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00:00:00 Hello everyone, thank you so much for taking the time to watch this video today . During this presentation I will be talking about nutrition and how you can use it to help treat symptoms of endometriosis. Today I'm going to mainly discuss the fact that endometriosis is an inflammatory condition and how you can use nutrition to help reduce inflammation in the body and also promote liver function in order to metabolize estrogen well.
00:00:25 and also promote liver function in order to metabolize estrogen well. If you want more information on endometriosis and how it impacts fertility, the symptoms it causes and what's really going on in the body when you have it, I would encourage you to watch another video I made that's entitled endometri osis and how it impacts fertility. There's a lot more information specifically in that video. But today again I'm going to talk about how nutrition directly impacts the inflammatory levels in the body that are caused by endometriosis.
00:00:56 inflammatory levels in the body that are caused by endometriosis. I'll be telling you what anti-inflammatory foods to have lots of in your diet so that you reduce inflammation and help your liver metabolize estrogen really well. And then I will also be listing other foods that you will need to restrict. Unfortunately some of these are the really yummy naughty foods that we all like to enjoy from time to time. But if you have endometriosis it's so important to at least limit these if you
00:01:27 can't restrict them entirely. But all of these factors that I'm going to go through today will help to not But all of these factors that I'm going to go through today will help to not only just improve fertility in general, but prevent endometriosis from worsening and go increasing in stages and lowering your symptoms in the body so that you have less pain and irregular heavy bleeding. So what are the foods to include to help reduce symptoms of endometriosis?
00:01:54 So anti-inflammatory foods and mainly omega-3 foods are foods that are high in So anti-inflammatory foods and mainly omega-3 foods are foods that are high in omega-3. So you want to go for oily fish, salmon, mackerel, sardines or even any type of fish. If you don't like the oily fish will contain lots of omega-3. And this really has a positive impact on inflammation in that it reduces inflammation in the body. Your omega-3 fatty acids help to regulate the inflammatory response within the
00:02:22 body. So immediately if you have inflammation, if you have lots of omega-3 foods, they will reduce inflammation in the body. they will reduce inflammation in the body. So that is really important to consider. Color is key. I say this probably to every client I see. But certainly when you think about color, you're definitely getting all your essential micronutrients in your nutrition.
00:02:44 And these of course will have digestive aids that will help liver function and also anti-inflammatory properties. So do go for fresh, colorful foods. The ones that you see in the image on the slide. So fruits and vegetables, lean proteins, high fiber foods, which will come to So fruits and vegetables, lean proteins, high fiber foods, which will come to high fiber as well in a moment. The third on the list there are herbs and spices.
00:03:08 Now these again are wonderful digestive aids, really high in anti-inflammatory components. So if you want to flavor your food, it doesn't have to be just salt or just salt and pepper. And getting some good dried spices in there and lots of fresh and dried herbs if you can to flavor your foods. But this will also increase the nutrient density of a meal. But this will also increase the nutrient density of a meal.
00:03:32 So do keep it colorful with lots of herbs and spices and keep your omega-3 foods in as much as you can. And also fiber-rich foods. Now it's a good idea to not have too many starchy carbohydrates in your nutrition if you suffer with endometriosis. However, the good whole grain foods that are naturally gluten free, which I'll come to in the next slide, are good to have for women especially, we're all being encouraged now to are good to have for women especially, we're all being encouraged now to
00:04:00 increase our fiber intake daily and if possible. I've said this before in other videos, but if you do suffer with IBS or problems with your digestive system and fiber is an issue for you, take that into consideration and don't immediately think, "Oh, well I have to increase fiber if I have endometriosis if you have IBS as well." And fiber is an issue, then focus on the top three that are listed above. Now you know what you should be having. Here's what you should try to remove or Now you know what you should be having. Here's what you should try to remove or
00:04:32 at least limit in your nutrition if you have endometriosis and you want to reduce inflammation. So processed foods. So if you look at the back of a packet and the ingredients list is very extensive and it's not sort of whole close to source, then it is highly processed. If you've got ingredients that you're not even sure what they are, they don't seem natural or they're difficult to pronounce, put it down, don't go for it, chances are it's been highly processed, lots of additives, emulsifiers and things that can increase inflammation in the body.
