Sentences with phrase «much like estrogen»

The article above states somewhere that progesterone is a female sex hormone, so I'm assuming it is something that is consistently present, but just needs to stay balanced, much like estrogen and testosterone.

For one thing, the beans contain a substance that behaves very much like estrogen in the human body — which has the potential to increase cancer risks, as well as contribute to developmental problems in children.

Not exact matches

Due to the much - debated health concerns pertaining to the use of the estrogen - like chemical bisphenol A, or BPA as it is commonly called, some states would likely impose a ban on BPA use in food and drink containers for babies and toddlers.

Last summer, a panel of 38 researchers headed by vom Saal published a report in Reproductive Toxicology warning that BPA (much like the synthetic estrogen diethylstilbestrol, or DES) is a potential chemical time bomb that may lead to multiple problems, including a higher risk of cancer, especially if exposure occurs in the womb or an infant's early life and on an unrelenting daily basis.

«We're not sure why it's so much more prevalent in women — one thought is that hormones like estrogen make some women's brains more susceptible to sensations of pain,» says Abby Abelson, MD, chair of the department of rheumatic and immunologic diseases at the Cleveland Clinic.

Anything that alters your hormone levels — like changing to a new hormonal birth control pill (that increases your estrogen levels) or too much stress (high cortisol) is a risk factor.

Too much estrogen in the body (which can be caused by all sorts of reasons including hormonal imbalances, over exposure to phytoestrogens like those found in soy, and xenoestrogens found in plastics) can cause inflammation, infertility and promote accelerated aging.

Soy also contains phytoestrogens, which act like estrogen in the body — and too much estrogen might up breast cancer risk.

Some organs — like the brain, fat tissue, the uterus, the intestinal tract, the lungs, and the breasts — love estrogen so much, they can even make their own supply.

But it activates them weakly so if you've too much estrogen, the flax competes for the estrogen by binding to receptors preventing those hyper - estrogenic effects and if you don't have enough estrogen, so in the case of post-menopause or ovarian failure, flax binds to estrogen receptors and causes the estrogen effects that we really want, like libido and energy and the expression of female sex characteristics.

So, when we recommend estrogen or other hormonal replacement therapy as treatment for perimenopause, we are looking to restore a balance that will help you feel much healthier and more like yourself.

But, in both cases, having too much estrogen is problematic, just like having too much testosterone is problematic.

:: Fibrocystic breasts:: PMS & PMDD — especially emotional symptoms like anxiety, depression and snappiness:: Migraines, especially right before your period:: Irregular periods and heavy bleeding:: Endometriosis — from an overstimulation of the uterine lining by too much estrogen:: Fibroids — similar to how endometriosis begins:: Infertility — caused by many of the symptoms above

At Parsley we test for nutrient deficiencies, toxins like heavy metals, genetics with implications for pregnancy like MTHFR, and of course hormones, including forgotten hormones like Cortisol DHEA and Insulin which can have a much bigger impact on fertility than estrogen and progesterone.

At certain times of the cycle, like depending on where you're at like let's say, in the follicular phase you may have as many — as much as 25 times more progesterone to estrogen.

First off, women's bodies naturally produce testosterone just like men's bodies, but at a much lower level (for adults anyway — according to this Huffington Post article on testosterone for women, women actually have 10 times as much testosterone in their bodies in their early reproductive years than estrogen).

It sounds like you either have too much estrogen or too little testosterone in your body.

While this may seem like a surefire way to melt unwanted pounds, that's not the case for women with too much estrogen (the most common root cause of period problems, fertility issues, and other forms of hormonal chaos).

Hi... For a while now I've been reading about the effects of hormonal imbalance in the physical appearance or physique in general... What I'm really concerned about is my broad shoulder which come off too manly and instead of the feminine shape like a normal girl would have... I ofen get insecure because I can not wear the clothes I want because my shape seem to be too masculine for the attire (as it appears as an inverted triangle rather than an hour glass)... and just recently I checked with my doctor about my irregular menstruation to where she said that I'm having imbalances in my hormones... having too much estrogen than progesterone... Is it possible that my masculine appearance could be attributed to the said hormonal imbalance???....

I am still uncertain about why my arms sags and wrinkle like a much older person, as if aging has accelerated, but next I will dig into cortisol and insulin resistance testing while working on balancing my estrogen to progesterone and testosterone levels.

But, much like soy, they also ramp up your estrogen levels, thus suppressing testosterone.

Too much estrogen at this stage can cause failure to thrive, underdeveloped testicles and problems when puberty comes like gynecomastia, lack of facial hair and emasculation.

A man's body does make estrogen and progesterone like a woman's body, but in much smaller amounts.

On the contrary, because these compounds mimic estrogen but are MUCH WEAKER than our own natural estrogen, our bodies hold onto the WEAKER forms of estrogen - like compounds from the food, and we excrete our own unadulterated estrogen.

The problem for tumors in postmenopasal women is that there isn't much estrogen around — unless, of course, you take it in a drug like Premarin, made from pregnant mares» urine, found not to affect the quality of women's lives, just the quantity — increasing the risk of strokes, heart attacks, blood clots, and breast cancer.

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.

The fiber in the carrot helps to absorb excess estrogen and endotoxins in your digestive system (too much estrogen floating around in your body can lead to all sorts of hormonal issues like weight gain, inflammation, and PMS).