Benefits Of Phytoestrogens In Our Daily Diet

BENEFITS OF PHYTOESTROGENS IN OUR DAILY DIET
Phytoestrogen plays the crucial role in human health, especially in women’s health. It has secured its importance due to its high beneficiary qualities.
What are phytoestrogens?
The phytoestrogens are naturally available estrogens which are not produced by the human endocrine system, its source is generally plants
Type of phytoestrogen –
 Isoflavones ( soy ,peas ,beans and lentil)
 Lignans (clover sprout and Alfa Alfa )
 Coumestans (linseeds , grains)
What are sources of phytoestrogen?
A. Soya products
• Soybean
• Soy nuts
• Soya milk
• Soy yoghurt
• Tofu
B. Cereal and bread
• Flax bread
• Multigrain bread
• Rye bread
• Sesame bread
C. Legumes
• Mung bean sprouts
• Black bean
• Lentil
• Humus
D. Fruits
• Dried apricot, dates, prunes and peaches
• Orange
E. Vegetable –
• Garlic
• Olive
• alfa alfa sprouts
F. Seeds
 Flax seed
 Sesame seed
 Sunflower seeds
Benefits of phytoestrogen –
1. Cancer – phytoestrogen prevents various cancers specially endometrium, prostrate, breast, and ovary.
2. Reduces risk of stroke – In women above the age of 50 experiences more strokes, this is generally due to high lipid profile. The phytoestrogen lowers the bad fat and prevents the risk of stroke.
3. Osteoporosis- In post menopausal women and also in elderly man there can severely loss of bone mass due to the low or no estrogen in the body. The phytoestrogen plays an important role to enhance the bone mass and make bone healthy.
4. Cardiovascular disease – The phytoestrogen is responsible for lowering the rate of the cardiovascular disease.
5. Relief menopausal symptoms – The women in menopause experience several symptoms like nausea, vomiting, irritation, headaches, high blood pressure, abnormal hair loss, all this is due to low estrogen in the body, with help of phytoestrogen these symptoms of menopause fade away
6. Hormonal replacement therapy – . In women menopausal symptoms get unbearable they go for natural hormonal replacement therapy. The phytoestrogen helps in natural hormonal replacement therapy without any side effect.
7. Dysmenorrhea – The dysmenorrhea has a lot of ill effect on the women, the phytoestrogen try to reduce the symptoms of dysmenorrheal and help in the proper menstrual flow.
8. Mood swings and depression – The mood swings and depression are more common in menopausal women and also women with dysmenorrheal. The phytoestrogen can cure the mood and irritability of the women.
9. Breast cancer – It has found phytoestrogen reduces the risk of the breast cancer cell formation. To prevent breast cancer individual with no hyper or hypo thyroid symptoms can add soya in their main diet.

Recipes rich in phytoestrogen –
 tofu and black bean salad
 Multigrain bread sandwich with soya chunk and lentil fillings
 Soya bean sticks
 Soya milk with crushed almonds
 Oats khichdi with red kidney bean
 Mung bean soup
 Black bean soup

The phytoestrogen is a miraculous product; it will be helpful to add food rich in phytoestrogen in your daily diet.