The accumulation of oestrogenic 'gender-bending' chemicals in our food, water
and environment [from plastics and pesticides] is well-documented [see
http://www.cheal.org/message/78]
Some women make use of feminizing food sources to avoid HRT for post-menopausal
symptoms, but what about the rest of us?

How are these feminising chemicals affecting us, and what can we do about it?

Ori Hofmekler and Rick Osborn have recently published an interesting
science-based book called
"The Anti-estrogenic Diet: How Estrogenic Foods and Chemicals Are Making You Fat
and Sick"
which is currently on special offer:
http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9781556436840/?a_aid=specialoffer
or for cheaper still, used copies, go to:
http://www.Amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/155643684X/sunflowerheal-21

Publisher's Synopsis:
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* Lower your risk of metabolic disorders, disease, and chronic weight gain;

* Protect yourself against the estrogenic substances in the environment,
products, water & food. Learn how certain foods and herbs can protect you!

Estrogenic chemicals — known for causing the near extinction of various wildlife
species — are found in some of the most common foods we eat.

In this revolutionary diet book, Ori Hofmekler addresses the millions of
overweight individuals who have failed or are disappointed with other
diets—those who suffer from yo-yo dieting, weight gain rebounds, or accumulation
of stubborn fat in the belly and other estrogen-sensitive areas. Focusing on our
current over-exposure to estrogenic chemicals in the environment, foods, and
water, The Anti-Estrogenic Diet provides a practical solution to fat gain,
estrogen-related disorders (PMS, endometriosis, fibrocystic disease), and
increased risk of common cancers in women and men (breast, ovarian, cervical,
prostate).

Allowing you to still enjoy your favorite foods, the program is based on
incorporating anti-estrogenic foods, spices, and herbs into your diet, while
eliminating estrogenic foods and chemicals. Exposing dietary myths and
fallacies, Hofmekler teaches readers that some foods commonly regarded as
"healthy" may actually be harmful and vice versa.

Special chapters dedicated to readers with different needs and health
conditions, recipes, a question-and-answer section, and a list of scientific
references are also included in this valuable resource.

"The Anti-Estrogenic Diet" lets you eat fat, carbs, and your largest meal at
night, as you finally win the fight against stubborn belly fat, fatigue, and
unmanageable menstrual symptoms. Whether you are a man or a woman, the female
hormone estrogen is to blame. Estrogenic chemicals commonly found in the
environment, meats, produce, and herbs have harmful effects on our health.

"The Anti-Estrogenic Diet" helps women overcome stubborn fat around the hips,
upper thighs, and belly, relieve irregular menstrual cycles and bloating, and
helps men become more virile and lose belly fat.

There are three basic phases to the simple, three-week diet. The first allows
you to detox the estrogen in your system,
the second allows you to eat a high fat diet to compensate for the problems
caused by eating too much estrogen, and the third reintroduces your favorite
foods, little by little, to better understand your body's reactions.These
phases are incredibly easy to follow, because the recipes included in the book
are categorized to fit each phase, and a sample daily diet is provided for each.

Hofmekler also includes a chapter on how to avoid a fat-gain rebound, a helpful
glossary, and an appendix full of scientific overviews that make the book a
valuable resource.

Reviews:
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"I strongly support The Anti-Estrogenic Diet, which provides simple guidelines
on how to reach an optimal hormonal balance that revitalizes and protects the
organism."
— Daniel Kuhn, MD, founder of Integrative Neural Psychiatric Services of New
York.

"The Anti-Estrogenic Diet is a must read for anyone who cares about their own
health, the health of their family, and the health of our global community."
— Scott Treadway, PhD, world-renowned botanical expert and assistant director of
Naturally Occurring Standard Group.

"Ori Hofmekler has outdone himself and has put out my favorite nutrition book on
building muscle, burning fat, and clearing excess estrogens."
— Mike Mahler, strength coach, author of "The Aggressive Strength Solution for
Size and Strength"

"On the Anti-Estrogenic Diet, I lost weight I had not been able to lose using
any other diet. My hormones are balanced, essentially eliminating any PMS and
peri-menopausal symptoms. This is not a diet but an eating plan for life. I feel
comfortable in my own body for the first time in a long time."
— Testimonial from Nancy Loeffler, project manager at Whiting-Turner Contracting
Company

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Ori did an excellent job explaining, with unparalleled scientific footnoting for
a diet book, the main premise which is how damaging excessive estrogen can be
for the body. One you understand that, then the author explains which foods have
anti-estrogenic abilities to counter-act the excess estrogen problem, and then
which foods to avoid which promote estrogen. So it is not some sort of vegan
diet from of old. It is based on modern research. And estrogen comes from more
than food; we largely are bombarded by it from the chemicals persistent in the
environment. Now, I have been on this diet for 2 months, and my wife also. I
have not only lost weight (15 pounds), and have more "sexy" abs (like my wife
says) from also doing Ori's CFT training along with the AED, but MOST
importantly, I have discovered through the food re-introduction phases -(which
occurs after the first two weeks, and could last as long as you want to keep
trying to re-introduce all sorts of foods you want to eat)- I have discovered
which foods cause my severe allergies (I am on immunotherapy - allergy shots),
and which foods cause headaches, etc. I tried my doctor's food elimination diet,
which didn't tell me anything, because my body was never really detoxified from
excess estrogen. I am a firm believer, and I have never said that of any other
diet or eating plan before. This provides a solution to what nearly every other
diet program fails to address - why we rebound from dieting. Once your body is
"truly" detoxified, you won't want to eat junk any more because junk food makes
you sick - you immediately get headaches and allergies and bloating (sometimes
diarrhea or constipation). I think that since most of us eat poor food so often
we no longer even detect when it makes you sick. But we (my wife and I) sure
have now. And, we have been eating organic for 2 years prior to this and that
even wasn't the "solution" like this is. [Jerel Kratt]

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This book makes a great deal of sense. If you can get your hands on a report
about your own local water supply you will find that there is estrogen in your
drinking water!!! The overchemicalization and over hormonization of our food
culture is causing great disruption in our body's ability to operate in a normal
manner. I agree with the author's premise that we must de-tox from all the
chemical pollution we have stuffed inside our cells and try as best we can to
remain free of the overprocessed stuff now offered in grocery stores and
restaurants.

My only problem with the book was that it seemed disjointed and unorganized. I
really should blame the publisher and not the author for not doing a better job
of outline and organization. I would like to have seen a chapter or two of a
complete list of "anti-estrogenic" foods and the combinations therof. And I
would like to have seen at least the two weeks of de-tox in a suggested daily
menu format, and many more suggested recipes. The author speaks of athletes and
people involved in intense physical training and I believe most of the people
who will be reading this book are interested in the loss of stubborn weight
gain. There should be more information dedicated to that much larger audience,
in my opinion.

It is a scholarly work and those people who are not familiar with the chemical
names of substances will have a harder time trying to make sense of which
substances and suppliments are preferrable. The author and publisher need to
revise this book into a more readable and organized format. [Sitara]
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