Ways to Avoid Manmade Estrogens


d Choose organic milk and dairy products.


d Eat organic meats and wild-caught fish.


d Avoid canned foods and plastic water and soda bottles.


d Do not use lawn or garden chemical pesticides or herbicides.


d Shed outdoor shoes before entering the house.


d Avoid furniture made from medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and synthetic carpeting; these materials outgas toxic chemicals.


d Use natural household-cleaning products, including baking soda and vinegar.


d Choose natural personal care products, including shampoos, lotions and cosmetics.


rub—you won’t get it rebalanced unless you are addressing the very real stress- ors in your life.” Due to the presence of xenoestro-


gens and Americans’ general fondness for processed comfort foods, women in their childbearing years are also increas- ingly afflicted by polycystic ovary syn- drome (PCOS), a condition characterized by overproduction of testosterone and other male hormones. Insulite Laborato- ries, in Louisville, Colorado, reports that infertility and early onset Type 2 diabetes, another hormonal imbalance problem, are closely connected to PCOS. The first priority for every woman


at any age, counsels Northrup, is to get blood sugar (glucose) under control. “Get a glucometer. You don’t need a prescription. If your blood sugar level isn’t between 80 and 90 in the morn- ing, you need to look at your diet and lifestyle. Getting this under control will create hormonal balance in the vast majority of women. It’s so simple.”


Perimenopause The next hormonal shift overlaps with a woman’s reproductive years. Symp-


toms of perimenopause, or the start of menopause and the end of childbearing years, typically show up between the early and late 30s. These range from hot flashes, night


sweats and insomnia to weight gain, fuzzy thinking and redistribution of hair on the body. Again, the presence of xenoestrogens and stress contribute. Women of other


cultures rarely expe- rience the intensity of perimenopausal symptoms that West- ern women report. So does that make perimenopause a lifestyle disease, as well?


biochemistry of the body is based on vitamins and minerals. If we compromise food and lifestyle choices, we are not getting the nutrients necessary to have a healthy endocrine system.” Weight gain is a particular con-


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Emphatically yes, says Holly Lucille,


a doctor of naturopathy, registered nurse and past president of the California Naturopathic Doctors Association. “Diet and lifestyle are absolutely essential to a healthy hormonal system,” which she explains in her book, Creating and Maintaining Balance: A Woman’s Guide to Safe, Natural, Hormone Health. “The


cern during perimenopause. In their book, From Belly Fat to Belly Flat, Dr. Randolph and Genie James, co-founders of the Natural Hormone Institute, advocate a specific eating plan to override belly fat and re- lated accumulating effects of excess estrogen. “In


perimenopause, progesterone produc- tion usually declines rapidly, more than 120 times faster than estrogen or testosterone production. That’s what aggravates the symptoms,” Randolph notes. “Because women in perimeno- pause are usually still menstruating, they think their hormones are okay.” “The more body fat you have, the more estrogen tips the hormonal imbalance,” says Lucille. “Those fat


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