{"id":2342,"date":"2019-03-29T09:16:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T13:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nlw2011.wpengine.com\/?p=2342"},"modified":"2019-03-29T09:16:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T13:16:35","slug":"have-you-tried-dim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/have-you-tried-dim\/","title":{"rendered":"Have You Tried DIM?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What is it?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DIM <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stands for Diindolylmethane. It is a natural plant-based chemical found in many cruciferous vegetables. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DIM <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">works to create a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">health balance <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of estrogen and testosterone in your body. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Causes of Estrogen Dominance<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Processed foods and sugar<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alcohol and caffeine<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artificial fragrances<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Makeup and hair products<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleaning supplies<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pharmaceuticals <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Benefits of DIM<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anti-cancer properties (<em>may <\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">prevent <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>estrogen driven cancers like breast and cervical<\/em>) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weight Loss<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helps to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">restore <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a better ratio of &#8220;good&#8221; and &#8220;bad&#8221; estrogens <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anti-inflammatory effects<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decrease <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hormonal acne<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decrease <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">menopause symptoms (<em>hot flashes, night sweats<\/em>) <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Do You Have These Symptoms?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hair loss<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fatigue<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headaches<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breast tenderness<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insomnia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irregular Periods<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PMS<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thyroid Issues<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depression or Anxiety<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Low Libido<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cramps <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These symptoms may be clues that you have estrogen dominance <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">symptoms <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and could <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">benefit <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DIM <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">supplements. To purchase online, visit our supplement store, <\/span><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/nlrxnutrition.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>New Leaf Rx Nutrition Shop.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sources: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/universityhealthnews.com\/daily\/aging-independence\/dim-supplements-provide-estrogen-dominance- relief-cancer-prevention-and-more\/ <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.thefamilythathealstogether.com\/estrogen-dominance-signs-symptoms-causes\/ <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is it? DIM stands for Diindolylmethane. It is a natural plant-based chemical found in many cruciferous vegetables. DIM works to create a health balance of estrogen and testosterone in your body. Causes of Estrogen Dominance Processed foods and sugar Alcohol and caffeine Artificial fragrances Makeup and hair products Cleaning supplies Pharmaceuticals Benefits of DIM &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/have-you-tried-dim\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Have You Tried DIM?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2349,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,3,4,6,5],"tags":[161,493,494,368,252,51,495,496,239,497,130,105],"class_list":["post-2342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hormone","category-men","category-vitamins-and-wellness","category-weight-loss","category-women","tag-acne","tag-anti-inflammatory","tag-estrogen-dominance","tag-headaches","tag-hot-flashes","tag-insomnia","tag-irregular-periods","tag-low-testoerone","tag-menopause","tag-menstrual-cramps","tag-night-sweats","tag-thyroid"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newleafcenters.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}