Organ Stress

Food and/or Nourishment can either be a poison to our system or a medicine, sometimes it is just a neutral effect, neither positive or negative.

SPLEEN/PANCREAS/STOMACH—Foods that stress: sugar & honey, high fat foods, tropical fruits/juices, MSG & food additives.

Body Signals of stress: erratic energy levels, binging on sweets, belching, upset stomach, low resistance to infections.

Mood Signals of Stress: feel scattered, anxious, worried, overly sensitive, big mood swings.

LUNGS/LARGE INTESTINES—Foods that stress: white flour, yeasted breads, high fat foods, sugar & honey, antibiotics, food color, food additives.

Body Signals of stress: fatigue, stuffy sinuses, phlegm, pale complexion, gas, diarrhea, constipation.

Mood Signals of Stress: sad or depressed, nostalgic, stuck, weary.

KIDNEYS/BLADDER—Foods that stress: ice cold food & drink, milk & dairy foods, too much raw food, sugar & honey, over-salting.

Body Signals of Stress: frequent, pale urine or scant, dark urine; lower back ache, low sexual energy, bags under the eyes, often feel cold.

Mood Signals of Stress: overwhelmed, confused, afraid, insecure.

LIVER/ GALLBLADDER—Foods that stress: overeating—especially eggs, meat, cheese & ice cream, alcohol & drugs, chemicallized foods, coffee & chocolate, sugar & honey.

Body Signals of Stress: headaches, often overeat, eyes irritated or bloodshot, oily or dry skin, restless from 11pm to 2am.

Mood Signals of Stress: impatient, frustrated, angry, blocked creativity.

HEART/SMALL INTESTINES—Foods that Stress: sugar & honey, high fat foods, tropical fruits/juices, MSG, food additives, white flour, yeasted breads, antibiotics, food color, ice cold food & drink, milk & dairy (over-eating), too much raw food, over-salting, alcohol & drugs, chemicallized foods, coffee & chocolate.

Body Signals of Stress: chest aching or tense, backache between shoulders, high blood pressure, red complexion.

Mood Signals of Stress: over-excitable, can’t relax, chronic tension, workaholic.

BENEFICIAL FOODS:
Spleen/Pancreas/Stomach: millet, sweet vegetables, round/compact veggies like cabbage, turnip, onion, rutabaga, pumpkin, local sweet fruit & miso soup.
Lung/Large Intestines: brown rice, dark leafy greens, roots, winter squash, onion, leek, ginger, garlic, apples, pears & miso soup.
Kidneys/Bladder: brown rice, buckwheat, adzuki beans, sturdy greens, roots, winter squash, watermelon, berries.
Liver/Gallbladder: barley, quinoa, wheat, rye, Daikon radish, spring greens, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, parsley, lemon, sauerkraut.
Heart/Small Intestines: corn, quinoa, brown rice, bitter greens, summer vegetables, strawberries, local fruit.

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ITIS aka Inflammation

Anti-Inflammatory Foods:

PROTEIN: Chicken Breast Turkey Breast Salmon Albacore Tuna Shrimp Crab Cod Clams Filet of Sole Swordfish Plain Yogurt Sour Cream Feta Cheese Parmesan Cheese Romano Cheese Egg Whites Lowfat Cottage Cheese Hazelnuts Walnuts Pecans Almonds
Vegetables: Arugula Asparagus Avocado Bean Sprouts Bell Peppers Brussel Sprouts Cauliflower Celery Cucumbers Eggplant Endive Escarole Garlic Ginger Kale Mushrooms Onions Radishes Romaine Lettuce Spinach Summer Squash Soy (Edamame) Tomatoes Zucchini Snow Peas Swiss Chard ALL Dark Leafy Greens
FRUITS: Apples Blackberries Blueberries Raspberries Strawberries Cantaloupe Honeydew Melon Citrus fruit (except oranges) Peaches Pears Plums Kiwi Nectarines
Beans & Grains: Barley Black Beans Oatmeal Chickpeas (Garbanzo beans) Kidney beans Lima beans Lentils Navy Beans Pinto beans
Canned Foods: Alaskan Wild Salmon (in water) Sardines (in oil) Tuna (in water) Beans Olives No-Salt Chicken Broth
Condiments: Extra Virgin Olive Oil Mustard (w/out honey)
Frozen Foods: Flash frozen fruits/vegetables w/NO additives
Beverages: Green Tea WATER
Herbs & Spices: Basil Bay Leaf Dill Mint Parsley Rosemary Thyme Cinnamon Coriander Cumin Ginger Paprika Red Pepper flakes Turmeric

Inflammatory Dis-Eases: Inflammation in bones, joints, blood vessels, kidneys, skin, eyes, brain and immune response OR Arthritis, Auto-immune disorders, Skin eruptions/rashes, etc...

INFLAMMATORY Foods to AVOID!!!

Alcoholic Beverages Bacon Bananas Breads Beef Butter Carrots Cream Cheese Candy Chocolate Coffee Cake Cookies Cereals Cornstarch Corn Corn Syrup Croissants Dried Fruit Duck Doughnuts Fruit Juice Fried Foods Flour Grapes Granola Half&Half Honey Hard Cheese Heavy Cream Ice Cream Hot Dogs Jams & Jellies Mango Margarine Molasses Muffins Noodles Oranges Pancakes Papaya Pastry Peas Pie Pizza Pasta Pickles Popcorn Potatoes Pudding Pumpkins Raisins Relish Rice (instant) Sherbet Soda Scones SUGAR Tacos Waflles Watermelon Whole Milk

Inflammation
Any injury, including an invasion by microorganisms, causes a complex reaction called inflammation in the affected area. Inflammation occurs as a result of many different conditions. Through the release of different substances from the damaged tissue, inflammation directs the body's defenses to wall off the area, attack and kill any invaders, dispose of dead and damaged tissue, and begin the process of repair. However, inflammation may not be able to overcome large numbers of microorganisms.
During inflammation, the blood supply increases. An infected area near the surface of the body becomes red and warm. The walls of blood vessels become more porous, allowing fluid and white blood cells to pass into the affected tissue. The increase in fluid causes the inflamed tissue to swell. The white blood cells attack the invading microorganisms and release substances that continue the process of inflammation. Other substances trigger clotting in the tiny vessels (capillaries) in the inflamed area, which delays the spread of the infected microorganisms and their toxins. Many of the substances produced during inflammation stimulate the nerves, producing pain. Reactions to the substances released during inflammation include the chills, fever and muscle aches that commonly accompany infection or injury.

*most dis-eases that include "itis" are inflammatory.

Environmental Hormone Effects

MEN:

Low testosterone affects an astounding 1,000,000 American men!
Many men are in the dark about how hormone imbalances affect their health. Men’s hormone changes have been much less publicized and researched than women’s, but hormone
disruption is as much a part of a man’s life as it is a woman’s.
Some men are more attuned to their hormonal fluctuations than others’. Some report clear monthly changes in their energy levels, mood, work and sports performances that they attribute to their equivalent of a ‘period’ or cyclic change.
Blood levels of testosterone fluctuate dramatically at different times from 250 to 1,200 nanograms, and these changes affect a man’s performance, mood and sexuality. While a man’s hormone fluctuations are less dramatic than women’s, testosterone levels start to
decline around age 40, falling up to 10% each decade. This phenomenon called “andropause” is now recognized by almost 8 in 10 family physicians as a real condition that affects quality of life in men.
The most common symptoms of hormonal imbalance among men are: prostate pain and inflammation; lack of abdominal tone; poor urinary and sexual function.
The most common causes for hormonal imbalances among men are: a vasectomy; adrenal exhaustion due to stress; severe dieting or body building; surgery or long illness; protein , iodine, calcium, B-complex or EFA deficiencies.

WOMEN:

A healthy female system works in an incredibly beautiful, complex balance. It is an individual model of the creative universe. A woman is usually an incredible thing to be, but the intricacies of her body are delicately tuned and can become unbalanced or obstructed easily, causing pain and poor function. From child-bearing age, to premenopause, to menopause, to post-menopause, many women are affected by imbalances and fluctuations with their hormones that rattle their lives. Female hormone imbalances are involved in a myriad of health problems for women, including fibroids, endometriosis, headaches, PMS, depression, low libido and infertility.

Effective Weight Keys

RIGHT NOW TWO-THIRDS OF AMERICANS ARE TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT! AMAZINGLY, OF THOSE, ONLY 20% ARE ACTUALLY REDUCING THEIR CALORIES OR EXERCISING.
FAT—Changing diet composition is the key. The importance of cutting back of saturated fat cannot be overstated. Saturated fats are hard for your liver to metabolize. Focus on healthy fats from seafood, sea greens, avocados, nuts and seeds, which curb cravings by initiating a satiety response (full). Fat isn’t all bad. It’s your body’s chief energy source. Most overweight people have too high blood sugar and too low fat levels. This causes constant hunger, the delicate balance between fat storage and fat utilization is upset, and your ability to use fat for energy decreases. Eating fast, fried, or junk foods particularly aggravates this imbalance. You wind up with empty calories and more cravings. Fat becomes non-moving energy; fat cells become fat storage deposits. But, don’t replace fats with fat substitutes like Olestra. Eating a 1 oz portion of Olestra potato chips, on a daily basis, reduces blood carotene levels by 50%. Fake fats fool your taste buds, not your stomach. In one study, people who replaced 20% of their fat with fake fats were still hungry at the end of the day and they ate twice as much food as normal.
The fact is your body needs Fat! Fat plays a role in many of the complex biochemical processes that keep you alive, it helps you conserve precious body heat, and most important, it is your body’s critical energy source. That’s why NATURE equipped you with some 35 Billion fat cells.
FAT FACTS TO REMEMBER:
Saturated Fats are unequivocally BAD—cut out as many as you can. Polyunsaturated Fats are less harmful, but not harmless. Use butter instead of margarine, just sparingly. Monounsaturated Fats are relatively beneficial, so get in the habit of using oils like Olive and Avocado for cooking and salad dressings. Make fatty fish a part of your diet, at least once a week, but use it to replace, not augment, your total fat intake.

FIBER -
Fiber performs its most essential service in one area of the body—your intestinal tract. Its job is to keep your digestive system running smoothly and eliminating wastes regularly. Fiber is Nature’s own laxative. It works by making your stool absorb more water. That increase its size, and makes it easier for you to pass the waste.
Although there are several sorts of fiber, they all boil down to one of two basic kinds, and each plays a role in keeping you healthy. One kind, Soluble Fiber, dissolves in water, soaking up liquid in your stomach and small intestines. It works like a sponge, slowing the absorption of your food. That’s what gives you that ‘full’, satisfied feeling after a meal. It is also what absorbs fats and cholesterol, so your body doesn’t.
The other kind of fiber is not a sponge, but a broom. It moves through your body fairly quickly, sweeping along with its substances you have eaten that may be harmful. There is a simple test to see you are getting enough fiber in your diet—if your stool floats in the toilet, you are getting enough fiber—if it sinks, you are NOT getting enough fiber.
FIBER FORMS:
Cellulose and Hemicellulose—speeds transit time in digestive tract.
Lignin—Absorbs fat and cholesterol, speeds transit in digestive tract.
Pectin—Absorbs water, fats and cholesterol, and slows stomach digestion.
Gum—Absorbs water, fats and cholesterol, and slows stomach digestion.
Mucilage—Speeds transit time in digestive tract and absorbs fats and cholesterol.

EXERCISE:
Exercise strengthens your whole body—muscles, nerves, blood, glands, lungs, heart, brain, mind and mood. It increases your metabolic rate, muscle mass, oxygen uptake, circulation, and boosts the enzymes that help your body burn fat. It also stimulates antibody production, enhances immune response, and reduces fatigue.
Exercise optimizes metabolism, especially ‘brown fat’ activity. Brown fat is highly active metabolically, very different from ‘yellow fat’, the kind you see deposited on your body as cellulite. Brown fat is bound to your skeleton and is filled with tiny, brown colored, mitochondria and cytochromes, chemical powerhouses that produce energy in your cells. Brown fat is thermogenically responsive. When you take in excess calories, your body compensates in part by producing more heat to burn them off instead of storing them as yellow fat.

WATER:
Water can get you over diet plateaus. Dehydration slows Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) and can cause waste products like ketones to build up in tissues. Making up almost three-fourths of the body, every cell is regulated, monitored and dependent on an efficient flow of water. Water transports minerals, vitamins, proteins, and sugars around the body for assimilation. Water maintains your body’s equilibrium and temperature, lubricates tissues, flushes wastes and toxins, hydrates the skin, acts as a shock absorber for the joints, bones and muscles, and adds needed minerals.
Should you drink more Water?
A good rule of thumb, is to weigh yourself—you should be drinking half of your body weight in ounces. So, if you weigh 140 pounds—you should be drinking 70 ounces of water daily.
Here’s how your body uses it up every day… Your Kidneys receive and filter your entire blood supply 15 times each hour! If you become overheated, your 2 million sweat glands perspire to cool your skin and keep your internal organs at a constant temperature, using 99% water. You use a small amount of water during breathing and through tear ducts that lubricate the upper eyelids 25 times per minute. Crying and hearty laughter release water from your eyes and nose. Even normal activity uses up to at least 3 quarts of replacement water each day. Strenuous activity, a hot climate or a high salt diet increases this requirement.
What happens if you don’t get enough Water?
A chain reaction begins…
A shortage message is sent from your brain.
Your Kidneys conserve water by urinating less (constipation and bloating occur).
At only 4% water depletion, muscle endurance diminishes, you start to get dizzy or light-headed.
At 5% water loss, headaches, from moderate to severe begin, you get drowsy, lose the ability to concentrate and get unreasonably impatient.
At 6% water loss, body temperature is impaired, your heart rate increases (races).
At 7% body water depletion, there is a good possibility of collapse.

Thermogenesis:
Thermogenesis is critical to weight loss after 40 years of age. Thermogenesis is about fat-burning. About 75% of the calories you eat work to keep you alive and support your RMR. The rest are stored as white fat, or burned up by brown adipose tissue (BAT), your fat burning factory. Brown fat is the body’s chief regulator of Thermogenisis, so the more active your brown fat is, the easier it is to maintain a desirable weight. Dieter’s who rely solely on restricting their caloric intake usually end up disappointed with the results, because extreme calorie restriction lowers the rate of Thermogenesis. Your body actually burns less fat than it did before you started dieting.
Middle-aged spread means too little Thermogenesis after you eat. Everybody increases metabolism after eating, but the amounts of heat (calorie burning) varies widely. Lean people experience a 40% increase in heat production after a meal. Overweight people may have only an increase of 10%. Obesity occurs primarily when brown fat isn’t working properly, only a little Thermogenesis takes place, and the body deals with the excess calories by storing them as fat. Starting in our early 40’s, a genetic timer shuts down the thermogenetically mechanism. Turning this timer back on is the secret to re-activating Thermogenesis and a more youthful metabolism.
Here’s how Brown Fat works to stimulate Thermogenesis: a protein, called uncoupling protein, breaks down or uncouples, the train of biochemical events that the cells use to turn calories into energy. Brown Fat cells continue to convert calories into heat as long as there is white fat for them to work on.
Thermogenic Herbs increase blood flow to lean muscle tissue, so it works faster and longer, as well as helping to suppress appetite, eating less with less effort.
Fat-burning Herbs and Spices:
GINGER BASIL THYME
GARLIC ROSEMARY
CINNAMON TURMERIC
DRY MUSTARD FENUGREEK
CAYENNE

POISON Additives

There are over 3,000 food additives approved by the FDA for use in foods we consume or the beverages we drink. Additives with immediate effects may cause headaches, or alter your energy level, or they may affect your mental concentration, behavior or immune response.

12 Key Additives to AVOID:
Hydrogenated Fats are artificial and increase risk of heart diseases, obesity, and generally stress the liver.
Artificial Food Colors are carcinogenic, allergenic and believed to contribute to hyperactivity, learning problems, ADD/ADHD.
Nitrates/Nitrites are carcinogenic as this preservative is converted to nitro amines in our body—Vitamin C 500-1000mg protects, if eaten.
Sulfites trigger allergic reactions, causing headaches, nausea, diarrhea, and irritated membranes—especially avoid if you are asthmatic.

Sugar & Natural Sweeteners should be limited to no more than 10% of your diet, as overuse causes dental cavities, obesity, diabetes, hypoglycemia, behavioral changes, hyperactivity, ADD/ADHD, yeast problems and food cravings. Include-honey, maple syrup, date sugar, brown rice syrup, barley malt, fruit juice/concentrates, fructose, Sucanat (cane juice), and molasses.

Artificial Sweeteners are synthetic chemicals and should be avoided. Saccharin, Cyclamate, Aspartame (Nutrasweet/Equal), Sucralose, Asulfame K, Splenda and Neotame are dangerous!

MSG or monosodium glutamate is a flavor enhancer causing headaches, agitation, increased heart rate, tightness in chest and tingling muscles or skin.

Preservatives like BHA, BHT, and EDTA are toxic to the nervous system and the liver.
Refined flours’ low fiber has contributed to digestive disorders, constipation and diverticulitis.

Salt or sodium chloride is necessary for our body, too much leads to fluid retention, increased blood pressure and irritability—1200mg is RDA recommend for daily intake (1 soda contains 1/2 RDA).

Olestra, a fat substitute and non-absorbable oil polymer, not metabolized in the human body and report digestive problems, abdominal cramping, diarrhea and incontinence.

70 million Americans have heart disease, 20 million have diabetes, 45 million are pre-diabetic, 65% of adults are overweight, 30% are obese—we are seeing strokes, cancers, Alzeimer’s & autism at record numbers, and their climbing...

AVOID:
Acesulfame K
Aspartame (Nutrasweet/Equal)
Artificial Colors (FDC)
BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)
BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)
BHO (Brominated Veg Oil)
MSG (Monosodium Glutamate)
Olestra

EDTA
Saccharin

Xylitol
Sodium Nitate

THBQ
Sodium Nitrite

Salt
Sulfites (esp bisulfate)
Sulfur Dioxide
Sodium Benzoate
Polysorbate 60, 65 & 80
Propyl gallate
Gums
Propylene Glycol
Corn syrup, sucrose & dextrose

All truth passes through three stages -
First it is ridiculed
Then it is violently opposed
Finally, it is accepted as self-evident.

Arthur Schopenhouer (1788-1860)
German philosopher

HORMONES 101

Too much Estrogen?
Most of our conventional food is estrogenic. More than 95% of all feed lot raised animals in the US receive growth hormones, antibiotics or other drugs, in order to speed weight gain and time-to-market, hormone levels are increased 2-5 times through anabolic steroids. Time-released synthetic estradiol, testosterone and progesterone slowly seeped into the animal’s blood and bodily fluids, muscles and flesh. Hormone disrupters come from pollutants, drugs, hormone-injected meat and dairy products, plastics, pesticides and hormone replacement drugs for both sexes. These disrupters affect your entire endocrine system, all the communication system of your glands, hormones and cellular receptors in your body. They alter the production and breakdown of your hormones, and the function of your hormone receptors—disrupting hormone balance at its developmental core. They can compete for hormone receptor sites in the body and bind to them in place of natural hormones, causing major fluctuations in hormone levels in the body. Compounding the problem, these chemicals increase in potency 160 to 1,600 times when they are combined inside your body from several sources. Hormone disrupters accumulate in body fat. This is why a high fat diet is a major risk factor for long-term exposure to them, and why it may lead to increased risk for cancer.

Over-feminization?
This is a controversial subject that has come up against much resistance from the traditional medical community.
Our animal food sources are mostly female, males are castrated and/or treated with hormones to tenderize the meat. The process of over-feminization is causing marine species’ sterilization. We are getting fatter—excess estrogen and rates of related disorders and cancers for both sexes have reached epidemic proportions.
Extra estrogen causes an increase in the size of estrogen-sensitive fatty tissues (belly fat), enlarged fatty tissue produces more estrogen which induces even more fat gain. Adipose tissues produce the aromatose enzyme that synthesizes estrogen from male androgen hormones. Elevated estrogen causes obesity, blood sugar problems, elevated blood lipids and high blood pressure.
When there is an excess of estrogen in the body, ANY estrogen promoting substance, whether chemical or natural, may be detrimental to one’s health.

Xenoestrogens
Xenoestrogens are chemical compounds that mimic estrogen and interfere with the body’s hormonal activities—inhibiting sperm production, cause breast cancer cells and vaginal epithelial cells to proliferate or grow faster. They bind to estrogen receptors in different glands—gonads, hypothalamus and pituitary glands, interrupting normal functions.
Estrogen is a group of steroid hormones and their bioactive metabolites, found both in the nucleus and the plasma membrane of cells.
There are over 100,000 registered estrogenic chemicals currently used worldwide—promoting benign and malignant tumors in men & women, inducing sterilization effects on reproductive functions.
The failure of our current diet to adequately fit our primal genetic make-up is evident with the epidemic of obesity, diabetes and heart disease in the US.

The TRUTH about Soy
The most common phytoestrogens are isoflavones, found in vegetables, grains and legumes—with the highest amounts in soybeans. Isoflavones belong to polyphenolic compounds called flavonoids, also called phytoestrogens.
Soy isoflavone, genistein promotes estrogen activity. The human body recognizes the highly bioactive form of Soy isoflavones, as harmful toxins that need to be neutralized and eliminated from the body.
There is also evidence that Soy isoflavones further accelerate the already existing harmful effects of Xenoestrogens. Unconjugated forms of genestein and daidzein, isolated from soy protein, was found to inhibit thyroid peroxidase, an enzyme involved in thyroid hormone synthesis. It induces mutagenic and genetic toxicity—increasing incidence of broken DNA strands in human sperm and peripheral lymphocytes. Prolonged consumption of soy-based diets had stimulatory effects on proliferation of breast epithelium cells of premenopausal women (60g soy protein or 45 mg soy isoflavones daily). In vitro studies found stimulation in growth of human breast cancer cells in post-menopausal women. A significant increase in blood urea nitrogen waste in women consuming soy protein, adversely affecting nitric oxide production, impairing vasodilation, while increasing levels of free-radicals damaging blood vessels.
The phytoestrogen Cumestriol (soy) produces rapid estrogen receptor activation within 3-30 minutes of exposure, binding receptors in the pituitary tumor cell line.

Estrogenic Chemicals:
The most commonly used estrogenic chemicals are: 4 MBC (sunscreens); Hydroxy-anisole butyrate (food preservative); atrazine (weed killer); Bisphenol A (food preserver & plasticizer); Dieldren (insecticide); DDT (insecticide); Erythrosine (red dye 3); PCB (lubricants, adhesives & paint); P-nonylphenol (PVC, by-products from detergents & spermicides); Parabens (lotions); and Phthalates (plastic softeners).
BSA (conjugated estradiol) is a synthetic estrogen that causes decreased testicular androgen production, it is found in most commercial meat production of beef, chicken and pork. Over time it causes progressive degeneration of testicular tissues and sexual behavior problems.
DES, an estrogen chemical used in pharmaceutical agents, increases incidence of testicular cancer.
Organochloride pesticides (endosulfan, dieldren & DDE) along with Sucralose (AKA: Splenda), detergent by-products of plastics manufacturing (p-nonylphenol & bisphenol A) all produce rapid estrogen receptor activation.
P-nonylphenol or Phthalates found in PVC, solvents, perfumes, pesticides, nail polish, adhesives, paint pigments and lubricants damage the liver, the kidneys, the lungs and developing testes has proven evidentiary of chemical castration effects on male fetus, affecting penis size.

The Liver
The liver has a limited capacity to neutralize toxins, and can be overstressed by those overwhelming poisons and fail to perform its normal duties, which causes estrogen-related disorders, fat gain, blood sugar disorders, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and cancer.
The liver is the site for estrogen metabolism, when strained or overwhelmed by chemical toxins, it fails to properly metabolize and neutralize estrogen which leads to excess of harmful circulating estrogens, such as Alpha 16—hydroxy estrogens associated with weight gain, bloating, metabolic disorders and cancer.
Alcohol lowers the liver’s capacity to metabolize estrogen by causing ethanol toxicity, high triglycerides, insulin resistance and high blood pressure.
Obese men were found to suffer the highest levels of circulating estrogen and lower capacity to resist fatigue, stress and diseases of the liver.

BEST FOOD CHOICES
Organic Dairy—Whole milk derived butter and cheeses—feta, mozzarella and Swiss Emmantal. Fertile eggs and yogurt.
Beans: Garbanzo, Black beans, Adzuki, Navy, Kidney, White, Great Northern and all lentils.
Grains: whole grain barley, steel cut oats, rice, quinoa, buckwheat, amaranth.
Nuts: Almonds, Walnuts and Pecans.
Seeds: Pumpkin, Flax and Hemp

EXERCISE
Inactive lifestyles can adversely trigger negative phenotypes of genes responsible for metabolic disorders like insulin resistance, hypertension and obesity.
Exercise helps you to become leaner and stronger with physical activity, which dramatically decreases estrogen levels.
Be sure to replenish the body with nutrients, no longer than 30 minutes after a workout.

Herbs & Spices
Turmeric, oregano, thyme, rosemary, sage, milk thistle, dandelion root, shilijit, amla berries, ginger, gotu kola, passionflower, chamomile, curcumin, curry, mandrake, juniper and mistletoe neutralize estrogenic chemicals and metabolites, favoring fat-burning and energy production.

To effectively reduce stubborn fat, eliminate ALL estrogen promoting foods and chemicals—Soy, Oils from canola, corn, safflower, rapeseed and soy, animal fat-rich foods, conventional meat and dairy products, low-carb weight loss foods containing sugar alcohol, glycerin, artificial sweeteners and chemical preservatives, sugar, fructose, candy, soft drinks and Alcohol.
The best food combinations for weight loss are:
Vegetables + Beans +/or Eggs
Vegetables + Fish +/or Nuts
DO NOT MIX carb-fuel foods (pasta/breads) with fat-fuel foods (nuts & seeds)
Proteins can mix with carb-fuel or fat-fuel foods.

Nutritional Defense:
ORGANIC Cruciferous Vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, Brussel sprouts and cabbage) and their indoles 3 carbinole, DIM and indole 3 acetate, have the proven capacity to directly interfere with estrogen metabolism, inducing anti-estrogenic effects to reverse metabolic disorders, increase fat loss and lower cancer risk.
ORGANIC Citrus Fruits (oranges, grapefruit, berries, kiwi, papaya, pineapple and apples) to protect from oxygen free radicals.
Omega 3 oil-rich foods (flaxseed oils, hempseed oils, wild catch fatty fish– salmon, tuna, mackerel & sardines) N3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids modulate estrogen metabolism.
Organic Dairy (whole milk derived butter & cheeses) from grass-fed cows are beneficial with amino acids, minerals, vitamins and anti-estrogenic nutrients like CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) in milk fat contains isomer (cis9 & trans 11) called rumenic acid, lowers risk of mammary cancer similar to Omega 3, suppressing N6 metabolism.
NOTE: if insulin resistant or diabetic, dairy should be restricted.
Plant sterol-rich foods like raw nuts, seeds, avocados, olives, and their derived oils, stabilized rice & wheat germ oils in cold-pressed forms promote the anti-estrogenic hormones progesterone and testosterone and are rich in Omega 9 mono-unsaturated fatty acids. These should not be combined with any grains or sugars, as they raise the glycemic index ratio—they should be eaten with vegetables and protein foods.
Organic Leafy Greens should be eaten daily, as their phytonutrients support the body’s hormonal system, enzyme pool, and liver detox power with viable sources of bioactive minerals, B vitamins, methyl groups and phosphates.

NOTE: All living organisms on this planet are made from L proteins (l for left or levo), upon death they convert to mirror image D proteins (d for devo), a spontaneous conversion of live L to dead (raceant) D proteins, is a process occurring during the rotting of meat. The human body has NO capacity to protect itself from D proteins and its accumulation in tissues accelerates aging and diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer's diseases.

This information has been compiled from research from “The Anti-Estrogenic Diet “ by Ori Hofmekler; “The whole Soy story” by Kaayla Daniel, PhD CCN; and “Healthy Healing” by Linda Rector Page; as well as client testimonials for Beyond Symptoms’ .