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
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Estrogen Dominance and PCOS

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a pattern of symptoms associated with a hormonal imbalance in women. During the menstrual cycle, follicles grow and inside these follicles eggs mature. When one egg matures and is released, the rest of the underdeveloped eggs will normally shrink and the ovaries return to normal.
Women with PCOS suffer from larger [...]

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 [...]

Do Birth Control Pills Contribute to Estrogen Dominance?

Birth control pills have an interesting effect on the physical body. Because they keep the levels of estrogen in the body so high the body is tricked into believing it is pregnant and, as such, a true pregnancy can never occur. These continuously high levels of estrogen can also, unfortunately, contribute to the development of [...]