Nobody Told You About These Soups That Can Help Prevent Breast Cancer and Balance Your Hormones

The endocrine system coordinates the hormones in your body. One minor hormonal imbalance can cause a lot of damage, with symptoms like the following.

• Infertility and irregular periods
• Depression and anxiety
• Insomnia
• Fatigue
• Weight gain or weight loss
• Fluxes in appetite
• Digestive issues
• Hair loss and hair thinning
• Low libido

Traditional hormone replacement therapies, thyroid medications and birth control pills can only masking the symptoms and making the patients dependent on them. This can put patients at risk for side effects such as cancer, anxiety, osteoporosis, stroke and reproductive problems.

Luckily, there are a lot of natural therapies everyone can try out. Here are the best recipes prepared with foods that have hormone-healing properties.

3 Green Soups to Help Reset Hormones

Chinese Broccoli Soup

Benefits:

Broccoli has the power to reduce excess estrogen. This vegetable is able to change the excess estrogen into a safer form for the whole organism. This is why broccoli can protect from estrogen-related cancer such as prostate and breast cancer.

Ingredients:

• 5 pounds broccoli
• 2 onions
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoon coconut oil
• 4 cups water
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 cup coconut milk

Directions:

1. Sauté the onion and garlic in the coconut oil in a large pot.
2. Add the water, spices, and broccoli.
3. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 20 minutes or 2 hours for increased flavor.
4. Puree the soup and blend in the coconut milk.
5. Serve hot.

Asparagus Kale Quinoa Soup

Benefits:

Abundant in fiber and antioxidants, asparagus can reduce the damage caused from free-radicals. It can also improve digestion and help the body in the process of synthesizing the hormones and decreasing cortisol level.

Kale is rich in iron, magnesium and zinc which are necessary for healthy hormones.

Quinoa also  contains some of the nutrients crucial for hormone balance such as : vitamin E, zinc and magnesium.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound asparagus, chopped into 1-inch pieces (about 2- spears)
• 1 onion
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 cups of water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• pinch of pepper
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 cup quinoa (I use a mix of white and brown.)
• 1 cup  chopped kale

Directions:

1. Sauté the onion and garlic in the oil in a large pot until opaque.
2. Add the asparagus, water, and spices.
3. Bring the pot to a boil and then simmer for about 20 minutes.
4. Puree the soup and adjust seasonings to taste.
5. Add the quinoa and cook on medium-low heat until the quinoa is cooked, about 15 minutes.
6. Add the kale and simmer for about 5 minutes until wilted.
7. Serve hot.

Vegetarian Crock Pot Pea Soup

Benefits:

More often women have problems with excess of estrogen, However there are many cases where women suffer from low levels of estrogen. This negatively affects the heart function and the health of bones, hair and skin. For this particular problem , the consummation of phytoestrogens, like peas and lentils is highly recommended. Phytoestrogens are pant-based compounds that stimulate many of estrogen’s functions.

Researchers have found sweet potatoes to significantly increase estrogen in postmenopausal women as well as improving their hormonal status. Yams and sweet potatoes are also rich in antioxidants which reduce the risk of breast cancer and cardiovascular disease. (9)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups dried split green peas, rinsed well
• 4-6 cloves of garlic, chopped (depending on taste preference)
• 2 medium onions, chopped finely
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 cups water
• 1 sweet potato, diced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• pinch of pepper

Directions:

1. Simply add all ingredients into the crock pot and let cook for about 6-7 hours on high or 8-10 on low.
2. Stir and adjust seasonings to taste.
3. Serve hot.

 

Source: http://theheartysoul.com/green-juice/