DIM, or Diindolylmethane, is a phytonutrient found in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, kale, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, etc. DIM is an anti-cancer and anti-aging nutrient. DIM helps your body metabolize the excess hormones in your system creating balance. Giving the body that extra push to metabolize your hormones will certainly alleviate any flare-ups and discomfort that PCOS may cause.

​Most of the focus is put on the production of estrogen in your body. But by focusing on the production you leave out a very important part: increasing the speed at which your body gets RID of estrogen. It turns out that in order to get eliminated from the body, estrogen needs to be "cut" into smaller pieces by your liver.

This elimination process results in estrogen by-products that are still somewhat active on your cells. So if your body has a hard time metabolizing out these particles then you may have excess estrogen metabolites floating around triggering your estrogen receptors.

​So when we talk about eliminating estrogen we need to do it more quickly AND we want to produce estrogen metabolites that are less metabolically active. DIM helps promote estrogen metabolism (6) in your body and they help to produce less active estrogen metabolites. Taking DIM helps increase the production of 2-hydroxy estrone which is actually felt to have some protective capacity when it comes to breast cancer.