From glucobrassicin to DIM
Cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cabbage contain glucobrassicin. When they are cut or chewed, an enzyme is released that turns it into indole-3-carbinol (I3C). In the acidic stomach, part of the I3C is then converted into diindolylmethane (DIM). Both substances are in this formula.
Made in the United States
Seeking Health has Estrogen Nutrients made in the United States according to GMP. The I3C is I3-6™, the DIM is Ceti VI™, the milk thistle is bound to sunflower lecithin as Siliphos® and the broccoli seed extract is BroccoRaphanin®. The molybdenum is an Albion® chelate. The capsule is plant-based and the product is vegan.
Good to know about this formula
The daily dose is two capsules, preferably after the evening meal. The blend weighs 1,120 mg; the amounts per substance are not stated on the label. If you are only looking for DIM and I3C, you will find them separately in DIM + I3C by Seeking Health.
Estrogen Nutrients by Seeking Health
Estrogen Nutrients by Seeking Health is based on a unique formula for women who want to pay attention to their cycle and their oestrogen metabolism. Central to this is your body's natural ability to break down and remove oestrogen. It is also suitable for men.
Oestrogen: balance for women and men
Oestrogen affects everyone differently, but a healthy metabolism matters for everyone. In women it governs the menstrual cycle and influences mood, energy, menstruation and breast tenderness. For men, a good, stable balance between testosterone and oestrogen is essential for body composition, vitality and mental clarity. And for everyone, exposure to oestrogen from the environment, and the burden this places on the liver, makes efficient oestrogen clearance more important than ever. So-called xenoestrogens from the environment increase your total oestrogen load. Optimal is not a low oestrogen level but a dynamic balance with an efficient metabolism in every phase of the cycle and of life.
Multiple points of action
Most oestrogen supplements tackle only one piece of the puzzle: only DIM, only I3C, only calcium D-glucarate. Oestrogen metabolism, however, is a complex process in which all these factors and their associated pathways play a role. In each of these phases, oestrogen can accumulate or be converted into less favourable metabolites. Estrogen Nutrients contains a unique combination of 8 nutrients, including luteolin phospholipids, I3-6™ and Ceti VI™ DIM, calcium D-glucarate and Siliphos®, Albion® molybdenum and BroccoRaphanin® with riboflavin. Albion® molybdenum glycinate malate, the essential mineral cofactor for SUOX, is better tolerated by people who are sensitive to sulphur compounds.
Comfort and stability
Every woman experiences her cycle differently. Estrogen Nutrients contains riboflavin (vitamin B2) and molybdenum. Riboflavin contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue and to the protection of cells from oxidative stress. Molybdenum contributes to normal sulphur amino acid metabolism. Estrogen Nutrients is also intended for anyone concerned about exposure to oestrogen, for example from the environment via plastics, pesticides and personal care products.
Seeking Health
The vision behind Seeking Health is rooted in epigenetics: the study of how lifestyle and environmental factors can switch genes on or off without changing the DNA code itself. Founder Ben Lynch, naturopath and author of Dirty Genes, helps people worldwide to clean up their ‘dirty genes’ through diet, supplements and lifestyle choices and so optimise gene expression. Hormone balance and the cycle are a central area of application for this approach.
