5 Ways to Correct High Estrogen
How can you tell if you have high estrogen?🧐
It's not always easy to tell because symptoms tend to mimic that of low thyroid and low estrogen (a paradox), for example, but if you're experiencing:
➡️ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ᴍᴇɴꜱᴇꜱ/ᴘᴀɪɴꜰᴜʟ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅꜱ
➡️ ʟᴏᴡ ʟɪʙɪᴅᴏ
➡️ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴍᴜꜱᴄʟᴇ (ᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ɪɴ ᴍᴇɴ)
➡️ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ɢᴀɪɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴅᴏᴍᴇɴ
➡️ ᴍᴏᴏᴅ ꜱᴡɪɴɢꜱ (ᴇ.ɢ. ᴀɴxɪᴇᴛʏ, ᴅᴇᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ)
➡️ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴀᴄʜᴇꜱ ᴏʀ ᴍɪɢʀᴀɪɴᴇꜱ, ᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴍᴇɴꜱᴇꜱ
...then you might have high estrogen.
This can be caused by a whole host of factors, and at the same time there may be high estrogen, or even normal estrogen levels but low progesterone (making it more confusing), as these hormones love to cycle with each other & balance each other out. Or both can be low.. but estrogen is pretty potent so even if both are low, symptoms can look pretty similar.
However, your blood tests may come back normal because blood tests *free & bound* hormone, where saliva and urine only tests *free* (aka active) hormone.
And men, you could be producing enough testosterone, though factors like stress, lifestyle, etc. may be converting it into estrogen. 😬
However, here are some tips/ takeaways you can begin implementing today:
-Consuming ground flaxseeds: Known for their high lignan content (anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory), this compound also acts like an estrogen without the more deleterious effects, and ground flaxseeds have 800x more lignans than any other vegetable, seeds, or even whole grains. Plus, a high fiber content helps the gut metabolize & detox excess estrogen.
-Consuming cruciferous veggies: Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, bok choy, arugula, cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, collard greens, rutabaga, turnips, & daikon, to name a few, all contain a sulphoraphane compound that is not only a powerful antioxidant, but serves our liver detox cycles well helping bring excess estrogens into a form that can be excreted from the body.
-Getting a good night’s sleep: Most of our hormones get made at night, and any time we feel more 'on edge' in our 'fight or flight' mode, we aren't giving cortisol (our stress hormone) a chance to wind down & promote hormone making & metabolizing (i.e. 'rest, digest, reproduce'). Aim for bed before 10:30pm (as usually we get a second wind at 11pm), with phones off.
-Adjusting your beauty products: And hair. If you're using products where most of the ingredients look like they came from a chemistry lab.. they probably did. And those chemicals can interfere with producing & detoxing not only estrogen, but other important processes in our body as well. Head over to ewg.org or the app Yuko to see how your products compare.
-Weight train: Not only does this help boost our mood, a common symptom of high estrogen, but it also helps improve insulin/blood sugar issues- another major contributor. This is also a great way to help lose weight (fat cells produce extra estrogen), create definition, & boost metabolism. Figure 5-10 reps max.
Do any of these resonate with you? Are some of these a part of your lifestyle? If you’d like to learn more on all the ways balancing estrogen & what it would mean to experience some relief, then make sure you book a call with me so we can figure out your best strategy!