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Fibroids Miracle
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castor oil -- fibroid treatment
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About Me
- Fibroid Shrinker
- I am on a quest to shrink my uterine fibroids naturally so that I can avoid surgery and increase my fertility. I've been doing a lot of reading and experimenting with various natural/alternative techniques and thought I would share that with others who are seeking to shrink their fibroids. Fibroids are very frustrating -- I have been struggling with mine for several years. I hope that the information I post here can help other women who share this challenge.
Blogroll -- some other sites of interest
great stress relief
abdominal massage techniques
Healing Fibroids Naturally
self-healing techniques
Useful chapter on Fibroids
great info on fibroids and hormones
yoga geared to your monthly cycle
self-healing for fertility
Yoga for the chakras
Mayan abdominal massage techniques
Excellent chapter on Fibroids
connect with your future child
Tao of Fertility
Popular Posts
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Every single guide to alternative techniques for treating fibroids talks about castor oil compresses. Evidently this cure was popularized b...
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Doing research on the internet I found several sites talking about the curative powers of blackstrap molasses for fibroids, including testim...
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I was looking for something else when I found this interesting page . It describes how a woman shrunk her fibroid by doing a water fast. A...
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Some of you have asked me about soy, and here is the promised article on it. Many people say that soy is good for you, because it acts as ...
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This one shows good results for a different formula than the traditional Cinnamon and Poria that I have mentioned elsewhere. The different ...
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There are several reasons for fibroid shrinkers to avoid coffee and black tea. First is the caffeine, which is a burden on the liver. Second...
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I've written previously about how goji berries are a good snack food for fibroid shrinkers, due to their high nutrient content, including a...
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I just ran across a fascinating article on how Dominican healers treat fibroids -- through a combination of raw beet juice and blackstrap mo...
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When I asked my acupuncturist what herbal teas I could drink, he suggested red raspberry leaf, which tones and strengthens the uterus. I've ...
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I just purchased the FibroidClear remedy, based on glowing recommendation from one of this blog's readers. Haven't decided if I will use i...
fertility qigong and abdominal massage
chakra clearing meditation
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21 comments:
Hi,
I recently came across your very interesting blog. I'm also dealing with a fibroid; mine was the size of a volleyball and weighed about 12 lbs. I don't have or want children but I don't want surgery either. I've done a lot of the things you have done with very little success. Fasting does help. I haven't had an MRI recently to see how much my tumor has shrunk, but it is definitely somewhat smaller than it was. I did a 10 day water fast and have noticed improvement. I'm in the midst of a second fast (probably about the same duration) and hope for more shrinkage.
Many fast sites tout the success of water fasting for fibroids (tumors of all sorts); you might want to do some research on your own for that.
Another thing you might want to check out is EFT, the Emotional Freedom Technique. It sounds odd but it works fantastically well. There are countless web sites devoted to it, but here are a few that I got some help from:
http://www.mercola.com/forms/eftcourse1.htm
http://www.emofree.com/
There are also MANY EFT videos on YouTube; this is one I got a lot out of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvHIilsh2ug
Best of luck on your health quest; you are definitely in my thoughts/prayers. I'll be reading regularly to see how you are faring.
Hi,
The volleyball-sized fibroid sufferer (again); I thought of something else you might want to try to help get your liver in good shape. Several times a week I start the day by drinking a glass of warm water with the (freshly squeezed) juice of a single lemon in it; this does wonders to alkalize your liver. I don't do it daily as the citric acid can be tough on tooth enamel, but do give it a try. Citrus fruit in general is very helpful, but the lemon juice in water trick is really a standout. It is best to not drink or eat anything else for an hour after consuming the lemon juice/water mix.
Best of luck!
Thanks so much for your nice note.
Wow, volleyball size, that is really huge! From what I have read it is indeed supposed to be very difficult to shrink fibroids once they are that size. But good for you for giving it a good go!
I had heard of water fasting before but never had any direct contact with someone it worked for. I'm so glad it seems to be helping. I'm not so sure I would want to do it right now while trying to conceive, but will keep it in mind. Probably there are other readers of this site who will be interested too, so thank you!
Thanks much for the info on EFT. The hypnotherapist I saw suggested it to me too. I have gotten as far as downloading the free manual, but haven't gotten into it. It sounds very powerful though. Thanks for the nudge, and also for the links which look really helpful, especially YouTube that sounds really good.
Thanks much for the words of support and please let me know how your fasting works!
And great idea about the lemon juice in water!
I sometimes do Japanese umeboshi (pickled plum) in water, it's also high in citric acid and alkalizing.
Hi, thanks for your blog. I had a fibroid about the size of a fist and was very displeased with the medical office I dealt with: first word was hysterectomy. I no longer go to that office. I recently did a 10-day fast/cleanse (4 days distilled water, 2 days simple fruit only, 2 days salad greens only, 2 days steamed veggies and kasha or millet). I had a radical reduction in the size of my tumor. On self-checks I can't feel a thing, whereas before I could always feel exactly where it was and how big it was. I feel so good after doing this, especially empowered about the ability to take charge of my own health naturally. Also I think the mental benefits almost exceeded the physical benefits.
To the woman with the volleyball-sized tumor: my heart goes out to you. I'm so glad that you've found success with the fasting. Keep up the good faith and power to your health.
Hi, thanks so much for sharing, including exactly what you did. That is very exciting! Indeed it's great to take charge of your health yourself. Hearing examples like yours is very encouraging.
I'm so glad I found this site. As I'm typing, I'm actually undergoing some heavy fibroid pain as mine is the size of a softball.
When I had read that yours was the size of a volleyball I cringed. I'm happy to see that you are taking an active stance. My sister who also suffers from Fibroids hasn't really done much except take the usual painkillers like Ibuprofen which works for me sometimes but sometimes relying on pills too much just scares me a bit.
The advice given on this site is definitely something I'm taking note of and I'm increasing my water intake. Since I have the next few days off, I'm going to attempt a water fast. I've never really fasted before so I hope I can do this.
I will be bookmarking this site since I'm relieved to see that I'm not alone in this. I have mostly male friends and they just don't understand what I'm going through...correction...what WE go through.
--Wolfie
Thanks so much, so glad you are finding the info on this site helpful.
I hope your pain goes away quickly.
Please do let us all know how the water fasting goes! Good luck!
My sister had a fibroid approxomately the size of a volleyball and it is almost completely gone thru fasting, lemon water, avoiding dairy products, (things that estrogen feeds on) refined sugar, caffeine, meats and eating primarilly organic vegetables, soups and fruits.
She wears a size 2-4 in pants now and thru fasting and proper food changes and prayer she avoided the surgical knife. Be encouraged,you can do it too. Thank you Jesus!
Hi,
Just want to share this info that Water-only fasting really work. The detox was still working even after I broke the fast by eating fresh fruits & vegetables. I could no longer feel any solid mass on my abdomen.
I tried water-only fasting for 2 weeks this past August. After I broke the fast, I was still eating mostly fresh fruits & vegetables. In August, I went to get sonogram, the fibroid shrank by more than 30% after water-only fasting. Then in Sept and part of Oct, the detox was still ongoing because I was eating raw garlic mixed with fresh squeeze juices. I also sprinkle curry spice on all my food. Garlic & curry support the liver in the Phase II detox.
In Sept & early Oct, I had stabbing pain in the area where I had the fibroid. At first, I was scared that it was growing bigger. But it was simply detox reactions. The raw garlic I eat everyday is supposed to cut off the blood supply of tumor. Therefore, the fibroid was losing blood supply.
One week after the stabbing pain stopped, I couldn't feel any solid mass, I only felt some soreness in my right abdomen. It's been about 2 weeks now, even the soreness feeling is gone. And of course, I couldn't feel any solid mass anymore.
Besides getting rid of the large fibroid via water-only fasting, my blood pressure is lowered. It was originally around 120/70-ish. After the water-only fasting & continuing with healthy food, my blood pressure drop to 100/60-ish range. It's a 20 point reduction in blood pressure.
Water-only fasting is truly amazing. Of course, you should check out library books on Fasting before starting it. I used this book written by Bruce Fife that I borrowed from the library. It's a good book, I highly recommend it to people to treat many ailments.
Thanks so much for sharing the details, that's really wonderful!!!
I'm on day 8 of the master cleanse fast, that's lemon juice, maple syrup pure water(kangen water) the holistic doctor I go to, said I was able to start the fast, after many weeks of detoxing techniques already.. I don't know the measurements yet, but my tummy is visibly smaller, the largest tumor was 13 cm at the start of my treatment and has been shrinking slowly, i'd love for the fasting to rid it completely
That's great! Thanks for sharing and please keep us posted on your further progress,
Great info here. I'm 34 years old and have been battling these fibroids for over a year now. I still hope to get pregnant and so I've been researching natural methods. Has anyone checked into taking herbal remedies? If so, what seemed to work for you?
Thanks Positivity!
In the righthand column, check out the index -- look under Chinese herbs and Western herbs
I sense that this will become one of the best blogs in the Internet. It is meaningful, to the point and a topic of great focus. I came across it today and very much look forward to blogging with everyone in here.
I have a very large fibroid right underneath where my cell phone used to be. It kept on growing bigger and bigger... but as soon as I stopped using a cell phone, it stopped growing. Now I am trying to shrink it and hopefully rid of it without abusive medical procedures.
Thank you for creating this blog and thank you everyone for being in here.
Love
Yuki
Thanks so much Yuki for your kind comments.
Scary about the cell phone. A male friend of mine had prostate cancer and felt that his habit of keeping his cell phone in a pocket near there, and often holding it on his lap while he drove, may have contributed.
Who knows how much the cell phone might have contributed to my fibroids. It's also not great for fertility either.
I now wear a Belly Armor belly band http://amzn.to/rdmvuW when talking on my cell phone, keep a Belly Armor blanket on my lap while at my computer http://amzn.to/qUAgUh and keep my cell phone in a radiation blocking case http://www.lessemf.com/cellphon.html
Wishing you the best of luck and please keep us posted on your shrinking progress.
I am on day 7 of a water fast, trying to shrink a fib.roid larger than a grapefruit. For the past 2 days, I have been experiencing lots of pain. in the areea of the fibroidand in my kidney area.
Is this a normal sign that they are shrinking? Have any of you lovely women experienced that?
Good question -- anyone have any thoughts on this? (sorry for delay in posting, busy time work-wise recently)
Hi ladies,
I just came across this blog tonight...very informative. I'm in the process of trying to dissolve 9 fibroids the largest is the size of my fist. I'm 43 and 122 lbs size 2/4 and look 6 mos pregnant. I'm desperate because all the docs have told me hysterectomy is the only option.
I'm going to try the water fast....pray to God it works!
Hello Anonymous
So glad you found the blog and are finding it helpful. Do let us know how the fasting goes. And you may want to try some of the other things mentioned in the blog...
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