteine and the researchers concluded that:
“…dietary supplementation with lycopene reduces the incidence and size of spontaneously occurring leiomyoma of the oviduct in the Japanese quail.”
“Clinical trials should be conducted to investigate the efficacy of lycopene supplementation in the prevention and treatment of uterine leiomyoma in humans.”
A second similar Turkish study (2) investigated the effects of tomato powder on the development of fibroids also in Japanese Quail over a one-year period. This study discovered that:
“Tomato powder supplementation significantly decreased the number of leiomyomas…”
Fibroids in the tomato-eating group were smaller in size and tomato-eating was also associated with higher blood levels of various antioxidants such as lycopene, lutein, zeaxantin, and vitamins A, C, and E. Concurrently, levels of MDA which is a marker of oxidative stress were significantly decreased, the researchers concluded that:
“…dietary supplementation with tomato powder reduces the incidence and size of spontaneously occurring leiomyoma…”
“Clinical trials should be conducted to investigate the efficacy of tomato powder supplementation in the prevention and treatment of uterine leiomyoma in humans.”
If you have uterine fibroids, or have had a fibroid removed it is possible that consuming tomatoes daily or taking a supplement of lycopene may help to keep you fibroid-free or minimize fibroid growth while trying to conceive.
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