Benefits of foods having phytoestrogens :-
Phytoestrogens behave
like the female hormone estrogen in the body . its mainly health benefit is it
lowers the risk of osteoporosis , breast cancer , breast disease, menopausal
symptoms .
These compounds
improve plasma lipid concentration thus lowering the cholesterol levels and
reducing the risk of heart disease .
Foods
having a lot of phytoestrogens are:-
Soy beans and soy
products , flax seeds, sesame seeds, oats, barley, beans , fenugreek , apples,
carrots ,pomegranates , rice bran , coffee, mint , fennel .
Note
:-
Start increasing your
phytoestrogen intake slowly and gradually . make sure you get your
phytoestrogens from food and not from pills or supplements .moderate
consumption of foods high in phytoestrogens is unlikely to have any adverse
effects and these foods are generally healthful.
Important
point :-
Pregnant
or breast feeding women should not use phytoestrogen supplements . studies
shows that phytoestrogens found in high amount in flax seeds have been shown to
cause developmental abnormalities.