Harmful Estrogens (xenoestrogens): Things Every Woman Needs to Know
by: By Dr. Carolyn Berghuis, MS, ND, CTN
Wellness Director: Joy of Raphael
We live in a sea of xenoestrogens that negatively affect our health. Xenoestrogens are foreign substances that act like harmful estrogen in the body. Their estrogenic activity is more potent than the estrogen made by ovaries. Xenoestrogens can mimic natural estrogen or block it at estrogen receptor sites on cells throughout the body. Some of these hormone imposters accumulate, because they are fat soluble-meaning they are stored in body fat-and continue to interfere with the body's natural hormone balance.
These manmade estrogens find their way into the water supply, soil, air, and food chain. Most xenoestrogens are derived from petrochemicals and include pesticides, industrial chemicals, household cleaners, plastics (e.g., water bottles, food containers), nail polish, and car exhaust. The pollution from these products causes health problems, including increased cancer rates and infertility.
In a recent study published in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine, researchers made a direct link between cancer and pesticides. Women with breast cancer were five times more likely to have pesticide residue in their bloodstream than healthy women were.
Synthetic hormones, in the form of birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy, introduce other manmade estrogens and provide another means of disrupting hormone balance. These commercial hormones are structurally altered and different from the ones our bodies produce.
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*The above information is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease. For disease treatment seek the advice of your medical doctor. |
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*The above information is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease. For disease treatment seek the advice of your medical doctor. |
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Dr. Carolyn Berghuis, MS, ND, CTN
Let us help you regain your energy and improve your quality of life! Call us today for a confidential appointment at (317) 848-2818.
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