How to protect yourself against uterine fibroids
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With the following tips, you'll be able to protect yourself against uterine fibroids.
Exercise regularly
If you exercise regularly, you are less likely to develop fibroids. Uterine fibroids are caused due to hormonal issues and imbalance. Studies done in different parts of the world have found that if you are physically active, the risk of having uterine fibroids reduces drastically. If you work out seven or more hours every week, it will help you to keep away from fibroids for several years in future. What type of exercise should you try? You need some vigorous exercise because studies have also found that rigorous exercise is much more beneficial in eliminating the risk of fibroids in comparison to light or moderate exercise. If you engage in vigorous exercise for three or more hours every week, you'll be able to reduce the possibility of fibroids by 30 to 40%.
Green tea
Green tea is very helpful for you if you want to avoid uterine fibroids. Researchers have found that green tea is capable of preventing development of fibroids in rats. Besides, green tea also offers other health benefits. It can reduce the severity of symptoms when women suffer from uterine fibroids. However, you have to be little careful while drinking green tea because it has higher caffeine and if you're sensitive to caffeine it may cause irritability or nausea, which is seen in case of some people.
Maintain your weight
Uterine fibroids are more common in overweight or obese women. So, it will be wise to maintain your weight and keep it within the limit. Higher occurrence of fibroids in overweight women may be the result of higher levels of oestrogen in them. If you are overweight, the risk of fibroids in future increases by 10 to 20%. Women who are very obese have a 2 to 3 time's higher risk of developing fibroids in comparison to women with normal weight. Your BMI is above the normal range, and then you are considered as overweight or obese. You can always check your BMI by using different websites or you can also use this formula weight (kg) / [height (m)] 2 or weight (lb) / [height (in)] 2 x 703. Maintaining your weight will also have other health benefits and you will also prevent other medical conditions in future. Exercising regularly can help you to maintain your weight. Watching your diet will also ensure that you maintain your ideal weight.
Change your diet
When you want to prevent a particular medical condition, you need to make some changes to your diet. There are some foods that you need to avoid and some foods that you may need to include in your diet. Studies have found that if you consume red meat, you may have a higher risk of uterine fibroids. So, it is wise for you to avoid it altogether and if that is not possible, at least reduce the intake. However, there are other health benefits of reduction of red meat consumption because it is linked to other health issues like cancer, cardiovascular disease, and mortality. You will need to include foods with higher vitamin D. Such foods include fatty fish like mackerel, salmon and tuna. It can help you to reduce uterine fibroids risk by 30%. If you already have existing fibroids, then it will also reduce the size of those fibroids. Studies have also found that if you increase your dairy consumption, it may lower the risk of fibroids especially in African-American women. Such dairy products include milk, ice cream, cheese etc.
References
1. Fibroids Miracle
2. Uterine fibroids: current perspectives
3. Uterine Fibroids