The cancer promoting effects of
estrogen on breast tissue are restricted by lignan compounds which bind to estrogen receptors.
Not exact matches
For severe cases, doctors sometimes prescribe Danazol, a steroid derivative that decreases levels of the reproductive hormones FSH and LH, or tamoxifen, a
breast - cancer drug that helps relieve
breast pain by blocking
estrogen receptors, thus preventing
estrogens effect
on breast tissue.
Your treatment will depend
on where your cancer started, whether it has invaded other
breast tissue or spread to other parts of your body, and whether hormones like
estrogen or progesterone fuel its growth, among other factors.
Turmeric is one of those few natural substances that work by directly blocking
estrogen receptors
on the cellular level, hence having the effect of reducing the sensitivity of your
breast tissue to
estrogen.
Studies have shown that women
on a high - fiber diet have lower levels of circulating
estrogen, meaning less
estrogen stimulation of
breast tissue, for example, which reduces the risk of
breast cancer.
A
tissue culture study of human
breast - cancer cells found that epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG, an active compound in green tea, protects against some forms of
breast cancer by regulating
estrogen receptors
on breast cells and inhibiting growth and reproduction of
estrogen - dependant
breast - cancer cells.
You're body is used to all these endogenous artificial testosterone, you know, your testosterone to
estrogen ratio is getting messed up and so you do have to use what's called post cycle therapy when you're
on pro-hormones and we won't get into the post cycle therapy as much
on this podcast «cause I know we're kinda pushing for time but the problem is that if you don't cycle pro hormones, it can be tough
on your liver, it can be tough
on your own endogenous production so it's something that you do wan na make sure that you do, that you understand how to cycle properly and I have to be careful of course, giving out recommendations like that
on this show just because so many people who are listening to this are competing in event like triathlons and marathons and thing of that nature where they're gonna be drug tested and stuff like this would be a big no - no anyways, you know, or they're going after more natural means and let's face it, prohormones can be kinda damaging to your body and the reason for that is because a lot of these side effects: acne and hair loss,
breast tissue enlargement, or you know, what we affectionately call bitch tits in dudes, prostate swelling, you know, a lot of these hormonal imbalances that get created from dumping exogenous sources of hormones into your body and creating like a hormone milieu that can be a real real issue from a health standpoint.
We combine that with some of the like the possible pro-cancer effects and the effects
on the prostate,
on acne,
on your own endogenous production of hormones which is why you get the testicular shrinkage and you know, the high amounts of testosterone getting converted to
estrogen and the
breast tissue formation, you know I'm not really convinced that pro hormones are worth it in my opinion.
... The estrogenic compounds of the root are not the type that have an effect
on the uterus or the
breast tissue, but rather they are perceived by the hypothalamus of the brain as an
estrogen metabolite and tend to lessen the pituitary surges of luteinizing hormone (LH) in the absence of ovarian
estrogens.