Menopause SUPERFOOD - Phytoestrogens

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Sources:

• Seafood especially oysters
• Meat and poultry
• Nuts - cashews, almonds
• Legumes - chickpeas and kidney beans - although these contain phytates that may prevent zinc absorption

Deficiency:

Vegetarians are often deficient as the highe...

Sources:

• Natural sea salt, e.g., Celtic sea salt is a superfood. It contains 43 trace minerals including sodium in the correct ratio. Table salt or iodised salt are not good options as they have been processed and the other nutrients have been rem...

Sources

• Banana
• Spinach and green beans
• Seafood
• Root vegetables
• Nuts

Deficiency

• Deficiency is likely if you have had your stomach removed (gastrectomy)

Uses

• To strengthen bones and prevent osteoporosis
• For healthy hair, skin ...

Sources:

• Most fruit and vegetables - banana, potato, watermelon, tomato, sweet potato
• Legumes - lentils, kidney beans,
• Meats - chicken, salmon, beef, turkey

Deficiency:

• Women who urinate often lose lots of potassium and this can start ...

Sources:

• Brazil nuts, cashews
• Seafood, meats, poultry
• Garlic
• Asparagus
• Eggs

Deficiency:

The selenium content of food depends on whether the crop was grown in selenium-rich or poor soil and whether the animal meats were fed rich or poor ...

Sources

• Legumes: lentils, peas, beans
• Nuts: almonds, cashews, chestnuts
• Green leafy vegetables
• Eggs

Deficiency

• potentially linked with cancer

Uses

• Reduces elevated copper levels for people with Wilson’s disease as molybdenum a...