Natural Therapies to Prevent Ovarian Cysts
Strategy
Reduce excess estrogen
Promote hormone balance
Reduce Estrogen
Nutrition
Plant based diet
Eat organic
Avoid animal products – if you do use, eat organic and grass fed
Avoid dairy, processed soy and their products
Reduce exposure to xeno estrogens
Avoid plastics
Avoid paraben based preservatives in cosmetics and skin care products
Avoid phthalates in fragrance and detergents
Supplement
Decrease excess estrogen
Help to metabolize estrogen - DIM
Milk Thistle Seed
Increase progesterone
40mg natural progesterone on days 10-26 of each cycle
Vitex – may help with progesterone production via the pituitary
Maca root – may be helpful for natural progesterone production
Black Cohosh