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Both are available in your health food store. Lignins, found in all whole grains, are anti-estrogenic. Lignins are present in decreasing order in: flaxseed, rye, buckwheat, millet, oats, barley, corn, rice, and wheat. Fiber-rich diets can assist in extracting excessive estrogen stores from the body.
Foods thought best avoided, either because of their low-fiber content or their history of promoting fibroid growth, include dairy products, red meat, fried fatty foods, sugar, salt, caffeine, and alcohol. Choline, inositol, and methionine, vitamin C and bioflavonolds have been used to assist in preventing and stopping bleeding from fibroids. Chrysin (an herbal extract) may block the production of too much estrogen and has been used in both men and women. Probiotics and calcium-d-glucarate can help in preventing bound estrogens from being 'unbound' and reabsorbed from your intestines. Progesterone topically and/or intravaginally can be helpful, but progesterone levels cannot be predicted accurately in woman with fibroids.
It is best to have hormone levels checked. The famous naturopathic 'vag-pack' can be useful also.
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