"Excess estrogen" refers to having too much of a hormone called estrogen in the body. Estrogen is mainly found in females and plays a crucial role in their reproductive system. However, when there is an excessive amount of estrogen, it can cause imbalances and may have various effects on the body's functioning.
Full definition
The most common symptoms
of excess estrogen in pets, male and female, are enlarged breasts and weight gain.
Although the cause is considered to be unknown, it appears to be heavily influenced by estrogen dominance, a state characterized
by excess estrogen accumulation within the body (relative to progesterone).
Vitamin A is known to help
with excess estrogen so a simple increase in the amount of natural Vitamin A in the diet can help reduce heavy cyclical bleeding.
In terms of an increased risk of breast cancer, alcohol may
promote excess estrogen production, which is a major risk factor in the development of the disease.
But sometimes you can get too much of a good thing: Hundreds of known toxins from the environment can mimic estrogen and lead to
excess estrogen pollution in the body.
Each leads to fatty deposits at different places: cortisol at the belly,
excess estrogen at the hips, and thyroid all over.
It does not matter how much free testosterone is available
if excess estrogen is competing for the same cellular receptor sites.
In short, extra fat can
generate excess estrogen in your body, leading to lower testosterone, which leads to additional weight gain.
This means it can
decrease excess estrogen activity or increase deficient estrogen activity, making it an effective remedy for a variety of female health complaints.
That means excess testosterone can
become excess estrogen — it can cause or contribute to a hormonal imbalance, leading to enlarged breast tissue.
The amount of time food has to pass through your body can influence how
much excess estrogen you have.
In women, hormone imbalances are characterized
by excess estrogen, insufficient progesterone, or too much testosterone.
Type I is correlated
with excess estrogen, obesity, and a favorable prognosis, while type II is more common in older women and generally has a less favorable outcome.
That extra body fat can
produce excess estrogen, which, if your testosterone is already low, can lead to further hormone imbalance.
Specifically,
excess estrogen in the body seems to make them grow, and they will often decrease in size after menopause (when overall body estrogen is lower).
But sometimes you can get too much of a good thing: more than 700 known toxins from the environment can mimic estrogen and lead to
excess estrogen pollution in the body.
«The liver is mainly tasked with
detoxifying excess estrogen as well, so heavy, painful periods might indicate a backup in the liver from the pregnancy.»
This can cause some of the same symptoms
as excess estrogen (anxiety, irritability, heavy and painful periods, weight gain, PMS, fibroids, fibrocystic breasts, etc.).
SHBG
binds excess estrogen and testosterone in the blood, but when it's low, these hormone levels increase.
Other underlying causes of vitamin B6 deficiency include smoking, excess alcohol and many prescription drugs,
including excess estrogen (e.g. HRT, birth control pills), corticosteroids (e.g. Prednisone, asthma medicines) and diuretics for lowering blood pressure.
Indoles convert
excess estrogen into a safer form, which significantly reduces the risk of estrogen - linked cancers, such as breast cancer and prostate cancer.
It even helps
lower excess estrogen by speeding up transit time, thus reducing the likelihood that estrogen will be recirculated back into the body.
While this cancer preventing effect is most important for women, inhibiting aromatase in aging men has tremendous potential for naturally
suppressing excess estrogen while boosting low levels of testosterone to a youthful state.
Excess estrogen also binds up thyroid hormones, which is why many women who are pregnant or on birth control have thyroid problems.
Therefore — smooth, controlled blood sugar stasis allows your liver to complete its other necessary duties, including processing
excess estrogen so that you can avoid one of the main causes of many hormonal balance issues and other female diseases — estrogen dominance.
«Estrogen breakthrough bleeding occurs
when excess estrogen stimulates the endometrium to proliferate in an undifferentiated manner.