Dolkar Wellness & Longevity: Endometriosis is an agonizing condition for 1 out of 10 women

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Endometriosis is an agonizing condition for 1 out of 10 women

It is almost as common today as asthma or diabetes, yet it remains a difficult condition for the medical profession to treat.

The most popular class of drugs is a synthetic male hormone that decreases estrogen levels to a point where masculinization is very possible. These side effects are not always reversible!

But, in fact, you don’t have to fool your body with synthetic hormones to treat endometriosis successfully. Once you understand how stress is pushing your hormones out of balance, endometriosis pain can be quickly addressed.

Stress hits you in the hypothalamus—which among other duties, controls the production of your hormones. So stress in women upsets the estrogen and progesterone balance, and triggers excessive output of adrenal hormones.

That’s why endometriosis has been called the working woman’s disease—issues of job security, money worries, overwork, relationship problems, all trigger endometriosis pain and blocks your body’s ability to heal itself.

Now, it’s no good telling a woman not to stress out, but you can put her back in control of her hormonal balance in three simple steps:

1. Help your body to rebalance itself with supplements. Vitamin C and citrus bioflavanoids, used together, regulate estrogen levels and strengthen capillaries so they are less likely to break, causing cramps.

2. Heal your digestive system so that the estrogen build up in your system can correct itself. Because all estrogen is sent to the liver to be degraded it’s important to eat high-fiber foods that are rich in vitamin B. Eat one helping of raw broccoli to flush your system of excess estrogen.

3. Address the stress itself. You don’t have to find an extra hour a day to meditate. In The Women’s Pharmacy I give a one-minute exercise, in which your left hand holds the ball of the right foot. I’ll show you exactly how to locate the pressure point that relieves the stress that is associated with endometriosis—and it takes just 60 seconds!

www.dr.lark.com, 2008

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ROASTED PEAR-BUTTERNUT SOUP WITH CRUMBLED STILTON

Ingredients:
2 each ripe pears , peeled, quartered and cored
2 pounds butternut squash , peeled, seeded and cut into 2-inch chunks
2 each medium tomatoes , cored and quartered
1 large leek , pale green and white parts only, halved lengthwise, sliced and washed thoroughly
2 cloves garlic , crushed
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt , divided
Freshly ground pepper to taste
4 cups vegetable broth or shitaki mushroom
seasoning, divided
2/3 cup crumbled Stilton or other blue-veined cheese
1 tablespoon thinly sliced fresh chives or scallion
greens

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Combine pears, squash, tomatoes, leek, garlic, oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper in a large bowl; toss to coat. Spread evenly on a large rimmed baking sheet. Roast,
stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, 40 to 55 minutes. Let cool slightly.

Place half the vegetables and 2 cups broth in a blender; puree until smooth. Transfer to a large saucepan. Puree the remaining vegetables and 2 cups broth. Add to the pan and stir in the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook the soup over medium-low heat, stirring, until hot, about 10 minutes. Divide among 6 bowls and garnish with cheese and chives (or scallion greens).