Foods and Estrogen...............just some food for thought..

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My Dad, since he started with the gynecomasty and had the radiation has started having swollen breasts again off and on and has found that

the neuropathy goes wild too......so I decided to look up estrogens and foods and these are some of what I found. The list of foods high in estrogens are what he has eaten mostly lately, so he is going to modify

his diet......and see what changes he has......

I think this is something that is affecting many people and will see great improvements if they choose foods accordingly....

The same goes with foods and your thyroid, I will post some info

on it in a separate email.....just some food for thought.......

Food and Estrogen

Basic concepts of nutrition Food and Diet Food and Estrogen Food Therapy for Hypertension Foods to Eat The Four Basic Nutrients

Some foods are a good sources of natural estrogens. There are some foods that inhibit estrogen. Knowing how your food affect the estrogen metabolism is an important part of managing the menopause and PMS. More information about food and diet can be found in our nutrition site.

Foods Containing Natural Estrogens

A number of different foods and herbs are sources of natural plant estrogens, and can be very helpful during menopause, The following is a list of some of the best food sources of estrogen. These foods are also high in vitamins, minerals, fiber, and essential fatty acids, and they are low in saturated fat. In other words, they are nutritious and should be part of your diet on a regular basis.

Alfalfa

Animal flesh

Anise seed

Apples

Baker's yeast

Barley

Beets

Carrots

Cherries

Chickpeas

Clover

Cowpeas (black- eyed peas)

Cucumbers

Dairy Foods

Dates

Eggs

Eggplant

Fennel

Flaxseeds

Garlic

Hops

Licorice

Oats

Olive oil

Olives

Papaya

Parsley

Peas

Peppers

Plums

Pomegranates

Potatoes

Pumpkin

Red beans

Red clover

Rhubarb

Rice

Sage

Sesame seeds

Soybean sprouts

Soybeans

Split peas

Sunflower seeds

Tomatoes

Wheat

Yams

Estrogen Inhibiting Foods

If you are suffering from breast cancer, PMS, fibroids, ovarian cysts, and other situations that estrogen might exacerbate, the following estrogen inhibiting foods might be of interest to you.

Berries

Broccoli

Buckwheat

Cabbage

Citrus Foods

Corn

Figs

Fruits (except apples, cherries, dates, pomegranates)

Grapes

Green beans

Melons

Millet

Onions

Pears

Pineapples

Squashes

Tapioca

White rice

White flour

http://www.dhyansanjivani.org/ganral/food_extrogan.asp

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The Anti-Estrogen Diet Could Change Your Life

http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/8/6/85704.shtml

very good article !

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Two Food Additives Found to Have Estrogen-Like Effects

xenoestrogens -- propyl gallate, a preservative used to prevent fats and oils from spoiling, and 4-hexylresorcinol, which is used to prevent discoloration in shrimp and other shellfish.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/03/19/Two-Food-Additives-Found-to-Have-EstrogenLike-Effects.aspx

Two Food Additives Found to Have Estrogen-Like Effects

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