Re: diet and fibroids and the introduction to my journal...

[Guest guest]

Carla, re the migraines. I suffered from migraines from age 13 (puberty) until

my late 30s. After reading the chapter on migraines in " Screaming to be Heard "

and understanding about estrogen's sudden drop at ovulation and just before the

start of one's period and the relation to migraines, I feel my migraines were at

least partly hormonally related. I suspect that I first began having a

premenopausal drop in my hormones at around the time the migraines ended - late

30s. I believe allergies also affected them. I still have the allergies but no

longer get the migraines. Concerning your migraines ceasing following the UAE,

I wonder whether it was the UAE which affected the migraines, or whether

coincidentally you are experiencing a change in estrogen production, or even

whether the UAE has an effect on hormone production . . . Leonie

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[Guest guest]

Carla, re the migraines. I suffered from migraines from age 13 (puberty) until

my late 30s. After reading the chapter on migraines in " Screaming to be Heard "

and understanding about estrogen's sudden drop at ovulation and just before the

start of one's period and the relation to migraines, I feel my migraines were at

least partly hormonally related. I suspect that I first began having a

premenopausal drop in my hormones at around the time the migraines ended - late

30s. I believe allergies also affected them. I still have the allergies but no

longer get the migraines. Concerning your migraines ceasing following the UAE,

I wonder whether it was the UAE which affected the migraines, or whether

coincidentally you are experiencing a change in estrogen production, or even

whether the UAE has an effect on hormone production . . . Leonie

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[Guest guest]

holy moly!! carla, you've got a movie of the week here. i've recently found

out a lot about environmental estrogens, all of which would make you want to

(a) throw up, ( put your fist through a wall © kill somebody, or (d) hold

a Nuremberg-style trial for high crimes against the environment & the people

in it.

here are my additons to your thoughts --

>Have you come across any information linking diet to the growth of

fibroids? I have heard that caffeine and sugar can contribute to this.

What are your thoughts?>>

natural & synthetic estrogens in animal feed, pesticides that affect animal

feed, growth hormones given to animals directly can all affect the estrogenic

quality of meat, chicken & most dairy products (except for organic, and some

dairy products that are fermented, like yogurt). Wild fish, especially large

ones, can also be strongly affected by estrogenic chemicals in water.

certain chemicals have been definitively linked to tumor growth in animals

(monsanto's bovine growth hormone, for one); anecdotally some women who've

gone on highly structured macrobiotic diets have told me they've succeeded in

reducing their fibroids. it may be that those of us who have fibroids

absorbed chemicals from food or play (pesticide on the lawn?) as young

children -- even in utero (DES is now thought to be one cuase for fibroids).

our endocrine system seems to be more vulnerable whren we're quite young, so

what kids eat now may be quite important later on in life.

sugar has bee linked indirectly to fibroid growth, caffeine has not. BUT

caffeine HAS been linked to benign breast cysts, so as usual, the info may

not be all in. (for what it's worth, my fibroids have grown whether or not

i've been on caffeine).

as far as chemical/enviro estrogens, they're EVERYWHERE -- something like 200

diff. chemicals can be culprits. one, bisphenol A, is produced at the rate

of 70 billion tons by the US every year. household products that include

env. estrogens include some canned foods (the liners of many cans include

bis. A), plastic wrap, plastic kids' toys & feeding bottles (made from PVCs),

detergents, and yes, solvents. massive doses of the type you describe -- who

knows??? without being an expert, who's to say that it WOULDN'T change your

chemistry???? (hell, second hand smoke can give you cancer.)

just some more food for thought .... oy!!!

johanna

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[Guest guest]

holy moly!! carla, you've got a movie of the week here. i've recently found

out a lot about environmental estrogens, all of which would make you want to

(a) throw up, ( put your fist through a wall © kill somebody, or (d) hold

a Nuremberg-style trial for high crimes against the environment & the people

in it.

here are my additons to your thoughts --

>Have you come across any information linking diet to the growth of

fibroids? I have heard that caffeine and sugar can contribute to this.

What are your thoughts?>>

natural & synthetic estrogens in animal feed, pesticides that affect animal

feed, growth hormones given to animals directly can all affect the estrogenic

quality of meat, chicken & most dairy products (except for organic, and some

dairy products that are fermented, like yogurt). Wild fish, especially large

ones, can also be strongly affected by estrogenic chemicals in water.

certain chemicals have been definitively linked to tumor growth in animals

(monsanto's bovine growth hormone, for one); anecdotally some women who've

gone on highly structured macrobiotic diets have told me they've succeeded in

reducing their fibroids. it may be that those of us who have fibroids

absorbed chemicals from food or play (pesticide on the lawn?) as young

children -- even in utero (DES is now thought to be one cuase for fibroids).

our endocrine system seems to be more vulnerable whren we're quite young, so

what kids eat now may be quite important later on in life.

sugar has bee linked indirectly to fibroid growth, caffeine has not. BUT

caffeine HAS been linked to benign breast cysts, so as usual, the info may

not be all in. (for what it's worth, my fibroids have grown whether or not

i've been on caffeine).

as far as chemical/enviro estrogens, they're EVERYWHERE -- something like 200

diff. chemicals can be culprits. one, bisphenol A, is produced at the rate

of 70 billion tons by the US every year. household products that include

env. estrogens include some canned foods (the liners of many cans include

bis. A), plastic wrap, plastic kids' toys & feeding bottles (made from PVCs),

detergents, and yes, solvents. massive doses of the type you describe -- who

knows??? without being an expert, who's to say that it WOULDN'T change your

chemistry???? (hell, second hand smoke can give you cancer.)

just some more food for thought .... oy!!!

johanna

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[Guest guest]

I have read several articles that attribute the growth of fibroids to diet. Dr. Lark is one person who believes that diet does contribute to the growth of fibroids. I believe she has a web site. If not, I know that some of her articles are on the web. If I locate the link/links, I will post them to the group.

Sincerely,

[Guest guest]

I have read several articles that attribute the growth of fibroids to diet. Dr. Lark is one person who believes that diet does contribute to the growth of fibroids. I believe she has a web site. If not, I know that some of her articles are on the web. If I locate the link/links, I will post them to the group.

Sincerely,