"Estrogenic foods" refer to certain types of food that can mimic or increase the levels of estrogen, a hormone mainly found in females. These foods may contain natural compounds that have similar effects to estrogen, influencing hormonal balance in the body.
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The first article discusses the importance of eliminating soy and
other estrogenic foods from the diet and the necessity of gut healing.
I would love to hear your thoughts
on estrogenic food and / or supplements if hormonal imbalance is one of the problems.
If possible, try to reduce all animal -
derived estrogenic foods, which contain hormones such as (prolactin, growth hormone, estrogens, insulin, somatostatin, oxytocin, progesterone, and much more).
We come into contact with estrogen on a daily basis
through estrogenic foods (such as soy), chemicals in our environment (such as plastics) and pharmaceuticals drugs (such as oral contraceptives)(9).
For every woman who wants to know the truth about the state of her breast health or whether those supposedly cancer - preventing supplements and
estrogenic foods recommended by her doctor or holistic practitioner are actually working,
While soy doesn't win the award for the
most estrogenic food, it does take the cake in sheer number of different estrogenic products.
I also would not recommend evening primrose oil as it is
an estrogenic food that can cause breakthrough bleeding not associated with menstruation and contribute to precancerous breasts.
I don't feel comfortable giving
an estrogenic food daily, so she stopped the flax seeds.