CAFFEINE

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I have the kind of love affair with coffee they could write books about.  Okay, so maybe that's a gross exaggeration, but I literally cannot do anything in the morning unless I've had my morning cup, and I fantasize about how awesome my next cup is going to be.  All the time.  I used to consume much, much, more, but I'm learning to live in moderation these days, so I've reduced my intake to one cup daily.  With an occasional second half cup.  Give or take.  I know that some women who follow the endo diet completely eliminate all forms of caffeine, and when I first started intersearching (internet researcing) this condition and the associate diet, I developed an overpowering fear that my doctor would tell me to quit coffee.  M's doctor has been trying to get him to quit for years.  I just KNEW it was coming.  However, when I asked Dr. Stalling about it, she told me in moderation it is fine.   That was the happiest day of my life.  Another exaggeration, but you get it.  It was like rainbows and unicorns happy.

LYCOPENE

I recently caught wind of a study (which I cannot find in its original form but is referenced in places such as [this] and [this] and [this]) performed by researchers at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI, that suggests a diet high in lycopene can help inhibit the growth of endometrial lesions.  Certainly not an authoritative or extensive study, the results were extremely promising- Should we all go out and grab some tomatoes then?  Well, tomatoes aren't the only source of lycopene.  Follow [this] link to see what the top-ten lycopene-rich foods are!