Using phytoestrogen – estrogen compounds in
plants, especially beans is good and necessary to women who are in
premenopausal period.
In menopausal ages, the estrogen in women
bodies increase rapidly, leading to many harmful results, such as osteoporosis,
hot flash and vagina dryness…. One of solutions is to add estrogen.
However, the solution can increase the risk
of breast cancer. Therefore, people have to apply a safer method which is using
phytoestrogen – estrogen compounds in plants and are popular in soy.
In
menopausal ages, the estrogen in women bodies increase rapidly, leading to many
harmful results.
Iso-flavones is a phytoestrogen in soy help
control period and balance natural estrogen in the body and reduce pains,
bleeding or symptoms of endometriosis and breast cancer.
Soy also helps the body to adjust the level
of estrogen when the hormone decrease gradually or have unusual changes caused
by menopause. The followings are the 2 foods made from soy that are very good
for women who have menopause.
Soy milk
Soy
milk is good for women.
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We need 500g soy, 6 liters water, sugar
(optional).
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Soak the soy a night for hatching then remove
the peel and get the soy crushed by putting a small amount of soy in a blender,
pouring the water in so that the water cover the soy then blend it.
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Take the solid part out and boil it.
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After that, let it cool and add sugar (the
amount of sugar depends on your taste).
Tofu and garlic hives stir-fried
Tofu
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You will need 2 pieces of tofu, 450g green
garlic hive, 1 teaspoon of shiitake powder, olive oil, pepper, salt.
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Choose young garlic hive, clean then let it dry.
Cut the hive in 3cm parts. Cut the tofu into 2 x 1 cm rectangular pieces and
let it dry.
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Heat the pan, then add 2 teaspoon of cooking
oil. When the oil is heated, put the tofu in and fried it in short time.
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After that, put the hive in, stir-fry it well and
add a teaspoon of shiitake powder.
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If you don’t have shiitake powder, you can
replace it with half of a teaspoon of salt and half of a spoon of sugar. It’d
be better eating hot.
