That Chicken Didn’t Get That Way By Accident

There’s a reason eating chicken can lead to hot flashes.

“What you’re trying to do to a chicken is trying to get breasts really large so they look attractive in the grocery store,” noted Dr. Ginger Nash. ​“How they do that is pump them full of estrogen ….”

Nash, a local naturopath, made that observation during a discussion about women’s health on the latest episode of WNHH’s ​“Mornings With Mubarakah,” hosted by Mubarakah Ibrahim (pictured). Nash and Ibrahim urged listeners to be a voice, not an echo, as they explore women’s health and nutrition.

The discussion touched on menopausal moments, hormonal imbalances, and the quest for ​“the perfect hormonal diet.”

“There’s no ideal diet in a vacuum,” though avoiding foods with excess hormones and antibiotic residues and preservatives — ​“those kinds of things you can’t pronounce on food labels” — can only help, Nash said.

Green tea? Thumbs up.

Chocolate? Thumbs up.

So-called Superfoods? ​“A silly catch phrase.”

Click on the audio file at the top of this story to listen to the program.