exposure to environmental toxins. Many of these toxins are referred to as xeno-estrogens. Xeno = foreign or outside the body. These foreign sub- stances bind very strongly to estrogen receptors in the body and therefore strongly mimic the ef- fects of estrogen in the body. We are exposed to numerous xeno-estrogens
in our environment today which increase total body load of estrogen. Xeno-estrogens are found in plastics, phthalates (also known as plasticiz- ers, substances added to plastics to make them more flexible, transparent and durable), bisphe- nol A which lines beverage and food containers, BHA - butylated hydroxyanisole–a food preser- vative also used in certain medications, hormone injected meats, weed killer, pesticides, DDT and PCB’s – both of which have been banned from use in the USA, foaming agents in soaps and de- tergents, personal care products such as cosmet- ics, sunscreens, parabens in lotions, spermicides in condoms, birth control pills containing ethinyl estradiol, Teflon cookware, clothes, computer chips and PVC piping. Studies of the effects of xeno-estrogens in animals have revealed high levels of estrogen in females, low testosterone, low sperm counts and feminization in males and overall, decreased numbers of offspring. The S.A.D. – Standard American Diet - laden
with unhealthy fats and carbohydrates can liter- ally double estrogen levels above normal. These processed foods are calorie rich and nutrient poor. They do not come from nature. They are manufactured. Whole grain bread and whole wheat pasta are processed foods. Most of what we eat is processed elevating estrogen levels and increasing fat storage. This means more fat cells to store the fat and then these fat cells produce more estrogen perpetuating a high estrogen- high fat cycle.
Estrogen levels have been found to be much
lower in women who perform strenuous physi- cal activity. Exercise plays an important role in how estrogen is metabolized in the body. Studies have shown that women with an increased risk for breast cancer had great improvement in their estrogen metabolism when they were placed on a moderate exercise regimen and calorie restric- tion. Ultimately, lean body mass means less body fat which means less estrogen is being produced from fat cells. Fewer fat cells mean less fat stor- age so the high estrogen high fat cycle is broken.
Effects of Early Menarche
At the turn of the twentieth century the aver- age age of menarche was fourteen years of age. Today some females are starting to have their pe- riods as early as eight years of age in large part due to diets of highly refined foods and exposure to foreign estrogens. It is also no coincidence that industrialized nations with much higher rates of exposure to xeno-estrogens and processed foods
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