How to lower & Decrease Estrogen Levels naturally
We are seeing more and more attention in the media lately of all the ways we are messing up our hormone levels by consuming products that are packed with estrogen. Thanks to all the studies coming out we are finally realizing just how bad estrogen is for us and are taking action towards lowering our intake.
Estrogen is a natural hormone most notable for the role it plays in female fertility, but when too much estrogen builds up in the body, it can lead to weight gain and may increase your risk of cancer, osteoporosis, thyroid disorders, and other diseases. Thankfully, you can lower estrogen levels at home through diet and lifestyle changes.
From a male perspective, In addition to being bad for your health, estrogen actually lowers your testosterone levels which means you will have a harder time building muscle, staying lean and keeping your energy levels up.
Lets take a look at natural ways to lower your estrogen levels
1Medications:
Specific meds are known to increase estrogen, so you should watch out for drugs that contain estrogen, anabolic steroids, ulcer meds, specific antibiotics, anti-fungal meds and various antidepressants. consult with your doctor or pharmacist on whether you should use them if you are looking to lower estrogen levels.
2Various illnesses can also spike up your estrogen levels, like tumors, pituitary and adrenal glands, lung and liver disease (cirrhosis). Thyroid and kidney diseases also have a tendency to increase estrogen levels.
3Drugs: taking illegal drugs will almost surely increase your estrogen levels, so be sure to avoid cocaine, marijuana and other drugs which can negatively impact your hormonal levels.
4Stress less. In order to deal with stress, the body burns large amounts of progesterone and creates cortisol, the stress hormone. A by-product of this process is a relative excess of estrogen.
5 Alcohol: drinking moderately usually does not cause issues, but drinking frequently does or drinking excessively. Excessive alcohol consumption can increase the rate of testosterone converting to estrogen, especially in the fat cells. Alcohol can also inhibit the liver in properly eliminating the excess amount of estrogen.
6 Get plenty of sleep. Poor sleep habits can reduce the amount of melatonin hormone in your body. Melatonin helps protect your body against estrogen dominance[citation needed] so decreased melatonin can lead to increased estrogen.
Try to get seven to eight hours of sleep each night.
Keep the room as dark as possible as you sleep. Research often suggests that darkened rooms allow you to sleep more deeply, and a deeper sleep will help you produce more melatonin.
7 Exposure to harmful environmental conditions.
Various things that we get in contact with during our daily lives also tend to increase estrogen levels. Various chemicals, pesticides, and herbicides have the potential to increase estrogen, so you’ll be doing yourself a favor by trying to avoid them as much as possible.
A great deal of experts have started to believe that there’s a relation between the consumption of food enhanced with hormones and increased estrogen levels. stick with unprocessed foods which don’t have various additives in them.
8 Ditch the Extra Fat
If you are carrying fat around your midsection these are packed with estrogen. As a result the more fat you carry the higher your estrogen levels will be. It’s also been shown that men who carry lots of body fat tend to have lower testosterone levels.
If you are looking to reduce your estrogen levels one of the first things you should be looking at doing is losing body fat.
9 Consume More Veggies
vegitables actually do wonders for decreasing your estrogen levels.
Cruciferous vegetables specifically like broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower and kale are loaded with nutrients that will crush your estrogen levels.
There are a number of reasons vegetables can take your estrogen down. First, they contain Zinc which is scientifically proven to boost testosterone. It also prevents your testosterone from being converted to estrogen.
They also contain compounds that help keep estrogen levels down and even washes it out of your system
Try to avoid boiling them as this can remove some of the nutrients. Instead have them steamed or even raw if you can handle it!
10 Exercise more often. In particular, moderate to high intensity exercises have the greatest impact on estrogen levels.[citation needed] Try to get 15 to 30 minutes of moderate exercise each day to begin lowering your estrogen quickly.
11 Try eating more Onions
onions are filled with quercetin, which is a flavonoid that decreases estrogen and increases nitric oxide.
Onions can be used in multiple dishes. Throw them in with your meats, add them to sauces, pizzas, whatever you can imagine.
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