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by Susun S Weed, Sus

Uterine fibroids are solid muscle tissue growths in the uterus. They are also called fibroid tumors, myomas, or leiomyomas. Fibroids occur so frequently (in up to half of all women over forty) that they could be considered a normal irregularity. The occasional fibroid can become enormous (medical literature reports one that was 100 pounds!), but the majority (80%) remain as small as a walnut.The causes of uterine fibroids are unknown, but estrogens, especially estradiol, promote their growth. After menopause fibroids disappear. But because estrogen levels can rise during the early menopausal years, previously asymptomatic fibroids may grow in the years just before the cessation of menses, resulting in symptoms such as feeling of heaviness in the belly, low back pain, pain with vaginal penetration, urinary frequency or incontinence, bowel difficulties, or severe menstrual pain and flooding.

Women of color are three to nine times more likely to have fibroids than white women, and theirs will grow more quickly.

Fibroid tumors are not cancer, not malignant. Tumor means a swelling or a growth, not a malignancy, not cancer. Less than 0.1% of all uterine fibroids are malignant.

Small fibroids often disappear spontaneously. Larger fibroids are more difficult to resolve, but not impossible to control with natural measures.

The “root chakra" (lowermost energy center in the body, which includes the uterus) said to store unexpressed anger. It is believed that any unwanted growths in these organs can be countered by allowing the anger to safely discharge.
One woman’s fibroids (and menstrual cramps) disappeared within three months of beginning a vigorous exercise program. Exercise helps insure regular ovulation, and irregular ovulation seems to worsen fibroids.
Consuming three or more servings of whole grains or beans daily not only reduces the size of fibroids but offers protection from breast and endometrial cancers as well.
Red clover flowers (Trifolium pratense), are one of my favorite infusions, but use during the menopausal years may increase difficulty with fibroids.
Strengthening the liver with herbs such as dandelion, milk thistle seed, or yellow dock root helps it metabolize estrogen out of the body, thus reducing fibroids.
Vitex or chasteberry tincture, 25-30 drops two to four times daily, often shrinks small fibroids within two months. But results come from long-term use - up to two years.
Ask someone to burn moxa over the area of the fibroid while you envision the heat releasing the treasures in your uterus. What is locked up in this fibroid? What can you give birth to?
Acupuncture treatments can shrink fibroids.
Poke root (Phytolacca americana), used internally as a tincture (1-10 drops per day; start small) and externally as a belly rub oil, has gained a reputation as a profound helper in relieving pain and distresses from fibroids. CAUTION: Poke is considered poisonous; it is not often found for sale. This is one remedy you may have to make yourself to try.
Warm castor oil packs on the belly, or ginger compresses (soak a towel in hot ginger water) relieve pain and help shrink the fibroids.
The use of progesterone to treat women with uterine fibroids is hotly debated. One side holds that fibroids are created by lack of progesterone. The other side makes, to my mind, the better case: that progesterone increases fibroids. Evidence? Fibroids increase in size during pregnancy, when progesterone production is high, and atrophy after menopause, when progesterone levels decrease. Whichever side is right, eating more whole grains and beans usually changes estrogen/progesterone ratio for the better and shrinks fibroids.
Reduce fibroids by reducing your exposure to estrogen: avoid birth control pills, ERT/HRT, estrogen-mimicing residues from herbicides and pesticides used on food crops (eat organically-raised products). Tampons that are bleached with chlorine may mimic the bad effects of estrogen, too.
Lupron (leuprolide acetate), a drug which induces “artificial menopause" by shutting down the body's production of estradiol causes a significant decrease in fibroid size within 8-12 weeks. Fibroids do regrow to about 90 percent of their original size when the drug is withdrawn however.
Major advances have been made in surgical treatments for women with fibroids. There are many options now besides hysterectomy (removal of the uterus), including hysteroscopic resection, uterine embolization, myomectomy, and suprecervical hysterectomy. Since these are fairly new procedures, take the time to find a surgeon who is skilled in the procedure.
Hysterectomy can be a life-saving procedure, but by the age of sixty, more than one-third of American women will have given up their wombs to the surgeons. The presence of non-symptomatic fibroids is never sufficient reason, to my mind, for a hysterectomy. Of my students and apprentices who have had hysterectomies because of fibroids, those who “did their homework" - that is, helped themselves before and after their surgery with all the tools at their disposal - seemed to fare much better than those who did not.
With very few exceptions, no woman is healthier without her ovaries. So, even if you elect a hysterectomy, keep your ovaries.

These Wise Woman ways are arranged in order of risk: the safest first, the most dangerous last. If you have a uterine fibroid and it is a problem, begin with the mildest remedies first. Set a time limit for your use of any remedy, but, except in an emergency, don't go on to stronger remedies until you are sure the safer ones aren't effective for you. As with any advice, you are the best judge of what works for you.

Legal Disclaimer: This content is not intended to replace conventional medical treatment. Any suggestions made and all herbs listed are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, condition or symptom. Personal directions and use should be provided by a clinical herbalist or other qualified healthcare practitioner with a specific formula for you. All material contained herein is provided for general information purposes only and should not be considered medical advice or consultation. Contact a reputable healthcare practitioner if you are in need of medical care. Exercise self-empowerment by seeking a second opinion.

Violent crime is increasing in alarming proportions throughout America and the release of Safety and Security expert Steve Kovacs’ electronic book--Protect Yourself: The Simple Keys Women Need to be Safe and Secure, is timely for those who prefer quick access to their informational needs. Kovacs’ book had already been available in a hard copy format; however, an immediate downloadable e-book version has just been implemented (www.womenprotectyourself.com).

Kovacs reports violent crime has been soaring across the country and women’s security issues, which have always been a special concern anyway, have also risen dramatically.

Kovacs, a former police supervisor who has been inducted into The World Martial Arts Hall of Fame and The International Kick-Boxing Hall of Fame reports violent crime had been at unprecedented low levels for many years. However, in 2006, crime rates from coast to coast have been rising, drastically. Police in many areas find themselves scrambling to find ways to slow down the rising tide of violent crime.

Kovacs states that combinations of factors are causing the recent surge. Lower governmental funding for programs and police hiring is a cause, however, not the only reason, as many believe. Another major factor is young people commit most crimes and for many years the U.S. has been low in this age group, however, that is not the case now. Additionally, many people who have been incarcerated for committing crimes in years past are being released and are getting back to their old lifestyle.

It is also important to note some cities across America have astoundingly low high-school graduation rates--where only between 30 and 50 percent of students graduate. This leaves thousands of young people with a low self-image, tons of time on their hands and the need for money. Intertwined, is the abuse of drugs and alcohol by some of these youngsters to numb what they feel is a sad and bitter existence. Drugs and alcohol twists thought processes and in turn we see more violent crime.

There is also the undeniable fact that starting from a very young age, children are raised with violence being all around them. Movies, video games and music cheapens, glorifies, and in a round-about way shows children that violence is really no big deal, quite acceptable and is a viable answer to frustrations.

Additionally, economic reasons play a role in violent crime, even though most experts do not consider it a major factor in 2006’s spikes.

Consequently, the reasons behind the United States’ violent crime increases are multi- faceted. Most of the reasons are social problems that are ever-changing and which unquestionably must be addressed as they arise. However, in the interim, law-abiding men, women and children have the right to live a calm, safe and secure life. Protect Yourself: The Simple Keys Women Need to Be Safe and Secure strives to show how women can take control of their safety no matter how high or low crime rates may be, emphasizing realistic strategies women can always utilize.

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