WHAT ARE SOME EXTERNAL FACTORS WHICH MAY CONTRIBUTE TO ESTROGEN DOMINANCE OR HORMONE IMBALANCE?
–> Synthetic Estrogens In Our Food. Animals in industrialized countries, especially the U.S., are routinely fed synthetic estrogens and eat grain and grasses that are laden with pesticides. These synthetic compounds are concentrated in the fat of the meat and dairy products sold commercially. –> Xenoestrogens In Our Environment Substances with a hormone-like effect on the body, mostly petrochemically based. These chemical compounds, the majority of which mimic the action of estrogen, can be found in such everyday items as soaps, perfumes, medicine, and plastics. –> Synthetic progestins sold by prescription. Research has shown that synthetic progestins can block the production of our own progesterone by occupying [blocking] progesterone receptors, preventing the natural progesterone molecule from performing its tasks.
