Saturday, August 18, 2007

How to Get Rid of Man Boobs: Food Tips

How to Get Rid of Man Boobs Through Diet:

Besides weight gain, a primary determinant of man boobs are imbalanced hormones. Hormones are very powerful and affect the way that we look and how we feel. They make us look and feel more male or feminine. When things are abnormal in our bodies, many times it is due to mixed up hormones. Whether we are aware of it or not, many foods contain hormones. It is often these foods that contributes to man boobs.

To begin to cut or limit these foods in your diet, you will need to do a little research to determine what foods you may be eating that may be contributing to your man boobs. Buy a cheap notebook, or find a free online diet diary and write down everything that you eat for about a week (don't eat anything different of special). Than go over it with a fine toothed comb and try to weed out the foods that may be contributing to your man boobs. Look closely and determine if you are eating a lot of red meat or dairy products.

Farm animals are often given hormones so that they get bigger or to increase their milk production. When we eat these foods, we also ingest the hormones. Other foods simply have high levels of phytoestrogen or estrogen, two important hormones in women. Try limiting the amounts of foods with high estrogen, or phytoestrogen levels and foods pumped with hormones. To combat this, try eating organic if you can afford it. Organic food growers don't use pesticides, artificial fertilizers, or food additives, and animals that are raised organic don't get fed growth hormones, or antibiotics.
Your diet will be an essential piece of you getting rid of man boobs. So take it seriously and do the research.
Foods With High Phytoestrogen or Estrogen Levels (Limit these):
Alfalfa
Animal flesh
Anise seed
Apples
Baker's yeast
Barley
Beets
Carrots
Cherries
Chickpeas
Clover
Cowpeas (black- eyed peas)
Cucumbers
Dairy Foods
Dates
Eggs
Eggplant
Fennel
Flaxseeds
Garlic
Hops
Licorice
Oats
Olive oil
Potatos

Foods That Inhibit Estrogen (Eat more of these):
Berries
Broccoli
Buckwheat
Cabbage
Citrus Foods
Corn
Figs
Fruits (except apples, cherries, dates, pomegranates)
Grapes
Green beans
Melons
Millet
Onions
Pears
Pineapples
Squashes
Tapioca
White rice
White flour

How to get rid of man boobs