Avoid Xenoestrogen Exposure – Part 1

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By Dr. Michael Wald

cupcoffeeXenoestrogens are compounds found in nature and also made in the body. They have the potential to modify estrogen function and/or estrogen metabolism. “Bad” xenoestrogens boost the body’s use of a “bad” estrogen called 17-beta-estradiole (E2). Xenoestrogen contributes to “excess estrogen” or “estrogen dominance”.

Identifying and removing “bad” xenoestrogens from your life can lessen health problems or intolerable symptoms, ranging from breast cancer, endometriosis, pre-menstrual syndrome and postmenopausal symptoms. “Good” xenoestrogens should also be considered as they modify the disease and symptom producing effects of 17-beta-estradiole (E2).

If you are attempting to avoid xenoestrogen exposure, here is a list of substances to avoid.

Avoid:

1. Commercially-raised, non-organic meats such as beef, chicken, and pork

2. Commercial dairy products including milk, butter, cheese, and ice cream – use only organic products that do not contain bovine growth hormone

3. Unfiltered water, including water you bathe in – Use reverse-osmosis filtered water such as Dazani or get your own filter

4. Laundry detergent – use white vinegar, baking soda, or tri-sodium phosphate (TSP). According to some experts, avoid even the Seventh Generation and Eco brands

5. Dryer sheets and fabric softeners – use white vinegar as a marvelous natural fabric softener, no smell after it dries

6. Avoid Primpro, DES, Premarin, Cimetidine (Tagamet), Marijuana, and Birth Control Pills.

7. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

8. Progesterone creams made with paraben preservatives

9. Soy (in some circumstances)

10. Ground flaxseed – if you’re looking for the Omega-3 effect, use fish oil instead

11. No sunflower oil, no safflower oil, no cottonseed oil, no canola oil – Use olive oil or grapeseed oil

12. Avoid Tea tree oil (melaleuca)

13. No lavendar oil

14. Avoid coffee and caffeine

15. Sage and rosemary

16. Shampoos, lotions, soaps, cosmetics that contain paraben or phenoxyethanol – Almost all contain them, so you have to look far and wide. Be diligent, you’re getting hundreds of times more exposure through your skin than through your diet. So far, I’ve found Kiss My Face brands to be okay.

17. Shampoos that purposely include estrogen (these are shampoos that cater to the African-American market)

18. Avoid reheating foods in plastic or styrofoam containers

19. Avoid drinking out of plastic cups and containers

20. Air fresheners that contain pthalates

21. Avoid naturally occurring plant estrogens:

22. Coffee

23. Clover, red clover tea, alfalfa sprouts

24. Sunflower seeds

25. Queen Anne’s lace (wild carrot)

26. Pomegranate – The Greeks used this plant as a contraceptive!

27. Dates

28. Fennel

29. Licorice, red clover, yucca, hops (beer) and motherwort

30. Bloodroot, ocotillo, mandrake, oregano, damiana, pennyroyal, verbena, nutmeg,

31. Tumeric, yucca, thyme, calamus rt., red clover, goldenseal, licorice, mistletoe, cumin, fennel, chamomile, cloves

32. 4-Methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC) (sunscreen lotions)

Stay tuned for part 2 of this article shortly…..

– Dr. Michael Wald, aka The Blood Detective, is the director of nutritional services at Integrated Medicine of Mount Kisco, located in Westchester New York. He has appeared on ABC World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer, Channel 11 PIX, Channel 12 News, CNN, The Food Network and other media outlets. Dr. Wald earned the name Blood Detective for his reputation to find problems that are often missed by other doctors. He earned an MD degree, is a doctor of chiropractic and a certified dietician-nutritionist. He is also double-board certified in nutrition. He has published over a dozen books with three additional titles due for release late 2013 including: Frankenfoods – Genetically Modified Foods: Controversies, Lies & Your Health and Gluten-A-Holic: How to Live Gluten Free and the Blood Detective’s Longevity Secrets. Dr. Wald can be reached at: www.intmedny.com or www.blooddetective.com or by calling: 914-242-8844.