Category Archives: Oestrogen

Soy and Testosterone

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Phytoestrogens are a group of chemicals found in plants that may have effects on animals and human hormone balance. Fruits and vegetables are high in phytoestrogens, with soybeans being particularly rich in phytoestrogens. Phytoestrogens affect physiological parameters by interacting with … Continue reading →

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Phytooestrogens: Male Reproduction

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Phytoestrogens are plant derived chemicals that can attach to the oestrogen receptor in humans and animals. They generally have low activity on the receptor, but are able to cause stimulation and thus can be said to have an oestrogenic effect. … Continue reading →

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Does D-Aspartate Supplementation Reduce Oestrogen Levels?

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Robert Barrington

D-aspartate (D-aspartic acid) is a supplement that may have a number of effects on mammalian hormonal regulation. One controversial aspect of D-aspartate supplementation is whether or not the supplements are able to elevate testosterone in healthy men. This effect would … Continue reading →

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How Does Genistein Prevent Cancer?

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Nutritional Treatments for Osteoporosis

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Understanding of the way osteoporosis relates to nutritional factors has been one of the successes of nutritional research over the last 50 years. However, as with all scientific research the gains that have been made have simply reflected common nutritional … Continue reading →

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How Safe Is Soy?

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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The Oestrogenic Effects of Soy

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Soy contains a group of phytochemicals called isoflavones. Genistin, daidzin and glycitin are the best characterised and most thoroughly researched of these isoflavones. These isoflavones are bonded to sugar molecules in plants, forming glycosides that are named genistein, daidzein and … Continue reading →

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Soybean Isoflavone Bioavailability

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Isoflavones are phytochemicals found in soybeans that may explain some of their health benefits. Isoflavones have been suggested to be responsible for the protective effect that soybean foods shown against oestrogen related cancers such as breast cancer. This may relate … Continue reading →

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The Flax Plant

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Flax in an annual herb with a tall lean appearance. Thin slender stems, with similarly slender leaves, branch towards the top producing an elegant plant that can possess blue or white flowers (figure 1). Flax was known historically through Mesopotamian, … Continue reading →

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Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: The Obesity Link

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Robert Barrington

It is clear that genetic factors cannot explain the increase in the prevalence of obesity seen in the last few decades. Mounting evidence suggests that exposure to new environmental factors have played by far the largest part in this obesity … Continue reading →

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