| Xenoestrogens are becoming an increasing concern | | | | these animals so that they grow bigger and produce |
| to our health. In this post I would like to share with | | | | more milk resulting in financial gain. They can also be |
| you what they are, where they are found and what | | | | found in pesticides on fruits and vegetables. One |
| you can do to reduce you and your family's | | | | particular one is found in Styrofoam especially when |
| exposure. | | | | hot food or drink is mixed with it such as coffee in a |
| First of all what are they? | | | | Styrofoam cup. The chemicals are leached from the |
| Xenoestrogens (pronounced zen o es tro gens) are | | | | plastic through to the liquid and then we ingest them |
| harming chemicals present in many common items | | | | as we drink our coffee. |
| that we are in contact with on a daily basis. They | | | | Xenoestrogens can also be found in beauty care |
| enter the body through inhalation, ingestion and | | | | products such as hair dyes and aerosols that we can |
| through our skin and act as estrogen mimickers. To | | | | inhale. Plastics are also a major contributor and these |
| help me explain further, imagine that you have a | | | | are found in plastic water bottles and Tupperware. In |
| bodyguard who is manning the 'hormone estrogen | | | | addition, mothers need to be aware that their babies |
| room'. The guards only allow access to the hormone | | | | are ingesting xenoestrogens through their heated up |
| estrogen VIP members. Unfortunately, when they | | | | milk bottles. |
| try to enter this room, the bodyguards can't establish | | | | How can we reduce our contact with these harmful |
| if these chemicals are the real hormone estrogen or | | | | chemicals? |
| not and as a consequence the chemicals gain access | | | | · Eat organic meat and dairy as they have |
| to the blood stream. | | | | not been injected with growth hormones. |
| Excess levels of estrogen can cause 'Estrogen | | | | · Eat organic fruits and vegetables where |
| Dominance' which is a hormonal imbalance and can | | | | pesticides have not been used. |
| cause a whole host of problems. Problems can range | | | | · Use glass or stainless steel to drink your |
| from female hormone issues such as excessive PMS | | | | liquids. |
| symptoms; cramps, breast tenderness, mood swings | | | | · Purchase glass Tupperware for home use. |
| to male symptoms such as breast formation. | | | | · Take a container to restaurants to use as |
| These chemicals can also promote abnormal cell | | | | a doggy bag rather than a plastic box. |
| growth which we know is the basis of cancer | | | | · Don't buy milk in plastic wax coated |
| formation. | | | | containers. |
| How is Estrogen Dominance caused? | | | | · Look for organic beauty care products. |
| Estrogen is metabolized and excreted through the | | | | -Breast feed your baby. |
| liver. We already know that our liver is one of the | | | | · Don't microwave food in plastic containers. |
| hardest working organs in the body; it continually has | | | | Unfortunately, we can't eliminate all contact with |
| to detoxify toxins such as processed foods, junk | | | | these harmful chemicals unless we lobby for major |
| foods, alcohol, smoke, medications and environmental | | | | political change in favour of a greener planet. |
| pollution. | | | | Unbeknown to us we regularly inhale toxic fumes |
| With such a heavy work load, when the estrogen or | | | | that act as estrogen mimickers when we inhale the |
| xenoestrogens make their pathway to the liver, the | | | | fumes given off by vehicle tires. However, we are in |
| liver has to turn away the estrogen, as it 'can't make | | | | control of what we eat, drink and how we prepare |
| room' to carry out the detoxification process. As a | | | | our foods. Any small effort will contribute to a |
| result these have to re-circulate in the blood stream | | | | healthier you and our planet. |
| causing a higher level of estrogen in comparison to | | | | If you think you may be suffering from estrogen |
| other hormones. This also allows them to cause the | | | | dominance or would like to find out more about your |
| same damage that they originally did on their first | | | | hormone levels; I run a series of diagnostic lab tests |
| journey. So it is bad enough that we allow them to | | | | that can establish your personal levels of toxicity and |
| enter the body but now we are finding that we | | | | hormone imbalance. A hormone balancing treatment |
| cannot eliminate the dangerous chemicals. | | | | programme may last up to 6 months or longer |
| Where can they be found? | | | | depending on your current lifestyle habits. |
| Commercially raised animal meat and dairy contain | | | | Please feel free to contact me for more details. |
| xenoestrogens. Synthetic hormones are injected into | | | | |