Comments on: Cellulite, Estrogen, and Female Incontinence http://www.celluliteinvestigation.com/2009/11/cellulite-estrogen-and-female.html Natural Remedies to Reduce Cellulite, from Dry Skin Brushing and Coffee to Anti Cellulite Diets Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:41:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Melissa, Expert Cellulite Investigator http://www.celluliteinvestigation.com/2009/11/cellulite-estrogen-and-female.html#comment-3938 Melissa, Expert Cellulite Investigator Fri, 06 May 2011 01:35:33 +0000 http://74.54.216.62/~cellul10/?p=204#comment-3938 Yes, your instincts are right on! Real food is the key. The more difficult part is defining exactly what that means and putting it into a philosophy that can be applied to your daily diet. I don't think that's too hard, I just never tried to put it into words before. I would like to be able to do that, though, so thanks for the nudge. Have you read Nina Planck's book, Real Food? It's a great place to start if you are feeling frustrated by eating, as you so aptly put it! Yes, your instincts are right on! Real food is the key. The more difficult part is defining exactly what that means and putting it into a philosophy that can be applied to your daily diet. I don’t think that’s too hard, I just never tried to put it into words before. I would like to be able to do that, though, so thanks for the nudge.

Have you read Nina Planck’s book, Real Food? It’s a great place to start if you are feeling frustrated by eating, as you so aptly put it!

]]> By: sherylv http://www.celluliteinvestigation.com/2009/11/cellulite-estrogen-and-female.html#comment-3937 sherylv Fri, 06 May 2011 01:30:58 +0000 http://74.54.216.62/~cellul10/?p=204#comment-3937 Certainly, post it wherever you think it might benefit. It's such a frustrating thing, right now, eating! My instinct tells me that my grandmother, who lived to be 98 and who by the way had no cellulite, was right. Her philosophy was "If it doesn't go bad, it's not good for you. If it' keeps forever it's no good!" She ate real food...meat, potatoes, veggies, fruit and desert! She cooked with butter, fried chicken when she felt like it, didn't believe in "instant" anything, and had never heard of a phytonutrient or an antinutrient. She watched her salt, I think, because her blood pressure was a little high once she hit her 70's. I'm thinking the old woman knew what she was talking about :) Certainly, post it wherever you think it might benefit.

It’s such a frustrating thing, right now, eating! My instinct tells me that my grandmother, who lived to be 98 and who by the way had no cellulite, was right. Her philosophy was “If it doesn’t go bad, it’s not good for you. If it’ keeps forever it’s no good!” She ate real food…meat, potatoes, veggies, fruit and desert! She cooked with butter, fried chicken when she felt like it, didn’t believe in “instant” anything, and had never heard of a phytonutrient or an antinutrient. She watched her salt, I think, because her blood pressure was a little high once she hit her 70′s. I’m thinking the old woman knew what she was talking about :)

]]> By: Melissa, Expert Cellulite Investigator http://www.celluliteinvestigation.com/2009/11/cellulite-estrogen-and-female.html#comment-3930 Melissa, Expert Cellulite Investigator Fri, 06 May 2011 01:12:36 +0000 http://74.54.216.62/~cellul10/?p=204#comment-3930 This is such a great question/comment, Sheryl! Do you mind if I re-post it on the blog next week? Of course I will post a full reply, too. I used to feel exactly the same way until I started researching traditional diets. I feel empowered now to be able to see through the "expert" opinions and the food trends to be able to tell which foods are truly healthy. I need to give it more thought, but I'm trying to pinpoint exactly what caused the difference. I think it has to do with having developed a strong food philosophy, like a lens through which to judge all the conflicting information out there. I'm going to mull this over some more and hopefully I can get back to you with something helpful next week. Thanks again for your thought-provoking comment! This is such a great question/comment, Sheryl! Do you mind if I re-post it on the blog next week? Of course I will post a full reply, too.

I used to feel exactly the same way until I started researching traditional diets. I feel empowered now to be able to see through the “expert” opinions and the food trends to be able to tell which foods are truly healthy. I need to give it more thought, but I’m trying to pinpoint exactly what caused the difference. I think it has to do with having developed a strong food philosophy, like a lens through which to judge all the conflicting information out there. I’m going to mull this over some more and hopefully I can get back to you with something helpful next week. Thanks again for your thought-provoking comment!

]]> By: sheryl v http://www.celluliteinvestigation.com/2009/11/cellulite-estrogen-and-female.html#comment-3929 sheryl v Thu, 05 May 2011 11:35:58 +0000 http://74.54.216.62/~cellul10/?p=204#comment-3929 Ok...when did soy become bad for us? When I first began to worry about what I was eating...ten years ago maybe, when youth started to depart...the first thing all of my fitness guru's pushed on me was soy! soy milk, so yogurt, soy ice cream, soy this that and the other thing. they said it would decrease my cholesteral, up my protein, cause none of the upset that dairy products cause me, and that generally it was a wonder food. I drink GALLONS of soy milk, I love the stuff. Now I hear...soy is bad! Soy is full of antinutrients! Stop drinking soy! Honestly I'm about to just stop listening to any "experts" because over the years they've scared me into thinking my coffee was going to give me pancreatic cancer..then they changed their minds and said it was good for me..now it's back to being bad for me.... A number of foods that were "health foods" are now bad, foods that were bad are now good....honestly...REALLY? What's a girl to do? Ok…when did soy become bad for us? When I first began to worry about what I was eating…ten years ago maybe, when youth started to depart…the first thing all of my fitness guru’s pushed on me was soy! soy milk, so yogurt, soy ice cream, soy this that and the other thing. they said it would decrease my cholesteral, up my protein, cause none of the upset that dairy products cause me, and that generally it was a wonder food. I drink GALLONS of soy milk, I love the stuff. Now I hear…soy is bad! Soy is full of antinutrients! Stop drinking soy!

Honestly I’m about to just stop listening to any “experts” because over the years they’ve scared me into thinking my coffee was going to give me pancreatic cancer..then they changed their minds and said it was good for me..now it’s back to being bad for me….

A number of foods that were “health foods” are now bad, foods that were bad are now good….honestly…REALLY?

What’s a girl to do?

]]> By: Melissa @ Cellulite Investigation http://www.celluliteinvestigation.com/2009/11/cellulite-estrogen-and-female.html#comment-987 Melissa @ Cellulite Investigation Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:12:31 +0000 http://74.54.216.62/~cellul10/?p=204#comment-987 Hi, Greenearth. I can't imagine what an ordeal you've gone through. I never realized how much soy can affect our hormones, and it's found in so many products you wouldn't expect it to be in. Are there any other foods you have to be particularly careful about, as far as estrogen levels go? <br /><br />Thanks for your kind comment! Hi, Greenearth. I can't imagine what an ordeal you've gone through. I never realized how much soy can affect our hormones, and it's found in so many products you wouldn't expect it to be in. Are there any other foods you have to be particularly careful about, as far as estrogen levels go?

Thanks for your kind comment!

]]> By: Greenearth http://www.celluliteinvestigation.com/2009/11/cellulite-estrogen-and-female.html#comment-988 Greenearth Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:08:01 +0000 http://74.54.216.62/~cellul10/?p=204#comment-988 Really enjoyed your article. Estrogen is something I take seriously having recovered from three estrogen positive breast cancers. My doctor will not allow me to have soy for the reasons you express in your article and I am constantly looking at foods for how they affect my bad estrogen levels. Look forward to visiting your site again. Really enjoyed your article. Estrogen is something I take seriously having recovered from three estrogen positive breast cancers. My doctor will not allow me to have soy for the reasons you express in your article and I am constantly looking at foods for how they affect my bad estrogen levels. Look forward to visiting your site again.

]]> By: Melissa @ Cellulite Investigation http://www.celluliteinvestigation.com/2009/11/cellulite-estrogen-and-female.html#comment-989 Melissa @ Cellulite Investigation Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:43:29 +0000 http://74.54.216.62/~cellul10/?p=204#comment-989 Also, does anyone know if soybean sprouts would be a good option for an estrogen supplement? I feed her sprouts anyway to keep her "food allergies" at bay, so I might as well sprout soybeans if that would help with the estrogen levels, too. Does sprouted soy still have the phytoestrogens? Perhaps it's time to check Dr. Daniel's book out of the library again... Also, does anyone know if soybean sprouts would be a good option for an estrogen supplement? I feed her sprouts anyway to keep her "food allergies" at bay, so I might as well sprout soybeans if that would help with the estrogen levels, too. Does sprouted soy still have the phytoestrogens? Perhaps it's time to check Dr. Daniel's book out of the library again…

]]> By: Melissa @ Cellulite Investigation http://www.celluliteinvestigation.com/2009/11/cellulite-estrogen-and-female.html#comment-990 Melissa @ Cellulite Investigation Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:37:53 +0000 http://74.54.216.62/~cellul10/?p=204#comment-990 Hi, Ann Marie. This info is helpful --thanks so much! I've been wondering if there is a way to get her body to improve the estrogen level on its own, without relying on phytoestrogens. I didn't think of maca, even though I've taken it before (my hormones were too screwy from the fluoride at the time to notice any effect). <br /><br />I will have to start researching maca for dogs. And maybe eventually I will get my hormones in line, as well. Gia always seems to respond faster to healing through nutrition, maybe because she's only four! Hi, Ann Marie. This info is helpful –thanks so much! I've been wondering if there is a way to get her body to improve the estrogen level on its own, without relying on phytoestrogens. I didn't think of maca, even though I've taken it before (my hormones were too screwy from the fluoride at the time to notice any effect).

I will have to start researching maca for dogs. And maybe eventually I will get my hormones in line, as well. Gia always seems to respond faster to healing through nutrition, maybe because she's only four!

]]> By: Ann Marie @ CHEESESLAVE http://www.celluliteinvestigation.com/2009/11/cellulite-estrogen-and-female.html#comment-991 Ann Marie @ CHEESESLAVE Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:25:25 +0000 http://74.54.216.62/~cellul10/?p=204#comment-991 Fascinating article -- great sleuthing! I had never heard that before. Shocking that it is 20%!<br /><br />Soy may work, but it is not an optimal choice (as I'm sure you know). I think fermented soy as suggested by the commenter above is a great idea.<br /><br />You may also want to try using maca.<br /><br />http://www.macaperu.com/estrogen_what_is_it.htm<br /><br />"The maca root does not contain plant estrogens but, instead, is an adaptogen that is, it helps to balance out our body's own existing hormone system and encourages the production of hormones. Maca root also contains high levels of calcium, magnesium, zinc, and iron as well as Vitamins B1, B2, B12, C, and E."<br /><br />http://www.epigee.org/menopause/herbs.html<br /><br />http://wholeworldbotanicals.com/blog/royal-maca/thanks-to-royal-maca-my-depression-is-gone-and-my-hot-flashes-are-90-better/comment-page-1/<br /><br />When I am regular about taking my maca, my PMS completely disappears. It's amazing! Thanks for posting this -- you reminded me to take my maca. Fascinating article — great sleuthing! I had never heard that before. Shocking that it is 20%!

Soy may work, but it is not an optimal choice (as I'm sure you know). I think fermented soy as suggested by the commenter above is a great idea.

You may also want to try using maca.

http://www.macaperu.com/estrogen_what_is_it.htm

"The maca root does not contain plant estrogens but, instead, is an adaptogen that is, it helps to balance out our body's own existing hormone system and encourages the production of hormones. Maca root also contains high levels of calcium, magnesium, zinc, and iron as well as Vitamins B1, B2, B12, C, and E."

http://www.epigee.org/menopause/herbs.html

http://wholeworldbotanicals.com/blog/royal-maca/thanks-to-royal-maca-my-depression-is-gone-and-my-hot-flashes-are-90-better/comment-page-1/

When I am regular about taking my maca, my PMS completely disappears. It's amazing! Thanks for posting this — you reminded me to take my maca.

]]> By: Melissa @ Cellulite Investigation http://www.celluliteinvestigation.com/2009/11/cellulite-estrogen-and-female.html#comment-992 Melissa @ Cellulite Investigation Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:14:54 +0000 http://74.54.216.62/~cellul10/?p=204#comment-992 oooh, delving into the vegan section of the grocery store. Uncharted territory for me! You know you're a food nerd if you get excited about reading through labels at the supermarket. oooh, delving into the vegan section of the grocery store. Uncharted territory for me! You know you're a food nerd if you get excited about reading through labels at the supermarket.

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