Unless she is post-menopausal, her own body is producing huge amounts of estrogen with each menstrual cycle. Her diet won't make any difference. The only way to decrease one's own estrogen is to take hormones which stop the menstrual cycle (for example Depo Provera, but even then the body continues to produce small amounts of estrogen), have the ovaries removed, or wait for menopause.

Whenever I hear about tumors, I wonder if there is a connection to insulin levels, as insulin *is* a growth hormone. If there is a connection, the grains could make the fibroids worse.

K.

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From: Charlotte Williams <[log in to unmask]> 

> Hi everyone, 
> One of my dear friends recently started following a vegan low estrogen, low 
> GI diet. No meat, seafood, dairy. lots of beans, veggies, whole grains, 
> sweet potatoes(I didn't think whole grains and beans were low GI, but 
> apparently they are?). She is doing this because of problems with fibroids. 
> I'm sure that all the veggies she eats are great for her. And perhaps not 
> eating fats or meat (which apparently carry or cause estrogen) is right for 
> her body because of the fibroids. But I am concerned because I'm really 
> pretty well convinced that paleo is the healthiest diet one can eat. I was 
> surprised that she even considers seafood too high fat and problematic for 
> estrogens. She is frustrated by her inability to low weight though, despite 
> the low fat and low GI foods. 
> 
> I wonder if anyone can point me in the direction of any information about 
> how paleo-eating relates to estrogens, breast-cancer diets, fibroids? 
> 
> Thanks very much in advance for any thoughts anyone has! 
> Charlotte 
> PS. My own diet is going so well. The few times I've eaten off diet, it 
> really makes me feel ill now - the next day I'm MOODY and nauseas. yuck. 
> French fries taste bland now.. what's up with that??? *grin*