Beware: The Xenoestrogens Have Arrived

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Beware: The " Xenoestrogens " Have Arrived JoAnn Guest Oct 09, 2005 20:25 PDT

Dr. Dan Harper, MD

 

 

 

Sounds like something from " The Body Snatchers " . A few years back,

anarticle appeared in that scientific magazine called Newsweek.

 

In it, a high school girl in her science fair project told how that

compounds called " xenoestrogens " were being absorbed by the foods

placed in plastic containers or Saran wrap, and then taken up by the

body

when ingested, doing major damage.

 

These " xenoestrogens " (that's `changed-female-hormones' for all us

" hicks " ) act like free-radicals, zapping everything they touch, then

gointo the liver to wreak havoc on the detoxification enzymes, then

wander nonchalantly into the various tissues of the body to start

over-feminizing them.

 

Ever wonder why those 2nd graders now look like something in the

Miss America pageant when we were kids?

 

They go on to accelerate breast cancer in those who have such a

tendency, and would you believe they have the audacity to fool

around

with a guy's prostate.

 

In the past, (us old-timers always start our sentences that way— " in

the past " , or " when I was young " ), breast cancer was a disease of 60 or

70 year old women. I never heard of anyone with prostate problems until

20 years ago and now we've all got it (males, that is). I'm sure

there's noconnection, right?

 

When I was young, one in fifty developed cancer

in their lifetime, now it's one in two. (I don't think it's due to

doctors

getting smarter and finding cancer earlier).

 

The bad news is that xenoestrogens are not only in plastics, but its

in the hormones the stockmen and farmers use to fatten up their animals

for market—beef, chicken, turkey, pork…that's why you want to harvest

your own meats or get organic meats to avoid these products that fatten

us up, too.

 

These little chemicals also do a number on the immune system in

general,

setting up all kinds of cancers, and a number of autoimmune

disorders—fibromyalgias, chronic fatigue, thyroid problems, multiple

sclerosis, prostate enlargement, and the list goes on.

 

So, what do we do?

 

Boycott the new KFC?

A letter writing campaign to Congress to shut down Saran Wrap? Naw,

save your ink, the politicians can't read anyway.

 

The first step is to remember you are what you eat.

 

(Brings back memories of the Twinkie eating cop in Die Hard). It is best

to shop

for foods around the periphery of the grocery store, getting the fresh,

raw produce.

 

An even better approach is to order organic produce from some of the

local co-op people [editor's note: some of you might not know what a

co-op is, so let me explain.

 

People who are tired of eating food filled with chemicals or food

from

factory farms that abuse this planet get together and form a

co-operative store which is run by volunteers.

 

They order, sell, and deal in organic foods (many in bulk), healthy

supplements, hair and skin care products that are less toxic, and

cleaning supplies that are less toxic. This is the power and magic

of people working together for a common good], or products from

Timeless Seeds or Seeds of Change.

 

We also have local organic ranchers producing

beef and pork without all the harmful toxins.

 

I hear so many

complain, " it costs more " , but how much is your chemotherapy or heart

by-pass or

silk-lined coffin going to cost?

 

If your body has already suffered from the effects of these

xenoestrogens, your liver needs to be detoxified to begin handling

this

and other poisons before it's too late.

 

I know of two oral detoxification processes, as well as an IV method

that is quicker. Once the detoxification has occurred, don't make it

worse by putting the same junk into your body that caused the

poisoning in the first place. (Sounds like Proverbs, where the dog

returns to its own vomit.)

 

Now comes one of the strangest parts of the article—progesterone. I

have

found that both men and women need progesterone in levels the

average American isn't getting.

 

All you ladies have put up with me suggesting

Progesterone cream for hot flashes, mood swings, depression,

fibromyalgias, chronic fatigue,…ad nauseum…you name it, I suggested

it.

 

 

Recently, I read how that progesterone is the precursor of estrogens

in

females and testosterone in males, and that low levels of

progesterone

may lead to miscarriage in females and infertility in males.

 

Then another article told how the human body begins to convert that

progesterone into cortisol, needed to make adrenaline to deal with

stress.

 

(Stress? isn't that the theme of the newsletter that sent

you here?)

 

The readings went on to reveal how carbohydrate metabolism, thyroid

production, serotonin and dopamine functions in the brain, lipid

metabolism, immune functions…all depended on progesterone to

function correctly.

 

If the stress has stolen all the progesterone to make cortisol to

keep you going in stressful situations, that explains some of the

fatigue,

depression, rise in blood sugars and fats, frequent infection, when

we are near a " burn out " state.

 

One of the things needed to deal with this stressful state is more

progesterone. Fortunately, there are some good progesterone products

on

the market that are made from Wild Yams. The best are " micronized "

and

are readily absorbed through the skin when applied on the abdomen,

legs,

or arms.

 

If one doesn't seem to be working, try

another preparation. (That's why we have both Anusol and Preparation

H,

some work better for one than the other.) Anyway, back to the story.

 

It is the imbalance of estrogen to progesterone ratio that sets up

the breast cancer or uterine cancer in the women.

 

It is this imbalance

of

estrogens to progesterone in the male that causes prostate problems.

This imbalance contributes to heart disease and autoimmune diseases

in

both sexes (doesn't want to show any favoritism—afraid of lawsuits

about

discrimination.)

 

So, now that I've beat this dead horse enough…just let me just caution

you to

rethink the foods you buy, as well as their storage and the types of

containers your beverages come in. (Aluminum for Alzheimer's and

Plastic

for Poison). I'm sure they sneak in other ways (a quick trip to the

internet or library will reveal those), but if your liver is healthy

and

you have enough progesterone, you might just live to see another day.

 

By the way, may that day be a special one.

 

http://www.mnwelldir.org/docs/cancer1/xeno.htm

 

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How to avoid excessive residues in your food

 

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Wash and peel all fruits or vegetables that are waxed, as the wax seals

in toxins that may of been on the surface while grown. Also wash all

fruits and vegetables before you eat them or better yet, when you get

them home from the store.

You can use a very diluted mixture of organic soap and water, then scrub

with a vegetable brush, just be sure to rinse well. Or buy an organic

product designed to dissolve pesticides and you can also use salt &

lemon water to dissolve the toxins from your produce, just always be

sure to scrub them.

 

Even organic produce should be washed before eating, simply because you

don't know who was handling it, but organic is your best bet if you are

trying to cut down on pesticide toxins. Every measure you can take will

help in the long run, even if you may think it won't.

 

Pesticides are a known endocrine disrupter and they are simply chemicals

that alter or mimic your hormones. Unfortunately, hormone disrupters are

a much stronger form of estrogen, unlike what you body naturally

produces.

 

When exposed to these chemicals they alter the way our natural hormones

act, and yes, that inculdes your thyroid hormones.

 

Hormone disrupters are known to cause reproductive problems, especially

in women, although men are now being affected. These disrupters can be

inhaled, ingested or simply absorbed through the skin, so it's

imperative that you take the necessary precautions when deciding on what

foods to eat, water to drink and well, we don't always have a choice on

the air we breath, so any type of precautionary measures are beneficial.

 

 

Your natural hormones are designed to do their specific job and

generally are short lived in the body. Hormone disrupters are long lived

in the body and are stored in the fat cells and are very burdensome on

the liver because they can continue to re-circulate through your body.

For us women, that means that most our fat cells are located in the

fatty tissues of the breast, ovaries, uterus as well as the brain and

other areas. This is one instance when detoxifying helps on a daily or

weekly basis.

 

Baths are a great way to detoxify and simply by drinking enough water,

eating the right foods and building up your immune system will lesson

the toxic burden on your body. The more exposure you have to

environmental toxins, the greater the chance of you suffering ill

health. It's these toxins that prevent our bodies natural progesterone

from doing it's job, allowing for estrogen dominance!

 

It's not the amount of progesterone your body produces, but the balance

between progesterone and estrogen that's most important. Progesterone

levels should be one hundred to two hundred times greater than estrogen

if done by a saliva test in order for the progesterone to protect you

from excess estrogen.

 

Please, be aware of the difference in a natural progesterone and a

synthetic one. Also be aware that some will tell you that horses urine

is natural, I disagree, because our bodies are not designed to

metabolize it, we lack those enzymes.

 

Progestin is a term used to cover a large group of synthetic drugs that

have a progesterone effect on the uterus.

" Data suggest that progestin therapy may have adverse effects on lipid

and carbohydrate metabolism. The choice of progestin, its dose, and its

regimen may be important in minimizing these adverse effects, but these

issues will require further study before they are clarified. Women with

hyperlipidemias and/or diabetes should be monitored closely during

progestin therapy. "

 

Progestogen is any natural [such as from horses but does not act the

same in our bodies] or synthetic hormone substance that produces effects

similar to those of progesterone.

 

Progesterone refers to the natural steroid hormone obtained from the

corpus luteum and placenta. It is responsible for changes in the

Endometrium in the 2nd half of the menstrual cycle prepetory to

implantation of the blastocyst, development of the maternal placenta

after implantation and development of the mammary glands. A corpus

luteum hormone that prepares the Endometrium for implantation of the

fertilized ovum. Progesterone and estrogen are main hormones.

Progesterone is the precursor to steroid hormones.

 

It's best to ask if the drug you intend to take is natural, or synthetic

and request a copy of the side effects. Man made hormones is not found

in nature and can cause toxic effects on the body and hormones from

animals areeven more potent than phytoestrogens or those that our bodies

produce.

 

Something I feel is important to add is that it has been found when

women who have a progesterone deficiency had 5.4 times the risk of

premenopausal breast cancer and tenfold increase of death from this

cancer.

 

Hormone disrupters inhibit progesterone and so can high levels of

estrogen in the body because they can bind to the progesterone receptor.

 

 

You can actually have a hormone test done and your progesterone levels

will be normal, BUT the progesterone is not working because receptors

are blocked resulting in an imbalance between estrogen and progesterone.

 

 

It's been found that HBC [hexochlorabenzene] suppresses progesterone

production during the luteal phase. Dioxon also blocks the protective

effects of progesterone in endometriosis, this happened to me.

 

 

Keep in mind, it's the balance of estrogen and progesterone that's most

important, not so much as being dominate in one or the other.

 

If you are stressed, the hormone " cortisol " [produced during stress]

will bind with " progesterone receptors " and block the positive effects

of progesterone by decreasing it's effects.

 

 

Robin

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