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=> ASK LENA Q & A EDITION!
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Greetings! I do hope your weekend was a good one and the week starts off on a good note.

Well old man winter is poking his head through the clouds as the cool and windy weather is supposed to be preceding snow flurries that are supposed to appear sometime today. Will see if the weathermen know what they are talking bout... Glad my immune system is primed and ready to go...

Steve's Motivator this week speaks to "Legacy Of Love" How will you be remembered? If you enjoy his weekly Motivator let him know and tell him you read it in "A Natural Environmental Health Facts Ask Lena Health Q & A ezine." Publisher@LifeSupportSystem.com

Wishing you a week of health and wealth building!

Your health questions are being answered to the best of my ability using what I gleaned from 20-years as a Medical Office Nurse and Administrator along with my education in nutritional and alternative modes. I am not a doctor and you should not think of me as one.

Q & A is for your information and education only and in some instances to give you a different perspective on a particular problem! 

My wish for you, in the use of the information gained here, is that you will apply it in a smart and safe manner in order to enhance your life and not harm it! Not to be used in place of your judgment but in  addition to...

I have always felt that I had to know all sides to a problem and then make a decision for myself and I hope that will be your attitude as well! 

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Thank you for your confidence and inquisitiveness! 
Lena

QUESTION:
Hi
Please I would like you to expantiate on the causes of fibroid in women and also I would like to know if it can be caused by abortion or taking contraceptive pills and I will also like to know if its hereditary.
Thanks
Tinuke
 
ANSWER:
 
Thank you for the question Tinuke!

I have covered fibroids in the past on July 21, 2003 and again on May 17, 2004 but obviously some did not subscribe at that time and your questions are slightly different!

Let's start with the last question first; Having an abortion will not cause fibroid tumors. There is some data showing that women taking birth control pills have a slightly higher incidence of certain types of fibroids. Then there is the other side of the coin that says they don't. The traditional medical world says they tend to run in families... I would suggest that the reason they run in a family is because they all had the same diet and end up deficient in the same necessary minerals and vitamins? Truth is there simply have not been enough studies done to confirm either allegory.

The size and type of fibroids vary immensely among women and some are so small that a microscope is required to see them. However, on rare occasions, some women experience a single large fibroid tumor the size of a grapefruit or a fibroid which is so large it encompasses the entire abdominal area. Such large tumors can weigh as much as 50 pounds; the largest, reported, fibroid ever recorded weighed in at 140 pounds. So they go from very small to potentially large?

Types of Fibroid Tumors are;

Submucous Fibroids; These fibroids occur just below the lining of the uterus and can cause menstrual problems, including pain as they grow and move around the pelvic area.
 
Intramural Fibroids; A round fibroid most often within the uterine wall which can cause enlargement of the uterus as they grow.
 
Subserous Fibroids; This fibroid grows on the outer wall of the uterus and usually causes no symptoms until it grows large enough to interfere with other organs.
 
Pedunculated Fibroids; These fibroids develop when a subserous fibroid grows a peduncle (stalk), as they grow larger they may become twisted and cause severe pain.
 
Interligamentous Fibroid; A fibroid which grows sideways between the ligaments which support the uterus in the abdominal region. This type of fibroid is especially difficult to remove without the possibility of interfering with the blood supply or other organs. Is very rare and can be responsible for miscarriage during a pregnancy.
 
Parasitic Fibroid; The rarest form of fibroid tumor occurs when a fibroid attaches itself to another organ.
 
The traditional medical world has two sides of the fibroid theory. Some say fibroids are caused by hormones gone wild and the other side say hormones aren't a problem. Both sides agreeing that no prevention is available and surgical removal is necessary for the majority. What do they know? I've seen a much different side than they have?
 
The natural medical world believes fibroids to be caused from hormone fluctuations combined without proper mineral balance in the body... They also know that they are preventable with proper nutritional balance. Also they know that they are shrinkable by the same method, requiring more aggressive herbal and mineral supplementation with detoxing along with a cleansing diet for at least a month. Prevention is done in almost the same manner. Making sure the mineral and nutrient balance is there!
 
Whose right? That will be debated forever I suppose.

We do know that when birth control pills came on the market in the early 60's, and the use of them grew, that fibroids became more common, which tells us that hormones do play a huge roll in the forming of them. I suspect, as do a number of scientists that it is because taking birth control pills women immediately go into a malnourished state as birth control pills, like so many other chemical drugs leach vitamins and minerals from the body creating a deficiency... Just how nobody knows for absolute certainty as studies have never effectively been done on that aspect because the traditional medical world refuses to accept that fact even exists... My theory about that; when you take a drug made to suppress certain parts of the body to prevent certain actions and birth control pills are no different, that creates the body's inability to process nutrients put into it correctly.
 
Because I watch fibroids disappear with a protocol that includes a total 84 minerals and trace minerals supplement along with herbal hormonal balancing along with the alternative world and Linus Pauling's statement many years ago, "YOU CAN TRACE EVERY SICKNESS, EVERY DISEASE, AND EVERY AILMENT TO A MINERAL DEFICIENCY," appears to be right on and more feasible than the traditional medical worlds theory...

A fibroid is the most common tumor (abnormal mass of tissue) found in the pelvis. Such tumors develop most often between the ages of 35 and 45 years, seldom before age 20. Fibroids do not occur at all before puberty. Rarely occur after menopause and they then generally stop growing and may even disappear.

Usually a fibroid is found in the uterus where it is the most common form of uterine mass. A fibroid can also develop on another structure that contains smooth muscle cells. In very rare cases, it can even "invade" another organ when it grows too large to confine itself to its original location.

A fibroid is a solid tumor that contains mostly smooth muscle held together by fibrous tissue. (That's how it came by its popular name.) Other names for fibroids are leiomyomas, myomas, fibromas, and fibromyomas.

It is difficult to know just how many women have fibroids, unless they cause a problem, a woman may never realize she has them. It is, however, estimated that fibroids occur in about 30 percent of women aged 25 to 45. They are more common in women who are overweight.

For some reason, black women seem more likely to develop fibroids than women in other racial groups. Almost half of all black women more than 30 years of age have fibroids compared with 20 percent of white women of the same age group. Interestingly, studies have found a low incidence of fibroids among women in Africa. Overall, however, fibroids tend to be larger and more numerous in black women at diagnosis. Could that be because of our Westernized diet of nutrient deficient foods and tendency to visit McDonald's or Burger King too often failing to fee the body the nutrients needed to stay fibroid free?
 
I hope this answered your question,
Lena

PS: For those looking for an alternative fibroid treatment email me!

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MOTIVATOR
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LEGACY OF LOVE

A friend once told me of a caring and much-loved school nurse who died. She was well known by the faculty and students, as she had been there 35 years. When the principal announced her death to the children, many of them began to cry.

To help ease their grief, the school counselor had a group of children draw a picture of what the nurse meant to them. One child filled in her paper with red. "This is her heart," she explained. "It's too big for the paper."

At her funeral her friends and family clapped and celebrated her life. She left behind a great legacy of love.

How will you be remembered? What legacy will you leave behind?

Toward the end of his life, Elton Trueblood made this observation: "At
the age of 93, I am well aware that I do not have many years to live. Consequently, I try very hard to live my remaining years in such a manner that I really make a difference in as many lives as possible. How do I want to be remembered? Not primarily as a Christian scholar, but rather as a loving person. This can be the goal of every individual. If I can be remembered as a truly loving person, I shall be satisfied."

After you are gone, people may forget most of what you have done. But they will remember whether you loved them.
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Steve Goodier Publisher@LifeSupportSystem.com  is a professional speaker, consultant and author of numerous books. Visit his site for more information, or to sign up for his FREE newsletter of Life, Love and Laughter at http://LifeSupportSystem.com .

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FOOD OF THE WEEK
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A tiny little food with a big taste!
 
As I spooned on my capers to my fettuccini I began to wonder what exactly were these little dark things and were they nutritious or not? I know I like the taste but my husband doesn't. I've had them in many pasta salads over the years but really have no idea how nutritious they are?
 
Well, here's what I found out after going through over 200 pieces of information and thinking the nutrient information would be in the next book or article, but alas never to be? The reason I'm actually publishing this is because of the many hours spent trying to study out this tiny little bud so I felt justified in passing on what little information I did find. I also figured cabbages have many healthy nutrients so this little guy deserved some mention and I expect healthy nutrients?
 
The Capper [Capparis spinosa "Cruciferae"] is part of the cabbage family containing almost 250 species, most of which are herbs growing in temperate regions of the Northern hemisphere. It is unusual in that it loses its leaves during the rainy seasons and retains them during the dry season. It is called the "Rose of the Mediterranean."
 
Strange but true, Capers are the unopened green flower buds of the Capparis spinosa, a wild and cultivated prickly, perennial bush grown mainly in Mediterranean countries (southern France, Italy, and Algeria) and also in California. Manual labor is required to gather capers, for the buds must be picked each morning just as they reach the proper size. Now I know why they are so expensive? After the buds are picked, they are usually sundried, then pickled in vinegar or salt brine. A good rule to follow; Rinse before using to flush away as much salt as possible.
 
Capers can range in size from that of a tiny peppercorn (the petite variety from southern France, considered the finest) to some as large as the tip of your little finger (from Italy). I prefer the small ones.
 
As for nutrients. I was unable to find much in that department so I'm still left wondering exactly what Capers consist of. I did find that they are mainly water (about 85%). The dry matter contains bitter flavonoid glycosides, a mustard oil glycoside named glucocapparin. According to the "Doctrine of Signatures," it will affect the body part it resembles (said to resemble testes) and therefore was used as an aphrodisiac. One encyclopedia said that it is the hyssop talked of in the Bible, but I could not find anything else to back up that statement.
 
Cretan Agapios Monachos in his manuscript of the 15th century he writes: "consume capers with vinegar and oil. If the caper is salted, dip it in water, then consume it before each meal." In the same paragraph he makes reference to interesting medicinal benefits of the caper: "it cures the spleen, destroys vermin, heals the hemorrhoids, increases the vitality of the sperm, cures liver ailments and cramps, mobilizes the urinary bladder, facilitates menstruation, and prevents rheumatism." The 15th century had some good and some bad medicinal things so take it for what it is worth. I'm not saying it's so or not so, but since it's part of the cabbage I family prefer to think it's probably so!
 
I did find that parts of the bush, from which they grow, the roots and stems of the Woolly Caper Bush Capparis are popular in southern African traditional medicine and used for various conditions such as malaria, rheumatism, insanity, snake-bite, jaundice, headache, cough, pneumonia, tuberculosis and leprosy. This plant is also used to prevent abortion and treat infertility (van Wyk & Gericke 2000). However, this species evidently can be poisonous when used wrong. Nothing said about nutrients in the bud itself?
 
Capers can lend piquancy to many sauces and condiments; they can also be used as a garnish for meat and vegetable dishes. I add it to most of my pasta dishes?
 
Byzantine Pavlos Aeginitis recommends consumption of the caper served on a slice of bread topped with vinegar honey. I've never had it that way, but might just try it...
 
This is an out of this world Pasta fettuccine with capers!
 
1 (16-ounce) package uncooked spinach fettuccine pasta
1/3 cup virgin olive oil 
1/4 cup capers, drained 
1/4 cup white wine 
1/2 cup prepared pesto 
2 cloves garlic, minced 
1/2 cup sliced black olives 
1 tablespoon lemon juice 
1/2 cup cottage cheese or 1/4 cup crumbled Feta cheese.
1/2 cup fresh chopped tomatoes 
Sea Salt and coarsely ground pepper to taste 
Freshly grated parmesan cheese 
 
Cook pasta according to package directions: drain and return to pan to keep warm. 
 
In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, heat olive oil, capers, white wine, pesto, and garlic 1 minute or until aromatic; stir in black olives, lemon juice, and cottage or Feta cheese, Immediately Remove from heat and pour over pasta; toss to coat thoroughly. Season with salt and pepper add chopped tomatoes. Transfer onto individual serving plates and garnish with parmesan cheese. 
 
Makes 4 servings. 
 
Enjoy your new found bud!
Lena

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