PLANT AND FOOD SOURCES: Strong estrogens: soy, black cohosh, chasteberry, dong quai, red clover, flaxseed. Other sources: dairy, eggs, animal flesh, nightshade plants (eggplant, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers), grains (wheat, alfalfa, oats, barley,hops, rice, baker's yeast), fruit (apples, cherries, grapefruit, dates, papaya, pumpkin, plums, pomegranates, olives, olive oil, vegetables (carrots, cucumbers, beets, yams, rhubarb, beans/legumes (soybean sprouts, chickpeas, black-eyed peas, red beans, peas, split peas, herbs (mint, fennel, parsley, sage, garlic, peppers, licorice, thyme, seeds (sesame, sunflower, anise). "Negative estrogenic' substances include: caffeine, decaf drinks, sugar, alcohol, nicotine, and marijuana. Avoid any food or drink in contact with plastic, particularly when microwaved. You may also want to avoid or minimize the following: grains, diary, anything sugary, anything that produced gas, any processed food or drink, anything burnt or exposed to high heat (barbequed food), and any food additives, including anti-caking agents like alum (found in many salts and sea salt).
WHAT YOU CAN DO: Minimize your exposure to industrial estrogens and medical estrogens. Avoid caffeine, decaf drinks, sugar, alcohol, nicotine, and marijuana. Eat lots of leafy greens. And listen to your body, concerning foods containing estrogen. Lastly, cut your consumption of all products that require fossil fuels to produce and/or bring them to market. For more information go to TheLandesReport.com
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