And just because Laksmi got her energy back by reversing her iron deficiency doesn’t mean Leilani will need to supplement with iron. And “UNIQUE” is the keyword! Just because Martha doubles over in pain with dairy doesn’t mean Gertrude will need to stop eating it. Using this framework, our goal is to create an endometriosis food plan based on our unique needs. Sound familiar? Me too… truth be told, that was so me. These four factors are the pillars of human health and the endometriosis diet foundation we should all be leaning into! When these 4 pillars are out of whack (as nearly all of ours are today), chronic disease, oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, immune dysfunction, and hormonal imbalance ensue. This is the same dietary approach our ancestors followed, no matter where your own ancestors lived, we could assume they were eating a whole food, nutrient-dense diet, they had balanced blood sugar, they weren’t eating a slew of processed, refined, and thus inflammatory foods, and their gut microbial communities were in balance. Luckily, the endometriosis diet information supported by the literature is also supported by proper human health (which cannot be marketed in any 30-day plan). They sure are appealing to those of us who are always seeking health but never quite getting there. Hearing this would have annoyed me 10 years ago when following the latest “fad” diet or food hack was my thing-I wanted to be told a diet to stick to! I’m not alone, diet books are some of the best-selling books on the market, always selling something elusive about health, weight, beauty, and happiness…if you can just get through the next 30-day plan. In researching diet and endometriosis, there was one obvious point that stood out time and time again: there is no such thing as an endometriosis diet for everyone.
This is why I lobby so hard for nutrition to be considered a clinically significant treatment strategy in healing from endo, one of many treatment options we should all consider. Personal stories range from helping reduce terrible pain or infertility, to complete resolution of endometriosis symptoms (i.e.
Research knows nutrient intake, mineral, vitamin, and antioxidant levels, and blood sugar regulation may actually influence disease itself. These are two points of many found in both research and patient experiences that support the notion that dietary interventions are more than just symptom management. Alleviating the chronic inflammation and immune dysfunction that contribute to the disease may potentially prevent disease progression, scar tissue formation, and adhesions.”
For those, the use of hormonal suppression, diet, lifestyle modification, anti-inflammatory therapy, antioxidants control of oxidative stress, and an integrative framework are necessary considerations to address the chronic inflammation and immune dysfunction that drive the disease… Control of these factors may stop or limit endometriotic lesions if started early, when lesions are small and before they have time for significant inflammation, fibrosis, angiogenesis, epigenetic modifications, and genetic mutations. Dan Martin, who writes, “But surgery is not the only answer, particularly for earlier endometriosis in primary care, especially in the teens, and potentially for those with deep nodules. This coincides with thoughts from longtime endometriosis researcher Dr. Moreover, under-nutrition, blood sugar dysregulation, and food intolerances may be partly to blame for your endo pain, progression, severity, infertility, hormone imbalance, brain fog, immune system dysfunction, and more.Īfter analysing the effects of nutrition and endometriosis, one paper even concludes that diet is “a promising tool in the prevention and treatment of endometriosis.” Yes, you heard right: prevention and treatment. When researching my new book on endometriosis, something became surprisingly clear: those of us with endometriosis appear to be more undernourished than our non-endo counterparts.
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