The Top 5 High Estrogen Foods to Avoid | Dr. Josh Axe
Estrogen dominance is a bodily imbalance that occurs when estrogen levels are too high and progesterone levels are too low. This promotes the growth of fibroids, cysts, cervical dysplasia and tumors. And it’s estimated that half of American women over the age of 35 are estrogen dominant.
The study, published in Cell Chemical Biology, found that zearalenone, estrogen-like fungi that colonize on corn, barley, wheat and other grains, reduce the anti-estrogen effectiveness of the palbociclib/letrozole drug combo. “Breast cancer patients taking palbociclib/letrozole should consider limiting their exposure to foods that contain xenoestrogens,” says Gary Siuzdak, PhD, senior study author and senior director of Scripps Center for Metabolomicsk.
Interestingly, zearalenone is also blamed for abnormal sexual development and birth defect
The answer is undoubtedly complex and may ultimately depend on age, health status, level of consumption and even the composition of an individual’s intestinal microflora.” (5)
Here’s an example suggesting soy creates an overload of estrogen in the body. That same Scripps study referenced above also found genistein in soy almost completely reverses the anti-estrogen benefits of the popular breast cancer drug combo.
Perhaps most alarming is that xenoestrogens can throw off hormonal harmony even in tiny, real-life doses. This includes amounts we may eat or absorb.
The study researchers stress that other xenoestrogens could also impact cancer treatments and our health in general, noting that it’s an understudied issue that needs more attention.
s in grain-fed farm animals, along with a breakout of early breast development in girls.
Propyl gallate is on the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s “Do Not Eat” list. It most commonly hides on in the following places:
- Vegetable oil
- Meat products
- Potato sticks
- Chicken soup base
- Chewing gum
Studies indicate it may be not only an endocrine disruptor but a carcinogen, too. Government funded studies found low doses caused cancer in rates at higher rates compared to zero or high exposures.
Alcohol triggers estrogen levels to increase. Higher estrogen levels can fuel breast cancer risk.
Some other important facts:
- Looking at 53 studies, researchers discovered that each drink a day increases breast cancer risk by 7 percent.
- Drinking two to three alcoholic drinks daily result in a 20 percent higher breast cancer risk compared to non-drinking women.
- Bottled water risks include exposure to estrogenic compounds. Let’s take a look at the data:
- 61 percent of bottled water samples induce “significant estrogenic response” when tested on a human cancer cell line.
- Estrogen activity is three times higher when the water is packaged in PET plastic bottles compared to glass. (21)
- The largest source of xenoestrogens in the environment may come from animal manure (up to 90 percent); if 1 percent of estrogens from farm animal waste reached waterways, it would add up to 15 percent of all estrogens found in global water supplies.