Why Is This Not Just A Woman’s Problem Anymore
Despite what you might be thinking, hormone imbalance and “dis-eases” are not just a woman’s problem. Why? The organ that plays a gigantic role in your Estrogen levels does not even produce Estrogen…but it is responsible for eliminating or not eliminating it from your body.
Almost all hormone issues are not caused by excessive estrogen production, but inefficient elimination or deactivation of hormones in the liver.
Your liver is responsible for clearing your body of excess or non used items. To make is simple, think of your liver as having two oil filters inside. We will call them filter 1 and filter 2. Filter 1 is first to act. It will either make things less toxic or more toxic than the original substance that entered into it.
Filter 2 takes the less or more toxic substance and makes it safe for your body to eliminate through the urine or feces. The major difference between filter 1 and filter 2 is the speed at which they work and the different nutrients your liver needs for them to do their jobs.
We are going to focus on liver filter 2 and how it eliminates estrogen from the body. Estrogen comes in various forms. We will call them Estrogen 2, Estrogen 4 and Estrogen 16. To make it very simple Estrogen 2 is good or nice to your body. Estrogen 4 and 16 are bad. They are very active forms of estrogen and are more likely to cause dis-ease if in this form.
Here’s the important part for today. In order to make Estrogen 2 (good kind) we need a substance called Endo 3 Carbinol. You can get this compound in your body by taking a high quality supplement containing Endo 3 Carbinol.
The really great news is Endo 3 Carbinol is not some rare compound only found in a magic berry from the Amazon. You can find an abundance of Endo 3 Carbinol naturally in cruciferous vegetables (Broccoli, Brussel sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower and Turnips)
What I really love about vegetables is their ability not only to remove deficiencies and toxicities from your body, but at the same time they supply you with sufficiency and purity.
Who would have thought that vegetables would be so important to your hormone balance and healthy Estrogen metabolism? May be that’s why the American Cancer Society raised the recommended servings of vegetables per day to 6 to 11 per day instead of 4 to 5 per day.
And best of all, I have never seen a disclaimer of ill side effects due to eating too many vegetables.
The tip to take home is make sure you’re eating at least 6-11 serving of vegetables per day to provide enough Endo 3 Carbinol for Estrogen 2 (good) metabolism and elimination from your body.
Eat Well, Move Well, Think Well
Dr. Aaron
