Diet
Here is a short list of what I am gleaning about the natural healing and reduction of estrogen-sensitive tumors, including women’s uterine fibroid tumors and meningiomas, which are estrogen-sensitive tumors in the brain.
To my mind, these SUPPORT the reduction of fibroids. Many holistic resources say that you also need to eliminate xenoestrogens (substances that mimic estrogen, like soy or the parabens in various cosmetics and lotions).
To actually eliminate fibroids and possibly meningiomas, I am learning about supplementing my diet with Indole-3-Carbinole, Reishi mushrooms, and using a natural progesterone skin cream.
And, I am inclined to avoid all forms of X-rays unless they are absolutely medically necessary.
1. Low-fat, vegetarian diet
2. No caffeine
3. No high-fat dairy foods like milk, butter, cheese, ice cream
4. Do a 24-hour vegetable cleanse periodically
5. Eat foods high in essential fatty acids (EFAs): sea greens like nori and dulse and dark greens like spinach, canteloupe, avocado, olive oil
6. Add cruciferous vegetables and indole-3-carbinole
7. Eat more fiber
8. Maintain a healthy weight
9. Exercise
Hi,
I just found your site while researching the effects of hormones on meningiomas. I woke up mid-May with blurry vision. Turns out I had a golf ball size meningioma. They removed 50% with surgery and then I had radiation. It is wrapped around my left optic nerve and muscles, left carotid artery, and my pituitary. Hopefully we got to it in time to protect the vision in my right eye.
I’m interested in why you use a progesterone cream. The bit of research I’ve done so far indicates that both progesterone and estrogen are linked to meningioma growth.
Thanks!
Julie,
Oh, that’s a dreadful story! I’m so glad you’re doing well.
You know, you ask a good question. I, of course, am not a doctor and no doctor will steer us down the path of nutritional or herbal remedies. So I’m guessing.
But it’s educated guessing. Brigham and Women’s Hospital sees enough of a link to be conducting a study on estrogen and meningioma development. And I read that for *some* of these tumors — some, not all — the tissues are indistinguishable from women’s fibroids. Since I have fibroids, I just thought, well, I do whatever has been generally accepted for natural tumor shrinking for uterine fibroids and we’ll see what it does in my head.
I must say, my overall health and well-being has improved dramatically since they found this tumor… it’s because I’m doing all sorts of things to take care of myself. My operating theory is to boost my own body’s ability to fight this.
I won’t know until my next scan in June. My tumor was found by accident after I fell off a truck and hit my head and it’s quite small. I’m taking advantage of this early diagnosis to just … you know … try.
I’m so glad to meet you and just wish you every blessing.
Hugs,
Teresa