When I first started taking Dim for fibroids it was because I read about how it could help reduce my fibroid tumors. Officially DIM is an abbreviation for Diindolylmethane (DIM). DIM is a natural phytonutrient found in cruciferous vegatables like broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower and kale. So when I take 4 DIM it's equivalent to me eating 4 lbs of broccoli, kale etc everyday. Plus when I eat my green vegetables at dinner time then I get even more natural DIM in my body. So you ask what's so great about getting that many servings of green vegetables that it shrinks fibroids. First of all I could never eat 4 lbs of green leafy vegetable a day just by adjusting my diet. Plus one of the powerful effects of getting all that DIM found in cruciferous vegetables is that it has the amazing ability to balance hormones and metabolize estrogen. If you have fibroids then getting rid of, or metabolizing estrogen is very very important. The reason the fibroids exist in the first place is because you have too much bad estrogen in your body. So anything and everything you can do to reduce the bad estrogen in your body will help shrink your fibroids. In my earlier blogs I talk about estrogen dominance and how it causes fibroids and what 4 steps I did to shrink my fibroids. If you haven't read my earlier blogs then you should do so.
DIM is not only good to reduce estrogen for women, but it is also good for reducing bad estrogen in men. Just like too much bad estrogen in the body has been linked to women forming tumors and to getting breast cancer, ovarian cancer etc, too much bad estrogen has also been linked through many studies to cause prostate cancer in men. When men get older their testosterone levels drops which creates as hormonal imbalance for them too of more estrogen compared to testosterone. That imbalance is what has been linked to raising PSA levels, and that increases prostate cancer risks. So some of you ladies might want to have your man take the 2 DIM per day as well. Although estrogen is typically higher in women, men are now facing more estrogen related health complications because of all the estrogen that they are introducing to their bodies through the meat they eat, the estrogen mimics found in the environment, and the products we use.
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I order my DIM online because it's cheaper than buying it in a health food store. Here is the link where you can save $10 on your order and get free shipping if you want to start using DIM and any of the other supplements I use. I posted pics on this blog and the name of the supplements I take. Dim (4 per day) , Green Tea (1 per day), Vitamins 2 Per day, and drink Mangosteen Juice.
Take Care,
Deborah
CLICK HERE TO READ 10 STEPS TO KICKSTART TO SHRINK YOUR FIBROIDS