One of our biggest health challenges today is excess estrogen. Unfortunately, there is an epidemic right now of high estrogen because of the chemical called xenoestrogen. This chemical is mostly responsible for stubborn belly fat as well as for serious diseases and conditions like breast and prostate cancer, low testosterone, infertility and depression.
1. The Danger of xenoestrogens
Estrogen is normally important for our reproduction. Our body regulates the amount needed. Xenoestrogens cause an imbalance in your body and lead to the phenomenom called estrogen dominance. They are surrounding us everywhere and are mostly found in our food, household and beauty products and in everything that has plastic in it. Therefore it is really hard to escape the huge amount of estrogens in our environment.
2. Excess estrogen and belly fat
Xenoestrogens are stored in fat cells. Excess estrogen increases body fat. The fat in turn keeps storing and producing more estrogen. The produced estrogen causes more fat and this viscous cycle goes on and on. That’s why many people have a really hard time to loose weight once their hormones are out of balance. Excess estrogen will lead to more fat stores around your belly, hips, thighs and breasts. Sometimes a healthy diet and exercise are not enough to get rid of that stubborn fat. That’s why it is crucial to detoxify your body from these chemicals.
3. The Estrogen Cleanse
There are basically 3 Steps to cleanse your body from excess estrogen
a. First you need to reduce your daily exposure to estrogens. Therefore you should
- avoid plastics and toxic household and beauty products
- only eat hormone free organic meat and dairy
- and avoid herbicides, pesticides and fungicides as much as you can.
b. As a second you need to include estrogen fighting foods in your diet
aa. Cruciferous vegetables
Cruciferous vegetables are one of the best foods to fight estrogen dominance. They contain a compound called indole-3-carbinol which converts into Diindolymethane ( DIM ). Dim is an estrogen regulator. It helps metabolize and breakdown estrogen in your body.
bb. Berries
Berries are a good source of lignans, quercetin and calcium -d- glucarate, all which will help to lower estrogen in your body.
cc. White button mushrooms
White button mushrooms are able to inhibit the enzyme aromatase. Aromatase is the enzyme involved in the production of estrogen.
dd. Pomegranates
Pomegranates have also aromatase inhibiting properties. By blocking this enzyme they help decrease high estrogen in your body.
c. As a last step you need to make sure to use estrogen cleansing supplements
aa. DIM
The phytonutrient DIM, found in cruciferous vegetables, promotes balanced hormone levels by converting the bad estrogens into their good forms. According to a clinical study it has actually the potential to reduce estrogen levels by 50 %.
bb. Calcium-d-glucarate
Calcium- d -glucarate helps eliminate toxins from your liver and intestines. It helps to lower high levels of estrogen by binding itself to the estrogen molecules and removing these molecules out of the body.
c. Milk thistle
A healthy liver is crucial to hormonal balance. It detoxes excess hormones from the body. Milk thistle is a powerful supporter for the liver in its detoxification process. Its active ingredient, called silymarin, has powerful cleansing effects on the liver.
Implementing a healthy diet, using estrogen fighting supplements and minimizing your exposure to xenoestrogens will definitely help to kick out excess estrogen and open the gate to a flat belly.
Sources:
http://www.womenlivingnaturally.com/articlepage.php?id=73
http://besynchro.com/blogs/blog/12492461-xenoestrogens-plastics-dirty-secret
http://www.doctoroz.com/article/reset-your-hormones-beat-belly-fat
http://www.naturalnews.com/029634_estrogen_hormones.html
http://www.needs.com/product/HWC06-HER-01/htc_Calcium_D_Glucarate
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11739882
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