Ini-Dinma Okojie speaks on her battle with fibroids
Nollywood actress, Ini-Dinma Okojie has disclosed that she had to work on her diet as part of her efforts to win her ongoing battle with fibroids.
The screen diva noted that she had earlier done surgery but the health condition returned after three years, adding that she has now embraced a new approach which includes a change in her diet.
The actress, in a now-viral video listed rice, meat, bread, caffeine, pasta, and noodles as part of foods she needs to give up to shrink the fibroids.
She explained, “So I’m currently on a holistic journey to shrink fibroids. That means I have to go on what I call a fibroids diet and these are some of the things I’ve had to give up. Red meat, so lamb, cow, ram, goat, sausages, processed meat, any form of red meat. White carbs, so white pasta, noodles, rice, bread. Dairy, so cheese, whole milk. Refined sugar, so cookies, cake, condiments, and processed food in general. Carbonated drinks, caffeine, high sodium foods like soy, things that are really high in salt.”
Okojie stated that these foods are high in estrogen, which can contribute to the growth of fibroids.
She added, “We are avoiding these things because they are high in estrogen and you don’t want that because those make the fibroids grow. All of these are useless if you’re not keeping your stress levels down, but I live in Lagos, God help me.”
