What are the symptoms for estrogen dominance?

Estrogen is a hormone vital for women’s health and it is needed in smaller amounts for men. However, having too much estrogen can cause a lot of side effects.

Symptoms:

• Anxiety

• Irritability

• Breast tenderness

• Weepiness

• Cravings for chocolate

• Joint pain

• Acne

• Weight in hips and thighs

• Low libido

• Fibroids

Cause #1: Consuming foods high in estrogen

Consuming foods with high amounts of estrogen can cause estrogen dominance. The solution would be to consume foods that are natural estrogen blockers like cruciferous vegetables, while avoiding foods that have high amounts of this hormone.

Cause #2: High percentage of body fat

If you have a high percentage of body fat this can cause estrogen dominance. This is because your body fat produces estrogen itself. The less body fat you have the less estrogen will be produced by your own body.