Month: May 2014

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What is Indole-3-Carbinol used for?

Indole-3-Carbinol can be used for a range of health issues. Besides being taken to balance out hormonal levels, assist in detoxing or perhaps just as a general health boost, it can be used to treat:
Cancer: A study conducted in Haifa, Israel at the Israel Institute of Technology investigated the use of I3C on mice as a preventative as well as a therapeutic treatment for cancer. Injected directly into the prostate tumour, it hindered the growth. It was found to regulate genes that played a significant role in the control of cell cycle, cell proliferation and signal transduction.
Although more studies are being conducted worldwide to include a spectrum of factors, Indole-3-Carbinol was found to impede estrogen receptors in breast membranes, reducing the risk of breast cancer.
There is a repair protein known as BRCA that prevent damaged genetic DNA being passed to the next generation. Faulty BRCA genes increase the risk of developing cancers. As low amounts of BRCA are seen in cancer cells, it is suggested that higher levels of BRCA will prevent further growth. It is proposed that Indole-3-Carbinol will assist in boosting this repair protein.
The studies that are currently being undertaken include assessing I3C in conjunction with various illnesses including Lymphoma and Leukemia. Please seek advice from your doctor for further information regarding Indolei-3-Carbinol to treat cancer.
Diindolylmethane or DIM is a compound derived from the digestion of indole-3-carbinol, found in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and kale.
Testosterone decline is also due to exposure to estrogenic chemicals. So, age and chemicals are causing your decline.
Where are these chemicals?
All around us. In your food and in our water systems.
What can you do? Eat certain types of food and herbs on a daily basis! Here is a list of foods you should incorporate everyday to help combat the estrogenic chemicals.
Cruciferous Vegetables
Onions
Garlic
Curry
Red Wine
Flax Seeds
Kale
Omega 3’s
Milk Thistle
Dandelion Root
Parsley