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| Include soy products in the diet regularly such as soy flour, soymilk and tofu. |
| Eat whole grains and complex carbohydrates, limiting refined flours and sugar. |
| Be sure the diet has adequate fresh, organic fruits and vegetables. |
| See Antiestrogenic Diet, page 77. |
| Supplements |
| Evening primrose oil contains large amounts of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) which acts to correct poor essential fatty acid metabolism and reduces breast tenderness by increasing anti-inflammatory prostaglandin production. Use 2,000 to 4,000 mg daily with meals. |
| Vitamin E can be helpful in reducing breast tenderness and cysts of the breast. It also helps to reduce inflammation of the breast tissue and quench free radicals in the body. Take 400 to 800 IU daily. |
| Herbal Preparations |
| Vitex can be used as a tea, tincture or standardized extract in capsules. Vitex acts to restore the normal balance of estrogen and progesterone in the body and reduces prolactin production in the second half of the cycle known as the luteal phase. Vitex should be taken continuously for 3 to 6 months. |
| Tea: Use one Tbsp. berries to 8 oz. of boiling water; steep 5 to 10 minutes; strain and drink one cup each morning. This contains the weakest concentration of vitex. |
| Tincture: Use 40 drops of the 1:5 tincture each morning. |
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