The Best Plant Foods to Eat for Shrinking Fibroids & Preventing Returning Growth
There are two schools of thought I’ve encountered when it comes to eating to heal fibroids. One focuses on the idea that fibroids are the result of estrogen dominance. The other aligns with the Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective that fibroids are the result of some combination of a cold uterus, chi (qi) stagnation, and blood stasis.
When eating to heal fibroids, both methods focus on organic, cleansing, and nutrient-packed foods. This is also a usual food list for healing after a myomectomy and eating to prevent fibroids from returning or growing back.
Estrogen dominance
This method of eating is based on the Western medicine view that fibroids are due to excess estrogen circulating in the body without clear pathways to detox. A food plan to shrink fibroids focuses on eating cleansing green plant foods that support the liver in pulling out toxic estrogens, avoiding estrogen-dominant foods (such as unfermented soy), and choosing omega-3 foods for healthy hormone balance.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
In this health system, the colder your uterus, the more fibroids you’ll have. TCM supports eating warming foods that bring life force energy (also called chi) back to your womb. Since chi stagnation is also a factor in fibroids, choosing high vibrational foods such as colorful, organic produce is key. Lastly, focusing on foods that support the spleen, kidney, and liver organ systems, which all have a hand in a healthy reproductive system.
While putting this list together, I decided to include foods that align with both teachings so that you can pick and choose which food items best resonate with you and create a more tailored food list that feels easy and natural for you to implement into your everyday life.