We have been hearing these terms more often in the recent years than ever before. Yes, we are all well aware of the cause for the repeated use of these terms. You’ve guessed it right; pesticides, increased estrogen content in foods, artificial growth, flavors and many more. We are also well aware of the results of eating these. We can see it around; early puberty, various cancers, depression and others. What’s more, it has adverse affects in kids also. While we cannot turn the clock around, we can resort to healthy vegetarian recipes, which are low in estrogen and save our body from estrogen dominance, which is one of the biggest banes of modern times.

More on Estrogen

Estrogen is a naturally-occurring hormone in the human body. It is one of the most powerful hormones present in the human body. A variety of these hormones are present in the body, which stimulate growth and functioning in various organs including liver, brain etc. It is this hormone which tells the cells to grow and multiply. Therefore, an imbalance of this hormone causes excessive multiplication of cells, which is a reason for early puberty, breast cancer and many other serious diseases.

So, how does this estrogen increase in the body? Estrogen increase could be the result of hormonal imbalance due to a variety of reasons. However, estrogen made by the body is usually appropriate and balanced. The challenge now is not a hormone function problem. The problem is the increasing level of estrogen in food products, which are absorbed by the body, therefore, resulting in imbalance and other acute problems.

Estrogen in Food

Estrogen in food is of two kinds; the naturally occurring plant estrogen, which is found in certain foods and synthetic estrogen, which is man-made.

Plant estrogen

This is found in high quantities in certain foods like soy flour, soya beans, legumes, apples, tomatoes etc. These phytoestrogens (naturally occurring plant estrogen) do not have a severe stimulating effect on the body. The effect is normally countered with other foods like fruits and vegetables, which control the estrogen levels in the body. Well; if the hormone creates a ruckus in the body, diet control of plant estrogens can take care of the problem effectively.

Synthetic Estrogen

With synthetic estrogens, it is not the same. They have a far greater stimulating effect on the body and cannot be cleared out easily. This is the culprit behind many diseases.

Where does this synthetic estrogen come from is the next probable question.

Sad, but true — Synthetic estrogen is present in dairy products and beef, as cows and animals are often fed with food mixed with estrogens that stimulate growth. This is why cows produce fifteen percent more milk than they did in the past. This estrogen is then absorbed by the human body, thus, creating severe imbalance.

Fighting Evils

However, there’s good news in store. Companies are now growing organic food and organic dairy products by eliminating the estrogen from it.

Buy these products, resort to healthy vegetarian recipes and ensure better health and a brighter future for your family and you.