Plants That Contain Phytoestrogens: Herbs And Food (Video).

What are phytoestrogens? Phytoestrogens are plant derived compounds found in a wide variety of foods, most notably soy. So…why are should I care? Because phytoestrogens can have wonders on a womans body. Eating foods with phytoestrogen content or just taking herbs with it will either balance out your hormones…which can be good for menopausal symptoms in women but also of all ages.

In a study conducted at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem , researchers found a significant reduction in menopausal hot flashes when women supplemented their diets with fermented soy. When presenting their findings at the American Heart Association’s annual scientific sessions, a spokesperson for the research group noted that Japanese women, who consume relatively high amounts of fermented soy, report only one-eighth as many menopausal symptoms as American women (womenlivingnaturally para 3).

Nine common phytoestrogens in a Western diet, foods with the highest relative phytoestrogen content were nuts and oilseeds, followed by soy products, cereals and breads, legumes, meat products, and other processed foods that may contain soy, vegetables, fruits, alcoholic, and nonalcoholic beverages. Flax seed and other oilseeds contained the highest total phytoestrogen content, followed by soy bean and tofu. The highest concentrations of Isoflavones are found in soy bean and soy bean products followed by legumes, whereas lignans are the primary source of phytoestrogen found in nuts and oilseeds (e.g. flax) and also found in cereals, legumes, fruits and vegetables.

Phytoestrogen content varies in different foods, and may vary significantly within the same group of foods (e.g. soy beverages, tofu) depending on processing mechanisms and type of soy bean used. Legumes (in particular soybeans), whole grain cereals, and some seeds are high in phytoestrogen. A more comprehensive list of foods known to contain phytoestrogens includes: soy beans, tofu, tempeh, soy beverages, linseed (flax), sesame seeds, wheat, berries, oats, barley, dried beans, lentils, yams, rice, alfalfa, mung beans, apples, carrots, pomegranates, wheat germ, rice bran, soy linseed bread, ginseng, bourbon and beer fennel and anise (womenlivingnaturally para 2-3).

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Sincerely,

Radical Rose

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http://www.womenlivingnaturally.com/articlepage.php?id=107