Beware: The Xenoestrogens Have Arrived

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Beware: The " Xenoestrogens " Have Arrived

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) act like free-

radicals, zapping everything they touch, then

go into 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 no connection, 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? They just got here—it ain't

their fault.

 

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

save your ink, the politicians can't read anyway. They only know how

to

gab.

 

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. The local pharmacies carry a product called " Life-Flo " , 2-

Js

has one called " Fem Crème " , and then there's the multi-level

marketing

company Matol Botanical Products that you can find on the net; all

have

good results in most people. 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, I reckon.)

 

So, now that I've beat this dead horse enough…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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