Foods for fibroids
What APEX holds on the table for fibroids: the foods it leads with, each with where it comes from and why it is ours. Not a treatment plan — the food, and the reason it is on the list.
Compiled by APEX Legacy from published research and documented food
history, under the editorial direction of
Jonathan Jackson, Founder .
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Vegetables
Sweet Potato Leaves The leaves of the sweet potato plant — a West African primary cooking green, more… Broccoli Broccoli contains sulforaphane — one of the most studied anti-cancer and detoxification… Broccoli Sprouts Sulforaphane in broccoli sprouts activates Nrf2 — the master regulator of the antioxidant… Bok Choy Mild, tender cruciferous green with white stalks and dark green leaves. Vernonia Colorata While Vernonia amygdalina dominates the bitter leaf market, Vernonia colorata is the… Vitex / Chasteberry Vitex agnus-castus, the chasteberry, is one of the most evidence-backed herbs for female… Red Clover Blossom (Isoflavone) Red clover (Trifolium pratense) grows in every Southern pasture and roadside — yet it… Cremini Mushroom The most accessible mushroom in the country — in every Aldi, Dollar General food section… Gboma Eggplant Leaf The Fon people of Benin have used the gboma leaf specifically as a blood medicine for… Red Raspberry Leaf Red raspberry leaf is the reproductive herb that Black midwives across the American South…
Rice, Grains & Starch
Black-Eyed Pea Flour Black-eyed pea flour is the ancestral batter — the base of moi moi, akara, and every…
Nuts & Seeds
Flaxseed (Ground) Highest plant-based source of ALA omega-3. High in lignans — plant estrogen modulators… Ground Flaxseed Ground flaxseed contains 75-800 times more lignans than any other plant food. Golden Flaxseed Golden flaxseed is the milder, paler cousin of brown flax — same plant-based omega-3 and… Beniseed The sesame seed that crossed the Atlantic in the hands of enslaved Africans — one of the…
Herbs & Spices
Dong Quai (Angelica sinensis) Root herb with ferulic acid, z-ligustilide, and unique phthalide compounds demonstrated… Yarrow A flowering herb with demonstrated anti-inflammatory, astringent, and antimicrobial… Vitex (Chaste Tree Berry) Vitex is the only herb with a specific, documented mechanism for raising progesterone… African Wild Ginger Africa had its own ginger long before Asian ginger reached the continent.
Drinks
Shatavari Shatavari is the women's hormonal adaptogen — it works on the… Dong Quai (Female Ginseng) Dong quai is called the female ginseng because it does for women what ginseng does for… Yellow Dock Root The ancestral iron tonic of Gullah Geechee root medicine — yellow dock combined with… Matcha Powdered whole green tea leaf whisked into water — you drink the entire leaf, not an…
Pantry & Condiments
Tahini Tahini is one of the highest whole-food sources of calcium outside of dairy — critical…
Fruit
Gac Fruit The lycopene king. Gac fruit contains 70 times the lycopene of raw tomatoes — not a typo…
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