Endometriosis
Foods to Eat More Of:
Foods to Avoid or Minimize:
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Natural/Herbal:
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Yoga Therapy:
Supplements & Homeopathic:
Mind-Body Connection:
Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).
Smoothies/Beverages:
*For all recipes calling for yogurt, try to replace with soy yogurt instead*
Meals:
Sides & Salads:
- Fruits: apples, apricots, cherries, grapefruit, strawberries
- Vegetables: arugula, beets, broccoli, cabbage, collard greens, kale, peas, red & green bell peppers, romaine lettuce, spinach, squash, sweet potatoes, watercress
- Barley, fish, beans, nuts, oats, olive oil, seeds, tofu, whole grains, soy yogurt
Foods to Avoid or Minimize:
- Red meat & dairy products
- Sugar, yeast, coffee, alcohol
- Can be related to food intolerance - try an elimination diet. (Most common food sensitivities for those with endometriosis are wheat & dairy).
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- Melrose, clary sage, geranium, nutmeg (compress on abdomen, bottom of feet)
Natural/Herbal:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
- Calendula, chasteberry, dandelion leaf & root, evening primrose oil, German chamomile, meadowsweet, passionflower, rosemary, turmeric, valerian
- Flaxseed Oil: 1 Tablespoon (14 grams) daily (can be mixed with food; take in the morning).
Yoga Therapy:
- Yoga For Pelvic Pain, Endometriosis & Fibroids (45 minutes - BrettLarkinYoga)
- Yoga for Endometriosis, Fibroids and Pelvic Pain (50 minutes - _its_yana)
Supplements & Homeopathic:
- Chasteberry: 225 mg extract 3 times daily (also called vitex, should contain .5% agnuside).
- Dong Quai: 200 mg or 30 drops tincture, 3 times daily (should contain .8-1.1% ligustilide).
- Wild Yam: 500 mg twice daily (take with food).
- Lipotropic Combination: 1-2 pills 3 times daily (should contain milk thistle, choline, inositol, methionine, dandelion, and other ingredients).
- Calcium/ Magnesium: 500 mg calcium 4 times daily; 500 mg magnesium twice daily (use this dose only during menstruation).
- Vitamin C: 1,000 mg 3 times daily (reduce if it causes diarrhea).
- Vitamin E: 400 IU twice daily (check with doctor if taking anticoagulant drugs).
- Evening Primrose Oil: 1,000 mg 3 times daily (can substitute 1,000 mg borage oil once a day).
Mind-Body Connection:
- Represents the connection between your inner values and your external behavior. Look at where your lifestyle contradicts your internal thoughts about what is right.
Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).
Smoothies/Beverages:
*For all recipes calling for yogurt, try to replace with soy yogurt instead*
- Golden Milk (V, GF)
- Mega-Greens Smoothie (GF)
- PB & Jelly Sandwich Smoothie (V)
- Peach-Berry Smoothie (GF)
- Pomegranate Dandelion Tea (V, GF)
- Strawberry Banana Smoothie
- Tropical Smoothie (V, GF)
Meals:
- Asian Broccoli & Rice Bowl (V, GF)
- Black Bean Soup (V, GF)
- Broth (Veggie/Chicken/Beef) - (V, GF)
- Buddha Bowl (V, GF)
- Cornmeal & Pecan Crusted Fish
- Edamame Rice Bowl (V)
- Healthy Mac & Cheese (V)
- Miso Soup (V, GF)
- Pasta Della California (V)
- Slow Cooked White Chili (V, GF)
- Quinoa Oatmeal (V)
- Red Beans & Rice (V, GF)
- Salmon with Red Pepper Sauce (GF)
- Sesame Salmon (GF)
- Shrimp Power Bowl (GF)
- Spiced Lentil Soup (V, GF)
- Spicy Black Bean Soup (V, GF)
- Spinach Pasta (V)
- Tilapia with Balsamic Brown Butter
- White Bean & Spinach Soup (GF)
Sides & Salads:
- Asian Cabbage Salad (V, GF)
- Butternut Squash Risotto (V, GF)
- Caraway Brussels Sprouts (V, GF)
- Chinese Peanut Salad (V, GF)
- Double Mashed Potatoes (GF)
- Kale Salad with Sesame Dressing (V, GF)
- Mashed Sweet Potatoes (V, GF)
- Molasses Beans (GF)
- Pesto Vegetables (V, GF)
- Quinoa Salad (V, GF)
- Red Beans & Rice (V, GF)
- Sesame Green Beans (V, GF)
- Spinach & Strawberry Salad (V)
- Steamed Edamame (V, GF)
- Three Bean Salad (V, GF)