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- noun organic chemistry Any of a class of
phytoestrogens characterized by the presence of a pair ofpropylbenzene groupings
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Where it comes from: Sesamin is fibrous matter known as a lignan, which is
Mensfitness.com 2010
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Isoflavone phytoestrogens such as genistein from soy and certain lignan phytoestrogens may protect against the possible carcinogenic actions of estrogen by:
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
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Earlier this year, a small study by U.S. and Chinese researchers in the British Journal of Nutrition suggested that flax seed-derived lignan (a natural plant-based compound) might modulate C-reactive protein levels in type 2 diabetics, especially among women.
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At the trial's conclusion, women who had eaten the lignan-containing muffins showed an average decline of 15 percent in their C-reactive protein levels.
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In a separate study, 22 post-menopausal Danish women ate a low-fat muffin, either with or without flax seed-derived lignan, every day for six weeks.
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Those with mild hormonal imbalances and PMS often experience marked to complete relief after making the food and beverage upgrades in this book and taking proven hormone-modulating herbs such as lignan concentrates (Brevail), black cohosh, dong quai, gamma oryzanol, DIM, and chaste tree berry (vitex).
The Truth About Beauty Kat James 2007
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Those with mild hormonal imbalances and PMS often experience marked to complete relief after making the food and beverage upgrades in this book and taking proven hormone-modulating herbs such as lignan concentrates (Brevail), black cohosh, dong quai, gamma oryzanol, DIM, and chaste tree berry (vitex).
The Truth About Beauty Kat James 2007
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Researchers have often suspected that lignan might stop prostate tumor cells from multiplying out of control.
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High in omega-3 fatty acids, it also has "800 times more lignan than anything else you could stick in your mouth," says Duke University cancer researcher Wendy Demark-Wahnefried.
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R (1969) Anti-tumour agents from Bursera microphylla (Burseraceae) Part I l: Isolation of a new lignan-burseran Journal of Pharmacautical Sciences, 58,175 - 176
Chapter 5 1953
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