Broccoli
Broccoli sprouts
Cauliflower
Brussels sprouts
Green cabbage
Red cabbage
Collard greens
Mustard greens
Kale
Bok choy
Swiss chard
Watercress
Turnips
Rutabaga
Radishes
All these are part of the cruciferous Family they contain an ingredient called indol-3-carbinol, and Diindolylmethane have many health benefits.
“Apart from therapeutic potential, dietary supplement use of DIM and I3C relates to hormonal balance and symptoms of “estrogen dominance.” Various supplements, including DIM, can now be used to reduce the risk of prostate enlargement and promote a healthy prostate.
DIM and other plant indoles are found in all cruciferous vegetables. Cruciferous vegetables include cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cauliflower. When Diindolylmethane DIM increases the 'good' estrogen metabolites, there is a simultaneous reduction in the levels of undesirable or “bad” estrogen metabolites.
It describes a condition where a woman can have deficient, normal or excessiveestrogen, but has little or no progesterone to balance its effects in the body. Even a woman with low estrogen levels can have estrogen dominance symptoms if she doesn 't have any progesterone. ESTROGEN DOMINANCE SYMPTOMS
Estrogen Dominance Symptoms
The symptoms listed below, as well as many others, often arise when estrogen overstimulates both the brain and body. All of these symptoms are exacerbated by stress of all kinds. Many women in their thirties and early forties find that they experience moderate to severe symptoms of estrogen dominance as they approach perimenopause.
• Decreased sex drive
• Irregular or otherwise abnormal menstrual periods
• Bloating (water retention)
• Breast swelling and tenderness
• Fibrocystic breasts
• Headaches (especially premenstrually)
• Mood swings (most often irritability and depression)
• Weight and/or fat gain (particularly around the abdomen and hips)
• Cold hands and feet (a symptom of thyroid dysfunction)
• Hair loss
• Thyroid dysfunction
• Sluggish metabolism
• Foggy thinking, memory loss
• Fatigue
• Trouble sleeping/insomnia
• PMS