 Just a warning
Dearest Cysters,
Please be careful in using soy products.
The phyto-estrogens in soy products are seldom segregated into the three estrogens (estradial, estrione, estriol).
For those of us overweight cysters, many of us find ourselves to be "estrogen dominant." (I have twice the max "in-range" amount of estrogen in my system.) One of the reasons is that fat (adipose tissue) creates estrogen, specifically estrodial. Elevated estrodial is part of a metabolic process which causes ovarian and breast cancer. The elevated estrogens in our system also cause a reactionary measure in our ovaries to elevate testosterone.
For me to take soy products would be like taking steroids, or straight estrogen. I'd put a 1960's East German wrestler to shame.
For thin cysters I think this is a very viable method of regaining balance. But for me, it would be disasterous.
The BEST of luck to each of you on which ever therapies you choose.
Cammie |