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2006
Washington State University News Release
WSU Study Shows Environmental
Toxins Can Cause Inherited Diseases
Girlie
men (n.): the feminization of males, a direct result
of the increased amounts of xenoestrogens and estrogen-mimics
in our environment.
Hormones
are amazing things. We start out thinking they are pretty
discrete, that each one is related to a specific function.
The thyroid hormones deal with thyroid things, estrogen
with "female" things, testosterone with "male"
things, and so on. It can be rude awakening, for patients
and doctors alike, when it comes to hormones and disorders
such as autoimmune disease and chemical sensitivity, to
say nothing of having the rug pulled out of us when it
comes to dealing with peri- and post-menopause.
Most
of us are under the impression that hormones are just
chemicals made in our bodies, and chemicals specifically
made to be put into our bodies, such as birth control
pills, thyroid medication, etc. What most of us don't
realize is that an unknown number of the chemicals produced
by the chemical industry for pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers,
plastics, solvents, and more are hormone mimics, that
is, our body reacts to them as if they were hormones produced
in or intentionally taken into our bodies.
Even
purportedly (by the epeople who make and sell them) "natural"
(with the implication that nothing that is natural can
cause health problems) products like aromatherapy oils,
pose various risks, as outlined in Lavender,
Tea Tree Oils Linked to Breast Growth in Boys, which
refers to a study that found these chemicals boost estrogen
and suppress androgens. Could these chemicals and the
products that contain them also cause problems in women
at risk for estrogen-related breast cancer?
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One of the biggest groups of unintentional hormones are
the xenoestrogens--environmental estrogen mimics. It has
taken decades for researchers to realize what was happening,
what the risks are to humans and animals--males and females--when
they are regularly exposed to these xenoestrogens. Not
surprisingly, the Environmental Protection Agency and
other federal agencies responsible for seeing to the public
and environmental health have been reacting too slowly
to put a dent into these chemicals that have pervaded
our environment and daily lives.
Matters
are further complicated--and health impaired--by medical
doctors who do not realize the extent of the potential
impact of environmental hormones on human health. Add
to that standard lab tests whose "norms" are
so wide as to be absurd, to physicians who refuse to treat
with appropriate hormones just because they look at a
"normal" test result rather than carefully listen
and look at their patients who are voicing and evidencing
obvious signs of a dysregulated endocrine system.
Environmental
Hormone/Endocrine Disruptors
Common Pollutant Undermine Masculinity
Disrupting the Truth
Environmental Assault on
Immunity
Effects of Air Pollution
on North American Temperate Forests
Farmed Salmon High in PCBs
Feminized
Frogs: Herbicide Disrupts Sexual Growth
Hormonal Sabotage (Our Stolen
Future)
More
Frog Trouble: Herbicides May Emasculate Wild Males
Other Endocrine Disruptors
Raising Baby in an Era of Toxins
Soy: More Health Problems than Benefits
Environmental
Estrogens/Xenoestrogens
A
Fish Named Wayne/Wanda?
Estrogen Dominance: Underdiagnosed
threat to women's health
Glucuronidation
Safety Concerns with Sunscreen
Sunblock: Gender-bending chemicals
that mimic œstrogen are common
To Fu or Not To Fu: Soy's the Question
Estrogen,
Serotonin & Peri/Menopause
Approach
to the Perimenopausal Patient
Alcohol,
ERT, and visuospatial processes in postmenopausal women
Depression,
menopause and estrogens: is there a correlation?
Estrogen modifies brain cortical
serotonin receptors
Estrogen
Replacement Therapy and Mood
Estrogen,
serotonin, and mood disturbance: where is the therapeutic
bridge?
Keeping
Ovaries After Hysterectomy Boosts Survival
Minding menopause: Psychotropics vs. estrogen?
More
on Estrogens
Effects
of Alcohol Use and Estrogen on Bone
Estrogen
Therapy and Alcohol
High-density
lipoproteins: effects of alcohol, estrogen, and phytoestrogens
Scientists
Uncover Novel Role for Estrogen in Bone Marrow
Œstrogen-only
HRT may not increase breast cancer risk
Modern
Living: Maybe not so good...
Bright
Lights, Big Cancer: Melatonin-depleted blood spurs tumor
growth
Neurotransmitters
(Nature's Other Hormones)
Neurotransmitters
Play a New Role in Health
Thyroid
Disease, Menopause, and Serotonin
Estrogen,
serotonin, and mood disturbance: where is the therapeutic
bridge?
Minding
menopause: Psychotropics vs. estrogen?
Depression,
menopause and estrogens: is there a correlation?
Serotonin
and Obesity
ERT's
effect on mood in menopausal women and the mechanics of
this effect
More
on Thyroid...
Books on Hormones
and Menopause
Neurotransmitter
Testing: Neuroscience Labs, Inc.
Soy:
More Health Problems Than Benefits
Allergy
to soy is one of the most common food allergies allergy,
with many more people having soy intolerance. Despite
all the noise about peanuts, and the fact that soy and
soy byproducts are found in over 60% of foods, ranging
from canned poultry to mayonnaise to shortening to vegetable
oil and peanut butter, soy is rarely mentioned as an allergen,
food companies and restaurants haven't a clue, and people
just get sicker. And that's besides soy's phytoestrogens
(some of the highly touted isoflavones) which pose a risk
to women who should not be increasing their natural estrogen
level, and soy's iodine-binding capacity which affects
thyroid function and the millions of people with thyroid
disease.
The
Bad Effects of Soy
Soya Allergy
Soy
Allergy (About.com)
Soy
Allergy (Cleveland Clinic)
Soy
Allergies (AllergicChild.com)
Soy
Allergy Diet (Lucille Packard Children's Hospital)
Soy
Protein Intolerance (eMedicine)
Tofu
or Not Tofu
New
Report on Soy Finds Limited Evidence for Health Outcomes
Environmental
Health Sites
Scorecard.org
HealthyAmericans.org
- Trust for America's Health
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