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"At puberty, the rise in estrogen levels, combined with continued vitamin D deficiency, leads to rapid expansion of these scavenger populations primed to activate T-cells against self-evidence. Activated mature scavengers produce lots of interferon, which excites both T-cells and B-cells. It's only a matter of time i i it; viiaiiiii i i-/ uuic iu wpuu i iuui imiiiiu! iu uyoLC/iii before enough T-cells and B-cells are activated that disease shows up; in effect, your immune system has turned against you." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"In the blood of infants tested, concentrations of isoflavones were 13,000 to 22,000 times higher than natural estrogen concentrations in early life. Soy is a mineral-deficient food and, adding insult to injury, contains phytin, which chelates essential minerals such as iron, zinc, and magnesium out of the body before they can be absorbed. In 2003, a study43 was done comparing the bodily IGF-1 increase promoted by 40 grams of soy (the amount in one soy candy bar and a soy shake, or four soy patties) versus 40 grams of milk protein." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"More importantly, polyunsaturated fats bind to a variety of nuclear receptors and behave like hormones (Cortisol, estrogen, vitamin D). In other words, both omega-6 and omega-3 fats influence what your genes do, right along with vitamin D and other steroid hormones. This is why diet has such a tremendous impact on your health. Unfortunately, the typical North American diet has one of the lowest intakes of omega-3 fatty acids in the industrialized world? fewer than 200 milligrams a day." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "But after women go through menopause and stop making estrogen, they start producing uric acid in amounts equal to those of men. That's why women seldom have gout before menopause, but later in life can have the same problems with it that men do. Gout is one of a cluster of diseases called the "metabolic syndrome" (see chapter 9). Gout often accompanies obesity, high blood pressure, cholesterol abnormalities, and diabetes. Most people with the metabolic syndrome have high uric acid levels, but only some of these individuals go on to develop gout." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "All the hormones in this family are made from cholesterol, and they include Cortisol, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. This family is known for developing partnerships with other hormones. They all bind to nuclear receptors, meaning they have access to the nucleus, where they influence gene expression. Some of vitamin D's favorite partnerships are with vitamin A, thyroid hormone, and variations of growth hormone. These relationships help to define the function of vitamin D in different situations." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"Because of its association with the sex hormones, particularly estrogen, it was thought perhaps to have an effect on cognition. However, a recent review by the Cochrane Collaboration—an evidence-based healthcare database centered in Oxford, England—demonstrated no consistent positive benefits in several studies. The Cochrane Collaboration is the largest international effort to evaluate medical evidence and provide information to decision makers concerned about the quality of care in medicine. It was started by the British medical researcher Archie Cochrane in 1993." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"Our concept of hormone replacement is going to expand to include more than just estrogen, or testosterone. It can be used for an enhanced sense of mood, slight memory improvement, awareness, mental ability enhancement, clarity of thinking, maybe a little more creativity. A lot of aspects of our mental condition will be helped because pregnenolone is made in the human brain, like DHEA. The enzymes are available that convert cholesterol into pregnenolone within the human brain, so these neurosteroids are within the brain, they have a function there." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Some Food Sources for Insoluble Fiber cauliflower potato skins dried beans root vegetable skins flaxseed sour plums fruit skins wheat bran popcorn whole-grain breads whole-grain cereals whole-grain oatmeal whole-grain pasta Some Food Sources for Soluble Fiber apples cranberries oranges barley lentils peaches beets oat bran peas carrots Toxins that mimic the female hormone estrogen can have devastating effects on a woman's natural hormonal cycle, fertility, and general health. Many researchers believe fiber may help in fighting breast cancer." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"A clear example of such a disturbed balance is an increased concentration of the endocrine hormones estrogen and aldosterone in the blood. These hormones, produced in both men and women, are responsible for the correct amount of salt and water retention. When stones congest the gallbladder and the liver's bile ducts, these hormones may not be sufficiently broken down and detoxified. Hence, their concentration in the blood rises to abnormal levels, causing tissue swelling and water retention. Most oncologists consider elevated estrogen levels to be the leading cause of breast cancer among women." - Andreas Moritz, The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse: An All-Natural, At-Home Flush to Purify and Rejuvenate Your Body (Get the book.) "The female hormone, estrogen, which is contained in contraceptive pills and hormone replacements, increases bile cholesterol and decreases gallbladder contraction. Therefore, this estrogen-effect may be responsible for not only causing gallstones in the liver and gallbladder, but also for many other diseases that arise from diminished liver and gallbladder functions. Earlier medical research also implicated progestogens contained in HRT drugs in the development of gallstones." - Andreas Moritz, The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse: An All-Natural, At-Home Flush to Purify and Rejuvenate Your Body (Get the book.)

"Men tend to have a lot less SHBG than women because SHBG is actually an estrogen amplifier. What we see is higher SHBG and estradiol are found in men with central obesity, gynecomastia, and Type-2 diabetes. That is a very important piece in this whole hormonal imbalance. Healthy men have more free testosterone than free estradiol only when there is adequate testosterone, and SHBG is less than 15 picomoles.105 An increase in SHBG preferentially binds testosterone over estradiol, shifting the ratio to more free estradiol over testosterone, which isn't really great for men." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"A large study found that women who took estrogen alone or with a synthetic progestin were actually at increased risk of developing dementia. Another possibility is that taking statins—drugs normally prescribed to help manage cholesterol—will lower AD risk. Several human trials are under way but have not so far demonstrated a consistent positive effect. Statins can, however, cause serious muscle damage. There are scores of medical stories in all forms of media that indicate a breakthrough is right around the corner." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"Toxicity Phytoestrogens have not been shown to be toxic at normal food dosage levels with soy Isolated phytoestrogen products, especially those that have modified or eliminated the antioxidant component that originally existed in the source foods, may introduce an unwanted risk, especially for women with breast cancer who have positive estrogen receptors. Suggested Use Foods containing phytoestrogens, including soy are probably helpful in protecting against cancer and are worth including in the diet." - Dan Labriola, Complementary Cancer Therapies: Combining Traditional and Alternative Approaches for the Best Possible Outcome (Get the book.)

"I can go into a room and pretty much tell who is and who isn't taking estrogen," the supermodel said. The pills, she added, even helped her sex life. With menopause, "you get irritable so you don't feel like doing anything," she said. "You don't even want to go to the movies, much less have sex. But once I got it all worked out, I sometimes go to the movies two or three times a day." Six months after that December 2000 video, government researchers announced they had shut down a study of Prempro after finding it caused a higher risk of breast cancer, heart disease, and stroke." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.) "For decades, doctors had been unwittingly fueling the rate of breast cancer in the United States by writing prescriptions for the estrogen pills. It can take a hundred years before all the risks of a medicine are known, explained Dr. Janet Woodcock, a top FDA official, in a presentation to a panel of experts who were reviewing the safety of the nation's drug supply in 2005. And in a stunning admission, Dr. Woodcock said that the FDA could no longer count on the nation's physicians to understand even the known risks of medicines. " - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"There are different types of estrogen manufactured by the body, known as: 1. Estrone or El 2. Estradiol or E2 3. Estriol or E3 Estrogens have been used for hormone replacement therapy for many years. They are effective for treating the symptoms of menopause including hot flashes. Estrogens can slow down the rate of bone loss during the postmenopausal years and they can improve memory loss in selected patients. However, there are growing concerns about the use of estrogen treatment." - David Brownstein, Overcoming Thyroid Disorders (Get the book.)

"In large quantities in our bodies, it converts to both testosterone and estrogen. Most of the studies on almost all of these hormones have been very short-lived, that is six months to a year. So the long-term effects are not well known. The best source of information on hormones is Marc Blackman at the Washington, D.C., Veterans Affairs Medical Center, or Mitchell Harman at the Kronos Longevity Research Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. They've done the most sophisticated studies and probably the best ones we presently have on the hormone story. ARE VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS HELPFUL?" - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.) "Some researchers speculate that they may impart many of the benefits of estrogen without the cancer dangers. Okinawans eat an average of three ounces of soy products per day. Tofu, their main source of soy, may play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease. Greg Plotnikoff recommended that consumers select fermented soy products over nonfermented soy products whenever possible. "The medical literature demonstrates comparatively much better nutritional content in fermented soy," he said. " - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"It may be worse in pregnant women or those who take birth control pills. High estrogen or progesterone is linked to acidity. WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CAUSES OF HEARTBURN? Diet Diet is often the key in treating heartburn. An overfilled stomach may be a factor in heartburn as the gastric contents push up into the esophagus. Too short an interval between meals can also cause heartburn. Foods that may aggravate heartburn are fried foods, fat, spices, salt, coffee, tea, sugar, vinegar, carbonated drinks, dried meats, alcoholic beverages, citrus fruits, tomatoes, chocolate and bread." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"These estrogens are reabsorbed into the bloodstream, increasing estrogen levels and estrogen-dependent breast cancers.10 Putrefaction dysbiosis can be corrected by increasing high fiber foods, fruits, vegetables and grains in our diet while decreasing meats and fats. Fermentation Dysbiosis This is characterized by bloating, constipation diarrhea, fatigue and gas. People with fermentation dysbiosis have faulty digestion of carbohydrates: sugars, fruit, beer, wine, grains and fiber." - Elizabeth Lipski, Digestive Wellness: How to Strengthen the Immune System and Prevent Disease Through Healthy Digestion (Get the book.)

"A 71-year-old woman taking estrogen replacement therapy developed galactorrhea after initiation of fluoxetine for depression and was found to have an elevated prolactin level. Fluoxetine was discontinued with resolution of the patient's galactorrhea and normalization of her prolactin level. Hyponatremia associated with sertraline and fluoxetine: a case report. Raphael K, Tokeshi J. - University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, USkMawaiiMedJ. 2002 Mar;61(3):46-7." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Ecdysterone has higher affinity to testosterone receptors, while kaempferol binds more readily to estrogen receptors. The affinity of kaempferol to estrogen receptors is one tenth of that of endogenous estrogens. Based on existing data, it may appear that the majority of the effects caused by Leuzea extract are determined by interaction of some Leuzea constituents with the receptors of human steroid hormones. Thus, the constituents play a role of low affinity hormonal buffer in the body. Anti-oxidant capability of some flavonoids also contributes to the adaptogenic effects." - Anatoly Antoshechkin, Adaptogens and Health Care (Get the book.)

"Arsenic interferes with the action of glucocorticoid hormones, which belong to the same family of steroid hormones as estrogen and progesterone. Glucocorticoids turn on many genes that help regulate blood sugar and even ward off cancer. Repeatedly drinking water containing certain amounts of arsenic has been linked to increased rates of cancer and diabetes. The underlying mechanism is now thought to be hormone disruption.103 TESTOSTERONE CHANGES Another fascinating aspect of hormonal physiology is the role of testosterone in diabetes. In the 1960s, J." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Heartburn as a Sign of Disease Heartburn can be a sign of other diseases such as high estrogen or progesterone, gastric carcinoma, a stomach ulcer, gastritis and hiatal hernia. Other conditions that are associated with acid reflux are hypothyroidism, acne rosacea, malabsorption, aging and anemia. Complications of heartburn can lead to Barrett's Esophagitis and Dysphagia. A stricture can be caused from scar tissue that makes swallowing difficult. DIETARY MEASURES Heartburn sufferers should avoid sugar, tea, pop, spicy foods, coffee, fats, grease, pastries, tomatoes, citrus and alcohol." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"Hence, the theory goes that fiber can slow down the growth of breast tumors because it binds to estrogen and lowers the body's levels of this hormone, which can worsen tumor growth. This has been shown in numerous laboratory tests. What's more, fiber may help push out cancerous substances that have reached the intestines before they can cause serious damage. It's important to get both types of fiber naturally found in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Wth 11 salvia samples on different days, we can determine if your estrogen is too low at a particular time in the cycle, progestogen is too high at another part of the cycle and have therapy that is much more specific and we can take steps to rebalance the hormones with that detailed information." Nutrient Imbalances in the Body and Brain Dr. Priscilla Slagle has made a unique and important contribution in her medical practice." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "I sent her to the lab and it turned out she was very low in progesterone, low in estrogen, but particularly low in progesterone. "I prescribed the natural progesterone cream, which helped to alleviate most of her psychological symptoms. Her irritability went way down. She realized that her uneasiness was metabolically based. It wasn't simply a personal psychological issue. She was peri-menopausal." In addition to the progesterone cream, Dr. Cass also prescribed herbal formulas." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Although they are similar in structure to estrogen, these compounds, once in the breast tissue, can contribute to cellular changes and mutation of breast tissue cells. What does that mean? It means breast cancer. Antiandrogens are capable of preventing or inhibiting the biologic effects of androgens on normally responsive tissues in the body. They usually work by blocking the appropriate receptors, competing for binding sites on the cell's surface, and thus obstructing the androgens' pathway." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Translated into human health, this would indicate reduced risk of breast cancer by shortening a woman's lifetime estrogen exposure. Comparative biological research suggests a protective role for lignans against breast cancer. Researchers from the Department of Biological Sciences, Clark Atlanta University, Georgia, compared levels of urinary lignans among cancer-resistant primates with those of humans. It was found that primates consuming their regular food excreted large amounts of the lignan metabolites, entero-lactone and enterodiol." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.)

"Nine million women in the United States take some form of estrogen daily for menopause symptom relief.24 A large number of other pollutants that act as estrogen-like compounds are also present in the environment. They come from medical waste such as phthalates and dioxins, PCBs, and some pesticides. Estrogens are also present in naturally occurring forms in the environment, usually generated by plants (phytoestrogens)." - Stephen Harrod Buhner, The Lost Language of Plants: The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicines for Life on Earth (Get the book.)

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