The Relationship Between Soy and Estrogen Dominance

During the last decade or two the use of soy milk, tofu, endamames  and other soy products has been strongly encouraged, promising to deliver a number of health benefits.  It has been touted as a near perfect food.  Unfortunately, further study has shown there is a flaw in that theory.
Why Soy Promotes Estrogen Dominance
So what’s wrong with [...]

Estriol – A Safer Estrogen Alternative?

We always hear the term estrogen represented as a single hormone but did you know estrogen is actually a blend of three different hormones rather that just one? The weakest yet perhaps the mightiest of those three hormones is estriol.
Estriol – Small but Mighty
Estrogen is made up of a combination of three different hormones – [...]

Why You Need to Test for Ovulation (Even if you don’t want to get pregnant)

You have no desire to get pregnant right now and you’re not monitoring or testing for ovulation.  Either you’re not ready for children or you’ve already had as many children as you want.  So if you’re not ovulating regularly, it’s no big deal, right?  Wrong.  Ovulation is important for other reasons than just producing an [...]

Xenoestrogens and their Role in Estrogen Dominance

Estrogen dominance is a growing problem in the 21st century.  It affects both men and women, and sometimes even children are affected, causing them to experience and early onset of puberty.  Estrogen dominance has been firmly linked to breast cancer, prostate cancer and other hormone sensitive cancers.  Researchers are now determined that one of the [...]

Estrogen Dominance in Men

When you first hear the term estrogen dominance, it would be natural to assume this is a condition suffered only by women.  That is not the case, however.  Estrogen dominance also can affect a man’s health.
How Men Develop Estrogen Dominance
Men, as well as women, need their hormones to be balanced.  Both testosterone and estrogen play [...]

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