Phytoestrogens
Also known as: Phyto-Oestrogens; Plant Estrogens; Plant Oestrogens
Description
Phytoestrogens are two groups (Plant Lignans and Isoflavonoids) of at least fifteen substances found in plants that (because of a quirk in evolution) behave within the body like weak Estrogens.
Health Benefits of Phytoestrogens
Immune System
Phytoestrogens may help to prevent Cancer - Breast (by occupying Estrogens Receptors on Breast cells, thereby preventing Estrogens from stimulating the abnormal growth of Breast cells). [1]
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