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Everyone was all up in arms when Dr. Oz featured a segment on arsenic in apple juice, but did you also know it is found in non-organic chicken? But what is more concerning is the high levels of estrogen in chicken. Farmers have full knowledge that the estrogen will cause the animal to mature faster. Time magazine featured a groundbreaking study of 17,000 girls at 8 years old. 15% of these girls are going through early puberty. This October 2000 cover story, cites that some chemicals mimic estrogen and it is the increase in consumption of these chemicals for the early puberty in children. What else are these estrogenic chemicals doing?!!!
If you suffer from PMS, staying away from non-organic chicken is worth you money. The most common sign of PMS is weight gain just before a period caused by water retention. Other signs include breast tenderness and body temperature is decreased to about 97F because the increase in estrogen decreases the sensitivity of the thyroid receptor.
The bloating of PMS is just like the bloating in estrogen-filled chicken. Scientists now believe that these chemicals in our modern day life that mimic estrogen are the cause of PMS; also increasing breast and endometrial cancer.
To cure PMS is to get rid of the xenoestrogens in your life. Xenoestrogens are fat soluble and are stored in the body fat. I have many charts what foods to eat and not to eat to balance all of our hormones (testosterone, leptin, ghrelin, thyroid, estrogen, cortisol and others) in my book: Secrets to a Healthy Metabolism.
It can take years to get rid of these chemicals out of the body fat. You can speed up the process through exercise and sauna because the sweat carries the toxins out. Also Estrofactors, from Metagenics, helps speed up this process (click HERE to find).
Post-menopausal women must also listen up. They often say to me: ?I don?t take any form of estrogen. Why do I have too much?? The sad truth is that estrogen comes from our food choices. Our bodies make more estrogen when we eat too many processed carbohydrates. Insulin, the master hormone, is secreted from the pancreas in response to sugar and processed carbohydrates. Insulin stores fat and also causes our bodies to make more estrogen. This link to extra estrogen is also connected to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome; which can cause fertility issues in young women.
So try this low carb, estrogen free chicken soup!
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 stalks celery, chopped
1/4 cup butter or coconut oil
1 1/2 tsp garam masala (or curry)
4 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup jicama, chopped
1/4 cup cauliflower "rice"
1 skinless, boneless chicken breast, cubed
Celtic sea salt to taste
Fresh ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch dried thyme
1/2 cup coconut milk (or more if you want a creamier soup)
CAULIFLOWER "RICE": Place the cauliflower heads into a food processor (click HERE to find the one I use), pulse until small pieces of 'rice.' Set aside.
Saute onions and celery in butter in a large soup pot. Add garam masala spice (or curry), and cook 5 more minutes. Add chicken stock, mix well, and bring to a boil. Simmer about 1/2 hour. Add jicama, cauliflower rice, chicken, salt, pepper, and thyme. Simmer 15-20 minutes. When serving, add hot coconut milk. Makes 6 servings.
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving)
Using Cream/Rice/Apple = 213 calories, 13 carbs, 1.4g fiber, 6.2g protein, 16g fat
Using Coconut Milk/Cauliflower/Jicama = 171 calories, 3.8 carbs, 1.4 fiber, 7.9g protein, 13 g fat
Jicama is very low calorie and low carbohydrate root vegetable. It contains only 35 calories per 100 g. It is also very high in quality phyto-nutrition profile comprises of dietary fiber, and anti-oxidant. It is one of the best sources for dietary fiber and excellent source of oligofructose inulin, a soluble dietary fiber. The root pulp is 13% of fiber. Inulin is a zero calorie, sweet inert carbohydrate and does not metabolize in the human body, which make the root an ideal sweet snack for diabetics and dieters.
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Chicken Soup
Everyone was all up in arms when Dr. Oz featured a segment on arsenic in apple juice, but did you also know it is found in non-organic chicken? But what is more concerning is the high levels of estrogen in chicken. Farmers have full knowledge that the estrogen will cause the animal to mature faster. Time magazine featured a groundbreaking study of 17,000 girls at 8 years old. 15% of these girls are going through early puberty. This October 2000 cover story, cites that some chemicals mimic estrogen and it is the increase in consumption of these chemicals for the early puberty in children. What else are these estrogenic chemicals doing?!!!
If you suffer from PMS, staying away from non-organic chicken is worth you money. The most common sign of PMS is weight gain just before a period caused by water retention. Other signs include breast tenderness and body temperature is decreased to about 97F because the increase in estrogen decreases the sensitivity of the thyroid receptor.
The bloating of PMS is just like the bloating in estrogen-filled chicken. Scientists now believe that these chemicals in our modern day life that mimic estrogen are the cause of PMS; also increasing breast and endometrial cancer.
To cure PMS is to get rid of the xenoestrogens in your life. Xenoestrogens are fat soluble and are stored in the body fat. I have many charts what foods to eat and not to eat to balance all of our hormones (testosterone, leptin, ghrelin, thyroid, estrogen, cortisol and others) in my book: Secrets to a Healthy Metabolism.
It can take years to get rid of these chemicals out of the body fat. You can speed up the process through exercise and sauna because the sweat carries the toxins out. Also Estrofactors, from Metagenics, helps speed up this process (click HERE to find).
Post-menopausal women must also listen up. They often say to me: ?I don?t take any form of estrogen. Why do I have too much?? The sad truth is that estrogen comes from our food choices. Our bodies make more estrogen when we eat too many processed carbohydrates. Insulin, the master hormone, is secreted from the pancreas in response to sugar and processed carbohydrates. Insulin stores fat and also causes our bodies to make more estrogen. This link to extra estrogen is also connected to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome; which can cause fertility issues in young women.
So try this low carb, estrogen free chicken soup!
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 stalks celery, chopped
1/4 cup butter or coconut oil
1 1/2 tsp garam masala (or curry)
4 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup jicama, chopped
1/4 cup cauliflower "rice"
1 skinless, boneless chicken breast, cubed
Celtic sea salt to taste
Fresh ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch dried thyme
1/2 cup coconut milk (or more if you want a creamier soup)
CAULIFLOWER "RICE": Place the cauliflower heads into a food processor (click HERE to find the one I use), pulse until small pieces of 'rice.' Set aside.
Saute onions and celery in butter in a large soup pot. Add garam masala spice (or curry), and cook 5 more minutes. Add chicken stock, mix well, and bring to a boil. Simmer about 1/2 hour. Add jicama, cauliflower rice, chicken, salt, pepper, and thyme. Simmer 15-20 minutes. When serving, add hot coconut milk. Makes 6 servings.
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving)
Using Cream/Rice/Apple = 213 calories, 13 carbs, 1.4g fiber, 6.2g protein, 16g fat
Using Coconut Milk/Cauliflower/Jicama = 171 calories, 3.8 carbs, 1.4 fiber, 7.9g protein, 13 g fat
Jicama is very low calorie and low carbohydrate root vegetable. It contains only 35 calories per 100 g. It is also very high in quality phyto-nutrition profile comprises of dietary fiber, and anti-oxidant. It is one of the best sources for dietary fiber and excellent source of oligofructose inulin, a soluble dietary fiber. The root pulp is 13% of fiber. Inulin is a zero calorie, sweet inert carbohydrate and does not metabolize in the human body, which make the root an ideal sweet snack for diabetics and dieters.
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I LOVE helping by giving out free information and recipes, but I could use a little help... I entered my sweetie pie, Kai in a photo contest. If you have time, please vote for him by clicking HERE. After you register and vote, you can go back...
- Slow Cooker Jambalaya
Here is an easy dinner to throw together the night before. I put everything in a Crockpot and prepared the cauliflower rice the day before. When I woke up, I pulled the Crockpot shell out of the fridge, plugged it in. Then all I had to do when I got home...
- Peanut-coconut Chicken And "rice"
This is an amazingly flavorful dish. I made a few changes to make it "healthified." I used almond milk instead of fat free half-n-half, guar gum instead of cornstarch, Swerve in place of sugar, one onion in place of 2, and cauliflower in place of white...
- "apple" Dippers
Do you make your kids get the Apple Dippers at McDonald?s instead of the french fries? I would choose a different battle for the day. The Apple Dippers seem like a good option, but have you ever noticed that the apples never turn brown? This is because...
- Roasted Chicken And Pecan Rice
PECAN "RICE:" 3 cups riced Cauliflower 2 TBS butter 1/4 cup finely chopped onion 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans 2 TBS minced parsley 1/4 tsp dried basil 1/4 tsp ground ginger 1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper 1/4 tsp Celtic sea salt "RICE": Place the cauliflower...