Phytoestrogen
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For many vegetables I'm aware the cooking is required for removing phytoestrogen and phytotoxins. But for smoothies like green machine does the blending and combination of ingredients do anything to offset negative effects of these toxins? I remember seeing kale and spinach being ingredients but not sure if they are cooked properly.
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@pondfountain said in Phytoestrogen:
I remember seeing kale and spinach being ingredients but not sure if they are cooked properly.
Kale is only a problem when you eat very much vegetables of the same family. If you get Se and I, your thyroid won't have any problem with the brassicaceae family.
For spinach, oxalate is very high (660 mg per 100 g) we need 330 mg Ca element to neutralize it.
But potassium citrate could be useful to make it easier to get rid of.
I take both.
Mind Spinach in case of leaky gut. -
@LucH Do you use raw leaves? I think OP is talking about green smoothies made with raw spinach and kale.
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@Milk-Destroyer said in Phytoestrogen:
Do you use raw leaves?
Yes but I vary. I give examples for 2 kinds of use:
- Smoothie: often with 50 g of lamb lettuce (mâche in French). Interesting for the velvety taste + the brassicae family (detox). From time to time, I vary with small raw spinach leaves. 2 big handfuls of leaves
- mashed potato with frozen spinach or small broccoli flowers. Once a week for each (2x portions). I add one onion, lightly fried in coco oil + 1 or 2 tsp butter and 1 egg.
