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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.
And then there are all
those chemicals we 'invite' into our homes: Low
Sperm Counts and Deformed Penises: The Chemical Industry Has a Hold on
Your Reproductive Future
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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