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Now that you have a basic understanding, this video dives deeper into managing endometriosis. You'll explore lifestyle adjustments, coping strategies, and practical tips to navigate the challenges of this condition. If you're looking for ways to improve your well-being and daily comfort, this video is for you!
Caroline Ashurst
26 min
Trying to Conceive
Video
00:00:00 Today, again, we're talking about endometriosis. We're going to be talking about causes, current technology, and treatment from a Western allopathic standpoint, and how it's treated from an integrative functional standpoint. And we're going to jump into the causes. So most commonly, it's found genetically with a family history. And what's true is that the tissue is actually laid out in the womb of a baby in utero. So And what's true is that the tissue is actually laid out in the womb of a baby in utero. So endometriosis tissue is formed very early in utero, which also indicates there is a strong genetic imprint relating to this diagnosis. I do believe that trauma and ancestral trauma
00:00:50 are not necessarily the same. And so I'm going to jump into the causes. Epigenetic trauma plays a huge role in endometriosis. It is a big challenge for Epigenetic trauma plays a huge role in endometriosis. It is a big challenge for women of color. Women in the Black community are... Endometriosis and fibroids run rampant in their community. And I believe that there is a huge part of this that has to do with environmental racism, where people who are of color end up living in places that aren't as healthy to live. And I believe there's a component of ancestral trauma. And it's kind of like one of those things where it's like a switch. So
00:01:27 And it's kind of like one of those things where it's like a switch. So these lesions, like I said, they're laid out in utero, but they can either regress spontaneously or they can progress into bigger lesions depending on additional factors. So this is kind of like the same reason why it's just like, why do I have fertility challenges and somebody else who eats whatever they want, you know, does whatever they want, lives a really unhealthy lifestyle. One of the most frustrating parts for my clients is seeing people they're friends with get pregnant One of the most frustrating parts for my clients is seeing people they're friends with get pregnant who take significantly less care of their body. We all have these genetic light switches that go
00:02:07 off depending on what triggers in our environment go on. So, you know, stress can be a trigger. Stress, you know, is a trigger for many hormonal dysregulations. Uh, issues because it impacts, uh, our estrogen and progesterone. It also, um, raises our cortisol levels, which impacts estrogen and progesterone. Uh, there are many other pieces, uh, about that. levels, which impacts estrogen and progesterone. Uh, there are many other pieces, uh, about that. And, you know, we could go more into that, but we're going to stick to the endometriosis, but so, uh, you know, certain factors can create this seed of endometriosis into being a severe case or an incident.
00:02:51 Significant case, right? So lifestyle, again, we're talking about access to a healthy environment. If you live in a place like a big city where there's lots of pollution, there's more of a If you live in a place like a big city where there's lots of pollution, there's more of a chance you're going to have symptomatology and you're going to have a more extreme, severe incidence of this diagnosis. Um, any kind of toxicant exposure, and we're surrounded by toxicants. We're talking about new carpet beds. We're talking about flame retardants, that are in our clothing and fabrics, um, in our couches. We're talking about, you know, scented candles. Uh, and we're talking about, you know, toxins from, uh, industry in our environment,
00:03:29 candles. Uh, and we're talking about, you know, toxins from, uh, industry in our environment, in our air quality cars. So that's another thing that can impact this. Uh, and again, we're looking at this long game of diagnosis. And, uh, we want to try and, you know, diagnose diagnosis sooner than later. So, so again, And, uh, we want to try and, you know, diagnose diagnosis sooner than later. So, so again, causes environmental toxins in water, food, air, products we're exposed to. Um, and one thing that we should really talk about is plastics because plastics have something called xenoestrogens in them. They're a chemical and many things have xenoestrogens in them,
00:04:18 by the way, not just plastics. Uh, Xenoestrogens behave like estrogen in the body. They actually latch onto estrogen receptors in the body. So even though they're not technically estrogen, they behave like in the body. So even though they're not technically estrogen, they behave like estrogen and our body responds like they are excess estrogen. So if we're flooding our body with all this excess estrogen, we are exacerbating our fertility issues. And if we have endometriosis, we're exacerbating that. So we want to avoid,
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