Healing myomas yourself

"It shows clearly and competently how you can shrink your fibroids without medication or surgery by adopting a conscious lifestyle and special diet."
BIO Magazine 2/2018

"Gynecologist Prof. Dr. Ingrid Gerhard and nutrition expert Dr. Barbara Rias-Bucher show gentle alternatives that can prevent myomas from growing further or even reduce their size. The focus is on mindful nutrition and a more conscious lifestyle. The experts' book answers key questions about myomas, names helpful medicinal plants and presents 90 attractively illustrated and easy-to-follow recipes that the whole family will enjoy."
Naturopath, 2/2019

"Without raising excessive expectations, the authors (...) explain the causes of the development of myomas and how their growth can be curbed through diet and lifestyle. Myomas are hormone-dependent tumors and so it is important to influence the hormone balance, ensure an intact intestinal environment and support the liver. Attractively illustrated with color photos, there follows a 'myoma shrinking cure', a comprehensive, easy-to-implement recipe section with a high-fiber, wholesome, plant-based diet, inserted preparation tips and explanations of individual active ingredients."
Heidrun Küster, ekz Information Service 2018/29

"The guide's approach is interesting. The implementation of this wholesome diet is practical and the dishes are so varied and tasty that you won't notice that it is a 'diet'."
Judith Schake, Nutrition Newsletter No. 3-20, Working Group for Nutrition Research (AKE) eV

"Myomas are the most common benign tumors in women. The risk of developing the disease increases with age between puberty and menopause. For many women, this phase of life also includes the desire to become pregnant. Since women today are almost ten years older when they have their first child than they were 50 years ago (today the average is 31 years, then 22 years), their risk of having a myoma is significantly higher. Myomas can not only be an obstacle to pregnancy, but can also lead to complications such as miscarriages, premature births, and difficulties during childbirth.

But even if you don't want to have children, myomas can be very bothersome. The most common and worst symptoms are the heavier bleeding at shorter intervals. This means that the body not only loses a lot of iron, but also other minerals that need to be replaced. It is therefore not surprising that many women with myomas feel exhausted and weak and can only cope with their everyday lives with extreme exertion.

What would you give if you could slow down the growth of fibroids yourself?

Research in recent years has shown that, in addition to rare genetic causes, lifestyle factors play a significant role in the development of myomas:

• Obesity due to consumption of too many simple carbohydrates (prediabetic metabolic state) and too many animal products
• Exposure to hormonally active environmental toxins
• Lack of antioxidants and important secondary plant substances in vegetables, fruits and herbs
• Lack of vitamin D, which plays an important role in estrogen and thyroid metabolism
• Progesterone deficiency

(...) If you want to successfully treat a disease that can have so many causes, it is not enough to just remove one cause. If a myoma is surgically removed, new ones will form elsewhere. Only if you act on the disturbed myoma metabolism from different sides can we expect improvement or even a cure.

The basis is a healthy diet with a reduction in simple carbohydrates (industrial sugar and alcohol), instead using whole grains and an abundance of plant substances (vegetables, salad, fruit, nuts) and good vegetable oils (...)."

By Prof. Dr. Ingrid Gerhard, from the foreword to the book "Healing Myomas Yourself"