Estrogen Increasers
The last thing most us guys over about 35 need is a boost in our estrogen levels.
Read my link on How Estrogen Negatively Impacts Male Health for more details. What
many of us don't realize is that we may be sabotaging our own manhood with
common things in our everyday life. Read below for some of these things to
watch out for:
1) CAUTION: Alcohol. Alcohol is a notorious estrogen increaser.
However, alcohol does not increase estrogen via the activity of the aromatase
enzyme. It increases estrogen by inhibiting the “P430 system” of the liver which
is responsible, among many other things, for clearing estrogen from the blood.
In other words, alcohol leads to an increase in estrogen levels, because your
body clears it from the blood more slowly. Alcohol is associated with
heart health, but if you are struggling with issues that seem to be related to
estrogen (such as gynocomastia, loss of libido, low percentage of free
testosterone, erectile dysfunction, etc.), I would lay off alcohol
for awhile and see if it helps.
2) CAUTION: Food Additives. Researchers
recently found two food additives that are
xenoestrogens, i.e. environmental estrogens that can impact us. The first
food additive, propyl gallate, is a common preservative used to prevent fat
spoliage in items such as baked goods, shortening, dried meats, candy, fresh
pork sausage, mayonnaise and dried milk. The second additive, 4-hexyl
resorcinol, is used to prevent discoloring in shrimp, lobsters and shellfish.
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3) CAUTION: Canned Products.
Tomatoes are
acidic and pull a toxin, bisphenol-A, out of the lining of the tin can it is
stored in. Bisphenol-A is a xenoestrogen associated with various
reproductive disorders in animals. Even
a
very minute amount can have a negative effect. And
in a recent Consumer Union study of various canned goods, the BPA problem was
found to be much more widespread than previously imagined. [1] Almost every canned product tested,
including green beans, Juicy Juice, soup, corn, chili and baby formula, had
signficant BPA levels and researchers estimate that it would be very easy for
someone to consume levels of BPA close and equivalent to that which caused
reproductive issues in animals. I recommend that you avoid canned goods
until the FDA sorts this out. In addition, read my link on
on Bisphenol-A for more details.
4) CAUTION: Grapefruit. Grapefruit increases the potency of
estrogen. It is so powerful that the FDA has recently required that
grapefruit juice carry a warning for women on hormone replacement therapy.
[2]
2) Prevention, Jan 2010, p. 101
