Women are at risk for developing breast cancer if we are exposed to too much estrogen during our lifetime. During the time of perimenopause, women become estrogen-dominant and may not produce enough progesterone in our monthly cycle to offset our estrogen production. Girls, who start menstruating at a young age, are also vulnerable to high estrogen exposure over the course of their lifetime.
“Unopposed” estrogen can create havoc causing sleepless nights, heavy blood flow, irritability, digestive disturbances, fuzzy minds, water retention with other PMS symptoms, sensitive breasts and weight gain. Endometriosis and uterine fibroids are signs that estrogen is out of control and that hormonal imbalances are occurring. Read More
Obesity, as we all know, is on the rise here in the US. Over a third of all adult Americans along with 17% of children and adolescents are now obese. Though there are many reasons for increased weight gain including too little exercise from our sedentary modern lifestyle, researchers are pointing the finger at fructose, a sugar found in many soft drinks sweetened with high fructose corn syrup (55% fructose) and health foods sweetened with agave syrup (90% fructose). 
As you most-likely already know, 
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