About Estrogen

As mentioned in a previous post on HORMONES, I mentioned that when your Estrogen levels are too high, one might experience a lot of fat depositing around their hips, thighs and breast tissue (culprit of Man Boobs). Well, lately, I've been getting a lot of inquiries on how to lower estrogen levels NATURALLY...As previously mentioned, cuniferous vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower have proven to lower estrogen levels...

mmmmm mmmmm....good....?

Tired of broccoli?  Here’s a list of other cruciferous vegetables:

• horseradish
• land cress
• ethiopian mustard
• kale
• collard greens
• Chinese broccoli
• cabbage
• brussels sprout
• kohlrabi
• broccoli
• broccoflower
• broccoli romanesco
• cauliflower
• wild broccoli
• bok choy
• komatsuna
• mizuna Brassica
• Rapini (broccoli rabe)
• flowering cabbage
• chinese cabbage
• napa cabbage
• turnip root
• turnip greens
• rutabaga
• siberian kale
• canola/rapeseed
• wrapped heart mustard cabbage
• mustard greens
• tatsoi
• arugula
• garden cress
• watercress
• radish
• daikon
• wasabi

More Food For Thought:

Men with high estrogen levels are more likely to store their fat in their chest and lower abs.  Plus it leads to some nasty health issues and chronic diseases.

Testosterone levels in men are 15 to 50% lower compared to 50 years ago. 

Kickin' some ESTROGEN FACTS:

1. Pesticides and herbicides have been shown to increase estrogen levels.

• TIP: Eat organic, local, pesticide-free produce. (Preferably grown yourself or from a farmer’s market)

                                     

2. Most commercially raised livestock are pumped full of hormones and antibiotics.

•  TIP: Eat organic, local, hormone-free meats. (To really maximize the health benefits of the meat you eat, get grass-fed beef)

3. If you drink whey protein from an animal full of chemicals, your estrogen levels will rise!!                          

• TIP: Avoid commercial protein powders

                                            

4.  Plastic has been linked to increased estrogen levels.

• TIP: Keep your food in glass containers and drink out of stainless steel bottles. The worst plastic for you is type #7 (it has a little 7 on the bottom).  Avoid this plastic at all costs, don’t even use shampoo from type 7 bottles.

The Proof is in the Puddin: Check out what these Scholarly Journals found out about plastic and estrogen:

•  http://www.clubsportif.de/tl_files/downloads/PDF/fulltext%20hormone%20water.pdf

"Discussion and conclusions Our results demonstrate a widespread contamination of mineral water with xenoestrogens that partly originates from compounds leaching from the plastic packaging material. These substances possess potent estrogenic activity in vivo in a molluskan sentinel. Overall, the results indicate that a broader range of foodstuff may be contaminated with endocrine disruptors when packed in plastics."

• http://endo.endojournals.org/content/138/5/1777.full

5.  Chemicals and preservatives in modern manufactured foods will raise estrogen levels, make you fat, and lead to health problems.

• TIP: Stay away from “modern foods” (Almost everything that comes from a box, bag, or bottle is not healthy for you. Follow the paleo nutrition rule: only eat what a caveman would eat)

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