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Estrogens - The Female Hormones
ESTROGEN DOMINANCE - How to Reduce Estrogen in the Body
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Reduce exposure to environmental xenoestrogens to reduce estrogen levels in the body
R educing
xenoestrogen
levels in the body is a long term process achieved by reducing
xenoestrogen
exposure
• An estrogen-dominant
body tries to compensate by desensitizing its
estrogen receptors, making them less sensitive to
estrogen - However, because natural
PROGESTERONE re-sensitizes the
estrogen receptors
to normal sensitivity, if one uses natural
PROGESTERONE without first getting rid of exposure to
xenoestrogens
/ excess phytoestrogens symptoms would likely get worse
(E.g. cysts get bigger, breasts become sorer, more bloating and fat gain around
the middle).
• Be patient -
After cutting out
xenoestrogens (and excess phytoestrogens),
it takes about 1-3 months, for these "undesireables" to leave the body.
Some
examples given here, but for more details, see:
xenoestrogens - Endocrine Disruptors
Plastics
Avoid. #3 Vinyl/PVC and #7 OTHER (usually
polycarbonate), which are estrogenic .
OK-Non- Estrogen
ic
plastics. PETE, HDPE,
LDPE, Polypropolene and Polystyrene do NOT contain phthalates or use BPA
during production (polymerization) or package-forming.
Children / Babies
Use glass baby bottles.
Not #7 polycarbonate; heating milk in them leaches even more BPA;
D o not
use PVC bottle nipples or teethers
Throw out PVC (squeezy) toys
Use powdered baby formula instead of cans.
To reduce Biphenol-A exposure; breast-milk is the
best choice.
Food
Preferably eat organic meat and produce / wash
fruit and vegetables. The feed of non-organically raised animals contain hormone-disrupting toxins
including pesticides,
herbicides, synthetic or "bio-solid"(recycled human excrement)
fertilizers, antibiotics, and drugs to
combat disease when so many animals are packed closely together. Produce with
the most pesticides reported in A
Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce, include strawberries
(contain vinclozolin, a known endocrine disruptor), bell
peppers, peaches, apples, apricots, and spinach . Foods
with the least amount of pesticides include
avocados, corn, onions, sweet potatoes, bananas, green
onions, broccoli, and cauliflower .
Trim fat from meat and skin from poultry and fish
that tend to store toxins
Use rBGH-free milk and dairy / Eat growth
hormone-free meat. Estrogenic
growth hormones are commonly injected into and fed to livestock
Moderate coffee/tea drinking. To limit
estrogenic caffeine intake;
Home filter your water to remove hormones.
E.g.
synthetic estrogens from the urine of women
taking HRT and birth control pills that are flushed down the toilet, eventually
finding their way back into our water and food supply.
Store/Heat food and liquids in glass or ceramics.
Heated #3 plastics leach very quickly into food;
most food-services use plasticized #3 cling-wrap containing phthalates.
Choose packaged goods in glass or paper
containers
Eat mostly fresh foods. Cut back on processed and pre-packaged foods in
general;
Don't overheat Teflon pan (preferably don't use at all).
If
its smoking it's poisoning you;
Eat wild fish. Less contaminated than farmed
fish; choose an effective Omega-3 supplement uncontaminated by PCBs,
dioxins and mercury;
How-to Supplement Essential Fats
Personal
Use parabens-free, natural ingredient, non-toxic
cosmetics ;
Use natural soap, shampoo, toothpaste, anti-perspirant, lotions,
perfumes and other toiletries.
Check out this site for
help
choosing personal care products ;
Nail polish and remover. Acetone is a
xenoestrogenic solvent;
Use condoms without spermicide
(xenoestrogenic)
for birth control.
Instead of birth control pills;
Household
• Use non-toxic,
environmentally safe, "green" detergents, fabric softeners, dishwashing
detergent, cleaning products
• Avoid artificial air-fresheners -
use essential oils in a diffuser or lightly heated;
• Avoid lawn and garden sprays, indoor insect
sprays - use natural herbicide/pesticide
control, such as grapefruit seed extract, hydrogen peroxide,1 Cup salt in 1 gallon of vinegar, or other alternatives;
• Minimize exposure to synthetic chemical solvents
- E.g. methanol, aldehydes, ketones
in paints, paint remover, varnishes, glues, cleaning products, carpet,
fiberboard, other processed woods;
• Don't dry-clean clothes or use
fragranced dryer sheets
• Replace vinyl shower curtain with fabric
one
• Don't use vinyl wallpaper
• Replace Teflon pots/pans with ceramic,
glass or stainless steel cookware