>
> Thank you so much for this post! There are some very good links in there. I
> greatly appreciate it.
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>
> Date:    Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:31:00 -0500
> From:    Paleo Phil <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: estrogens and diet
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paleolithic Eating Support List
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Charlotte Williams
> > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 11:25 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: estrogens and diet
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> > One of my dear friends recently started following a vegan low estrogen,
> > low
> > GI diet. No meat, seafood, dairy. lots of beans, veggies, whole grains,
> > sweet potatoes ... I was surprised that she even considers seafood too
> high fat
>
> Even the extreme-low-fat-diet guru, Dean Ornish, recommends fish fats
> (omega
> 3 fats--found especially in wild saltwater fish like wild salmon). Ask her
> if she has ever heard anyone claim that omega 3 fats are unhealthy (no one
> has, to my knowledge). There are "GOOD" fats as well as "bad."
>
> > I wonder if anyone can point me in the direction of any information
> > about
> > how paleo-eating relates to estrogens, breast-cancer diets, fibroids?
>
> There is tons of stuff on this on the Internet and in books. You could
> start
> by searching the archive of this discussion list. From what I've read, the
> biggest culprit behind fibroids and endometriosis appears to be gluten
> grains. One of the many devastating effects of wheat is that it increases
> estrogen, which in turn contributes to fibroids and endometrial growths. If
> your friend is trying to minimize estrogen she should avoid wheat.
>
> ... etc