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Serious question:

We hear a lot about how phytoestrogens can skew our hormones and how we should probably avoid them.

But meat and dairy contain hormones, too, even if the animals haven’t been injected with extra hormones β€” just because all animals naturally have hormones, including estrogens.

Why are these animal hormones present in our diet, which are even more similar to our own hormones, not considered as much of a problem as phytoestrogens? Does anyone know how they affect us?

#diet #foodstr #carnivore #meatstr #asknostr #grownostr

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LightningBuck 7mo ago

Also not all phytoestrogens have the same effect on the body. Phytoestrogens from hops, like animal estrogens seem to preferentially bind to alpa receptors, which can lead to increased chances of breast cancer and man boobs. While phytoestrogens from soy seem to preferentially bind to beta receptors which can have a protective effect, at least at low to moderate doses.

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𝔼𝕣π•ͺπ•Ÿ 𝔹𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕠 7mo ago

Interesting. This sounds worth looking into

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