Estrogen Dominance - is this the root of your problems (men as well as ladies)

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Dominant Oestrogen Symptoms

I am sure you have heard of Oestrogen Dominance, but I wonder if you realize how much it can affect us all, men and women alike! What I am going to cover is the why, how and what you can do to start reversing it!
It is simple really like most things. It feels and sounds complicated.  But once you know what you are dealing with.  All will be revealed to you.

First, here are some of the most common symptoms that can be signs that you are dealing with Dominant Oestrogen!

  • Irregular or otherwise abnormal menstrual periods

  • Decreased sex drive

  • Bloating (water retention)

  • Breast swelling and tenderness

  • Fibroids

  • Zinc deficiency – If you are not sure about this, then get a taste test done at your local clinic/health shop

  • Irritability

  • Fibrocystic breasts

  • Headaches (especially premenstrual)

  • Mood swings

  • Magnesium deficiency – symptoms like cramp and nervous twitches are the main ones

  • Osteoporosis

  • Pre-menopausal bone loss

  • Prostate cancer

  • Weight and/or fat gain (particularly around the abdomen and hips)

  • Cold hands and feet (a symptom of thyroid dysfunction)

  • Hair loss

  • Thyroid dysfunction

  • Sluggish metabolism

  • Foggy thinking, memory loss

  • Mild to severe depression

  • Fatigue

  • Trouble sleeping/insomnia

  • PMS

  • Bloating

  • Concentration

  • Anxiety

  • Skin breakouts

  • Mania

  • Hallucinations

  • Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar esp. 3-4 pm)

  • Memory loss – from mild to severe dementia

  • Polycystic ovaries (PCOS)

Dominant Oestrogen Is also linked with
Allergies, Autoimmune disorders, Breast cancer, uterine cancer, infertility, ovarian cysts, and increased blood clotting. It is also associated with the acceleration of ageing.

It is all well and good knowing the symptoms. It is imperative that we know what causes this debilitating and sometimes life-taking problem. Then we need some guidelines on how to move out of imbalance and into balance. – We will come to this a bit later

The PILL and HRT

It has been known for a long time that medications such as birth control pill and HRT can cause problems.
However, we are now being affected every day by a chemical onslaught. One that we can’t keep away from unless we are consuming organic foods and that have never had chemicals or other herbicides added. Not many people have the great fortune to have this all their lives!
It isn’t just what we have consumed recently, as these chemicals are cumulative. As in as we go through life, we accumulate this toxicity. Our body has no mechanisms to remove them, as they are foreign to it.

There has been found to be many chemicals that act just like oestrogen in the body. These are called Xenoestrogens. These are some of the root causes of Oestrogen dominance in society. These along with Oestrogen-only HRT and the contraceptive pill have a lot to answer for!

List of the Xenoestrogens – that we know about

Pesticides  - DDT, DDE, 24T, Dioxin, Dieldrin, endosulfan, Methoxychlor, kepone, toxaphene, chloropicrin, 245T, glyphosate, hi-cane. These are the tip of the iceberg. The list is huge, but I am sure you get the idea.

Petroleum products – including car fumes, methylbenzene, toluene, benzene, styrene, pyrene, mineral oil - think baby oil, bio-oil

Plastics (PVC, PCB’s biphenyl, nonylphenol, octaphenyl, lunch wraps etc)

Hormones: a. From Doctors (OCP & HRT + contraceptive injection), b. From the poultry industry and antibiotics in animal feed

EMFs – These are all around us and are known at Electromagnetic field stress. The waves from mobile phones, Bluetooth devices and even some radio waves. These can disrupt the balance in the body. Then indirectly, along with the above, make our oestrogen levels go totally out of kilter.

What to do to bring your balance back?

Well, you need to do the following.

  1. Minimize the Usage of Endocrine Disruptors:  Come off all oral contraceptives, hormone creams, hormone-based prescription medications, etc. If you decide to do this.  It would be advisable to consult your doctor or health professional about this. This is because weaning stages may be required

    Plus, this also includes Plastic around your food, bleached sanitary towels and tampons, makeup, skin products that contain mineral oils etc.

  2. Use an anti-inflammatory diet plan – avoid grains and other carb-loaded foods. Keep off meat that isn’t grass-fed and hormone-free – preferably organic, if possible.

  3. Drink lots of water and other non-fizzy non-aspartame drinks – lemon juice with water or good quality herbal teas are great.

  4. Eat lots of leafy green veggies and broccoli

  5. Walk or do gentle exercise regularly

  6. Detox regularly

  7. Reduce stress in your life as much as you can by avoiding the news and listing to negative people

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