Estrogen Dominance

To understand the supportive properties Estrogen Balance® has, it is important to first understand what "estrogen dominance" is and why it is such an unhealthy condition for both men and women.

Many researchers including John R. Lee, M.D, Dr. Jesse Hanley and Dr. Peter Eckhart have concluded that an over abundance of estrogen is responsible for a vast number of today's health problems. This over abundance of estrogen is referred to as "estrogen dominance" and is an increasingly serious problem for both women and men. Dr. Lee believes that "estrogen dominance" is a contributing factor in early age heart attacks as well as in the development of both prostate enlargement and prostate cancer in men and a big risk factor for both breast cancer and uterine cancer in women.

"Estrogen dominance" can occur as we age and can also occur from exposure to "estrogen like" substances in the environment known as "xenoestrogens".

Estrogen Dominance in Men

As men age, their levels of estrogen rise especially the two most dangerous and potent estrogens - estrone and estradiol. This phenomenon is now identified as "andropause". A man over 50 literally has more estrogen than his postmenopausal wife! The prostate is embryologically the same as the uterus in females; and research studies have shown that like the uterus, when prostate cells are exposed to excess estrogen, the cells proliferate and become cancerous. In fact it is becoming clear that the excess of estrogen in aging men is responsible for a variety of problems such as adiposity, breast development, many cancers, prostate problems, baldness and many other problems commonly associated with advanced age.

Men also produce progesterone, but only about half the amount that females do. During the aging process, progesterone levels in men fall, especially after age 60. Progesterone is the primary precursor of the male hormone testosterone, which is an antagonist to estradiol (E2) and a protector against certain types of cancer. Progesterone is vital to good health in both women and men.

Estrogen Dominance in Women

Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for women to experience surges of abnormally high estrogen levels during the menopausal and premenopausal periods, as well as earlier in life. Dr. John R. Lee has done extensive research into this phenomenon. It is his belief that an excess of estrogen, coupled with a deficiency of progesterone (the counter hormone to estrogen), is the common denominator for a lot of female troubles. Dr. Lee has pioneered the use of natural progesterone as an aid to dealing with this syndrome.

Estrogen dominance can start early on in a women's menstrual cycle. Young women who suffer from this enter menarche with tremendously difficult periods, and doctors sometimes give these teenage girls birth control pills to help regulate the frequency and severity of their periods.

Sex Hormones and Cancer

The topic of sex hormones and cancer has been of increasing concern since the introduction of so-called "hormone replacement therapy"(HRT). Beginning in the 1940's, methyl-testosterone has been given to men as an HRT; and beginning in the 1960's horse estrogen (Premari) has been given to women as an HRT. Both of these HRT's have been proven to increase cancer risk. These ridiculous "treatments", will no doubt be looked upon by our future descendants as belonging to the same category of "historically bad ideas" such as "bleeding out" (a common treatment in the 1700's, causing the death of George Washington) or chemotherapy and radiation (currently considered by mainstream medicine as a "cancer cure")

Those of us who are "into" natural medicine have turned to the logical alternative: Natural Hormone Replacement (NHR), using hormones identical in every way to the ones our own bodies produce, in quantities to which our bodies are accustomed, on schedules for which our bodies are already "programmed". In this way, we hope to minimize our risk of cancer from hormone ingestion while maximizing our chances of preventing heart and blood vessel disease, osteoporosis, and cognitive decline.

Of course, sex-hormone-related cancer has been on a decades-long uptrend, including those who have never had any hormone replacement. Young women as well as old are developing more breast cancers than ever before, and the rate of prostate cancer is climbing among men, most of whom have never taken testosterone.

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: