If you have never been made aware of the concerns with estrogen and its negative effects on your body, then you are about to be shocked.
Man or woman, the effects can be detrimental to your success in any program and to your health in general.
Estrogen is a major cause of fat storage in the human body, and has been since the beginning of time.
It was important for procreation and survival of the fetus and in times of famine gave expectant mother the ability to store body fat.
Famine is still a concern in many parts of the world, but for the purposes of those reading, as a built-in mechanism for survival it has turned into something that is as detrimental as it once was important.
As if increased body fat is not enough to scare you off of products containing estrogenic compounds (such as many perfumes, hair-care products, detergents, and some plastics), what about the negative effects it can have on your body? Estrogen has been linked to fluid retention, depression, headaches, blood clotting, impaired blood-sugar control, and particularly frightening, an increased risk of various cancers.
On top of all these, it also decreases libido and nobody wants that.
I wish I could say that this article wasn't intended to alarm you, but it was.
It's important to be aware of estrogen and take caution when eating foods with estrogenic compounds.
They are absolutely everywhere and I will be sure touch on this in a future article.