Estrogen Balance^® Supplement Facts

Quercetin

Quercetin is a natural substance belonging to a class of water-soluble plant pigments called flavonoids. It can be found in red wine, onions, apples and green tea. Smaller amounts are also found in leafy green vegetables and beans.

• Quercetin and Prostate Health
• Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate gland and is a condition that afflicts millions of men. Sometimes it presents as an acute bacterial infection and can be effectively treated with antibiotics. But often times it is chronic and nonbacterial. In these cases, treatment with antibiotics is ineffective.
• Nonbacterial chronic prostatitis affects an estimated 30 million men in the United States. Its chief symptom is chronic urogenital pain, and it is believed to impact quality of life as dramatically, as myocardial infarction and Crohn disease do. Its etiology is poorly understood, and standard antibiotic treatments have offered limited success.
• Dr. Daniel Shoskes MD and a team of researchers from UCLA have studied the use of quercetin in preclinical studies with kidney transplants. Their findings led them to conduct additional studies of quercetin, including the impact it might have on chronic nonbacterial prostatitis patients.
• Dr. Shoskes said "Chronic prostatitis is an enormous problem in our country and around the world. It's one of the most common reasons why men visit urologists, and it's one of the most discouraging conditions doctors face, because often times there's very little we can do to alleviate the pain."
• The research team concluded their study early and said their results certainly merited additional research.

DIM

DIM (diindolylmethane) is a phytonutrient found in cruciferous vegetables including broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower and kale.

• DIM inhibits the production of aromatase (an enzyme which converts testosterone to estrogen).
• supports prostate health
• DIM supports a more efficient aerobic metabolism of estrogens.
• promotes an increased level of "good" estrogen metabolites (2-hydroxyestrogen) while reducing the level of "bad" estrogen metabolites (16-hydroxyestrogen).
• D.I.M. is formed from its precursor indole, Indole-3-carbinol (I3C), after the enzymatic release of I3C from parent glucosinolates found in all cruciferous vegetables.
• DIM is twice as strong as 13C
• You would have to eat two (4) pounds of cruciferous vegetables to get the same amount of DIM contained in two capsules of Estrogen Balance®

DIM provides the following health benefits:

1. promotes healthy estrogen
2. promotes cardiovascular health
3. promotes brain health
4. promotes healthy cell growth
5. in men it supports prostate health
6. in women it supports breast, cervical and uterine health

FlaxSeed

Contrary to common belief, not all dietary fat is bad. In fact some fats are not only "good" but "essential", meaning that the body can not synthesize them. These Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) are polyunsaturated and classified as Omega-3's and Omega-6's. "Essential" fats are only good if taken in the proper balance. Most of us ingest too much omega-6's and very little (if any) omega-3's.

One of the best sources of omega-3 is Flaxseed. Flax is an ancient crop, native to Eurasia. Its first recorded use comes from Babylon -- about 3000 B.C. There, it was cultivated for food. It also was used to make a fabric used in clothing. Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician called the "father of medicine," wrote extensively about flaxseed. And, the greatest of all medieval kings, Charlemagne, considered flax so important that he passed laws requiring its consumption.

Nutrition researchers have identified several substances in flaxseed that are thought to be the most important: lignans, fiber, and omega-3 fatty acids: