What are Xenoestrogens?
• Xenoestrogens are found in: —Paints —Textiles —Paper products —Pesticides —Herbicides —Plastics —Plastic wraps (leach into food) Scientists studying a high rate of breast cancer in Long Island found that women with breast cancer had higher levels of pesticides such as DDT in their breasts than women with normal breasts.
These are estrogen-mimicking chemicals that are associated with breast cancer. Plastics give off xenoestrogens, which is a good reason not to buy, store, or cook foods or water in plastic wrap or plastic containers. The softer the plastic, the more plasticizers and the more potential extrusion (leakage into the food) of xenoestrogens. To find out how soft or hard a plastic is, look at the number in the recycling triangle at the bottom. “1” is the softest; “7” is the hardest and would have the least amount of extrusion. “7” containers are the ones that many 5-gallon jugs of water are delivered in. A reader sent me articles showing that “7” plastic contains BPA, which is carcinogenic. Glass is preferred. BPA was fairly recently listed by the American Dental Association as undesirable in dental materials. It is my understanding that a lot of the alternative composite materials to dental amalgams contain BPA, so double-check if you are having your silver amalgams replaced. On the other han
