*eat a low-fat, high fiber diet including more raw fruits and vegetables, nuts, and whole grains and dried beans and peas

*avoid alcohol, animal products (meat, butter, dairy products except low-fat yogurt), oil (except olive oil), fried foods, salt, sugars, tobacco and all white flour products (breads, muffins, cakes, pies, etc.)

*take 1,500 mg of primrose oil daily to reduce size of cysts

*eliminate all caffeine from your diet including any of the following that list caffeine as an ingredient: coffee, tea, drugs, chocolate, and other substances

*include garlic, shiitake mushrooms, and onions in your daily diet; they contain germanium which help improve oxygenation of tissues

*use poke root or sage herbal poultices to relieve breast tenderness and soreness

*avoid wearing push-up or tight bras; if you must wear a bra, wear sports bras and never more than 8 hours a day; this will allow the natural cleansing process of your lymphatic system to operate the rest of the day

*massage your breasts once or twice daily upon rising and retiring to enhance lymphatic circulation: the right hand circles in a counterclockwise fashion and the left hand in a clockwise motion up and out around the breast; avoid touching the nipples

This article is for information purposes only. For treatment, consult your health care practitioner.

Sources and Resources:

J.F.Balch, M.D. and P.A.Balch, CNC. "Fibrocystic disease of the breast," Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Avery Publishing, 1997.

Dr. S. T. Chang, "The deer exercise for women," The Complete System of Self-Healing: Internal Exercises, Tao Publishing, 1991.

Copyright 2006 Carolyn Chambers Clark

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