Phytoestrogens Many Uses - The Female Herb

Phytoestrogen - a Definition: Phytoestrogens are plant derived, organic compounds that actually closely mock the activities of the female hormone estrogen in a woman's body. Phytoestrogens can be found in some of the foods we eat, but are increasingly in demand as female supplements and specially formulated creams specifically targeted toward breast development and health, menopause symptom relief, and other hormonally related issues which require additional estrogen therapy and introduction into the blood stream to be balanced. How Phytoestrogens Can Help to Naturally Balance Female Hormones How can we use phytoestrogenic organic compounds to our benefit in the possible additional development of breasts, as a hormonal balancer for menopausal symptoms, and as a healthy, preventative addition to our diet for when our hormones are diminished such as at menopause, or during periods of extreme stress? Phytoestrogens are also quickly becoming the buzz as an alternative to medical (and reportedly dangerous and experimental) hormone replacement therapy for women going through menopause and women experiencing chronic hormonal imbalances needing the addition of natural hormones into their diet or otherwise (supposedly some formulas may be absorbed and utilized transdermally, such as with specially formulated creams, serums and gels). The actual term "phytoestrogen" is derived from the word "phyto", meaning plant, and then "estrogen" is because of the compound's innate ability to control and/or mimic estrogenic activity in the body. It is important to know that although phytoestrogens may have some similar actions to estrogens, they are not the same as the true hormonal estrogens that our bodies produce. Phytoestrogens are actually a group of natural chemical compoundsoccuring in nature in certain plants, which influence our own estrogen activity by closely mimicking it's effects in the female body.