How are Diet and lifestyle related to PMS and Menopause symptoms?
Caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, refined sugars, and in some people even salt will each and all combine to block the formation and utilization of estrogen. This is why many women crave chocolate during their “high estrogen” time of each month; their bodies know that chocolate — sugar and caffienne — will help hold the estrogen levels down. And extreme stress holds down estrogen levels; although research is showing that supplemental estrogen can help to reduce the body’s bad reactions to stress….
