Green Tea Extract May Help Treat Uterine Fibroids

A new study has found that an extract from green tea may be a useful treatment for uterine fibroids, a condition that affects 40 percent of women of reproductive age, commonly causing vaginal bleeding, anemia and fatigue.

Dr. Ayman Al-Hendy, director of clinical research at Meharry Medical College, and his colleagues found that a polyphenol in green tea known as epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) was capable of killing human leiomyoma cells in tissue cultures and was able to shrink fibroid lesions in lab animals.

After eight weeks of treatment with EGCG, lab mice with induced uterine fibroids experienced significantly smaller fibroid growths than control subjects who were given a placebo. In fact, one mouse showed no signs of uterine fibroids at the end of the trial.

The researchers state that green tea extract "might be particularly useful for long-term use in women with a low fibroid tumor burden to arrest tumor progression and avoid the development of severe symptoms that necessitate major surgery."

The next step for the team is to conduct controlled trials using human participants.

Oil Pulling...fascinating!!

I discovered this from a book called The New Arthritis Cure. I have an old root canaled tooth, front tooth, that is infected...I need to have it pulled and am disturbed that this could be a cause of infection that has spread and caused many of my health problems. I can't afford a holistic dentist so will have trust a regular dentist to pull it...am concerned about that. But anyway! I ran across this oil pulling information, have been doing it for several weeks and it is making a huge difference in the infection! I still need to pull the tooth I'm sure, but listen to this information!

Oil pulling is an age old method of oral hygiene that comes to us from Ayurvedic medicine of India. Essentially, oil pulling is rinsing your mouth out with a spoonful of vegetable or coconut oil, much like mouthwash. The major difference is you swish it in your mouth for 15-20 minutes, I use the coconut oil. When you swish it, the oil attracts microorganisms and "pulls" them out of the teeth and gums. Studies show it is more effective at reducing dental plaque and gingivitis. Oil pulling should be vigorous to work the entire mouth. You don't gargle, just work it around the teeth and gums. You need to spit it out when done, don't swallow it because it will be filled with bacteria, toxins, mucous and pus. Yuck! You should do it first thing in the morning on an empty stomach before brushing your teeth. If you have an acute infection do it twice or three times a day. It may initially increase the drainage of mucous, in the beginning you may need to spit it out early, clear your throat and sinuses, get fresh coconut oil and continue. Coconut oil will be hard if its not summer, but do not microwave to soften, you will damage the lauric acid. Melt over low heat or put in dish over hot water. Testimonies abound with this, not only clearing up infections but that teeth become tighter, cleaner and whiter. It is weird at first but just another healthy daily habit that is no big deal!

Thought for the Day...

We have to pitch our tents where we shall always have quiet times with God, however noisy our times with the world may be. The measure of the worth of our public activity for God is the private profound communion we have with Him.

My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers