Healing Fibroids: A Doctor's Guide to a Natural Cure

by Allan Warshowsky, Elena Oumano (Editor)

Overview

An exciting new approach to regaining health without surgery!

Fact: By the time they reach menopause forty percent of American women have at least one uterine fibroid; 600,000 women are diagnosed each year.
Fact: Fibroids are the leading cause of hysterectomy, the second most common surgical procedure performed on women.
Fact: Natural, holistic medicine can heal fibroids without invasive surgery.

Fibroid tumors, while usually benign, can swell a woman's uterus to the size of a basketball, frequently causing heavy menstrual bleeding, cramping, bladder infections, and even infertility. Most doctors recommend surgery as the only answer. Now this innovative holistic program brings new hope for a surgery-free life to millions of American women.

Dr. Allan Warshowsky combines traditional Western medicine and holistic science to cure not just the fibroid condition but also the underlying imbalances and systemic dysfunctions that can cause fibroids. With an exciting program of diet, exercise, supplements, herbs, and mind/spirit work, Dr. Warshowsky shows fibroid sufferers how to become the strong, healthy women they deserve to be.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780743418249
Publisher:	Atria Books
Publication date:	08/13/2002
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	1,096,617
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.44(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Allan Warshowsky, M.D., has been a practicing, board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist for more than twenty years and is currently the director of The Women's Program at New York's Beth Israel Hospital's Center for Health and Healing. He is a popular speaker on the subjects of women's health and holistic healing.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	1
Part 1	The Basics
1.	All About Fibroids	13
2.	The Hormonal Web, the Menstrual Cycle, and Fibroids	32
Part 2	The Holistic View
3.	Optimum Health	59
4.	The Fibroid-Healing Diet	74
5.	Fibroid-Healing Supplements	116
6.	Fibroid-Healing Herbs	141
7.	Fibroid-Healing Exercises and Bodywork	169
8.	The Threat of Environmental Toxins--Xenobiotics	203
9.	Mental and Emotional Fibroid Healing	226
10.	Putting Your Own Healing Program Together	251
	Resource Guide	265
	Index	273

Editorial Reviews

Joel M. Evans, M.D. Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Founding Diplomate of the American Board of Holistic Medicine, and Founder and Director, The Center for Women's Health, Darien, CT Healing Fibroids empowers women with the information and inspiration they seek to expand their treatment options far beyond medication and surgery. A must-read for all women with fibroids.

Christine Northrup, M.D. author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause Healing Fibroids is loaded with practical and empowering information that will help thousands of women who suffer from fibroids.

From the Publisher

Also called myomas, fibromyomas, or leiomyomas, fibroids develop from a single smooth muscle cell in the uterus and vary in size and shape. They affect as many as 80 percent of women, of whom one in four will have symptoms serious enough to cause her to seek medical advice and treatment. These two practical, easy-to-read guides offer information on the different types of fibroids and the options for treating them. In Healing Fibroids, Warshowsky, a practicing obstetrician/ gynecologist and director of the Women's Program at Beth Israel Hospital's Center for Health and Healing in New York, and Oumano, a certified yoga teacher and bodywork practitioner, combine Western medicine and holistic methods to point the way to optimal health and the avoidance of surgery. After a brief look at surgical procedures and the relationship of hormones and the menstrual cycle to fibroids, they devote chapters to diet, supplements, herbal remedies, exercise, emotional healing, and the effects of environmental toxins, especially xenoestrogens. Skilling, a marketing executive and writer in New York, wrote her first book, Fibroids: The Complete Guide to Taking Charge of Your Physical, Emotional and Sexual Well-Being, when she was first diagnosed with fibroids and could find little information on the subject. She also explores the role of diet, exercise, and emotional well-being in managing fibroids. Arranged by day for the first week after diagnosis, by week for the first month, and by month for the remaining 11 months, the chapters are each divided into two sections, called "Living" and "Learning." The "Living" sections deal with issues and problems, while the "Learning" sections explain the more technical aspects of fibroids. Skilling provides practical tips, such as how to chart the growth of the fibroid and what to wear when you leave the hospital should you need surgery. Readers will find information on current research and medication, the pros and cons of various types of surgery, and hints on diet and lifestyle changes, including exercise and stress management. While both guides are useful, Skilling's arrangement is superior. Her table of contents provides good access points, and the glossary, selected resources, and list of bibliographic references are a definite plus. If you have the budget, get both; but if you have to choose, buy Skilling's. Jodith Janes, Cleveland Clinic Fdn. Lib. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

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