If you suffer with:
– 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘃𝘆, 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴
– 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿
– 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝗰𝗺
– 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱𝘀
– 𝗣𝗠𝗦 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴

Other conditions associated with excess estrogen are:
𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗮
𝗨𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱𝘀
𝗢𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝘆𝘀𝘁𝘀
𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀

Which veggies help with regulating estrogen in the body?
These are vegetables of the family Brassicaceae (also called Cruciferae) such as cauliflower, cabbage, kale, garden cress, bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and similar green leaf vegetables. This food group is particularly important in estrogen breakdown and metabolism.

Crucifers’ high vitamin and mineral content promotes phase I and phase II liver detox pathways that ensure the safe excretion of compounds. They also contain 3 very important compounds that are specific to estrogen breakdown and elimination:
➡️ Selenium (also a great nutrient for your thyroid)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
➡️ Indole-3-carbinol or I3C (helps promote production of the 2-OH metabolite – the ‘good’ form of estrogen)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
➡️ Sulforaphane (binds, then inactivates estrogen so it can easily be eliminated from the body).

As a nutritional supplement, I3C provides key nutritional support for the liver’s detoxification of estrogens, thus playing an important role in supporting female reproductive health.

They are a great source of fibre, which is also great for binding and clearing estrogens and contains antioxidants that help protect the liver against oxidative damage. Increasing your veggie intake provides your gut with a good amount of prebiotic fibre which is essential for the probiotic gut bacteria to survive. Broccoli sprouts have seen to have the highest concentrations of I3C and sulforaphane. Sprouts are widely available now at supermarkets and organic food stores.

If you have a history or family history of any female related cancers, heavy clotty periods or breast tenderness before your menses, I would highly recommend including these veggies in your diet.