00:14my name is dr ivey brennan i'm a new
00:18naturopathic doctor and expert
00:21in women's fertility and
00:24hormones hormonal balance today i wanted
00:28uterine thyroids and so what are
00:33uterine fibroids so uterine fibroids
00:36are basically uh abnormal gross
00:40they're considered benign so they're
00:41basically like a benign
00:43tumor that are very much driven by
00:46our hormones typically we usually think
00:49as a result of estrogen dominance but
00:52there's even been some studies even
00:54that progesterone also has a role
00:58in the formation of uterine fibroids
01:01and so the uterine thyroids they can
01:05inside the uterine cavity
01:08but they can also form uh inside
01:12the the wall so kind of what we call an
01:15uh fibroid and they can cause all kinds
01:18they can either go unnoticed uh or they
01:22some issues uh typically usually women
01:27bleeding in between periods increased
01:30bleeding in during period
01:34cramping both during menstruation
01:37but also increased ovulation cramping
01:41pain and cramping during intercourse
01:45the fibroids they can get quite quite
01:49and can also cause frequent urination
01:53add additional pressure to the bladder
01:56they can also cause gi symptoms
02:00gas bloating constipation
02:03and another thing that at least in my
02:05practice i've definitely seen women
02:07is that they have a hard time with their
02:11um either tight skirts or jeans on
02:14um it in in some cases
02:17fibroids can be quite massive now most
02:20women suffering from fibroids
02:22um might have had a conversation with
02:25their gynecologist and
02:26their gynecologist might be either
02:31liposcopic surgery or even
02:35more extreme a hysterectomy due to the
02:38but the good news is that there actually
02:40are natural methods in place
02:43that patients can actually shrink their
02:46fibroids naturally and also something to
02:50even if you do end up getting surgery
02:54they may come back and so even if you
02:57are someone who's watching this
02:59and have already had um liposcopic
03:02surgery obviously if you have a
03:04that's a whole other a whole other topic
03:07this is still probably very valuable
03:09information and things that you might
03:13so what are some of the ways or what how
03:16can one shrink their fibroids
03:20naturally so the first thing is again um
03:22specifically a monastery
03:24so always looking for root cause and the
03:28is looking at xenoestrogens and
03:32or also things like what we call
03:36destructors these are chemicals that
03:39mimic the hormones in our body and they
03:43all kinds of issues and and these
03:46chemicals can be found
03:48in uh the plastic water bottle that
03:50we're drinking out of
03:52the cleaning products that we use our
03:56our hair care products um so when uh one
04:00of the the key parts
04:01of a fibroid shrinking gland is
04:05eliminating these types of toxins
04:08as well as the other part is really
04:11facilitating um all of our our methods
04:16detoxification specifically liver
04:19really supporting liver detoxification
04:22actually that is where we detoxify
04:27all of our hormones and also how our
04:30liver is functioning determines what
04:33metabolites so that's basically the
04:36of our hormones it determines what is
04:40what pathways we will be detoxifying
04:44uh our hormones also um connected with
04:47liver uh we do do some detoxification
04:51of our hormones through our intestinal
04:54and so really working with both uh
04:56facilitating specifically actually um
04:59constipation can um can impact
05:02um our detoxification of hormones so
05:06also really to consider the other is
05:09stress so when we're stressed
05:12that actually can cause hormonal
05:14imbalances for many reasons
05:16one stress can delay or actually prevent
05:20ovulation and that can cause a shift in
05:24progesterone to estrogen so we only
05:27progesterone when we ovulate and so if
05:31that can cause hormonal imbalances also
05:35stress has an impact on um you know
05:38increases cortisol levels
05:40has an impact on thyroid when our
05:44functioning properly our hormones can
05:48out of balance and then the other big
05:51are lifestyle and diet specifically
05:56choosing clean eating choosing foods
05:59not going to be high in pesticides or
06:03and then there are also some key foods
06:06dairy things that are going to also have
06:10on our hormones and then the other key
06:14specifically a more of a natural
06:17shrinking fibroids would be
06:21using herbs and nutrients both
06:24to balance hormones and to again really
06:27our detoxification pathways so
06:31onto herbs so some of my favorite herbs
06:34when i'm working with a woman who is
06:38shrink her fibroids naturally are i love
06:43both as a tea or a tincture or in some
06:46formulated products shepherd's purse is
06:50a styptic herb and so it's very um
06:53drying in addition to using it
06:56to help my female patients sharing
06:59it can also be very useful for any type
07:03menstrual bleeding the other herb that i
07:06is a vitex also known as chaste
07:09tree berry and why that can be really
07:13fibroids is regulating um progesterone
07:17and helping to um to balance out
07:21and progesterone so that can be a very
07:24and then all of our liver supportive
07:28yellow dock milk thistle artichoke
07:32all can be very beneficial other female
07:34herbs that i really like
07:37black cohosh can be very beneficial
07:41and then there's a formula that i
07:43normally use in my practice
07:45called turska's formula which is it's
07:49it has some very strong anti-spasmodic
07:54herbs in it and that can be very
07:57in helping a woman shrink her fibroids
08:00now when it comes to other supplements
08:03some specific nutrients that i often use
08:06in a natural protocol for fibroids
08:09nsc dulcine also known as nac or nac
08:14and ac is a very strong antioxidant and
08:17helps to increase levels of
08:20glutathione it also has
08:23helps aid in liver detoxification again
08:26you know that like liver
08:28detoxification is so important
08:31so indole-3-carbinol uh the other form
08:35of indole-3-carbinol
08:40which all are derived from our
08:43vegetables things like broccoli and kale
08:53that can be really helpful is as i
08:57metabolic pathways and metabolites
09:01of our key hormones estrogen and
09:04basically indole-3-carbinol really helps
09:06with the detoxification of
09:08estrogen and reducing its ability
09:14the growth of uterine fibroids in fact
09:18dim can be so effective that some women
09:20specifically with vibrates when they
09:22it um actually can have an uptick in
09:26and the reason is that it's actually it
09:29cutting off of the blood supply to the
09:31fibroids that's actually causing
09:32pain so it's actually almost a good sign
09:34uh when that happens
09:36my other favorite supplement is
09:39uh calcium to blueberry and similar to
09:43both dim and nac it helps with the
09:46detoxification of hormones
09:47through the liver and so
09:50what is like the main um naturopathic
09:54to uterine fibroids so as a naturopath
09:57you know we're always looking
09:58for root cause so the first definitely
10:04hormonal imbalances typically
10:07usually considering estrogen dominance
10:11and where is it coming from
10:12is it coming from overuse of
10:15products that have xenoestrogens
10:19is there is liver function
10:22compromised in some way whether having
10:26specifically alcohol for example
10:28typically usually when i'm working
10:30with the patient it's really a good idea
10:33avoid alcohol because we want to make
10:36our liver is functioning um as much as
10:40uh also um exclusion of
10:44dairy products so dairy
10:47even if it's grass-fed organic is
10:50popped full of hormones because what is
10:54is to feed a baby cow and give the baby
10:58a complete set of nutrients including
11:02want to avoid dairy as much as possible
11:06and that even includes sheep and goat's
11:10as well sugar also should be reduced
11:13because that is also going to have an
11:15impact uh on on hormones
11:18and then the other key component
11:21specifically when we're thinking about
11:22um hormonal dysregulation uh
11:25stress and as i mentioned before because
11:29impact on ovulation but also stress
11:32increases inflammation
11:34um fibroids just like another condition
11:38somewhat similar but a little bit
11:40different endometriosis
11:42there is definitely a inflammation
11:46and so really want to make sure that um
11:50inflammation as much as possible
11:53and then in addition to um again like
11:57hormonal balance stress sleep
12:00exercise relative elimination
12:04another thing that most naturopaths
12:06often use when it comes to
12:08helping a woman shrink her fibroids
12:11is castor oil packs and so what is a
12:15a casserole pack is um we take flannel
12:20with castor oil we place it on the liver
12:25with a little bit of heat and
12:28basically it has a drawing effect
12:32a detoxification effect it also reduces
12:35and i find in my practice the women that
12:39that are able to do this anywhere from
12:42at least three to four times a week for
12:47definitely tend to have better results
12:50than my patients that don't so
12:54i know there was a lot of information
12:56and i hopefully you found it very useful
12:59someone who is just diagnosed with
13:00fibroids or even someone who has
13:05surgery for fibroids and would like to
13:08make sure to prevent them
13:10in the future hopefully you found this
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13:33naturopathic doctor in new york city
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