| IP6 rice bran in this book)
What can be done to normalize hormone levels so they don't encourage the growth of tumors once they occur? (See Chapter on flaxseed meal, cruciferous vegetables, fermented soy - miso, tofu)
I How will you maintain a healthy immune system as you age? (refer to Chapters on selenium, zinc, magnesium, vitamin D, vitamin C, vitamin E)
I | How do you maintain healthy connective tissue (collagen) that serves as a barrier against the spread of any developing tumors? | | International J Epidemiology 24: 665-70, 1995]
Why do a woman's hormones turn against her when she is mature, rather than when she is young and has higher hormone levels? The answer is simple. Menstruation has ceased and with it, the loss of control of iron. | | Disease Markers 16: 151-57, 2000] The reduced risk of invasive breast cancer in Tamoxifen-treated women is not associated with circulating sex hormone levels. [Journal National Cancer Institute 98: 110-15, 2006]
Estrogen releases iron in breast tissues which then causes gene mutations that can lead to cancer. Consumption of whole grains (like bran or flaxseed meal) can help to control iron and minimize the potentially harmful effects of supplemental estrogen.
Some herbal products that bind to iron may be effective in the treatment of breast cancer. | | But other studies do not confirm that abnormal thyroid hormone levels are associated with breast cancer. [Nutrition Cancer 27: 48-52, 1997] It may be that an increased ratio of thyroid hormone over estrogen sets up a growth-promoting effect on breast tumors. [Brazilian Journal Medical Biology Research 38: 761-5, 2005]
Low thyroid is also associated with a reduced risk for breast cancer. [Cancer 103:1122-8, 2005]
A study of 4,575 women with breast cancer in the United States did not reveal a higher rate of thyroid disorders compared to healthy women. | | Colon/rectal cancer is one of the three most common types of cancer in women, but is very rare during pregnancy when hormone levels are high. [Clinical Colorectal Cancer 5: 247-56, 2005]
This evidence is consistent with the reduction in hormone-related tumors among individuals who consume an Asian diet containing soy products, which provide mild estrogen-like molecules. [Journal Nutrition 136: 561-64, 2006]
The case of Mary, a 12-year old, draws great interest. Mary's father has familial adenomatous polyposis (predisposition to cancerous polyps). |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts |  Subsequently, this led to increased stress hormone levels. The conclusion from this study is that good dental health and the ability to chew properly appear to be important factors in preserving our memory as we age and in protecting ourselves against the harmful effects of stress.
After passing through the esophagus, the food enters the stomach. If the food contains carbohydrates (complex sugars and starches as found in vegetables and grains), the salivary enzymes continue to digest these foods for about an hour before the stomach begins to secrete its gastric juices. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts |  Serum estradiol and follicle-stimulating hormone levels were also unaffected (Arjmandi et al, 1998).
Plasma total and LDL cholesterol levels declined significantly (p<0.05) compared to baseline in one double-blind, crossover study. Though total and LDL cholesterol levels were significantly lower (p<0.05) after 2 weeks of flaxseed consumption compared to controls, by 4 weeks the difference was no longer significant. HDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels were not affected. | | Nor did the Green Tea change glucose or lipid metabolism, hormone levels, or menstrual regularity (Chan, 2005).
In contrast, moderate weight loss after ingestion of green tea (GT) was found in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Forty-six female subjects were fed in energy balance from day 1 to 3, followed by a low-energy diet (LED) with GT or placebo from day 4 to 87. The LED-period consisted of a 4-week phase I, followed by an 8-week phase II. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
See book keywords and concepts |  Hypothyroidism, or low thyroid hormone levels, a condition that's surprisingly common, is a prime example of the interactions between hormones and sleep. The thyroid gland is located in the throat, just below the larynx. The thyroid is the body's metabolic thermostat, controlling body temperature, energy use, the rate at which organs function, and the speed with which the body uses food; it affects the operation of all body processes and organs. |
Anne Harrington
See book keywords and concepts |  The researchers investigated the effects of such experiences on circulating hormone levels, and they explored how well the men continued to perform on a range of crucial tasks.34
It was clearly not practical, however, to do studies like these on a regular basis. If the insights and understandings of the laboratory were going to be adapted to the real-world interests of the military, therefore, researchers realized they would have to find a different way forward. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
See book keywords and concepts | | Rebalancing hormone levels through nutrition, hormone therapy, and herbs may help you return to getting a good night's sleep.
Hormonal Imbalance and Sleep Disorders
The word hormone comes from the Greek hormon, meaning "to stir up." Hormones are released by the various endocrine glands in the body in order to regulate energy production, growth, sexual development, stress responses, and many other functions. Because minute quantities of hormones can "stir up" so many activities in the body, when they are thrown out of balance the results can affect the entire body. |
Dr. Arthur Janov
See book keywords and concepts |  However, we continually respond to this stored terror with chronically high stress hormone levels, a compromised immune system, misperceptions, strange ideas, nightmares, and chronic malaise. This high activation level gnaws away at the cardiovascular system so that we fall seriously ill at age 55, even though at the time we seem to be living a normal, relaxed life. Not surprisingly, one of the highest concentrations of inhibitory neurotransmitters—part of the brain's gating mechanism— is found in the thalamus, which is constructed so as not to relay overwhelming information. | | We need to think about this because tears, copious amounts of tears, manage to raise the human growth hormone levels, as shown in the research of neurobiologists David Goodman and Morton Sobel. Growth hormone plays an important role in the healing process. Goodman and Sobel did research some 25 years ago on our therapy and found correlations of improvement with the depth of crying. Children are fast healers because they weep as soon as they are hurt. The problem is that too often that crying is stopped, either because there is no one to cry to or because it aggravates the parent. |
Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  However, the similarity in structure between genis-tein and estrogens allows the genistein molecule to block the site on the receptor to which the estro-
ISOFLAVONES AND BREA
Breast cancers and prostate cancers are hormone-dependent; that is, their growth depends to a large degree on sex hormone levels in the bloodstream. Under normal conditions, the amounts of these hormones present in the body is under strict surveillance by several control systems, which check to make sure that hormone levels do not go over a certain limit. |
Dr. Arthur Janov
See book keywords and concepts | | Most of our entering patients have high levels of stress hormones, and we know that long-term elevated stress hormone levels can lead to a number of diseases, not the least of which may be Alzheimer's. Let's be clear: if the actual pain traveled upward and forward and made a connection, the energy would not travel to various organs, those most vulnerable. But when there is a disconnection, only the energy portion of the feeling is liberated to meander here and there in the system. The pain has an energy source that has to be dealt with somehow. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  The symptoms of decreased hormone levels and perimenopause are varied, unpredictable, and often go unrecognized as perimenopausal symptoms. The signs and symptoms of perimenopause can include menstrual irregularities, hot flashes, vaginal dryness and thinning, skin changes, fatigue, decreased libido, mood swings, depression, changes in memory and cognition, sleep disturbance, hair loss on the head, hair growth and acne on the face, heart palpitations, nausea, headaches, urinary tract infections, joint pains, and the beginning stages of osteoporosis and heart disease. | | Although hormone levels will eventually decrease, lower estrogen levels aren't experienced until six months to one year before true menopause. It's only in the last year of perimenopause that estrogen levels begin to decrease. Near menopause, estrogen levels rise very high and then drop very rapidly. Declining progesterone levels precede declining estrogen levels. Some of the perimenopause symptoms may in fact be due to lowered progesterone levels or a relative change in the relationship of estrogen to progesterone. | | How dietary fat affects the human breast is still controversial, although some research has looked at low-fat diets in women with fibrocystic breasts and at how low-fat diets affect the hormone levels in these women. Reducing the fat content of the diet to 16 percent of total calories (in contrast to the average American diet of 40 percent fat), while increasing complex carbohydrate consumption, has been shown to reduce the severity of premenstrual breast tenderness and swelling, as well as reduc-
Dietary Recommendations
• Avoid caffeine.
• Decrease dietary fat to 20 percent of calories. | | If no cholesterol is found in the diet and the liver is not manufacturing adequate cholesterol, these women may have amenorrhea due to insufficienr hormone levels. Measuring the cholesterol level can be telling in such cases. If cholesterol is low (below 120), a change in vegetarian philosophy will probably be necessary so that some animal products can be included in the diet in order to raise the cholesterol levels.
Sometimes it is difficult to find the best nutritional program for one's body type and lifestyle. | | We attribute most of its gynecological effects to its "estrogen-like" action, yet recent research has shown that black cohosh does not contain phytoestrogens, nor does it change hormone levels such as estradiol, LH, FSH or prolactin.21-23 The primary constituents in black cohosh extract are glycosides, particularly the triterpene glycosides, mainly cimicifugoside and actein, which are assumed to interfere with pituitary gland receptors and the hypothalamus. | | GLA decreases abnormal sensitivity of breast tissue to normal hormone levels. The proposed mechanism of GLA's action is that it normalizes the balance of fatty acids contained within the cell membranes. The steroid receptors in the breasts then have a reduced affinity for estrogen, dramatically reducing breast sensitivity.
Oral contraceptives can increase the risk of blood clots, although this risk has been considerably reduced since the lower-dose pills have become the norm. However, these concerns still deserve our attention. Bromelain has a very favorable effect on inflammation of a vein. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Ever since the scientific world recognized that men's and women's lives were being adversely affected by dropping estrogen and testosterone levels, the question has been clear: Can we safely and effectively replace hormone levels so that you can live young at any age?
In this chapter, we'll discuss how hormonal and sexual issues are Major Agers for women. That's because declining estrogen is associated not only with such life draggers as hot flashes and insomnia but with sexuality—a key quality-of-life issue. When your hormones drop, sexual problems like loss of libido and lubrication arise. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts | | Premenopausal women fed a diet containing 60 g of Soy protein/day (equivalent to about 45 mg of isoflavones) had reduced luteinizing and follicle-stimulating hormone levels during their midcycles (Wardle, 1998).
Renal Effects: Soy protein contains, in small amounts, several agents that may contribute to its beneficial actions in renal disease. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
See book keywords and concepts |  A prospective study of the effect of alcohol consumption and ADH3 genotype on plasma steroid hormone levels and breast cancer risk. Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev. 9, 1099-1105.
47. Vishvanathan, K., Crum, R. M., Strickland, P. T., You, X., Ruscinski, I., Berndt, S. I., Alberg, A. J., Hoffman, S. C, Comstock, G. W., Bell, D. A., and Helzlsouer, K. J. (2007). Alcohol dehydrogenase polymorphisms, low-to-moderate alcohol consumption and risk of breast cancer. Alcohol Clin. Exp. Res. 31, 46-76.
48. Key, T. J., Appleby, P. N., Reeves, G. K., et al. (2003). |
Mark Sircus
See book keywords and concepts |  In reality, hormone levels may begin to change in the 30s, as a woman enters a period called perimenopause. In the decades leading up to menopause, small hormonal imbalances can exist, so by the time menopause sets in, a woman may have already experienced close to 20 years of hormonal imbalance
Hormone replacement actually can cause the body to slow down the production of its own natural hormones, including melatonin, DHEA, progesterone and human growth hormone (HGH). HRT does not treat the cause of any problem, it only addresses
?and perpetuates ?the symptoms. |
C. W. Randolph, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  In the late nineties, Roy Hertz, then director of endocrinology at the National Cancer Institute and a leading authority on hormonal cancers, warned of the carcinogenic risks of estrogenic additives, which can cause imbalances in natural hormone levels.
Pesticides and plastics. Chemical pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides are routinely applied to mass-produced fruits and vegetables. In addition, most people routinely use bug sprays, weed killers, and other pesticides in their homes and yards. | | How does stress impact hormone levels? When the brain perceives some form of danger, it signals the adrenal glands to pump out more adrenaline, often referred to as the "fight-or-flight" hormone. The sudden surge in adrenaline levels signals fat cells to quickly release energy. This energy rush stimulates flight. Once the body is out of danger, the brain continues to signal the adrenal glands that there is a temporary need to keep the adrenaline level elevated. | | A doctor will have to order either a saliva or a blood serum test to analyze all your hormone levels. Once a doctor has determined which hormones are deficient, he or she can write a prescription for a formulation of BHRT to address your unique needs.
Patients come to see me from all over the world because it's not always easy to find a physician who has experience diagnosing hormone imbalances and BHRT as the preferred treatment. BHRT is not yet taught in medical schools, and most physicians remain uneducated about it. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
See book keywords and concepts |  Many times a person with this profile of symptoms who takes thyroid will feel better, and their blood tests will have remained unchanged, including their thyroid stimulating hormone and their actual thyroid hormone levels. So the blood testing has missed the diagnosis, and yet the person feels well with the increased, but undetectable dose of thyroid hormone."
Migraines
If you're one of approximately 30 million Americans who suffer from migraines, you know how debilitating this condition can be. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts |  Each individual rhythm controls the timing of an aspect of our body's functions, including heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, hormone levels, secretion of digestive juices, and even pain threshold. All these rhythms are well coordinated with one another and are controlled by the brain's "pacemaker device," known as suprachiasmatic nuclei. This area of the brain regulates the firing of nerve cells that seem to set the clocks of our biological rhythms. If one rhythm becomes somewhat disrupted, other rhythms are thrown off balance, too. |
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