I recently went to a seminar on female hormonal disorders and one of the key tips I took away was a list of research-based foods that can help your body balance estrogen. Estrogen can be highly problematic if there is too much in your body and is linked to breast cancer, fibroids, endometriosis and heavy periods.
Certain foods can act as “aromatase inhibitors” – aromatase is an enzyme, which converts androgens into estrogen. In fact, synthetic aromatase inhibitors are used to treat breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
By including these therapeutic foods in your diet you can improve your estrogen profile, making sure there isn’t too much estrogen to cause problems. Now it’s not as simple as “eat these foods and all will be ok” but adding therapeutic foods to your diet can go a long way.
- White button mushrooms
- Oranges
- Parsley
- Celery
- Coriander
- Dill
- Fennel
- Alfalfa sprouts
- Green tea
I am off to the kitchen to a big, delicious salad with lots of these key therapeutic foods! If you know any woman with breast cancer please spread the love and share this post with them.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2965731/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17178902
