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The 5 Stages of Natural Endometriosis Treatment

Treating endometriosis naturally involves taking a dramatically different approach to the condition, and it will be aimed at supporting the underlying problems that trigger the endometriosis to grow.
At the same time, symptoms will be controlled.

Your goal will be to return to optimum health by alleviating or even eliminating your endometriosis in the process.

A multi-factorial approach is the quickest way to achieve this aim, as endometriosis can be triggered by a combination of factors including hormone imbalance, stress, and nutritional deficiencies.

There are five main stages to the treatment programme involving:

  1. Improving Your Diet
  2. Utilising Supplementation
  3. Controlling Your Levels of Excess Oestrogen
  4. Improving Your Liver Function
  5. Boosting Your Immune System

All of these are covered in more detail below:

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Your Diet

The first and most important step is to adopt a hormone balancing diet – which can be found in our FREE Foundations of Health E-Book when you click here. However, in the case of endometriosis, you will need to take things a step further.
Your main aim will be to keep your diet low on any foods that encourage the production of oestrogen, focusing instead on those foods that can help your body rid itself of excess oestrogen.

Other Factors To Consider Include:

Your Alcohol Intake – you will need to avoid it completely for a couple of months and then limit your intake to only 1-2 units per week. Your liver helps control the excretion of your hormones and if you want it to work effectively it is better not to have alcohol, which causes your liver to work overtime

Saturated Fats – including dairy and red meat should be avoided for a few months because they contain a substance called ‘Arachidonic Acid’ which encourages the production of hormone-like substances called Prostaglandins. These are highly inflammatory and can cause swelling and pain and, in some cases, thicken the blood itself. They can also trigger muscle contraction/constriction in the blood vessels.

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Utilising Supplementation

There are a number of supplements that not only strengthen your immune system but also have the unique ability to address certain health conditions, such as hormone imbalance. The idea is to address all possible known causes of endometriosis, whilst at the same time, ensuring that you reach optimum health, where your body can start to fight its own battles. These include:

B Vitamins. Particularly important for a number of reasons. First and foremost, they are needed by the liver to convert excess oestrogen into weaker and less dangerous forms. B6 has also been shown to significantly reduce the intensity and duration of period pains.

Vitamin E. This vitamin has been shown to relieve menstrual cramps in 70% of women within 2 menstrual cycles.

Vitamin C & Bioflavonoids. Crucial for immunity, vitamin C helps your body to recognise and destroy endometrial patches as they occur. Bioflavonoids are helpful with pain occurring around the time of your period because they help to relax and soothe muscles and to prevent inflammation.

Magnesium. Acts as a muscle relaxant and has been shown to have a beneficial effect on painful periods and lower back pain.

Essential Fatty Acids (EFA’s). Your body produces beneficial prostaglandins from EFA’s, which help to reduce period pains. They also have an anti-inflammatory response, which is particularly beneficial to endometriosis sufferers.

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Boosting Your Immune System

When you suffer from endometriosis, it is important to ensure that your immune system is functioning at optimum levels. It is believed that women who do not suffer from the condition have immune systems with an ability to mop up the endometrial debris after each period. This cleaning process should take place naturally every month.
Women with endometriosis do not seem to have the ability to mop up, and the debris lies around, which gives it an opportunity to take hold. 

It is best to avoid foods that compromise your immune function, such as sugar.


Endometriosis is extremely common, affecting up to 15% of all women, but hopefully you will see from the above that there are natural approaches which can help redefine your condition and help you live your best healthy life!

If you would like further advice – or to continue reading about Endometriosis – click here to download your copy of the ‘Understanding Endometriosis’ E-Book.

Alternatively, if you would like to speak to one of our expert and highly-trained nutritionists about how we can help you with your endometriosis – or other health concerns – get in touch by clicking here.

Health Facts That You May Not Know…

  • With food intolerances (also known as a food sensitivities) once you have identified what you are reacting to and eliminated it, basically giving your digestive system a ‘break’ to improve your digestive health, then it is likely that you can then go back to eating those foods in moderation.
  • Three months is the magic number to change the quality of your eggs, because it takes approximately that long for the follicles on your ovaries to develop before one is mature enough to release an egg at ovulation.
  • Women are at risk of osteoporosis from the menopause onwards, when hormone levels reduce.
  • BMI is not the best measurement for knowing if you are overweight. Muscle is heavier than fat, so a well-muscled, extremely fit person might register a BMI as high as an unfit rather overweight person.
  • Sage is a botanical herb that has been used for centuries.  Women often use sage as they go through the menopause and it has also been used to improve mental energy and alertness and reduce stress.
  • Protein is a vital nutrient needed for your body to perform many functions, including the production of antibodies to resist infection and the formation of new tissue. Too much or too little protein may reduce the strength of your bones and increase the risk of fracture.
  • You could have sex on a Monday and get pregnant on the Friday when the egg has been released.  This is because the egg once released at ovulation only survives for about 24 hours but the sperm can live for up to seven days when the cervical mucus is alkaline.
  • It is estimated that 45% of the UK population has a food intolerance. These intolerances can affect many parts of your body including:
  • Skin – Eczema, urticaria, itching, rashes
  • Gastrointestinal – Severe bloating, diarrhoea, constipation, flatulence, IBS
  • Recurrent Infections – Chronic infections, frequent ear infections
  • Mental / Emotional – Anxiety, depression, hyperactivity, insomnia, irritability
  • Musculoskeletal – Joint and muscle pain, arthritis
  • Respiratory – Asthma, rhinitis
  • Others – Palpitations, water retention, headaches, fatigue, migraines, weight gain
  • Your bones are at their strongest around the age of 30 and then they start to become weaker around the menopause which can lead to osteoporosis.
  • Muscle takes up 5 times less space than fat so as you lose fat, you lose inches, your clothes feel looser and your body shape changes but your weight could stay the same.
  • It is reported that every three seconds a bone will break somewhere in the world, because of osteoporosis. The good news is that fractures can often be prevented through healthy lifestyle choices.
  • The word allergy is derived from Greek with ‘allos’ meaning different and ‘ergos’ meaning action, so when something foreign enters your body it has to take action by responding to that alien substance.

Optimise your Brain and Memory function. Minimise your risk of Dementia

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Your brain is amazing. You are born with all the brain cells you will ever have – about 100 billion. Most of the brain does not regenerate as you get older except the hippocampus – an area for learning which is important for long term memory and spatial navigation, so you want to keep your brain as healthy as possible.

But brain function can change as we older. The symptoms that are associated with a gradual decline in brain function like loss of memory and difficulty in concentrating, are described as dementia.

The two main forms of dementia are:

  1. Alzheimer’s (the most common)
  2. Vascular dementia

Alzheimer’s is caused by plaque and tangles developing in the brain. Plaque are clumpy spheres that float between the neurons and prevent the transmission of messages to each other and the tangles actually choke the neurons from inside.

Vascular dementia is a problem with the supply of blood to the brain. The risk of dementia increases with age and affects about 5% of people over the age of 65 but unfortunately is much more common in women.

And not only does the risk of developing Alzheimer’s increase with age but you can have a higher risk if there is a family history of the disease. So it is important to think about keeping your brain and memory working efficiently as well as working on prevention.

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Helping you to stay sharp and focused and work on prevention

At the Glenville Nutrition Clinic you can receive expert advice on what is the best way to help keep your brain and memory function sharp no matter what age you are. We can also to help you work on prevention especially if you have a strong family history of Alzheimer’s.

What’s involved?

We’ll start by sending you a questionnaire to complete before the consultation. You’ll list your health concerns, details of your typical diet and lifestyle habits including how much stress you’re under and we’ll analyse it before you come in to get an idea of the questions we want to ask and ensure you get the best from your consultation.

During the consultation, your nutritionist will discuss the most relevant tests for you depending on your health. Certain tests can be helpful in highlighting nutrient deficiencies that when corrected can reduce your risk of memory loss and Alzheimer’s.

You will be given advice on what to eat and what to avoid to help protect your brain function. Lifestyle issues such as stress and exercise will also be discussed.

If you would like to arrange a consultation, call 01892 515 905 (press option 1 when asked) or send an email to info@glenvillenutrition.com to request a call back.

5 Key Questions Before Following A Weight Loss Plan

Best Weight Loss Program

Choosing the right diet plan can be a daunting task. With numerous plans promising to be the best weight loss program ever and offering amazing results, it can be difficult to choose the right one. That being said, it’s important to be fully prepared when starting a diet plan. There’s a number of things that need to be considered to ensure that the plan will not only provide great results, but will also improve your health.

  1. Is The Diet Plan Safe?

Here at Glenville Nutrition here advise that while it may be important to lose weight, it’s never appropriate to do so at the expense of one’s health. There are some pretty drastic weight loss programs on the market today. From eating nothing but baby food, to very strict detox plans, these types of diets can lead to complications within your immune system and potentially put a strain on your organs. It is important therefore you ensure you will receive adequate nutrition throughout the plan to achieve natural weight loss and avoid complications.

Furthermore, when it comes to supplements, it is  important to do your research and avoid any harmful ingredients or side-effects.

  1. Can I Keep Up With It?

One of the biggest reasons women fail to complete a diet is that they find it difficult to keep up with. Diet plans with ridiculous rules and restrictions are notorious for being difficult to finish. When it comes to questioning whether you will be able to finish a plan, you  need to think rationally about the diet and your lifestyle before making a commitment.

Diets, by their very nature, require a lifestyle change, but some changes are easier to make than others. You need to find a plan you can work with. While compromises must be made, if a plan consists of something that’s difficult to do or give up, you are already setting yourself up for failure.

  1. Will It Affect My Daily Life?

Another huge deterrent to diets is that it changes a person’s way of life. Obviously, diets require some sort of change in lifestyle and you must be able to make the required changes to see the results. However, diets are not meant to completely control a person’s life. Instead, diets should be manageable within your normal life. For example, it should teach good habits that can be implemented into normal activities, such as dining out. It shouldn’t control your life, but rather help to modify (and improve) it.

  1. Will It Provide Long Term Results?

It’s not uncommon for women to gain back the weight after they lose it with a diet. This is because often the chosen diet plan was a quick fix rather than a change in lifestyle. Diets shouldn’t be short periods to get healthy. Instead, diets should teach you how to modify your habits to stay healthy and manage your weight long term. It should be something that lasts a lifetime, not just a few months out of the year.

  1. Is It Personalised?

There’s no “one size fits all” diet plan. Every woman’s body is different. We all react differently to exercise and food, making it difficult to see success in generic plans. Most of these plans are formulated for women who are of moderate height and activity level. If you don’t fit in that parameter, you will likely see lackluster results. It is better therefore to choose a diet plan that is personalised for your body and lifestyle. With a custom plan, you will see much better results and find it easier to follow.

Starting a diet plan is big first step in getting healthy. The choice of diet plan is something that should not be taken lightly. And you need to ask the right questions to get the knowledge you need to succeed. The right plan can make all the difference. Instead of failing and starting over with something new, do your research, choose the right plan and see results that will last a lifetime.

If you would like to know more about losing weight and learning to manage it, why not book an appointment with one of our qualified nutritionists? Fill out the form or give us a call on 01892 515905

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