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• freedom&corruption 10 years ago

  Source :Katolen Yardley, Medical Herbalist
  | www.katolenyardley.com
  Member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists
  Xenoestrogens and Your Health
  For many years scientists have been studying
  the impact that enviro ...
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  Source :Katolen Yardley, Medical Herbalist
  | www.katolenyardley.com
  Member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists
  Xenoestrogens and Your Health
  For many years scientists have been studying
  the impact that environmental chemicals and
  toxins have on reproductive he
  alth. Many chemicals currently in use throughout the world have
  potent effects on reproductive health, in addi
  tion to long term toxic and cancer promoting
  effects. Humans are never exposed to only one ch
  emical; in contrast, every time we come into
  contact with toxins and chemicals they are ab
  sorbed into our bodies and are never fully
  eliminated. Sadly safety analysis conducted on th
  ese chemicals are typically done on one single
  chemical at a time and do not investigate th
  e cumulative impact numerous chemicals have in
  our bodies over many years. Chemicals found in
  our workplace, foods vehicles and homes can
  have a cumulative impact on reproductive health in both men and women.
  Another result of our industrialized society is
  the over abundance of toxic chemicals being used
  in daily use in our food and environment. The Au
  gust 1990 edition of the Alive Magazine states
  that in the last 30 years food additives have increased 1000%. New chemicals, preservatives
  and toxic substances are being produced in atte
  mpt to further benefit our instant society. Our
  attempt to over control nature has created pe
  sticides and herbicides, the desire to have
  perfect looking (non bug bitten, and not wilting
  produce) longer lasting food and byproducts
  from the plastic industry...Xenoestrogens.
  Xenoestrogens. Xeno literally means
  foreign
  , so xenoestrogens refers
  to ‘foreign estrogens,’
  concentrated
  endocrine disrupting chemicals, which are found in our food, soil and air.
  Xenoestrogens are capable of mimicking our body
  ’s estrogen hormone, attaching to estrogen
  receptors in our bodies. These estrogen mimickers interfere with our bodies’ natural
  circulating estrogens; disrupt
  hormone balance and menstrual cycles, affect prostate health,
  contribute to problems with fibroids, endome
  triosis, uterine cysts, and polycystic ovary
  syndrome and can damage ova and sperm. Many
  Xenoestrogens activate the CYP-lBl enzyme,
  which convert our bodies naturally
  occurring estrogens to 4 catechols, a toxic estrogen that can
  damage the bodies DNA and increase the risk of
  developing cancer, inc
  luding breast cancer.
  Dioxins, PCB’s (polychlorinated biphenyls),
  and DDT (dichlordopheny
  ltrichloroethane), all
  chlorinated products, chemicals present in pesticides, fertilizers, plastics, electrical
  equipment, waste incineration, bleach and clea
  ning solutions are all
  known xenoestrogens.
  These products are not biodegradable and remain
  in our environment for long periods of time,
  over time moving their way up the food chain;
  eventually many are consumed by larger animals
  and humans. Animals have been suffering reproductive problems for years, and problems are
  the worst in areas where pollution is the highest.
  Individuals in certain occupations are more likely to come into contact with and absorb heavy
  metals and toxins: carpenters, auto mechanics,
  photographers, staff in the clothing and textile
  industry, workers involved in manufacturing
  synthetic hormones, labo
  ratory technicians,
  commercial fisherman, painters, furniture workers, dentists, farmers administering hormones
  to livestock, electrical workers, potters and radi
  ologists may be more at risk than individuals in
  other occupations. As much as possible minimiz
  e your contact with environmental chemicals.
  Common chemicals linked to sperm abnormalitie
  s and low sperm count, irregular menstrual
  cycles, abnormal ovulation, decreased size of ovaries and increased risk of miscarriage
  include:
  •
  Organophosphates: frequently found in our environment.
  •
  Aluminum and formaldehydes
  •
  Benzene: a petroleum byproduct, found in
  rubber, lubricants, detergents, pesticides, plastics, nylon, synthetic fibers
  , resins, car exhaust, and dyes.
  High levels of Benzene have
  been found in the air surrounding gas stations and hazardous waste stations.
  •
  Synthetic estrogen: found in birth
  control and fertility medication
  •
  Chlorine found in chemically treated water in
  pools, showers, drinking water and hot tubs.
  •
  Lead: found in lead based paints, leaded gaso
  line, hair colors, tap water and batteries
  •
  Mercury: found in batteries, dental amalgam fillings and fish such as northern pike, trout
  and walleye can be suspect for high levels of mercury.
  •
  Nitrous oxide gas, a common anesthetic freq
  uently used in surgery and dentistry.
  •
  Xylene, a petroleum by product, commonly used
  as a solvent in printing, rubber, paints and
  paint thinners and varnishes.
  •
  Pesticides: have been a health concern for deca
  des; present in the air, our food and water
  supply, pesticides have been implicated in re
  productive damage and fetal damage in both
  animals and humans.
  •
  Nonylphenols: found in the breakdown of
  surfactants in dishwashing detergent and
  spermicides in condoms, diaphr
  agm jellies and vaginal gels.
  •
  Organochlorines, a family of organic chemical
  s which have chlorine atoms within their
  molecular structure, used throughout the world
  as insecticides, such as DDT and industrial
  chemicals like PCB’s and found in PVC and
  spermicidal contracept
  ives and lubricants.
  Organichlorines do no
  t break down once they are released into the environment and
  eventually make their way up the food chain
  to be found in both human and animal fats;
  they are extremely toxic and potentially carc
  inogenic. Organichlorines are also estrogen
  mimickers, attaching to estrogen receptors in the body; they are implicated in
  endometriosis, estrogen dependent health diso
  rders, lowered sperm counts, ovarian failure
  and affect the function of the liver. Liver da
  mage can also increase estrogen levels by
  inhibiting excess hormones from being eliminated from the body.
  Ways to decrease the impact of environmenta
  l estrogens, xenoestrogens, on your health:
  •
  Whenever possible store leftovers in glass
  or ceramic containers instead of plastic.
  Avoid the use of the microwave to reheat food and especially do not microwave foods
  after being stored in Tupperware or covered with saran wrap, instead reheat in a pot
  on the stove.
  •
  Choose biodegradable cleaning and laundry de
  tergents or pick up a book on making
  your own non-toxic cleaning products at home
  . Do not use products
  containing chlorine
  bleach in cleaning.
  •
  Avoid the use of fabric softeners, which place petrochemicals directly in contact with
  the skin.
  •
  Buy hormone free/ non-medicated meats or wild game (which is not treated with
  chemicals or antibiotics).
  Do not eat farmed fish.
  •
  Purchase "organic" locally grown produce, free from pesticides, herbicides, chemical
  sprays or synthetic fertilizers or soak pr
  oduce in a biodegradable vegetable wash for
  10-15 minutes before consuming which may remove small amounts of chemicals from
  the produce.
  •
  Educate yourself about forms of natural pest
  control; remove all pe
  sticides, herbicides,
  fungicides from your home, including insect
  repellants and weed killers for the lawn.
  •
  Select unbleached recycled paper to use at the office or in your home.
  •
  Purchase unbleached tampons
  and menstrual pads made with organic cotton and
  ensure they are free from surfactants, rayo
  n and fragrance. (The FDA detected dioxins
  and dozens of other substances in conventional tampons.
  •
  Use essential oils and citronella lamps as insect repellants instead of toxic pesticides.
  •
  Avoid condoms that contain
  the spermicide nonoxyl-9 that breaks down into nonylphenol, a xenoestrogen.
  •
  Avoid drinking tap water containing chlorine and other chemicals. Instead drink reverse
  osmosis bottled water. Consider investing in a filter for the shower to remove the
  chlorine, which is readily
  absorbed through the skin.
  •
  Don’t let your child chew on plastic toys.
  •
  Choose non-bleached paper products including:
  coffee filters, paper, napkins and toilet
  tissue. The EPA has determined that using bl
  eached coffee filters alone can result in a
  lifetime exposure to dioxins that exc
  eed acceptable risk

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• Ekow Samuel - Paris. 10 years ago

  You have to to clean your house, but very careful for not harm anyone, and it is good.

  You have to to clean your house, but very careful for not harm anyone, and it is good.

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