(843,1,'2012-11-08 14:26:39','2012-11-08 19:26:39','Maybe you\'ve heard of xenoestrogens but don\'t really know what they are or how they work in your body.  I\'m going to explain what they are and why I try to minimize them in my life and more importantly to me - in my <strong>children\'s</strong> lives.\n\n<strong>Xenoestrogen</strong> means <strong>foreign estrogen</strong> - which basically means any outside substance that acts like estrogen once inside our body.  It includes chemical compounds and pesticides, as well as both synthetic and natural estrogen that we ingest or apply.  <strong>Phytoestrogens</strong> are another type of xenoestrogen - plants such as soy that have been touted as beneficial or harmful depending upon who you listen too. (I\'m not going to discuss phytoestrogens as endocrine disruptors in this post because it is a whole other conundrum and I\'ve read mixed studies.)\n\n<strong>Endocrine disruptors </strong>also called <strong>hormone disruptors </strong>are similar but actually refer specifically to chemicals and/or compounds that disrupt our endocrine (hormone) systems.\n\nI\'ve known about xenoestrogens for a while now but didn\'t really \"get\" what they were or how a chemical could possibly disrupt my hormones in my body. Researching xenoestrogens made me realize that it\'s even more complicated than I could have imagined, scientists really have their work cut out for them on this one but damn I wish they\'d get to it!\n\nFor me it helped to visualize the process going on in our body. Chemicals can disrupt our hormones in several ways but without getting too scientific on you here is one simple explanation to help you visualize how a chemical could possibly disrupt your hormones:\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One way to think of it is like a game of musical chairs - let\'s imagine the chairs are the estrogen receptors - there\'s only a limited number of them to go around.  When the endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) enters your body &amp; jumps onto the estrogen receptors there\'s no where for your own estrogen to go! Those special receptors are supposed to be there for the estrogen <em>your body</em> is producing but instead your own estrogen has to roam freely in your body. Sometimes those EDC\'s activate the receptors but sometimes they inactivate them!  The bottom line is that every time EDC\'s win the game -  your hormone health loses.</span></strong></p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Check out this<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"GreenFacts.org - Endocrine Disrupting Animation\" href=\"http://www.greenfacts.org/en/endocrine-disruptors/l-2/endocrine-disruptors-1.htm#2\" target=\"_blank\"> animated illustration</a></span> to watch an endocrine disruptor in action on GreenFacts.org.</p>\nThis is a good example of how your body doesn\'t even have to be producing too much estrogen to show symptoms of estrogen dominance.  Now imagine your poor liver has to deal with all this excess re-circulating estrogen.  (I\'ll talk about why you need to \"Show Some Love to Your Liver\" in a future post, especially if you have hormone issues.)\n\nEndocrine disruptors are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nXenoestrogens are found in plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.\n\nLike I said, there are other ways your hormones can get disrupted, here are some links explaining the mechanisms:\n\n<a title=\"Todipedia - Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Endocrine+Disruptors\" target=\"_blank\">Toxipedia - Endocrine Disruptors</a>\n\n<a title=\"Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption\" href=\"http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst/mechanisms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption</a>\n\nTo stay informed:\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Read my posts</strong> about: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a></span> </strong>&amp; <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></span></strong></li>\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sign up</span></a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read more of my series of articles about  estrogen or other hormone imbalance.</li>\n	<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Share this article</span></strong> If you learned something</li>\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></span></a> so other women can benefit and feel less alone.</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','X is for Xenoestrogens','','inherit','open','open','','722-revision-22','','','2012-11-08 14:26:39','2012-11-08 19:26:39','',722,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/722-revision-22/',0,'revision','',0),(844,1,'2012-11-08 14:30:11','2012-11-08 19:30:11','Maybe you\'ve heard of xenoestrogens but don\'t really know what they are or how they work in your body.  I\'m going to explain what they are and why I try to minimize them in my life and more importantly to me - in my <strong>children\'s</strong> lives.\n\n<strong>Xenoestrogen</strong> means <strong>foreign estrogen</strong> - which basically means any outside substance that acts like estrogen once inside our body.  It includes chemical compounds and pesticides, as well as both synthetic and natural estrogen that we ingest or apply.  <strong>Phytoestrogens</strong> are another type of xenoestrogen - plants such as soy that have been touted as beneficial or harmful depending upon who you listen too. (I\'m not going to discuss phytoestrogens as endocrine disruptors in this post because it is a whole other conundrum and I\'ve read mixed studies.)\n\n<strong>Endocrine disruptors </strong>also called <strong>hormone disruptors </strong>are similar but actually refer specifically to chemicals and/or compounds that disrupt our endocrine (hormone) systems.\n\nI\'ve known about xenoestrogens for a while now but didn\'t really \"get\" what they were or how a chemical could possibly disrupt my hormones in my body. Researching xenoestrogens made me realize that it\'s even more complicated than I could have imagined, scientists really have their work cut out for them on this one but damn I wish they\'d get to it!\n\nFor me it helped to visualize the process going on in our body. Chemicals can disrupt our hormones in several ways but without getting too scientific on you here is one simple explanation to help you visualize how a chemical could possibly disrupt your hormones:\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One way to think of it is like a game of musical chairs - let\'s imagine the chairs are the estrogen receptors - there\'s only a limited number of them to go around.  When the endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) enters your body &amp; jumps onto the estrogen receptors there\'s no where for your own estrogen to go! Those special receptors are supposed to be there for the estrogen <em>your body</em> is producing but instead your own estrogen has to roam freely in your body. Sometimes those EDC\'s activate the receptors but sometimes they inactivate them!  The bottom line is that every time EDC\'s win the game -  your hormone health loses.</span></strong></p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Check out this<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"GreenFacts.org - Endocrine Disrupting Animation\" href=\"http://www.greenfacts.org/en/endocrine-disruptors/l-2/endocrine-disruptors-1.htm#2\" target=\"_blank\"> animated illustration</a></span> to watch an endocrine disruptor in action on GreenFacts.org.</p>\nThis is a good example of how your body doesn\'t even have to be producing too much estrogen to show symptoms of estrogen dominance.  Now imagine your poor liver has to deal with all this excess re-circulating estrogen.  (I\'ll talk about why you need to \"Show Some Love to Your Liver\" in a future post, especially if you have hormone issues.)\n\nEndocrine disruptors are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nXenoestrogens are found in plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.\n\nLike I said, there are other ways your hormones can get disrupted, here are some links explaining the mechanisms:\n\n<a title=\"Todipedia - Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Endocrine+Disruptors\" target=\"_blank\">Toxipedia - Endocrine Disruptors</a>\n\n<a title=\"Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption\" href=\"http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst/mechanisms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption</a>\n\nTo stay informed:\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Read my posts</strong> about: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a></span> </strong>&amp; <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></span></strong></li>\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sign up</span></a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read more of my series of articles about  estrogen or other hormone imbalance.</li>\n	<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Share this article</span></strong> If you learned something</li>\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></span></a> so other women can benefit and feel less alone.</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','X is for Xenoestrogens','','inherit','open','open','','722-revision-23','','','2012-11-08 14:30:11','2012-11-08 19:30:11','',722,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/722-revision-23/',0,'revision','',0),(845,1,'2012-11-08 14:48:15','2012-11-08 19:48:15','Do what David Suzuki would do!  Let your government know that you want labelling of products and warnings about the health risks such as endocrine disruption.\n<ul>\n	<li>In Canada, here\'s a link to <a title=\"David Suzuki - Take Action\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/take-action/\" target=\"_blank\">David Suzuki\'s Take Action</a> page with a link to e-mailing our Minister of Health, Leona Aglukkaq so you can let her know that it matters to you. Also let your local government representative know.</li>\n	<li>Also in Canada, support the call to amend the constitution to ensure Canadians have a Right to a Healthy Environment.</li>\n	<li>In USA, here\'s a link to <a title=\"Local Motion Green - Take Action\" href=\"http://www.lmgresources.org/library/?p=1261\" target=\"_blank\">Local Motion Green</a> website with direct ways you can help such as contacting the EPA, contacting your government representatives and senators to encourage action.</li>\n	<li>Make wise consumer choices - choose to spend your dollars with companies and on products that are in line with minimizing health risks.</li>\n	<li>Tell companies that you want them to carry responsible products.</li>\n	<li>Check out <a title=\"Reducing My Family\'s Exposure to Hormone Disruptors\" href=\" http://www.hormonesoup.com/reducing-my-familys-exposure/\" target=\"_blank\">what I do to minimize my family\'s exposure</a> but don\'t be overwhelmed.  I started out with small changes.  It\'s costly to change everything at once but it\'s do-able over time and I\'m still working on it.  The important part is getting started.</li>\n	<li>Get your little informed-self out there and share your knowledge with others. If they tell 2 friends and they tell 2 friends and they tell 2 friends....you get the picture.  With social media today, it\'s never been easier to help spread the message.</li>\n	<li>Teach your children - they will even keep you in line with your plan to avoid hormone disruptors!</li>\n</ul>','What to Do & How to Help','','inherit','open','open','','818-revision-7','','','2012-11-08 14:48:15','2012-11-08 19:48:15','',818,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/818-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(846,1,'2012-11-08 14:49:43','2012-11-08 19:49:43','Do what David Suzuki would do!  Let your government know that you want labelling of products and warnings about the health risks such as endocrine disruption.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>In Canada, here\'s a link to <a title=\"David Suzuki - Take Action\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/take-action/\" target=\"_blank\">David Suzuki\'s Take Action</a> page with a link to e-mailing our Minister of Health, Leona Aglukkaq so you can let her know that it matters to you. Also let your local government representative know.</li>\r\n	<li>Also in Canada, support the call to amend the constitution to ensure Canadians have a <a title=\"Right to a Healthy Environment\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/docs-talk/2012/10/a-healthy-environment-should-be-a-basic-human-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Right to a Healthy Environment.</a></li>\r\n	<li>In USA, here\'s a link to <a title=\"Local Motion Green - Take Action\" href=\"http://www.lmgresources.org/library/?p=1261\" target=\"_blank\">Local Motion Green</a> website with direct ways you can help such as contacting the EPA, contacting your government representatives and senators to encourage action.</li>\r\n	<li>Make wise consumer choices - choose to spend your dollars with companies and on products that are in line with minimizing health risks.</li>\r\n	<li>Tell companies that you want them to carry responsible products.</li>\r\n	<li>Check out <a title=\"Reducing My Family\'s Exposure to Hormone Disruptors\" href=\" http://www.hormonesoup.com/reducing-my-familys-exposure/\" target=\"_blank\">what I do to minimize my family\'s exposure</a> but don\'t be overwhelmed.  I started out with small changes.  It\'s costly to change everything at once but it\'s do-able over time and I\'m still working on it.  The important part is getting started.</li>\r\n	<li>Get your little informed-self out there and share your knowledge with others. If they tell 2 friends and they tell 2 friends and they tell 2 friends....you get the picture.  With social media today, it\'s never been easier to help spread the message.</li>\r\n	<li>Teach your children - they will even keep you in line with your plan to avoid hormone disruptors!</li>\r\n</ul>','What to Do & How to Help','','inherit','open','open','','818-revision-8','','','2012-11-08 14:49:43','2012-11-08 19:49:43','',818,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/818-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(848,1,'2012-11-09 23:37:06','2012-11-10 04:37:06','','Could Your FemStash Compete in Movember','','inherit','open','open','','847-revision','','','2012-11-09 23:37:06','2012-11-10 04:37:06','',847,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/847-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(850,1,'2012-11-12 19:00:25','2012-11-13 00:00:25','Maybe you\'ve heard of xenoestrogens but don\'t really know what they are or how they work in your body.  I\'m going to explain what they are and why I try to minimize them in my life and more importantly to me - in my <strong>children\'s</strong> lives.\n\n<strong>Xenoestrogen</strong> means <strong>foreign estrogen</strong> - which basically means any outside substance that acts like estrogen once inside our body.  It includes chemical compounds and pesticides, as well as synthetic estrogen that we ingest or apply to our skin.  <strong>Phytoestrogens</strong> are another type of xenoestrogen - plants such as soy and flax can behave like estrogen inside your body.  This post won\'t delve into phytoestrogens as endocrine disruptors because plants like soy have been touted as either beneficial or harmful depending upon who you listen too.  It is a whole other conundrum and I\'ve read mixed studies.)\n\n<strong>Endocrine disruptors </strong>also called <strong>hormone disruptors </strong>are similar but actually refer specifically to chemicals and/or compounds that disrupt our endocrine (hormone) systems.\n\nI\'ve known about xenoestrogens for a while now but didn\'t really \"get\" what they were or how a chemical could possibly disrupt my hormones in my body. Researching xenoestrogens made me realize that it\'s even more complicated than I could have imagined, scientists really have their work cut out for them on this one but damn I wish they\'d get to it!\n\nFor me it helped to visualize the process going on in our body. Chemicals can disrupt our hormones in several ways but without getting too scientific on you here is one simple explanation to help you visualize how a chemical could possibly disrupt your hormones:\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One way to think of it is like a game of musical chairs - let\'s imagine the chairs are the estrogen receptors - there\'s only a limited number of them to go around.  When the endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) enters your body &amp; jumps onto the estrogen receptors there\'s no where for your own estrogen to go! Those special receptors are supposed to be there for the estrogen <em>your body</em> is producing but instead your own estrogen has to roam freely in your body. Sometimes those EDC\'s activate the receptors but sometimes they inactivate them!  The bottom line is that every time EDC\'s win the game -  your hormone health loses.</span></strong></p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Check out this<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"GreenFacts.org - Endocrine Disrupting Animation\" href=\"http://www.greenfacts.org/en/endocrine-disruptors/l-2/endocrine-disruptors-1.htm#2\" target=\"_blank\"> animated illustration</a></span> to watch an endocrine disruptor in action on GreenFacts.org.</p>\nThis is a good example of how your body doesn\'t even have to be producing too much estrogen to show symptoms of estrogen dominance.  Now imagine your poor liver has to deal with all this excess re-circulating estrogen.  (I\'ll talk about why you need to \"Show Some Love to Your Liver\" in a future post, especially if you have hormone issues.)\n\nEndocrine disruptors are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nXenoestrogens are found in plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.\n\nLike I said, there are other ways your hormones can get disrupted, here are some links explaining the mechanisms:\n\n<a title=\"Todipedia - Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Endocrine+Disruptors\" target=\"_blank\">Toxipedia - Endocrine Disruptors</a>\n\n<a title=\"Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption\" href=\"http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst/mechanisms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption</a>\n\nTo stay informed:\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Read my posts</strong> about: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a></span> </strong>&amp; <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></span></strong></li>\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sign up</span></a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read more of my series of articles about  estrogen or other hormone imbalance.</li>\n	<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Share this article</span></strong> If you learned something</li>\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></span></a> so other women can benefit and feel less alone.</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','X is for Xenoestrogens','','inherit','open','open','','722-revision-24','','','2012-11-12 19:00:25','2012-11-13 00:00:25','',722,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/722-revision-24/',0,'revision','',0),(851,1,'2012-11-12 19:11:40','2012-11-13 00:11:40','Maybe you\'ve heard of xenoestrogens but don\'t really know what they are or how they work in your body.  I\'m going to explain what they are and why I try to minimize them in my life and more importantly to me - in my <strong>children\'s</strong> lives.\n\n<strong>Xenoestrogen</strong> means <strong>foreign estrogen</strong> - which basically means any outside substance that acts like estrogen once inside our body.  It includes chemical compounds and pesticides, as well as synthetic estrogen that we ingest or apply to our skin.\n\n<strong>Phytoestrogens</strong> are another type of xenoestrogen - plants such as soy and flax can behave like estrogen inside your body.  (This post won\'t delve into phytoestrogens as endocrine disruptors because plants like soy have been touted as either beneficial or harmful depending upon who you listen too.  It is a whole other conundrum and I\'ve read mixed studies.)\n\n<strong>Endocrine disruptors </strong>also called <strong>hormone disruptors </strong>are similar but actually refer specifically to chemicals and/or compounds that disrupt our endocrine (hormone) systems.\n\n<strong>Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC\'s)</strong> - the chemicals that are known or suspected to disrupt our hormones are sometimes referred to as EDC\'s.\n\nI\'ve known about xenoestrogens for a while now but didn\'t really \"get\" what they were or how a chemical could possibly disrupt my hormones in my body. Researching xenoestrogens made me realize that it\'s even more complicated than I could have imagined, scientists really have their work cut out for them on this one.\n\nIt helped me to visualize the process going on in my body. Chemicals can disrupt our hormones in several ways but without getting too scientific on you here is one simple explanation to help you picture how the makeup or perfume you wear could possibly disrupt your hormones:\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One way to think of it is like a game of musical chairs - let\'s imagine the chairs are the estrogen receptors - there\'s only a limited number of them to go around.  When the endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) enters your body &amp; jumps onto the estrogen receptors there\'s nowhere for your own estrogen to go! Those special receptors are supposed to be there for the estrogen <em>your body</em> is producing but instead your own estrogen has to roam freely - recirculating throughout your body. Sometimes those EDC\'s activate the receptors but sometimes they inactivate them!  The bottom line is that every time EDC\'s win the game -  your hormone health loses.</span></strong></p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Check out this<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"GreenFacts.org - Endocrine Disrupting Animation\" href=\"http://www.greenfacts.org/en/endocrine-disruptors/l-2/endocrine-disruptors-1.htm#2\" target=\"_blank\"> animated illustration</a></span> to watch an endocrine disruptor in action on GreenFacts.org.</p>\nThis is a good example of how your body doesn\'t even have to be producing too much estrogen to show symptoms of estrogen dominance.  Now imagine your poor liver has to deal with all this excess re-circulating estrogen.  (I\'ll talk about why you need to \"Show Some Love to Your Liver\" in a future post, especially if you have hormone issues.)\n\nEndocrine disruptors are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nXenoestrogens are found in plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.\n\nLike I said, there are other ways your hormones can get disrupted, here are some links explaining the mechanisms:\n\n<a title=\"Todipedia - Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Endocrine+Disruptors\" target=\"_blank\">Toxipedia - Endocrine Disruptors</a>\n\n<a title=\"Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption\" href=\"http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst/mechanisms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption</a>\n\nTo stay informed:\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Read my posts</strong> about: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a></span> </strong>&amp; <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></span></strong></li>\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sign up</span></a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read more of my series of articles about  estrogen or other hormone imbalance.</li>\n	<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Share this article</span></strong> If you learned something</li>\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></span></a> so other women can benefit and feel less alone.</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','X is for Xenoestrogens','','inherit','open','open','','722-revision-25','','','2012-11-12 19:11:40','2012-11-13 00:11:40','',722,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/722-revision-25/',0,'revision','',0),(852,1,'2012-11-12 19:15:55','2012-11-13 00:15:55','Maybe you\'ve heard of xenoestrogens but don\'t really know what they are or how they work in your body.  I\'m going to explain what they are and why I try to minimize them in my life and more importantly to me - in my <strong>children\'s</strong> lives.\n\n<strong>Xenoestrogen</strong> means <strong>foreign estrogen</strong> - which basically means any outside substance that acts like estrogen once inside our body.  It includes chemical compounds and pesticides, as well as synthetic estrogen that we ingest or apply to our skin.\n\n<strong>Phytoestrogens</strong> are another type of xenoestrogen - plants such as soy and flax can behave like estrogen inside your body.  (This post won\'t delve into phytoestrogens as endocrine disruptors because plants like soy have been touted as either beneficial or harmful depending upon who you listen too.  It is a whole other conundrum and I\'ve read mixed studies.)\n\n<strong>Endocrine disruptors </strong>also called <strong>hormone disruptors </strong>are similar but actually refer specifically to chemicals and/or compounds that disrupt our endocrine (hormone) systems.\n\n<strong>Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC\'s)</strong> - the chemicals that are known or suspected to disrupt our hormones are sometimes referred to as EDC\'s.\n\nI\'ve known about xenoestrogens for a while now but didn\'t really \"get\" what they were or how a chemical could possibly disrupt my hormones in my body. Researching xenoestrogens made me realize that it\'s even more complicated than I could have imagined, scientists really have their work cut out for them on this one.\n\nIt helped me to visualize the process going on in my body. Chemicals can disrupt our hormones in several ways but without getting too scientific on you here is one simple explanation to help you picture how the makeup or perfume you wear could possibly disrupt your hormones:\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One way to think of it is like a game of musical chairs - let\'s imagine the chairs are the estrogen receptors - there\'s only a limited number of them to go around.  When the endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) enters your body &amp; jumps onto the estrogen receptors there\'s nowhere for your own estrogen to go! Those special receptors are supposed to be there for the estrogen <em>your body</em> is producing but instead your own estrogen has to roam freely - recirculating throughout your body. Sometimes those EDC\'s activate the receptors but sometimes they inactivate them!  The bottom line is that every time EDC\'s win the game -  your hormone health loses.</span></strong></p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">I love this <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"GreenFacts.org - Endocrine Disrupting Animation\" href=\"http://www.greenfacts.org/en/endocrine-disruptors/l-2/endocrine-disruptors-1.htm#2\" target=\"_blank\"> animated illustration</a></span> courtesy of GreenFacts.org check it out to watch an endocrine disruptor in action.</p>\nThis is a good example of how your body doesn\'t even have to be producing too much estrogen to show symptoms of estrogen dominance.  Now imagine your poor liver has to deal with all this excess re-circulating estrogen.  (I\'ll talk about why you need to \"Show Some Love to Your Liver\" in a future post, which is especially true if you have hormone issues like I do.)\n\n<strong>Endocrine disruptors</strong> are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nAnd whether you realize it or not, you are encountering hundreds or thousands of xenoestrogens every day.  They are found in plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.\n\nLike I said, there are other ways your hormones can get disrupted, here are some links explaining the mechanisms:\n\n<a title=\"Todipedia - Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Endocrine+Disruptors\" target=\"_blank\">Toxipedia - Endocrine Disruptors</a>\n\n<a title=\"Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption\" href=\"http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst/mechanisms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption</a>\n\nTo stay informed:\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Read my posts</strong> about: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a></span> </strong>&amp; <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></span></strong></li>\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sign up</span></a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read more of my series of articles about  estrogen or other hormone imbalance.</li>\n	<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Share this article</span></strong> If you learned something</li>\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></span></a> so other women can benefit and feel less alone.</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','X is for Xenoestrogens','','inherit','open','open','','722-revision-26','','','2012-11-12 19:15:55','2012-11-13 00:15:55','',722,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/722-revision-26/',0,'revision','',0),(855,1,'2012-11-12 19:19:10','2012-11-13 00:19:10','Maybe you\'ve heard of xenoestrogens but don\'t really know what they are or how they work in your body.  I\'m going to explain what they are and why I try to minimize them in my life and more importantly to me - in my <strong>children\'s</strong> lives.\n\n<strong>Xenoestrogen</strong> means <strong>foreign estrogen</strong> - which basically means any outside substance that acts like estrogen once inside our body.  It includes chemical compounds and pesticides, as well as synthetic estrogen that we ingest or apply to our skin.\n\n<strong>Phytoestrogens</strong> are another type of xenoestrogen - plants such as soy and flax can behave like estrogen inside your body.  (This post won\'t delve into phytoestrogens as endocrine disruptors because plants like soy have been touted as either beneficial or harmful depending upon who you listen too.  It is a whole other conundrum and I\'ve read mixed studies.)\n\n<strong>Endocrine disruptors </strong>also called <strong>hormone disruptors </strong>are similar but actually refer specifically to chemicals and/or compounds that disrupt our endocrine (hormone) systems.\n\n<strong>Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC\'s)</strong> - the chemicals that are known or suspected to disrupt our hormones are sometimes referred to as EDC\'s.\n\nI\'ve known about xenoestrogens for a while now but didn\'t really \"get\" what they were or how a chemical could possibly disrupt my hormones in my body. Researching xenoestrogens made me realize that it\'s even more complicated than I could have imagined, scientists really have their work cut out for them on this one.\n\nIt helped me to visualize the process going on in my body. Chemicals can disrupt our hormones in several ways but without getting too scientific on you here is one simple explanation to help you picture how the makeup or perfume you wear could possibly disrupt your hormones:\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One way to think of it is like a game of musical chairs - let\'s imagine the chairs are the estrogen receptors - there\'s only a limited number of them to go around.  When the endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) enters your body &amp; jumps onto the estrogen receptors there\'s nowhere for your own estrogen to go! Those special receptors are supposed to be there for the estrogen <em>your body</em> is producing but instead your own estrogen has to roam freely - recirculating throughout your body. Sometimes those EDC\'s activate the receptors but sometimes they inactivate them!  The bottom line is that every time EDC\'s win the game -  your hormone health loses.</span></strong></p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">I love this <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"GreenFacts.org - Endocrine Disrupting Animation\" href=\"http://www.greenfacts.org/en/endocrine-disruptors/l-2/endocrine-disruptors-1.htm#2\" target=\"_blank\"> animated illustration</a></span> courtesy of GreenFacts.org check it out to watch an endocrine disruptor in action.</p>\nThis is a good example of how your body doesn\'t even have to be producing too much estrogen to show symptoms of <strong>estrogen dominance</strong>.  Now imagine your poor liver has to deal with all this excess re-circulating estrogen.  (I\'ll talk about why you need to \"Show Some Love to Your Liver\" in a future post, which is especially true if you have hormone issues like I do.)\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTo stay informed:\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Read my previous posts</strong> about: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a></span> </strong>&amp; <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></span></strong></li>\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sign up</span></a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read more of my series of articles about  estrogen, endocrine disruptors and other hormone imbalance.</li>\n	<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Share this article</span></strong> If you learned something</li>\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></span></a> so other women can benefit and feel less alone.</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','X is for Xenoestrogens','','inherit','open','open','','722-revision-27','','','2012-11-12 19:19:10','2012-11-13 00:19:10','',722,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/722-revision-27/',0,'revision','',0),(938,1,'2012-11-20 22:21:02','2012-11-21 03:21:02','<a href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dreamstime-natural-girl.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-934\" title=\"Natural Woman\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dreamstime-natural-girl-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a>I\'ve been estrogen dominant my entire adult life - it has affected my life in profound ways.  I know I\'m not the only woman who is living with disrupted hormones.  Sure I use compounded hormone cream to achieve balance, but what\'s the point of using hormones to balance if I\'m going to just spend my days causing further disruption?\n\nThe one thing I\'ve found throughout my research is that merely living on earth puts you at risk of exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals - they are everywhere! Even newborn babies born today have been contaminated with chemicals known to cause endocrine disruption.  Umbilical cords have been found in at least one study to be full of chemicals, chemicals in mattresses are being blamed for SIDS, and starting from birth the list just gets longer.\n\nI don\'t think if you met me you\'d automatically think that I\'m a granola-crunching, tree-hugger.  I wear makeup, I colour my hair, I love pedicures and manicures, I love to eat good food &amp; drink red wine, I recycle and compost as much as the next person.  I\'m not a fanatic I guess you could say, BUT, I believe that there are ways we can reduce the negative impact these things have on our health. I\'m not an expert, but more of a student - I\'m learning all the time about things I\'ve been doing or products I\'ve been using that are not only hurtful to the environment but harmful to my delicate hormonal balance.  More and more, my concern is for my children and the future of their health, including their hormone health.\n\nHere\'s some of the things I do to try to reduce my family\'s risk of exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals:\n<h1>Plastics:</h1>\n<ul>\n	<li>We avoid ALL plastics when we can - particularly 7, 6 &amp; 3.  Even my children know  \"7, 6 and 3 are not for me\".   When we were getting 100% rid of \"bad\" plastics I taught my children how to identify the plastic by the symbol and number.  I told them I\'d give them $1 for every bad plastic they found in our house!  They ran around the house like crazy.  Fortunately they only found 3 pieces of \"bad\" plastic in our house.</li>\n	<li>we never microwave anything in plastic</li>\n	<li>use glass or ceramics to store food</li>\n	<li>we don\'t let babies chew on plastics (or cell phones) - I try to give natural products/toys instead, I like shopping for eco-friendly kids stuff at <a title=\"Little Footprints Toys\" href=\"http://www.littlefootprintstoys.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Littlefootprintstoys.com</a></li>\n	<li>I breastfed my babies for well over a year &amp; I didn\'t use pacifiers - it was my choice not merely because of the plastic exposure but the \"plastic\" factor definitely belongs on the pro side to breastfeeding and thumb sucking over pacifiers, as well many formulas are soy based and it wasn\'t all that long ago that nasty endocrine disruptors were found in formula.  I didn\'t know at the time that my own exposure to phthalates, for example, meant that my breast milk would pass this endocrine disruptor onto my babies! Ugh.</li>\n	<li>we avoid plastic water bottles but we don\'t like stainless steel so found some good glass bottles that are wrapped in rubber so they are safe for my kids\' backpacks</li>\n	<li>we\'ve switched from Teflon pans to good old-fashion cast iron pans and stainless steel</li>\n	<li>we\'re getting rid of anything plastic that has a natural alternative - like exchanging plastic cutting boards for wooden boards, plastic kitchen storage - we use glass mason jars for a lot of our dry food</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>Cosmetics &amp; Body Care Products:</h1>\nWhen you consider that our skin is the largest organ in our body and it has direct exposure to many of the hormone disruptors.  Ever since I read that the average woman puts on 515 chemicals each morning I\'ve tried to reduce the amount of chemicals I put on my skin.  Finding out that I was putting things like formaldehyde on my skin each day just grossed me out.  Thinking about how I use topical progesterone cream made me realize even more how effective our skin is allowing both good and bad compounds into our body!\n<ul>\n	<li>I have switched my cosmetics and body care products to natural products. There are many cosmetic choices that don\'t involve hormone disruptors. Many of the large health food stores like <a title=\"The Big Carrot - Body Care\" href=\"http://thebigcarrot.ca/index.php?id=27\" target=\"_blank\">\"The Big Carrot\"</a> in Toronto, Ontario, <a title=\"Nature\'s Emporium - Newmarket\" href=\"http://www.naturesemporium.ca/\" target=\"_blank\">\"Natures Emporium\"</a> in Newmarket, Ontario carry really nice body care &amp; cosmetic lines that are all natural.  Also their employees are super-informed about this stuff.  I also shop at <a title=\"The Detox Market\" href=\"http://www.thedetoxmarket.com/pages/our-location\" target=\"_blank\">\"The Detox Market\"</a> in Toronto, they have locations in LA and San Fransisco as well and they carry a small line of wonderful cosmetics and body care products.  And a small but lovely line of products at <a title=\"Elemi Organics\" href=\"http://www.elemi.ca/\" target=\"_blank\">Elemi Organics</a>. And if you can\'t give up your Sephora addiction - they even carry natural cosmetic lines.  I\'ve found when I ask for a product the natural ones are NEVER suggested - they don\'t rush you over to them, you have to specifically ask for natural products.  And their staff isn\'t really educated about the benefits of natural products. Also their website doesn\'t have a way of searching for their organic makeup so unless you know the name of the brand you\'ll have trouble figuring out which ones are natural. The good news about natural cosmetics? They work just as well, they are on-trend, they don\'t always have to cost more and are free of known hormone disruptors.</li>\n	<li>I confess I\'m a spa lover and try to look for either organic/natural products - and there are more and more organic spas popping up everywhere.</li>\n	<li>I use <a title=\"EWG - Skin Deep\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Cosmetic Database - Skin Deep</a> to check on my family\'s body care products.  It\'s an invaluable resource for me.</li>\n	<li><a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a> - a great site, full of information about cosmetics as well as how you can encourage safer cosmetics and demand cosmetic companies stop putting harmful chemicals in our makeup and body care products.</li>\n	<li>I keep informed also on <a title=\"Health Canada\" href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/cosmet-person/index-eng.php\">Health Canada\'s website</a> - the Canadian Government\'s site explains how to read the labels, has a Hotlist and most importantly publishes warnings and recalls on cosmetic items.</li>\n	<li>I\'ve read <strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book, <a title=\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick\" href=\"http://www.amazon.ca/Theres-Lead-In-Your-Lipstick/dp/0143172506\">\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them\"</a></strong> - she really is an expert in this area and offers real advice about cosmetics and how to avoid chemicals.</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n	<li>I avoid anti-bacterial products &amp; never buy them.</li>\n	<li>I avoid fragrances (a bit begrudgingly!) - they are jam-packed with hormone disruptors and have been able to make breast cancer cells grow in a lab environment! I used to wear perfume everyday and I am going to admit I miss it!  I spray it on once in a while (my clothes - even though I know I\'m still inhaling it) but I always feel like I am a walking endocrine disruptor!  So my fragrance use is very very minimal now.</li>\n	<li>we use natural sunscreen - I am going to admit I worry about slathering sunscreen all over my kids as much as I am concerned about their exposure to too much sun! My children spend a lot of time outdoors but I really do wonder what\'s worse for them - the chemicals or the sun?  I switched to natural sunscreen and feel better about it.</li>\n	<li>I buy natural deodorant and so far no one has ever told me I stink!  I am teaching my tween daughter why it\'s better for her than the stuff she sees all the other girls using.  Maybe instead of her being influenced by her peers using the trendy products, she\'ll be able to teach her friends about the benefits of using natural products.</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>Household Products</h1>\nI used to love the clean smell of certain lemony or piney smelling cleaners! I just felt like my house smelled so clean! When I first switched I\'ll admit that I missed that \"just-cleaned\" smell.  Now when I encounter those same \"clean\" smells I just feel like holding my breath!  It\'s all in what you get used to.\n<ul>\n	<li>I use natural cleaning products such as vinegar and baking soda or plant based cleaners - I\'ve found a lovely minty one that I love</li>\n	<li>I bought a floor steamer - it uses only tap water - no harsh chemicals</li>\n	<li>I don\'t use fabric softeners in the dryer - again, fragrances are loaded with hormone disruptors.  A bit of static never killed anyone, but fragrances....well...?</li>\n	<li>I check out my products on Environmental Working Groups database - I was surprised by some of the products I used - products that I thought were  green actually have chemicals in them!  I felt like such a sucker!</li>\n	<li>I\'ve always tended toward feather pillows which are natural but we\'ve had a few memory foam and other synthetic pillows over the years - we\'re switching to all natural pillows. The idea of my children breathing in petroleum based fumes and/or flame retardants all night long is bothersome!</li>\n</ul>\n<a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a> - Click here to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had them in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  I\'m a sucker!\n\n<a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a> - Look up the cleaning products that you use on their database &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for their safety.\n<h1>Food:</h1>\n<ul>\n	<li>I try to feed my family organic food as much as is possible based on what I have access to.</li>\n	<li>For many years I have been fortunate enough to be able to grow some of my own produce.</li>\n	<li>Again EWG to my rescue!  I keep informed with their <a title=\"EWG - Shoppers Guide to Pesticides\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary/\" target=\"_blank\">Shoppers Guide to Pesticides</a> - I keep a copy of their published Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 fruits and vegetables.  If you can\'t find all the organics where you live then at least focusing on the produce that has been found to have the highest concentrations of pesticide or the worst types of pesticide contamination</li>\n	<li>we have recently gone dairy-free at my house - once in a while some dairy slips into our diet but when it does I try to keep it organic.</li>\n</ul>\nWhat\'s interesting is that once I began reducing my family\'s exposure, each action I took revealed another that I should or could take.  I\'m still figuring things out every day to improve our hormone health.  I you have any thoughts, ideas or tips - I\'d love to hear from you.\n<div></div>\n<div>\n\nTo stay informed:\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Read my previous posts</strong> about: <strong><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a> </strong>&amp; <strong><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></strong><strong> </strong>&amp;<strong><a title=\"X is for Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/x-is-for-xenoestrogens/\" target=\"_blank\"> X is for Xenoestrogens</a> &amp; <a title=\"Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/known-suspected-hormone-disruptors/\" target=\"_blank\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</a> </strong></li>\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up</a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read <strong>more</strong> of my series of articles about  estrogen, endocrine disruptors and other hormone imbalance.</li>\n	<li><strong>Please Share this article</strong> If you learned something</li>\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></a> so other women can benefit</li>\n	<li>Send me your ideas I\'d love to incorporate them!</li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n&nbsp;','Reducing My Family\'s Exposure to Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','931-autosave','','','2012-11-20 22:21:02','2012-11-21 03:21:02','',931,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/931-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(854,1,'2012-11-12 19:17:51','2012-11-13 00:17:51','<strong>Endocrine disruptors</strong> are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nAnd whether you realize it or not, you are encountering hundreds or thousands of xenoestrogens every day.  They are found in plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.\n\nLike I said, there are other ways your hormones can get disrupted, here are some links explaining the mechanisms:\n\n<a title=\"Todipedia - Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Endocrine+Disruptors\" target=\"_blank\">Toxipedia - Endocrine Disruptors</a>\n\n<a title=\"Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption\" href=\"http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst/mechanisms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI am constantly doing research and compiling lists of articles and further reading about the negative effects of Endocrine Disruptors on our health.\n\nClick on the links below to read some of the studies and reviews that  I have researched about hormone disruptors:\n\n<a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a>\n\n<a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a>\n\n<a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a>\n\n<a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a>\n\n<a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a>\n\n<a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a>\n\n<a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a>\n\n<a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a>\n\n<a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNew links will be updated on an ongoing basis.  Please feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!','Endocrine Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','743-revision-12','','','2012-11-12 19:17:51','2012-11-13 00:17:51','',743,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/743-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(856,1,'2012-11-12 19:27:26','2012-11-13 00:27:26','Maybe you\'ve heard of xenoestrogens but don\'t really know what they are or how they work in your body.  I\'m going to explain what they are and why I try to minimize them in my life and more importantly to me - in my <strong>children\'s</strong> lives.\n\n<strong>Xenoestrogen</strong> means <strong>foreign estrogen</strong> - which basically means any outside substance that acts like estrogen once inside our body.  It includes chemical compounds and pesticides, as well as synthetic estrogen that we ingest or apply to our skin.\n\n<strong>Phytoestrogens</strong> are another type of xenoestrogen - plants such as soy and flax can behave like estrogen inside your body.  (This post won\'t delve into phytoestrogens as endocrine disruptors because plants like soy have been touted as either beneficial or harmful depending upon who you listen too.  It is a whole other conundrum and I\'ve read mixed studies.)\n\n<strong>Endocrine disruptors </strong>also called <strong>hormone disruptors </strong>are similar but actually refer specifically to chemicals and/or compounds that disrupt our endocrine (hormone) systems.\n\n<strong>Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC\'s)</strong> - the chemicals that are known or suspected to disrupt our hormones are sometimes referred to as EDC\'s.\n\nI\'ve known about xenoestrogens for quite a while but didn\'t really \"get\" what they were or how a chemical could possibly disrupt my hormones in my body so I didn\'t immediately minimize my exposure.  Researching xenoestrogens made me realize that it\'s even more complicated than I could have imagined, scientists really have their work cut out for them on this one.\n\nIt helped me to visualize the process going on in my body. Chemicals can disrupt our hormones in several ways but without getting too scientific on you here is one simple explanation to help you picture how the makeup or perfume you wear could possibly disrupt your hormones:\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One way to think of it is like a game of musical chairs - let\'s imagine the chairs are the estrogen receptors - there\'s only a limited number of them to go around.  When the endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) enters your body &amp; jumps onto the estrogen receptors there\'s nowhere for your own estrogen to go! Those special receptors are supposed to be there for the estrogen <em>your body</em> is producing but instead your own estrogen has to roam freely - recirculating throughout your body. Sometimes those EDC\'s activate the receptors but sometimes they inactivate them!  The bottom line is that every time EDC\'s win the game -  your hormone health loses.</span></strong></p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">I love this <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"GreenFacts.org - Endocrine Disrupting Animation\" href=\"http://www.greenfacts.org/en/endocrine-disruptors/l-2/endocrine-disruptors-1.htm#2\" target=\"_blank\"> animated illustration</a></span> courtesy of GreenFacts.org check it out to watch an endocrine disruptor in action.</p>\nThis is a good example of how your body doesn\'t even have to be producing too much estrogen to show symptoms of <strong>estrogen dominance</strong>.  Now imagine your poor liver has to deal with all this excess re-circulating estrogen.  (I\'ll talk about why you need to \"Show Some Love to Your Liver\" in a future post, which is especially true if you have hormone issues like I do.)\n\nThere are other ways that xenoestrogens disrupt your hormones but the most important thing to take away is that they <strong>ARE DISRUPTIVE</strong> to women and men and boys and girls anand in my view, I already have enough hormone disruption going on in my body I don\'t need to add to it.  For some women removing xenoestrogens from their day-to-day lives may be enough to solve their hormone health problems.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTo stay informed:\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Read my previous posts</strong> about: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a></span> </strong>&amp; <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></span></strong></li>\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sign up</span></a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read more of my series of articles about  estrogen, endocrine disruptors and other hormone imbalance.</li>\n	<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Share this article</span></strong> If you learned something</li>\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></span></a> so other women can benefit</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','X is for Xenoestrogens','','inherit','open','open','','722-revision-28','','','2012-11-12 19:27:26','2012-11-13 00:27:26','',722,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/722-revision-28/',0,'revision','',0),(857,1,'2012-11-12 20:56:12','2012-11-13 01:56:12','Maybe you\'ve heard of xenoestrogens but don\'t really know what they are or how they work in your body.  I\'m going to explain what they are and why I try to minimize them in my life and more importantly to me - in my <strong>children\'s</strong> lives.\n\n<strong>Xenoestrogen</strong> means <strong>foreign estrogen</strong> - which basically means any outside substance that acts like estrogen once inside our body.  It includes chemical compounds and pesticides, as well as synthetic estrogen that we ingest or apply to our skin.\n\n<strong>Phytoestrogens</strong> are another type of xenoestrogen - plants such as soy and flax can behave like estrogen inside your body.  (This post won\'t delve into phytoestrogens as endocrine disruptors because plants like soy have been touted as either beneficial or harmful depending upon who you listen too.  It is a whole other conundrum and I\'ve read mixed studies.)\n\n<strong>Endocrine disruptors </strong>also called <strong>hormone disruptors </strong>are similar but actually refer specifically to chemicals and/or compounds that disrupt our endocrine (hormone) systems.\n\n<strong>Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC\'s)</strong> - the chemicals that are known or suspected to disrupt our hormones are sometimes referred to as EDC\'s.\n\nI\'ve known about xenoestrogens for quite a while but didn\'t really \"get\" what they were or how a chemical could possibly disrupt my hormones in my body so I didn\'t immediately minimize my exposure.  Researching xenoestrogens made me realize that it\'s even more complicated than I could have imagined, scientists really have their work cut out for them on this one.\n\nI finally realized how important it is to eliminate xenoestrogens from my life when I  visualized what was actually going on in my body. Chemicals can disrupt our hormones in several ways but without getting too scientific on you here is one simple explanation to help you picture how the makeup or perfume you wear could possibly disrupt your hormones:\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One way to think of it is like a game of musical chairs - let\'s imagine the chairs are the estrogen receptors - there\'s only a limited number of them to go around.  When the endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) enters your body &amp; jumps onto the estrogen receptors there\'s nowhere for your own estrogen to go! Those special receptors are supposed to be there for the estrogen <em>your body</em> is producing but instead your own estrogen has to roam freely - recirculating throughout your body. Sometimes those EDC\'s activate the receptors but sometimes they inactivate them!  The bottom line is that every time EDC\'s win the game -  your hormone health loses.</span></strong></p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">I love this <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"GreenFacts.org - Endocrine Disrupting Animation\" href=\"http://www.greenfacts.org/en/endocrine-disruptors/l-2/endocrine-disruptors-1.htm#2\" target=\"_blank\"> animated illustration</a></span> courtesy of GreenFacts.org check it out to watch an endocrine disruptor in action.</p>\nThis is a good example of how your body doesn\'t even have to be producing too much estrogen to show symptoms of <strong>estrogen dominance</strong>.  Now imagine your poor liver has to deal with all this excess re-circulating estrogen.  (I\'ll talk about why you need to \"Show Some Love to Your Liver\" in a future post, which is especially true if you have hormone issues like I do.)\n\nThere are other ways that xenoestrogens disrupt your hormones but the most important thing to take away is that they <strong>ARE DISRUPTIVE</strong> to everyone - women and men, girls and boys.  In my view, I already have enough hormone disruption going on in my body I don\'t need to add to it.  For some women removing xenoestrogens from their day-to-day lives may be enough to solve their hormone health problems.\n\nTo stay informed:\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Read my previous posts</strong> about: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a></span> </strong>&amp; <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></span></strong></li>\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sign up</span></a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read more of my series of articles about  estrogen, endocrine disruptors and other hormone imbalance.</li>\n	<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Share this article</span></strong> If you learned something</li>\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></span></a> so other women can benefit</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','X is for Xenoestrogens','','inherit','open','open','','722-revision-29','','','2012-11-12 20:56:12','2012-11-13 01:56:12','',722,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/722-revision-29/',0,'revision','',0),(858,1,'2012-11-12 22:15:44','2012-11-13 03:15:44','Maybe you\'ve heard of xenoestrogens but don\'t really know what they are or how they work in your body.  I\'m going to explain what they are and why I try to minimize them in my life and more importantly to me - in my <strong>children\'s</strong> lives.\n\n<strong>Xenoestrogen</strong> means <strong>foreign estrogen</strong> - which basically means any outside substance that acts like estrogen once inside our body.  It includes chemical compounds and pesticides, as well as synthetic estrogen that we ingest or apply to our skin.\n\n<strong>Phytoestrogens</strong> are another type of xenoestrogen - plants such as soy and flax can also behave like estrogen inside your body.  (This post won\'t delve into phytoestrogens as endocrine disruptors because plants like soy have been touted as either beneficial or harmful depending upon who you listen too.  It is a whole other conundrum and I\'ve read mixed studies.)\n\n<strong>Endocrine disruptors </strong>also called <strong>hormone disruptors </strong>are similar but actually refer specifically to chemicals and/or compounds that disrupt our endocrine (hormone) systems.\n\n<strong>Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC\'s)</strong> - the chemicals that are known or suspected to disrupt our hormones are sometimes referred to as EDC\'s.\n\nI\'ve known about xenoestrogens for quite a while but didn\'t really \"get\" what they were or this exotic sounding \"thing\" could possibly disrupt <em>my</em> hormones so I didn\'t immediately minimize my family\'s exposure.  When I finally did the research  it made me realize that the effect of xenoestrogen\'s is even more complicated than I could have imagined - scientists really have their work cut out for them on this one.\n\nI did final realize how important it is to eliminate xenoestrogens from my life when I  visualized what was actually going on in my body. Chemicals can disrupt our hormones in several ways but without getting too scientific on you here is a simple explanation to help you picture how the cosmetics or perfume you wear could possibly be disrupting your hormones:\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One way to think of it is like a game of musical chairs - let\'s imagine the chairs are the estrogen receptors - there\'s only a limited number of them to go around.  When the endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) enters your body &amp; jumps onto the estrogen receptors there\'s nowhere for your own estrogen to go! Those special receptors are supposed to be there for the estrogen <em>your body</em> is producing but instead your own estrogen is left to roam freely - recirculating throughout your body. Sometimes those EDC\'s activate the receptors but sometimes they inactivate them!  The bottom line is that every time EDC\'s win the game -  your hormone health loses.</span></strong></p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">I love this <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"GreenFacts.org - Endocrine Disrupting Animation\" href=\"http://www.greenfacts.org/en/endocrine-disruptors/l-2/endocrine-disruptors-1.htm#2\" target=\"_blank\"> animated illustration</a></span> courtesy of GreenFacts.org check it out to watch an endocrine disruptor in action.</p>\nThis is a good example of how your body doesn\'t even have to be producing too much estrogen to show symptoms of <strong>estrogen dominance</strong>.  Now just imagine - your poor liver has to deal with all this excess re-circulating estrogen.  I\'ll talk about why you need to \"Show Some Love to Your Liver\" in a future post, which is especially true if you have hormone issues like I do.\n\nThere are other ways that EDC\'s disrupt your hormones but the most important thing to take away is that <strong>xenoestrogens are disruptive</strong> to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">everyone</span> - women and men, girls and boys, and especially developing babies and infants.  In my view, I already have enough hormone disruption going on in my body I don\'t need to add to it.  For some women removing xenoestrogens from their day-to-day lives may be enough to solve their hormone health problems.\n\nTo stay informed:\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Read my previous posts</strong> about: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a></span> </strong>&amp; <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></span></strong></li>\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sign up</span></a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read more of my series of articles about  estrogen, endocrine disruptors and other hormone imbalance.</li>\n	<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Share this article</span></strong> If you learned something</li>\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></span></a> so other women can benefit</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','X is for Xenoestrogens','','inherit','open','open','','722-revision-30','','','2012-11-12 22:15:44','2012-11-13 03:15:44','',722,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/722-revision-30/',0,'revision','',0),(859,1,'2012-11-12 22:17:30','2012-11-13 03:17:30','Maybe you\'ve heard of xenoestrogens but don\'t really know what they are or how they work in your body.  I\'m going to explain what they are and why I try to minimize them in my life and more importantly to me - in my <strong>children\'s</strong> lives.\n\n<strong>Xenoestrogen</strong> means <strong>foreign estrogen</strong> - which basically means any outside substance that acts like estrogen once inside our body.  It includes chemical compounds and pesticides, as well as synthetic estrogen that we ingest or apply to our skin.\n\n<strong>Phytoestrogens</strong> are another type of xenoestrogen - plants such as soy and flax can also behave like estrogen inside your body.  (This post won\'t delve into phytoestrogens as endocrine disruptors because plants like soy have been touted as either beneficial or harmful depending upon who you listen too.  It is a whole other conundrum and I\'ve read mixed studies.)\n\n<strong>Endocrine disruptors </strong>also called <strong>hormone disruptors </strong>are similar but actually refer specifically to chemicals and/or compounds that disrupt our endocrine (hormone) systems.\n\n<strong>Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC\'s)</strong> - the chemicals that are known or suspected to disrupt our hormones are sometimes referred to as EDC\'s.\n\nI\'ve known about xenoestrogens for quite a while but didn\'t really \"get\" what they were or this exotic sounding \"thing\" could possibly disrupt <em>my</em> hormones so I didn\'t immediately minimize my family\'s exposure.  When I finally did the research  it made me realize that the effect of xenoestrogen\'s is even more complicated than I could have imagined - scientists really have their work cut out for them on this one.\n\nI did final realize how important it is to eliminate xenoestrogens from my life when I  visualized what was actually going on in my body. Chemicals can disrupt our hormones in several ways but without getting too scientific on you here is a simple explanation to help you picture how the cosmetics or perfume you wear could possibly be disrupting your hormones:\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One way to think of it is like a game of musical chairs - let\'s imagine the chairs are the estrogen receptors - there\'s only a limited number of them to go around.  When the endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) enters your body &amp; jumps onto the estrogen receptors there\'s nowhere for your own estrogen to go! Those special receptors are supposed to be there for the estrogen <em>your body</em> is producing but instead your own estrogen is left to roam freely - recirculating throughout your body. Sometimes those EDC\'s activate the receptors but sometimes they inactivate them!  The bottom line is that every time EDC\'s win the game -  your hormone health loses.</span></strong></p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">I love this <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"GreenFacts.org - Endocrine Disrupting Animation\" href=\"http://www.greenfacts.org/en/endocrine-disruptors/l-2/endocrine-disruptors-1.htm#2\" target=\"_blank\"> animated illustration</a></span> courtesy of GreenFacts.org check it out to watch an endocrine disruptor in action.</p>\nThis is a good example of how your body doesn\'t even have to be producing too much estrogen to show symptoms of <strong>estrogen dominance</strong>.  Now just imagine - your poor liver has to deal with all this excess re-circulating estrogen.  I\'ll talk about why you need to \"Show Some Love to Your Liver\" in a future post, which is especially true if you have hormone issues like I do.\n\nThere are other ways that EDC\'s disrupt your hormones but the most important thing to take away is that <strong>xenoestrogens are disruptive</strong> to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">everyone</span> - women and men, girls and boys, and especially developing babies and infants.  In my view, I already have enough hormone disruption going on in my body I don\'t need to add to it.  And for some women removing xenoestrogens from their day-to-day lives may be enough to solve their hormone health problems.\n\nTo stay informed:\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Read my previous posts</strong> about: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a></span> </strong>&amp; <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></span></strong></li>\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sign up</span></a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read more of my series of articles about  estrogen, endocrine disruptors and other hormone imbalance.</li>\n	<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Share this article</span></strong> If you learned something</li>\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></span></a> so other women can benefit</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','X is for Xenoestrogens','','inherit','open','open','','722-revision-31','','','2012-11-12 22:17:30','2012-11-13 03:17:30','',722,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/722-revision-31/',0,'revision','',0),(860,1,'2012-11-12 22:29:12','2012-11-13 03:29:12','X is for Xenoestrogens','X is for Xenoestrogens','X is for Xenoestrogens','inherit','open','open','','httpwww-dreamstime-com-image12203274','','','2012-11-12 22:29:12','2012-11-13 03:29:12','',722,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/X-is-for-Xenoestrogens.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(861,1,'2012-11-12 22:32:48','2012-11-13 03:32:48','[caption id=\"attachment_860\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a style=\"color: #074d7c; cursor: pointer;\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/X-is-for-Xenoestrogens.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-860\" title=\"X is for Xenoestrogens\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/X-is-for-Xenoestrogens-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"X is for Xenoestrogens\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> X is for Xenoestrogens[/caption]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Maybe you\'ve heard of xenoestrogens but don\'t really know what they are or how they work in your body.  I\'m going to explain what they are and why I try to minimize them in my life and more importantly to me - in my <strong>children\'s </strong>lives.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Xenoestrogen</strong> means <strong>foreign estrogen</strong> - which basically means any outside substance that acts like estrogen once inside our body.  It includes chemical compounds and pesticides, as well as synthetic estrogen that we ingest or apply to our skin.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Phytoestrogens</strong> are another type of xenoestrogen - plants such as soy and flax can also behave like estrogen inside your body.  (This post won\'t delve into phytoestrogens as endocrine disruptors because plants like soy have been touted as either beneficial or harmful depending upon who you listen too.  It is a whole other conundrum and I\'ve read mixed studies.)</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Endocrine disruptors </strong>also called <strong>hormone disruptors </strong>are similar but actually refer specifically to chemicals and/or compounds that disrupt our endocrine (hormone) systems.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC\'s)</strong> - the chemicals that are known or suspected to disrupt our hormones are sometimes referred to as <strong>EDC\'s</strong>.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I\'ve known about xenoestrogens for quite a while but didn\'t really \"get\" what they were or this exotic sounding \"thing\" could possibly disrupt <em>my</em> hormones so I didn\'t immediately minimize my family\'s exposure.  When I finally did the research  it made me realize that the effect of xenoestrogen\'s is even more complicated than I could have imagined - scientists really have their work cut out for them on this one.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I did final realize how important it is to eliminate xenoestrogens from my life when I  visualized what was actually going on in my body. Chemicals can disrupt our hormones in several ways but without getting too scientific on you here is a simple explanation to help you picture how the cosmetics or perfume you wear could possibly be disrupting your hormones:</p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One way to think of it is like a game of musical chairs - let\'s imagine the chairs are the estrogen receptors - there\'s only a limited number of them to go around.  When the endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) enters your body &amp; jumps onto the estrogen receptors there\'s nowhere for your own estrogen to go! Those special receptors are supposed to be there for the estrogen <em>your body</em> is producing but instead your own estrogen is left to roam freely - recirculating throughout your body. Sometimes those EDC\'s activate the receptors but sometimes they inactivate them!  The bottom line is that every time EDC\'s win the game -  your hormone health loses.</span></strong></p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">I love this <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"GreenFacts.org - Endocrine Disrupting Animation\" href=\"http://www.greenfacts.org/en/endocrine-disruptors/l-2/endocrine-disruptors-1.htm#2\" target=\"_blank\"> animated illustration</a></span> courtesy of GreenFacts.org check it out to watch an endocrine disruptor in action.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is a good example of how your body doesn\'t even have to be producing too much estrogen to show symptoms of <strong>estrogen dominance</strong>.  Now just imagine - your poor liver has to deal with all this excess re-circulating estrogen.  I\'ll talk about why you need to \"Show Some Love to Your Liver\" in a future post, which is especially true if you have hormone issues like I do.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are other ways that EDC\'s disrupt your hormones but the most important thing to take away is that <strong>xenoestrogens are disruptive</strong> to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">everyone</span> - women and men, girls and boys, and especially developing babies and infants.  In my view, I already have enough hormone disruption going on in my body I don\'t need to add to it. And for some women removing xenoestrogens from their day-to-day lives may be enough\\ to solve their hormone health problems.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To stay informed:</p>\n\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n	<li><strong>Read my previous posts</strong> about: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a></span> </strong>&amp; <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></span></strong></li>\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sign up</span></a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read more of my series of articles about  estrogen, endocrine disruptors and other hormone imbalance.</li>\n	<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Share this article</span></strong> If you learned something</li>\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></span></a> so other women can benefit</li>\n</ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>','X is for Xenoestrogens','','inherit','open','open','','722-revision-32','','','2012-11-12 22:32:48','2012-11-13 03:32:48','',722,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/722-revision-32/',0,'revision','',0),(862,1,'2012-11-12 22:33:14','2012-11-13 03:33:14','[caption id=\"attachment_860\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a style=\"color: #074d7c; cursor: pointer;\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/X-is-for-Xenoestrogens.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-860\" title=\"X is for Xenoestrogens\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/X-is-for-Xenoestrogens-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"X is for Xenoestrogens\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> X is for Xenoestrogens[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Maybe you\'ve heard of xenoestrogens but don\'t really know what they are or how they work in your body.  I\'m going to explain what they are and why I try to minimize them in my life and more importantly to me - in my <strong>children\'s </strong>lives.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Xenoestrogen</strong> means <strong>foreign estrogen</strong> - which basically means any outside substance that acts like estrogen once inside our body.  It includes chemical compounds and pesticides, as well as synthetic estrogen that we ingest or apply to our skin.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Phytoestrogens</strong> are another type of xenoestrogen - plants such as soy and flax can also behave like estrogen inside your body.  (This post won\'t delve into phytoestrogens as endocrine disruptors because plants like soy have been touted as either beneficial or harmful depending upon who you listen too.  It is a whole other conundrum and I\'ve read mixed studies.)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Endocrine disruptors </strong>also called <strong>hormone disruptors </strong>are similar but actually refer specifically to chemicals and/or compounds that disrupt our endocrine (hormone) systems.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC\'s)</strong> - the chemicals that are known or suspected to disrupt our hormones are sometimes referred to as <strong>EDC\'s</strong>.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I\'ve known about xenoestrogens for quite a while but didn\'t really \"get\" what they were or this exotic sounding \"thing\" could possibly disrupt <em>my</em> hormones so I didn\'t immediately minimize my family\'s exposure.  When I finally did the research  it made me realize that the effect of xenoestrogen\'s is even more complicated than I could have imagined - scientists really have their work cut out for them on this one.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I did final realize how important it is to eliminate xenoestrogens from my life when I  visualized what was actually going on in my body. Chemicals can disrupt our hormones in several ways but without getting too scientific on you here is a simple explanation to help you picture how the cosmetics or perfume you wear could possibly be disrupting your hormones:</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One way to think of it is like a game of musical chairs - let\'s imagine the chairs are the estrogen receptors - there\'s only a limited number of them to go around.  When the endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) enters your body &amp; jumps onto the estrogen receptors there\'s nowhere for your own estrogen to go! Those special receptors are supposed to be there for the estrogen <em>your body</em> is producing but instead your own estrogen is left to roam freely - recirculating throughout your body. Sometimes those EDC\'s activate the receptors but sometimes they inactivate them!  The bottom line is that every time EDC\'s win the game -  your hormone health loses.</span></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">I love this <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"GreenFacts.org - Endocrine Disrupting Animation\" href=\"http://www.greenfacts.org/en/endocrine-disruptors/l-2/endocrine-disruptors-1.htm#2\" target=\"_blank\"> animated illustration</a></span> courtesy of GreenFacts.org check it out to watch an endocrine disruptor in action.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is a good example of how your body doesn\'t even have to be producing too much estrogen to show symptoms of <strong>estrogen dominance</strong>.  Now just imagine - your poor liver has to deal with all this excess re-circulating estrogen.  I\'ll talk about why you need to \"Show Some Love to Your Liver\" in a future post, which is especially true if you have hormone issues like I do.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are other ways that EDC\'s disrupt your hormones but the most important thing to take away is that <strong>xenoestrogens are disruptive</strong> to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">everyone</span> - women and men, girls and boys, and especially developing babies and infants.  In my view, I already have enough hormone disruption going on in my body I don\'t need to add to it. And for some women removing xenoestrogens from their day-to-day lives may just hold the answer in solving their hormone health problems.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To stay informed:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Read my previous posts</strong> about: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a></span> </strong>&amp; <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></span></strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sign up</span></a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read <strong>more</strong> of my series of articles about  estrogen, endocrine disruptors and other hormone imbalance.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Share this article</span></strong> If you learned something</li>\r\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></span></a> so other women can benefit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>','X is for Xenoestrogens','','inherit','open','open','','722-revision-33','','','2012-11-12 22:33:14','2012-11-13 03:33:14','',722,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/722-revision-33/',0,'revision','',0),(863,1,'2012-11-13 23:25:08','2012-11-14 04:25:08','[caption id=\"attachment_860\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a style=\"color: #074d7c; cursor: pointer;\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/X-is-for-Xenoestrogens.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-860\" title=\"X is for Xenoestrogens\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/X-is-for-Xenoestrogens-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"X is for Xenoestrogens\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> X is for Xenoestrogens[/caption]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Maybe you\'ve heard of xenoestrogens but don\'t really know what they are or how they work in your body.  I\'m going to explain what they are and why I try to minimize them in my life and more importantly to me - in my <strong>children\'s </strong>lives.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Xenoestrogen</strong> means <strong>foreign estrogen</strong> - which basically means any outside substance that acts like estrogen once inside our body.  It includes chemical compounds and pesticides, as well as synthetic estrogen that we ingest or apply to our skin.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Phytoestrogens</strong> are another type of xenoestrogen - plants such as soy and flax can also behave like estrogen inside your body.  (This post won\'t delve into phytoestrogens as endocrine disruptors because plants like soy have been touted as either beneficial or harmful depending upon who you listen too.  It is a whole other conundrum and I\'ve read mixed studies.)</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Endocrine disruptors </strong>also called <strong>hormone disruptors </strong>are similar but actually refer specifically to chemicals and/or compounds that disrupt our endocrine (hormone) systems.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC\'s)</strong> - the chemicals that are known or suspected to disrupt our hormones are sometimes referred to as <strong>EDC\'s</strong>.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I\'ve known about xenoestrogens for quite a while but didn\'t really \"get\" what they were or this exotic sounding \"thing\" could possibly disrupt <em>my</em> hormones so I didn\'t immediately minimize my family\'s exposure.  When I finally did the research  it made me realize that the effect of xenoestrogen\'s is even more complicated than I could have imagined - scientists really have their work cut out for them on this one.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I did final realize how important it is to eliminate xenoestrogens from my life when I  visualized what was actually going on in my body. Chemicals can disrupt our hormones in several ways but without getting too scientific on you here is a simple explanation to help you picture how the cosmetics or perfume you wear could possibly be disrupting your hormones:</p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One way to think of it is like a game of musical chairs - let\'s imagine the chairs are the estrogen receptors - there\'s only a limited number of them to go around.  When the endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) enters your body &amp; jumps onto the estrogen receptors there\'s nowhere for your own estrogen to go! Those special receptors are supposed to be there for the estrogen <em>your body</em> is producing but instead your own estrogen is left to roam freely - recirculating throughout your body. Sometimes those EDC\'s activate the receptors but sometimes they inactivate them!  The bottom line is that every time EDC\'s win the game -  your hormone health loses.</span></strong></p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">I love this <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"GreenFacts.org - Endocrine Disrupting Animation\" href=\"http://www.greenfacts.org/en/endocrine-disruptors/l-2/endocrine-disruptors-1.htm#2\" target=\"_blank\"> animated illustration</a></span> courtesy of GreenFacts.org check it out to watch an endocrine disruptor in action.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is a good example of how your body doesn\'t even have to be producing too much estrogen to show symptoms of <strong>estrogen dominance</strong>.  Now just imagine - your poor liver has to deal with all this excess re-circulating estrogen.  I\'ll talk about why you need to \"Show Some Love to Your Liver\" in a future post, which is especially true if you have hormone issues like I do.</p>\nThere are other ways your hormones can get disrupted, here are some links explaining the mechanisms:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Todipedia - Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Endocrine+Disruptors\" target=\"_blank\">Toxipedia - Endocrine Disruptors</a></span>\n\n<a title=\"Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption\" href=\"http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst/mechanisms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption</a>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are other ways that EDC\'s disrupt your hormones but the most important thing to take away is that <strong>xenoestrogens are disruptive</strong> to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">everyone</span> - women and men, girls and boys, and especially developing babies and infants.  In my view, I already have enough hormone disruption going on in my body I don\'t need to add to it. And for some women removing xenoestrogens from their day-to-day lives may just hold the answer in solving their hormone health problems.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To stay informed:</p>\n\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n	<li><strong>Read my previous posts</strong> about: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a></span> </strong>&amp; <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></span></strong></li>\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sign up</span></a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read <strong>more</strong> of my series of articles about  estrogen, endocrine disruptors and other hormone imbalance.</li>\n	<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Share this article</span></strong> If you learned something</li>\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></span></a> so other women can benefit</li>\n</ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>','X is for Xenoestrogens','','inherit','open','open','','722-autosave','','','2012-11-13 23:25:08','2012-11-14 04:25:08','',722,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/722-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(864,1,'2012-11-12 22:47:25','2012-11-13 03:47:25','<strong>Endocrine disruptors</strong> are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nAnd whether you realize it or not, you are encountering hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.\n\nLike I said, there are other ways your hormones can get disrupted, here are some links explaining the mechanisms:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Todipedia - Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Endocrine+Disruptors\" target=\"_blank\">Toxipedia - Endocrine Disruptors</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption\" href=\"http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst/mechanisms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption</a></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI am constantly doing research and compiling lists of articles and further reading about the negative effects of Endocrine Disruptors on our health.\n\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\n\n<a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a>\n\n<a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a>\n\n<a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a>\n\n<a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a>\n\n<a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a>\n\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!','Endocrine Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','743-revision-13','','','2012-11-12 22:47:25','2012-11-13 03:47:25','',743,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/743-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(865,1,'2012-11-12 22:48:56','2012-11-13 03:48:56','<strong>Endocrine disruptors</strong> are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nAnd whether you realize it or not, you are encountering hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.\n\nLike I said, there are other ways your hormones can get disrupted, here are some links explaining the mechanisms:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Todipedia - Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Endocrine+Disruptors\" target=\"_blank\">Toxipedia - Endocrine Disruptors</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption\" href=\"http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst/mechanisms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption</a></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI am constantly doing research and compiling lists of articles and further reading about the negative effects of Endocrine Disruptors on our health.\n\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a></span>\n\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!','Endocrine Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','743-revision-14','','','2012-11-12 22:48:56','2012-11-13 03:48:56','',743,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/743-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(866,1,'2012-11-12 22:52:07','0000-00-00 00:00:00','1. If your femstache could compete in Movember then you should have your hormones tested.\r\n\r\n2.','Top Ten Ways You Know You Need Your Hormones Tested','','draft','open','open','','top-ten-ways-you-know-you-need-your-hormones-tested','','','2012-11-12 22:52:07','2012-11-13 03:52:07','',0,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/?p=866',0,'post','',0),(867,1,'2012-11-12 22:51:50','2012-11-13 03:51:50','1. If your femstache could compete in Movember then you should have your hormones tested.\n\n2.','Top Ten Ways to Know You Need Your Hormones Tested','','inherit','open','open','','866-revision','','','2012-11-12 22:51:50','2012-11-13 03:51:50','',866,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/866-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(868,1,'2012-11-13 09:49:03','2012-11-13 14:49:03','&nbsp;\n\nI met your mom because I had a miscarriage and I was really really sad about it. Your mom helped me get through that sad time and she allowed me to meet other women so I didn\'t feel so alone. Then I got pregnant again and called her with every little twinge I felt because I was scared. Sadly I had another miscarriage but your mom was there for me so I didn\'t have to go through it again alone. Your mom shared herself with me and other moms who were having trouble coping with the loss of our babies.\n\nBesides being the most supportive person in my life at that time, your mom taught me something that changed my life. She taught me to be my own health advocate. She guided me through researching my miscarriages and then once I figured out what tests/treatments I wanted to walk into my doctor and tell him what I wanted.  So I did just that. I walked into my ob/gyn\'s office and told him I wanted him to prescribe me progesterone because I believed I was losing my babies due to insufficient progesterone production.  He told me it was a \"placebo effect\" but I stood my ground.  It was powerful and it worked!  My first baby was born in January 2000 because of Ava. I almost named my baby Ava, I wish I had.\n\nBecause of Ava, I have never had another miscarriage because of what your mom taught me and I went on to have three beautiful children because of your amazing mom!\n\nYour mom\'s legacy lives on - today I am a woman\'s health advocate because of your mom. I help other women educate themselves about their health and advocate for themselves and feel empowered through my website www.hormonesoup.com.\n\nYour mom and I lost touch because I moved to Nunavut and now live in Ontario. I didn\'t know she was sick and am sad that I never got a chance to tell her what I was doing was because of her. I was hoping to get your mom to contribute articles for me but now I will write an article about one of the most amazing women I have ever had the privilege of knowing - your mom. So even if I didn\'t get the chance to tell your mom, I want you to know and I want the world to know what a special person she was to me.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Farewell Dear Ava','','inherit','open','open','','638-revision-2','','','2012-11-13 09:49:03','2012-11-13 14:49:03','',638,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/638-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(869,1,'2012-11-13 10:13:36','2012-11-13 15:13:36','Farewell Dear Ava,\n\nI will never forget the first time we spoke on the phone.  It was after my first miscarriage.  It had been weeks since my D&amp;C and I was still sad but was moving along with life.  I woke up one morning and was immobilized with the grief of losing my baby. I only stopped crying long enough to call in sick to work that day and later called the health unit nurse. She told me you had started a support group for mom\'s who\'d lost a baby.   It didn\'t matter to me that I\'d only been pregnant for 10 weeks I already had plans with my baby.   Your mom helped me get through that sad time and she allowed me to meet other women so I didn\'t feel so alone. Then I got pregnant again and called her with every little twinge I felt because I was scared. Sadly I had another miscarriage but your mom was there for me so I didn\'t have to go through it again alone. Your mom shared herself with me and other moms who were having trouble coping with the loss of our babies.\n\nBesides being the most supportive person in my life at that time, Ava taught me something that changed my life. She taught me to be my own health advocate. She guided me through researching my miscarriages and then once I figured out what tests/treatments I wanted to walk into my doctor and tell him what I wanted.  So I did just that. I walked into my ob/gyn\'s office and told him I wanted him to prescribe me progesterone because I believed I was losing my babies due to insufficient progesterone production.  He told me it was a \"placebo effect\" but I stood my ground.  It was powerful and it worked!  My first baby was born in January 2000 because of Ava. I almost named my baby Ava, I wish I had.\n\nBecause of Ava, I have never had another miscarriage and I went on to have three beautiful children!\n\noday I am a woman\'s health advocate because of your mom. I help other women educate themselves about their health and advocate for themselves and feel empowered through my website www.hormonesoup.com.\n\nYour mom and I lost touch because I moved to Nunavut and now live in Ontario. I didn\'t know she was sick and am sad that I never got a chance to tell her what I was doing was because of her. I was hoping to get your mom to contribute articles for me but now I will write an article about one of the most amazing women I have ever had the privilege of knowing - your mom. So even if I didn\'t get the chance to tell your mom, I want you to know and I want the world to know what a special person she was to me.\n\nI never got a chance to tell you what I\'m doing today all because of you. The impact of a single person on your life can be profound and for me that person has been you.\n\n&nbsp;','Farewell Dear Ava','','inherit','open','open','','638-revision-3','','','2012-11-13 10:13:36','2012-11-13 15:13:36','',638,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/638-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(870,1,'2012-11-13 10:22:56','2012-11-13 15:22:56','Farewell Dear Ava,\n\nI will never forget the first time we spoke - it was after my first miscarriage.  It had been weeks since my D&amp;C and I was still sad but was moving along with life as expected.  It didn\'t matter to me that I\'d only been pregnant for 10 weeks I already had plans with my baby but somehow no one else really understood. I woke up one morning and was immobilized with the grief of losing my baby. I only stopped crying long enough to call in sick to work that day and later the health unit nurse. She told me you had started a support group for women who\'d lost a baby.  When you called me back that day, I heard the voice of an angel. You cried with me and helped me get through that day and many other days that were to come.  You were the first person to acknowledge that I was already a mom.  You were the first person to understand that even though I\'d had a first term miscarriage, I felt the loss of my baby.  I suddenly didn\'t feel so alone.  And you introduced me to other women who\'d lost babies.\n\nWhen I got pregnant again and called you with with every little twinge I felt, you were so patient and supportive.  When I had another miscarriage you   was there for me so I didn\'t have to go through it again alone. Your mom shared herself with me and other moms who were having trouble coping with the loss of our babies.\n\nBesides being the most supportive person in my life at that time, Ava taught me something that changed my life. She taught me to be my own health advocate. She guided me through researching my miscarriages and then once I figured out what tests/treatments I wanted to walk into my doctor and tell him what I wanted.  So I did just that. I walked into my ob/gyn\'s office and told him I wanted him to prescribe me progesterone because I believed I was losing my babies due to insufficient progesterone production.  He told me it was a \"placebo effect\" but I stood my ground.  It was powerful and it worked!  My first baby was born in January 2000 because of Ava. I almost named my baby Ava, I wish I had.\n\nBecause of Ava, I have never had another miscarriage and I went on to have three beautiful children!\n\noday I am a woman\'s health advocate because of your mom. I help other women educate themselves about their health and advocate for themselves and feel empowered through my website www.hormonesoup.com.\n\nYour mom and I lost touch because I moved to Nunavut and now live in Ontario. I didn\'t know she was sick and am sad that I never got a chance to tell her what I was doing was because of her. I was hoping to get your mom to contribute articles for me but now I will write an article about one of the most amazing women I have ever had the privilege of knowing - your mom. So even if I didn\'t get the chance to tell your mom, I want you to know and I want the world to know what a special person she was to me.\n\nI never got a chance to tell you what I\'m doing today all because of you. The impact of a single person on your life can be profound and for me that person has been you.\n\n&nbsp;','Farewell Dear Ava','','inherit','open','open','','638-revision-4','','','2012-11-13 10:22:56','2012-11-13 15:22:56','',638,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/638-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(871,1,'2012-11-13 10:26:37','2012-11-13 15:26:37','Farewell Dear Ava,\n\nI will never forget the first time we spoke - it was after my first miscarriage.  It had been weeks since my D&amp;C and I was still sad but was moving along with life as expected.  It didn\'t matter to me that I\'d only been pregnant for 10 weeks I\'d already made plans with my baby and had hopes and dreams for his or her future.  Somehow it felt like no one else really understood. I woke up one morning and was immobilized with the grief of losing my baby. I only stopped crying long enough to call in sick to work that day and later call the health unit nurse. She told me you had started a support group for women who\'d lost a baby.  When you called me back that day, I heard the voice of an angel. You cried with me and helped me get through that day and many other days that were to come.  You were the first person to acknowledge that I was already a mom.  You were the first person to understand that even though I\'d had a first term miscarriage, I felt the loss of my baby and was entitled to my grief.  I suddenly didn\'t feel so alone.  You introduced me to other wonderful women who\'d also lost babies.\n\nWhen I got pregnant again and called you with with every little twinge I felt, you were so patient and supportive.  When I had another miscarriage you were there for me so I didn\'t have to go through it alone.\n\nBesides being the most supportive person in my life at that time, Ava taught me something that changed my life. She taught me to be my own health advocate. She guided me through researching my miscarriages and then once I figured out what tests/treatments I wanted to walk into my doctor and tell him what I wanted.  So I did just that. I walked into my ob/gyn\'s office and told him I wanted him to prescribe me progesterone because I believed I was losing my babies due to insufficient progesterone production.  He told me it was a \"placebo effect\" but I stood my ground.  It was powerful and it worked!  My first baby was born in January 2000 because of Ava. I almost named my baby Ava, I wish I had.\n\nBecause of Ava, I have never had another miscarriage and I went on to have three beautiful children!\n\noday I am a woman\'s health advocate because of your mom. I help other women educate themselves about their health and advocate for themselves and feel empowered through my website www.hormonesoup.com.\n\nYour mom and I lost touch because I moved to Nunavut and now live in Ontario. I didn\'t know she was sick and am sad that I never got a chance to tell her what I was doing was because of her. I was hoping to get your mom to contribute articles for me but now I will write an article about one of the most amazing women I have ever had the privilege of knowing - your mom. So even if I didn\'t get the chance to tell your mom, I want you to know and I want the world to know what a special person she was to me.\n\nI never got a chance to tell you what I\'m doing today all because of you. The impact of a single person on your life can be profound and for me that person has been you.\n\n&nbsp;','Farewell Dear Ava','','inherit','open','open','','638-revision-5','','','2012-11-13 10:26:37','2012-11-13 15:26:37','',638,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/638-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(872,1,'2012-11-13 10:28:00','2012-11-13 15:28:00','Farewell Dear Ava,\n\nI will never forget the first time we spoke - it was after my first miscarriage.  It had been weeks since my D&amp;C and I was still sad but was moving along with life as expected.  It didn\'t matter to me that I\'d only been pregnant for 10 weeks I\'d already made plans with my baby and had hopes and dreams for his or her future.  Somehow it felt like no one else really understood. I woke up one morning and was immobilized with the grief of losing my baby. I only stopped crying long enough to call in sick to work that day and later call the health unit nurse. She told me you had started a support group for women who\'d lost a baby.  When you called me back that day, I heard the voice of an angel. You cried with me and helped me get through that day and many other days that were to come.  You were the first person to acknowledge that I was already a mom.  You were the first person to understand that even though I\'d had a first term miscarriage, I felt the loss of my baby and was entitled to my grief.  I suddenly didn\'t feel so alone.  You introduced me to other wonderful women who\'d also lost babies.\n\nWhen I got pregnant again and called you with with every little twinge I felt, you were so patient and supportive.  When I had another miscarriage you were there for me so I didn\'t have to go through it alone.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBesides being the most supportive person in my life at that time, you taught me something that changed my life.  You taught me to be my own health advocate. You guided me through researching my miscarriages and then once I figured out what tests and treatments I wanted to walk into my doctor and tell him what I wanted.  So I did just that. I walked into my ob/gyn\'s office and told him I wanted him to prescribe me progesterone because I believed I was losing my babies due to insufficient progesterone production.  He told me it was a \"placebo effect\" but thanks to y I stood my ground.  It was powerful and it worked!  My first baby was born in January 2000 because of Ava. I almost named my baby Ava, I wish I had.\n\nBecause of Ava, I have never had another miscarriage and I went on to have three beautiful children!\n\noday I am a woman\'s health advocate because of your mom. I help other women educate themselves about their health and advocate for themselves and feel empowered through my website www.hormonesoup.com.\n\nYour mom and I lost touch because I moved to Nunavut and now live in Ontario. I didn\'t know she was sick and am sad that I never got a chance to tell her what I was doing was because of her. I was hoping to get your mom to contribute articles for me but now I will write an article about one of the most amazing women I have ever had the privilege of knowing - your mom. So even if I didn\'t get the chance to tell your mom, I want you to know and I want the world to know what a special person she was to me.\n\nI never got a chance to tell you what I\'m doing today all because of you. The impact of a single person on your life can be profound and for me that person has been you.\n\n&nbsp;','Farewell Dear Ava','','inherit','open','open','','638-revision-6','','','2012-11-13 10:28:00','2012-11-13 15:28:00','',638,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/638-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(873,1,'2012-11-13 10:35:29','2012-11-13 15:35:29','Farewell Dear Ava,\n\nI will never forget the first time we spoke - it was after my first miscarriage.  It had been weeks since my D&amp;C and I was still sad but was moving along with life as expected.  For me, the fact that I\'d only been pregnant for 10 weeks didn\'t lessen my sadness - I\'d already made plans with my baby and had hopes and dreams for his or her future.  Somehow it felt like no one else really understood. I woke up one morning immobilized with the grief of losing my baby. I only stopped crying long enough to call in sick to work that day and later call the health unit nurse. She told me you had started a support group for women who\'d lost a baby.  When you called me back that day, I heard the voice of an angel. You cried with me and helped me get through that day and many other days that were to come.  You were the first person to acknowledge that I was already a mom.  You were the first person to understand that even though I\'d had a first term miscarriage, I felt the loss of my baby and was entitled to my grief.  I suddenly didn\'t feel so alone.  You introduced me to other wonderful women who\'d also lost babies and we helped each other get through our grief and our next pregnancies.\n\nWhen I got pregnant again and called you with with every little twinge I felt, you were so patient and supportive.  When I had another miscarriage you were there for me so I didn\'t have to go through it alone. You helped me come to the decision to avoid the same horrible D&amp;C experience I\'d had the first time.  I allowed my miscarriage to happen naturally and you were there for me every step of the way.\n\nBesides being the most supportive person in my life at that time, you taught me something that changed my life.  You taught me to be my own health advocate. You guided me through researching my miscarriages and then once I figured out what tests and treatments I wanted to walk into my doctor and tell him what I wanted.  So I did just that. I walked into my ob/gyn\'s office and told him I wanted him to prescribe me progesterone because I believed I was losing my babies due to insufficient progesterone production.  He told me it was a \"placebo effect\" but thanks to you I stood my ground.  It was powerful and it worked!  My first baby was born in January 2000 because of you! I almost named my baby Ava, I wish I had.\n\nBecause of you, I have never had another miscarriage and I went on to have three beautiful children!\n\noday I am a woman\'s health advocate because of your mom. I help other women educate themselves about their health and advocate for themselves and feel empowered through my website www.hormonesoup.com.\n\nYour mom and I lost touch because I moved to Nunavut and now live in Ontario. I didn\'t know she was sick and am sad that I never got a chance to tell her what I was doing was because of her. I was hoping to get your mom to contribute articles for me but now I will write an article about one of the most amazing women I have ever had the privilege of knowing - your mom. So even if I didn\'t get the chance to tell your mom, I want you to know and I want the world to know what a special person she was to me.\n\nI never got a chance to tell you what I\'m doing today all because of you. The impact of a single person on your life can be profound and for me that person has been you.\n\n&nbsp;','Farewell Dear Ava','','inherit','open','open','','638-revision-7','','','2012-11-13 10:35:29','2012-11-13 15:35:29','',638,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/638-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(876,1,'2012-11-13 10:55:22','2012-11-13 15:55:22','Farewell Dear Ava,\n\nI will never forget the first time we spoke - it was after my first miscarriage.  It had been weeks since my D&amp;C and I was still sad but was moving along with life as expected.  For me, the fact that I\'d only been pregnant for 10 weeks didn\'t lessen my sadness - I\'d already made plans with my baby and had hopes and dreams for his or her future.  Somehow it felt like no one else really understood. I woke up one morning immobilized with the grief of losing my baby. I only stopped crying long enough to call in sick to work that day and later call the health unit nurse. She told me you had started a support group for women who\'d lost a baby.  When you called me back that day, I heard the voice of an angel. You cried with me and helped me get through that day and many other days that were to come.  You were the first person to acknowledge that I was already a mom.  You were the first person to understand that even though I\'d had a first term miscarriage, I felt the loss of my baby and was entitled to my grief.  I suddenly didn\'t feel so alone.  You introduced me to other wonderful women who\'d also lost babies and we helped each other get through our grief and our next pregnancies.\n\nWhen I got pregnant again and called you with with every little twinge I felt, you were so patient and supportive.  When I had another miscarriage you were there for me so I didn\'t have to go through it alone. You helped me come to the decision to avoid the same horrible D&amp;C experience I\'d had the first time.  I allowed my miscarriage to happen naturally and you were there for me every step of the way.\n\nBesides being the most supportive person in my life at that time, you taught me something that changed my life.  You taught me to be my own health advocate. You set an example for me as I watched you successfully advocate for yourself.  You taught me to do my own research about my miscarriages (which was a feat in 1998 with very little information on the internet). You encouraged me to figure out what tests and treatments I wanted and to walk into my doctor and tell him what I wanted.  So I did just that. I walked into my ob/gyn\'s office and told him I wanted him to prescribe me progesterone because I believed I was losing my babies due to insufficient progesterone production. He told me it was a \"placebo effect\" but thanks to you I stood my ground!  It was powerful and it worked!  My first baby was born in January 2000 because of you! I almost named my baby Ava, I wish I had. Because of you, I have never had another miscarriage and I went on to have three beautiful children!\n\nSomehow along the way, I forgot to advocate for myself but thankfully I eventually remembered the valuable gift you gave me and now I will never forget it.\n\nToday I am a woman\'s health advocate because of you. I help other women educate themselves about their own health. I want to be for other women what you have been for me - a supportive friend who guides women to become their own health advocate.  You\'ve inspired me to help other women feel empowered.\n\nWe lost touch when I moved all over this vast country so I didn\'t know you were sick. I was going to ask you to contribute articles about things like incompetent cervixes and supporting moms who\'ve lost babies and advocating for your own health. I am sad that I never got a chance to help you like you helped me. I\'m sad I never got the chance to tell you about what I\'m doing today because of you. The impact of a single person on your life can be profound and for me that person has been you.\n\nInstead of you sharing your story on my site I am sharing with the world the story of one of the most amazing women I have ever had the privilege of knowing - my dear friend Ava - yo\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Farewell Dear Ava - Your Legacy Lives On','','inherit','open','open','','638-revision-10','','','2012-11-13 10:55:22','2012-11-13 15:55:22','',638,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/638-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(874,1,'2012-11-13 10:48:28','2012-11-13 15:48:28','Farewell Dear Ava,\n\nI will never forget the first time we spoke - it was after my first miscarriage.  It had been weeks since my D&amp;C and I was still sad but was moving along with life as expected.  For me, the fact that I\'d only been pregnant for 10 weeks didn\'t lessen my sadness - I\'d already made plans with my baby and had hopes and dreams for his or her future.  Somehow it felt like no one else really understood. I woke up one morning immobilized with the grief of losing my baby. I only stopped crying long enough to call in sick to work that day and later call the health unit nurse. She told me you had started a support group for women who\'d lost a baby.  When you called me back that day, I heard the voice of an angel. You cried with me and helped me get through that day and many other days that were to come.  You were the first person to acknowledge that I was already a mom.  You were the first person to understand that even though I\'d had a first term miscarriage, I felt the loss of my baby and was entitled to my grief.  I suddenly didn\'t feel so alone.  You introduced me to other wonderful women who\'d also lost babies and we helped each other get through our grief and our next pregnancies.\n\nWhen I got pregnant again and called you with with every little twinge I felt, you were so patient and supportive.  When I had another miscarriage you were there for me so I didn\'t have to go through it alone. You helped me come to the decision to avoid the same horrible D&amp;C experience I\'d had the first time.  I allowed my miscarriage to happen naturally and you were there for me every step of the way.\n\nBesides being the most supportive person in my life at that time, you taught me something that changed my life.  You taught me to be my own health advocate. You set an example for me as I watched you successfully advocate for yourself.  You taught me to do my own research about my miscarriages (which was a feat in 1998 with very little information on the internet). You encouraged me to figure out what tests and treatments I wanted and to walk into my doctor and tell him what I wanted.  So I did just that. I walked into my ob/gyn\'s office and told him I wanted him to prescribe me progesterone because I believed I was losing my babies due to insufficient progesterone production. He told me it was a \"placebo effect\" but thanks to you I stood my ground!  It was powerful and it worked!  My first baby was born in January 2000 because of you! I almost named my baby Ava, I wish I had. Because of you, I have never had another miscarriage and I went on to have three beautiful children!\n\nSomehow along the way, I forgot to advocate for myself but thankfully I eventually remembered the valuable gift you gave me and now I will never forget it.\n\nToday I am a woman\'s health advocate because of you. I help other women educate themselves about their own health. I want to be for other women what you have been for me - a supportive friend who guides women to become their own health advocate.  You\'ve inspired me to help other women feel empowered.\n\nWe lost touch when I moved around the country so I didn\'t know you were sick.  I am sad that I never got a chance to tell you about what I was doing.  I was hoping to get you to contribute articles for me about things like incompetent cervixes and supporting women who\'ve lost babies and advocating for your own health.  but now I will write an article about one of the most amazing women I have ever had the privilege of knowing - your mom. So even if I didn\'t get the chance to tell your mom, I want you to know and I want the world to know what a special person she was to me.\n\nI never got a chance to tell you what I\'m doing today all because of you. The impact of a single person on your life can be profound and for me that person has been you.\n\n&nbsp;','Farewell Dear Ava - Your Legacy Lives On','','inherit','open','open','','638-revision-8','','','2012-11-13 10:48:28','2012-11-13 15:48:28','',638,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/638-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(875,1,'2012-11-13 10:49:18','2012-11-13 15:49:18','Farewell Dear Ava,\r\n\r\nI will never forget the first time we spoke - it was after my first miscarriage.  It had been weeks since my D&amp;C and I was still sad but was moving along with life as expected.  For me, the fact that I\'d only been pregnant for 10 weeks didn\'t lessen my sadness - I\'d already made plans with my baby and had hopes and dreams for his or her future.  Somehow it felt like no one else really understood. I woke up one morning immobilized with the grief of losing my baby. I only stopped crying long enough to call in sick to work that day and later call the health unit nurse. She told me you had started a support group for women who\'d lost a baby.  When you called me back that day, I heard the voice of an angel. You cried with me and helped me get through that day and many other days that were to come.  You were the first person to acknowledge that I was already a mom.  You were the first person to understand that even though I\'d had a first term miscarriage, I felt the loss of my baby and was entitled to my grief.  I suddenly didn\'t feel so alone.  You introduced me to other wonderful women who\'d also lost babies and we helped each other get through our grief and our next pregnancies.\r\n\r\nWhen I got pregnant again and called you with with every little twinge I felt, you were so patient and supportive.  When I had another miscarriage you were there for me so I didn\'t have to go through it alone. You helped me come to the decision to avoid the same horrible D&amp;C experience I\'d had the first time.  I allowed my miscarriage to happen naturally and you were there for me every step of the way.\r\n\r\nBesides being the most supportive person in my life at that time, you taught me something that changed my life.  You taught me to be my own health advocate. You set an example for me as I watched you successfully advocate for yourself.  You taught me to do my own research about my miscarriages (which was a feat in 1998 with very little information on the internet). You encouraged me to figure out what tests and treatments I wanted and to walk into my doctor and tell him what I wanted.  So I did just that. I walked into my ob/gyn\'s office and told him I wanted him to prescribe me progesterone because I believed I was losing my babies due to insufficient progesterone production. He told me it was a \"placebo effect\" but thanks to you I stood my ground!  It was powerful and it worked!  My first baby was born in January 2000 because of you! I almost named my baby Ava, I wish I had. Because of you, I have never had another miscarriage and I went on to have three beautiful children!\r\n\r\nSomehow along the way, I forgot to advocate for myself but thankfully I eventually remembered the valuable gift you gave me and now I will never forget it.\r\n\r\nToday I am a woman\'s health advocate because of you. I help other women educate themselves about their own health. I want to be for other women what you have been for me - a supportive friend who guides women to become their own health advocate.  You\'ve inspired me to help other women feel empowered.\r\n\r\nWe lost touch when I moved around the country so I didn\'t know you were sick.  I am sad that I never got a chance to tell you about what I was doing.  I was hoping to get you to contribute articles for me about things like incompetent cervixes and supporting moms who\'ve lost babies and advocating for your own health.\r\n\r\nNow I will write an article about one of the most amazing women I have ever had the privilege of knowing - your mom. So even if I didn\'t get the chance to tell your mom, I want you to know and I want the world to know what a special person she was to me.\r\n\r\nI never got a chance to tell you what I\'m doing today all because of you. The impact of a single person on your life can be profound and for me that person has been you.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Farewell Dear Ava - Your Legacy Lives On','','inherit','open','open','','638-revision-9','','','2012-11-13 10:49:18','2012-11-13 15:49:18','',638,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/638-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(877,1,'2012-11-13 11:56:35','2012-11-13 16:56:35','Based on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors I\'ve compiled a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name that I listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like further information.\n<ul>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; linked to breast cancer. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a carcinogenic by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"high human health priority\".  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\"</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as interfering with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a known carcinogen to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans potentially carcinogenic. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is potentially carcinogenic.</li>\n	<li>Coal Tar Dyes - colors identified as CI followed by five digits</li>\n	<li>DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA -</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website:  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a></span>\n\nDavid Suzuki\n\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas\n\n&nbsp;\n\nre-word this part:\n\nRoutes of Exposure related to Endocrine system:\n<ul>\n	<li>Air: air pollution, industrial air pollution</li>\n	<li>Consumer products: adhesives, decks, detergents, flooring, furniture, household, inks, paints and coatings, plastics, playground equipment, polycarbonate plastics, rubber, solvents</li>\n	<li>Environment: agriculture, industrial water pollution</li>\n	<li>Food: baby food, canned food linings, chicken, fatty foods, fish, food residue, fruits, pesticide metabolite, pesticide residue, rice, vegetables</li>\n	<li>Miscellaneous: building materials, dental sealants, electrical insulators, electrical transformers, manufacturing, medical tubing, occupational, research, solvents</li>\n	<li>Personal care products: deodorant, fragrances, hand lotion, shampoo, soap</li>\n	<li>Water: disinfection by-product, sewage sludge, tap water, water treatment</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - Click here to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had them in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  I\'m a sucker!\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a> </span>- Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-8','','','2012-11-13 11:56:35','2012-11-13 16:56:35','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(878,1,'2012-11-13 11:57:48','2012-11-13 16:57:48','Based on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors I\'ve compiled a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name that I listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like further information.\n<ul>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as interfering with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a known carcinogen to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans potentially carcinogenic. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is potentially carcinogenic.</li>\n	<li>Coal Tar Dyes - colors identified as CI followed by five digits</li>\n	<li>DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA -</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website:  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a></span>\n\nDavid Suzuki\n\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas\n\n&nbsp;\n\nre-word this part:\n\nRoutes of Exposure related to Endocrine system:\n<ul>\n	<li>Air: air pollution, industrial air pollution</li>\n	<li>Consumer products: adhesives, decks, detergents, flooring, furniture, household, inks, paints and coatings, plastics, playground equipment, polycarbonate plastics, rubber, solvents</li>\n	<li>Environment: agriculture, industrial water pollution</li>\n	<li>Food: baby food, canned food linings, chicken, fatty foods, fish, food residue, fruits, pesticide metabolite, pesticide residue, rice, vegetables</li>\n	<li>Miscellaneous: building materials, dental sealants, electrical insulators, electrical transformers, manufacturing, medical tubing, occupational, research, solvents</li>\n	<li>Personal care products: deodorant, fragrances, hand lotion, shampoo, soap</li>\n	<li>Water: disinfection by-product, sewage sludge, tap water, water treatment</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - Click here to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had them in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  I\'m a sucker!\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a> </span>- Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-9','','','2012-11-13 11:57:48','2012-11-13 16:57:48','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(879,1,'2012-11-13 11:59:25','2012-11-13 16:59:25','Based on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors I\'ve compiled a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name that I listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like further information.\n<ul>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as interfering with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\n	<li>Coal Tar Dyes - colors identified as CI followed by five digits</li>\n	<li>DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA -</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website:  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a></span>\n\nDavid Suzuki\n\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas\n\n&nbsp;\n\nre-word this part:\n\nRoutes of Exposure related to Endocrine system:\n<ul>\n	<li>Air: air pollution, industrial air pollution</li>\n	<li>Consumer products: adhesives, decks, detergents, flooring, furniture, household, inks, paints and coatings, plastics, playground equipment, polycarbonate plastics, rubber, solvents</li>\n	<li>Environment: agriculture, industrial water pollution</li>\n	<li>Food: baby food, canned food linings, chicken, fatty foods, fish, food residue, fruits, pesticide metabolite, pesticide residue, rice, vegetables</li>\n	<li>Miscellaneous: building materials, dental sealants, electrical insulators, electrical transformers, manufacturing, medical tubing, occupational, research, solvents</li>\n	<li>Personal care products: deodorant, fragrances, hand lotion, shampoo, soap</li>\n	<li>Water: disinfection by-product, sewage sludge, tap water, water treatment</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - Click here to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had them in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  I\'m a sucker!\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a> </span>- Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-10','','','2012-11-13 11:59:25','2012-11-13 16:59:25','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(880,1,'2012-11-13 21:45:50','2012-11-14 02:45:50','Learning\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors I\'ve compiled a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\n<ul>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as interfering with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\n	<li>Coal Tar Dyes - colors identified as CI followed by five digits</li>\n	<li>DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA -</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website:  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a></span>\n\nDavid Suzuki\n\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas\n\n&nbsp;\n\nre-word this part:\n\nRoutes of Exposure related to Endocrine system:\n<ul>\n	<li>Air: air pollution, industrial air pollution</li>\n	<li>Consumer products: adhesives, decks, detergents, flooring, furniture, household, inks, paints and coatings, plastics, playground equipment, polycarbonate plastics, rubber, solvents</li>\n	<li>Environment: agriculture, industrial water pollution</li>\n	<li>Food: baby food, canned food linings, chicken, fatty foods, fish, food residue, fruits, pesticide metabolite, pesticide residue, rice, vegetables</li>\n	<li>Miscellaneous: building materials, dental sealants, electrical insulators, electrical transformers, manufacturing, medical tubing, occupational, research, solvents</li>\n	<li>Personal care products: deodorant, fragrances, hand lotion, shampoo, soap</li>\n	<li>Water: disinfection by-product, sewage sludge, tap water, water treatment</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - Click here to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had them in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  I\'m a sucker!\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a> </span>- Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-11','','','2012-11-13 21:45:50','2012-11-14 02:45:50','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(881,1,'2012-11-13 21:55:00','2012-11-14 02:55:00','<strong>Hormone disruptors also called Endocrine disruptors</strong> are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nWe encounter hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors I\'ve compiled a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\n<ul>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as interfering with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\n	<li>Coal Tar Dyes - colors identified as CI followed by five digits</li>\n	<li>DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA -</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website:  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a></span>\n\nDavid Suzuki\n\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI am constantly doing research and compiling lists of articles and further reading about the negative effects of Endocrine Disruptors on our health.\n\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\n\n<a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a>\n\n<a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a>\n\n<a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a>\n\n<a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a>\n\n<a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a>\n\n<a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a>\n\n<a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a>\n\n<a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a>\n\n<a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a>\n\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!\n\n&nbsp;\n<div></div>\nre-word this part:\n\nRoutes of Exposure related to Endocrine system:\n<ul>\n	<li>Air: air pollution, industrial air pollution</li>\n	<li>Consumer products: adhesives, decks, detergents, flooring, furniture, household, inks, paints and coatings, plastics, playground equipment, polycarbonate plastics, rubber, solvents</li>\n	<li>Environment: agriculture, industrial water pollution</li>\n	<li>Food: baby food, canned food linings, chicken, fatty foods, fish, food residue, fruits, pesticide metabolite, pesticide residue, rice, vegetables</li>\n	<li>Miscellaneous: building materials, dental sealants, electrical insulators, electrical transformers, manufacturing, medical tubing, occupational, research, solvents</li>\n	<li>Personal care products: deodorant, fragrances, hand lotion, shampoo, soap</li>\n	<li>Water: disinfection by-product, sewage sludge, tap water, water treatment</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - Click here to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had them in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  I\'m a sucker!\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a> </span>- Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nLike I said, there are other ways your hormones can get disrupted, here are some links explaining the mechanisms:\n\n<a title=\"Todipedia - Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Endocrine+Disruptors\" target=\"_blank\">Toxipedia - Endocrine Disruptors</a>\n\n<a title=\"Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption\" href=\"http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst/mechanisms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption</a>','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-12','','','2012-11-13 21:55:00','2012-11-14 02:55:00','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(882,1,'2012-11-13 22:07:44','2012-11-14 03:07:44','<strong>Hormone disruptors also called Endocrine disruptors</strong> are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nWe encounter hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.\n\nKnown &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors\n\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors here is a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\n<ul>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as interfering with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\n	<li>Coal Tar Dyes - colors identified as CI followed by five digits</li>\n	<li>DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA -</li>\n</ul>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had them in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  I\'m a sucker!\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a></span> - Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\n\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website:  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a></span>\n\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas.\n\nDavid Suzuki Foundation has a list of the <a title=\"David Suzuki Foundation Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirty Dozen</span>\"</a> chemicals to avoid in cosmetics.\n\nI am constantly doing research and compiling lists of articles and further reading about the negative effects of Endocrine Disruptors on our health.\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Scary but Compelling Articles About Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a></span>\n\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!\n\nLike I said, there are other ways your hormones can get disrupted, here are some links explaining the mechanisms:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Todipedia - Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Endocrine+Disruptors\" target=\"_blank\">Toxipedia - Endocrine Disruptors</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption\" href=\"http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst/mechanisms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption</a></span>','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-13','','','2012-11-13 22:07:44','2012-11-14 03:07:44','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(883,1,'2012-11-13 22:33:03','2012-11-14 03:33:03','It would be<strong> </strong>irresponsible of me to not discuss hormone disruptors on a website about hormone health.  My own hormone health issues are the reas\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>Negative Health Effects of Hormone Disruptors</strong></h3>\n<strong>Hormone disruptors also called endocrine disruptors </strong>are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nWe encounter hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors here is a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\n<ul>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as interfering with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\n	<li>Coal Tar Dyes - colors identified as CI followed by five digits</li>\n	<li>DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA -</li>\n</ul>\n<div></div>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Websites I Highly Recommend Checking Out</span></h3>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - click to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  Boy did I feel like a sucker!\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a></span> - Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\n\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas.\n\nDavid Suzuki Foundation has a great website and also lists the <a title=\"David Suzuki Foundation Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirty Dozen</span>\"</a> chemicals to avoid in cosmetics.\n\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website:  <a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a>\n\n<strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book</strong><strong> There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Disturbing but Compelling Reading Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a></span>\n\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!\n\nLike I said, there are other ways your hormones can get disrupted, here are some links explaining the mechanisms:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Todipedia - Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Endocrine+Disruptors\" target=\"_blank\">Toxipedia - Endocrine Disruptors</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption\" href=\"http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst/mechanisms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption</a></span>','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-14','','','2012-11-13 22:33:03','2012-11-14 03:33:03','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(887,1,'2012-11-13 23:45:15','2012-11-14 04:45:15','Toxins in our Food','Toxic Chemicals in our Food Supply','Toxins in our Food','inherit','open','open','','httpwww-dreamstime-com-image22355467-2','','','2012-11-13 23:45:15','2012-11-14 04:45:15','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(884,1,'2012-11-13 23:20:45','2012-11-14 04:20:45','Toxic Chemicals Sprayed on our Food','Toxins Sprayed on our Food','Toxic Chemicals Sprayed on our Food ','inherit','open','open','','httpwww-dreamstime-com-image22355467','','','2012-11-13 23:20:45','2012-11-14 04:20:45','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(885,1,'2012-11-12 22:33:33','2012-11-13 03:33:33','[caption id=\"attachment_860\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a style=\"color: #074d7c; cursor: pointer;\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/X-is-for-Xenoestrogens.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-860\" title=\"X is for Xenoestrogens\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/X-is-for-Xenoestrogens-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"X is for Xenoestrogens\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> X is for Xenoestrogens[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Maybe you\'ve heard of xenoestrogens but don\'t really know what they are or how they work in your body.  I\'m going to explain what they are and why I try to minimize them in my life and more importantly to me - in my <strong>children\'s </strong>lives.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Xenoestrogen</strong> means <strong>foreign estrogen</strong> - which basically means any outside substance that acts like estrogen once inside our body.  It includes chemical compounds and pesticides, as well as synthetic estrogen that we ingest or apply to our skin.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Phytoestrogens</strong> are another type of xenoestrogen - plants such as soy and flax can also behave like estrogen inside your body.  (This post won\'t delve into phytoestrogens as endocrine disruptors because plants like soy have been touted as either beneficial or harmful depending upon who you listen too.  It is a whole other conundrum and I\'ve read mixed studies.)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Endocrine disruptors </strong>also called <strong>hormone disruptors </strong>are similar but actually refer specifically to chemicals and/or compounds that disrupt our endocrine (hormone) systems.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC\'s)</strong> - the chemicals that are known or suspected to disrupt our hormones are sometimes referred to as <strong>EDC\'s</strong>.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I\'ve known about xenoestrogens for quite a while but didn\'t really \"get\" what they were or this exotic sounding \"thing\" could possibly disrupt <em>my</em> hormones so I didn\'t immediately minimize my family\'s exposure.  When I finally did the research  it made me realize that the effect of xenoestrogen\'s is even more complicated than I could have imagined - scientists really have their work cut out for them on this one.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I did final realize how important it is to eliminate xenoestrogens from my life when I  visualized what was actually going on in my body. Chemicals can disrupt our hormones in several ways but without getting too scientific on you here is a simple explanation to help you picture how the cosmetics or perfume you wear could possibly be disrupting your hormones:</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One way to think of it is like a game of musical chairs - let\'s imagine the chairs are the estrogen receptors - there\'s only a limited number of them to go around.  When the endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) enters your body &amp; jumps onto the estrogen receptors there\'s nowhere for your own estrogen to go! Those special receptors are supposed to be there for the estrogen <em>your body</em> is producing but instead your own estrogen is left to roam freely - recirculating throughout your body. Sometimes those EDC\'s activate the receptors but sometimes they inactivate them!  The bottom line is that every time EDC\'s win the game -  your hormone health loses.</span></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">I love this <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"GreenFacts.org - Endocrine Disrupting Animation\" href=\"http://www.greenfacts.org/en/endocrine-disruptors/l-2/endocrine-disruptors-1.htm#2\" target=\"_blank\"> animated illustration</a></span> courtesy of GreenFacts.org check it out to watch an endocrine disruptor in action.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is a good example of how your body doesn\'t even have to be producing too much estrogen to show symptoms of <strong>estrogen dominance</strong>.  Now just imagine - your poor liver has to deal with all this excess re-circulating estrogen.  I\'ll talk about why you need to \"Show Some Love to Your Liver\" in a future post, which is especially true if you have hormone issues like I do.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are other ways that EDC\'s disrupt your hormones but the most important thing to take away is that <strong>xenoestrogens are disruptive</strong> to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">everyone</span> - women and men, girls and boys, and especially developing babies and infants.  In my view, I already have enough hormone disruption going on in my body I don\'t need to add to it. And for some women removing xenoestrogens from their day-to-day lives may just hold the answer in solving their hormone health problems.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To stay informed:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Read my previous posts</strong> about: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a></span> </strong>&amp; <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></span></strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sign up</span></a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read <strong>more</strong> of my series of articles about  estrogen, endocrine disruptors and other hormone imbalance.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Share this article</span></strong> If you learned something</li>\r\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></span></a> so other women can benefit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>','X is for Xenoestrogens','','inherit','open','open','','722-revision-34','','','2012-11-12 22:33:33','2012-11-13 03:33:33','',722,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/722-revision-34/',0,'revision','',0),(886,1,'2012-11-13 23:26:27','2012-11-14 04:26:27','[caption id=\"attachment_860\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a style=\"color: #074d7c; cursor: pointer;\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/X-is-for-Xenoestrogens.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-860\" title=\"X is for Xenoestrogens\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/X-is-for-Xenoestrogens-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"X is for Xenoestrogens\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> X is for Xenoestrogens[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Maybe you\'ve heard of xenoestrogens but don\'t really know what they are or how they work in your body.  I\'m going to explain what they are and why I try to minimize them in my life and more importantly to me - in my <strong>children\'s </strong>lives.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Xenoestrogen</strong> means <strong>foreign estrogen</strong> - which basically means any outside substance that acts like estrogen once inside our body.  It includes chemical compounds and pesticides, as well as synthetic estrogen that we ingest or apply to our skin.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Phytoestrogens</strong> are another type of xenoestrogen - plants such as soy and flax can also behave like estrogen inside your body.  (This post won\'t delve into phytoestrogens as endocrine disruptors because plants like soy have been touted as either beneficial or harmful depending upon who you listen too.  It is a whole other conundrum and I\'ve read mixed studies.)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Endocrine disruptors </strong>also called <strong>hormone disruptors </strong>are similar but actually refer specifically to chemicals and/or compounds that disrupt our endocrine (hormone) systems.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC\'s)</strong> - the chemicals that are known or suspected to disrupt our hormones are sometimes referred to as <strong>EDC\'s</strong>.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I\'ve known about xenoestrogens for quite a while but didn\'t really \"get\" what they were or this exotic sounding \"thing\" could possibly disrupt <em>my</em> hormones so I didn\'t immediately minimize my family\'s exposure.  When I finally did the research  it made me realize that the effect of xenoestrogen\'s is even more complicated than I could have imagined - scientists really have their work cut out for them on this one.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I did final realize how important it is to eliminate xenoestrogens from my life when I  visualized what was actually going on in my body. Chemicals can disrupt our hormones in several ways but without getting too scientific on you here is a simple explanation to help you picture how the cosmetics or perfume you wear could possibly be disrupting your hormones:</p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One way to think of it is like a game of musical chairs - let\'s imagine the chairs are the estrogen receptors - there\'s only a limited number of them to go around.  When the endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) enters your body &amp; jumps onto the estrogen receptors there\'s nowhere for your own estrogen to go! Those special receptors are supposed to be there for the estrogen <em>your body</em> is producing but instead your own estrogen is left to roam freely - recirculating throughout your body. Sometimes those EDC\'s activate the receptors but sometimes they inactivate them!  The bottom line is that every time EDC\'s win the game -  your hormone health loses.</span></strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">I love this <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"GreenFacts.org - Endocrine Disrupting Animation\" href=\"http://www.greenfacts.org/en/endocrine-disruptors/l-2/endocrine-disruptors-1.htm#2\" target=\"_blank\"> animated illustration</a></span> courtesy of GreenFacts.org check it out to watch an endocrine disruptor in action.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is a good example of how your body doesn\'t even have to be producing too much estrogen to show symptoms of <strong>estrogen dominance</strong>.  Now just imagine - your poor liver has to deal with all this excess re-circulating estrogen.  I\'ll talk about why you need to \"Show Some Love to Your Liver\" in a future post, which is especially true if you have hormone issues like I do.</p>\r\nThere are other ways your hormones can get disrupted, here are some links explaining the mechanisms:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Todipedia - Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Endocrine+Disruptors\" target=\"_blank\">Toxipedia - Endocrine Disruptors</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption\" href=\"http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst/mechanisms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption</a></span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As far as EDC\'s disrupting your hormones I think the most important thing to take away is that <strong>xenoestrogens are disruptive</strong> to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">everyone</span> - women and men, girls and boys, and especially developing babies and infants.  In my view, I already have enough hormone disruption going on in my body I don\'t need to add to it. And for some women removing xenoestrogens from their day-to-day lives may just hold the answer in solving their hormone health problems.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To stay informed:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\r\n	<li><strong>Read my previous posts</strong> about: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a></span> </strong>&amp; <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></span></strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sign up</span></a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read <strong>more</strong> of my series of articles about  estrogen, endocrine disruptors and other hormone imbalance.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Share this article</span></strong> If you learned something</li>\r\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></span></a> so other women can benefit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"></p>','X is for Xenoestrogens','','inherit','open','open','','722-revision-35','','','2012-11-13 23:26:27','2012-11-14 04:26:27','',722,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/722-revision-35/',0,'revision','',0),(888,1,'2012-11-13 23:44:56','2012-11-14 04:44:56','It would be<strong> </strong>irresponsible of me to not discuss hormone disruptors on a website about hormone health.  My own hormone health issues have made me question so many things. The reason behind my research into the negative health effects of hormone disruptors.\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>Negative Health Effects of Hormone Disruptors</strong></h3>\n<strong>Hormone disruptors also called endocrine disruptors </strong>are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nWe encounter hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors here is a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\n<ul>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as interfering with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\n	<li>Coal Tar Dyes - colors identified as CI followed by five digits</li>\n	<li>DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA -</li>\n</ul>\n<div></div>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Websites I Highly Recommend Checking Out</span></h3>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - click to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  Boy did I feel like a sucker!\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a></span> - Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\n\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas.\n\nDavid Suzuki Foundation has a great website and also lists the <a title=\"David Suzuki Foundation Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirty Dozen</span>\"</a> chemicals to avoid in cosmetics.\n\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website:  <a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a>\n\n<strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book</strong><strong> There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Disturbing but Compelling Reading Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a></span>\n\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!\n\nLike I said, there are other ways your hormones can get disrupted, here are some links explaining the mechanisms:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Todipedia - Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Endocrine+Disruptors\" target=\"_blank\">Toxipedia - Endocrine Disruptors</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption\" href=\"http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst/mechanisms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption</a></span>','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-15','','','2012-11-13 23:44:56','2012-11-14 04:44:56','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(889,1,'2012-11-13 23:47:17','2012-11-14 04:47:17','[caption id=\"attachment_887\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-887\" title=\"Toxic Chemicals in our Food Supply\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Toxins in our Food\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Toxins in our Food[/caption]\n\nIt would be<strong> </strong>irresponsible of me to not discuss hormone disruptors on a website about hormone health.  My own hormone health issues have made me question so many things. The reason behind my research into the negative health effects of hormone disruptors.\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>Negative Health Effects of Hormone Disruptors</strong></h3>\n<strong>Hormone disruptors also called endocrine disruptors </strong>are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nWe encounter hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in<strong> plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.</strong>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors here is a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\n<ul>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as interfering with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\n	<li>Coal Tar Dyes - colors identified as CI followed by five digits</li>\n	<li>DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA -</li>\n</ul>\n<div></div>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Websites I Highly Recommend Checking Out</span></h3>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - click to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  Boy did I feel like a sucker!\n\nCampaign for Safe Cosmetics -\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a></span> - Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\n\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas.\n\nDavid Suzuki Foundation has a great website and also lists the <a title=\"David Suzuki Foundation Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirty Dozen</span>\"</a> chemicals to avoid in cosmetics.\n\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website:  <a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a>\n\n<strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book</strong><strong> There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Disturbing but Compelling Reading Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a></span>\n\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!\n\nLike I said, there are other ways your hormones can get disrupted, here are some links explaining the mechanisms:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Todipedia - Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Endocrine+Disruptors\" target=\"_blank\">Toxipedia - Endocrine Disruptors</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption\" href=\"http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst/mechanisms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption</a></span>','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-16','','','2012-11-13 23:47:17','2012-11-14 04:47:17','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-16/',0,'revision','',0),(890,1,'2012-11-13 23:48:07','2012-11-14 04:48:07','[caption id=\"attachment_887\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-887\" title=\"Toxic Chemicals in our Food Supply\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Toxins in our Food\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Toxins in our Food[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt would be<strong> </strong>irresponsible of me to not discuss hormone disruptors on a website about hormone health.  My own hormone health issues have made me question so many things. The reason behind my research into the negative health effects of hormone disruptors.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>Negative Health Effects of Hormone Disruptors</strong></h3>\r\n<strong>Hormone disruptors also called endocrine disruptors </strong>are being blamed for our rising rates of:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\r\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\r\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\r\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\r\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\r\n	<li>Infertility</li>\r\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWe encounter hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in<strong> plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.</strong>\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\r\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors here is a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as interfering with hormone function.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\r\n	<li>Coal Tar Dyes - colors identified as CI followed by five digits</li>\r\n	<li>DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA -</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<div></div>\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Websites I Highly Recommend Checking Out</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - click to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  Boy did I feel like a sucker!\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a> -\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a></span> - Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\r\n\r\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas.\r\n\r\nDavid Suzuki Foundation has a great website and also lists the <a title=\"David Suzuki Foundation Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirty Dozen</span>\"</a> chemicals to avoid in cosmetics.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website:  <a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book</strong><strong> There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Disturbing but Compelling Reading Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\r\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a></span>\r\n\r\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!\r\n\r\nLike I said, there are other ways your hormones can get disrupted, here are some links explaining the mechanisms:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Todipedia - Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Endocrine+Disruptors\" target=\"_blank\">Toxipedia - Endocrine Disruptors</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption\" href=\"http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst/mechanisms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption</a></span>','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-17','','','2012-11-13 23:48:07','2012-11-14 04:48:07','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-17/',0,'revision','',0),(892,1,'2012-11-14 00:12:19','2012-11-14 05:12:19','[caption id=\"attachment_887\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-887\" title=\"Toxic Chemicals in our Food Supply\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Toxins in our Food\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Toxins in our Food[/caption]\n\nIt would be<strong> </strong>irresponsible of me to not discuss hormone disruptors on a website about hormone health.  My own hormone health issues have made me question healthcare, medication, and nutrition.  Knowledge is power - the positive outcomes I have had with my hormone health have been as a direct result of me educating myself about my health and the options available to me.  But by no means do I think my hormone issues are over - I still have menopause to face and wonder what the effects of years and years of estrogen dominance will have on my future health.  The reason behind my research into the negative health effects of hormone disruptors.\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Negative Health Effects of Hormone Disruptors</strong></span></h3>\n<strong>Hormone disruptors also called endocrine disruptors </strong>are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nWe encounter hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in<strong> plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.</strong>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors here is a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\n<ul>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as interfering with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\n	<li>Coal Tar Dyes - colors identified as CI followed by five digits</li>\n	<li>DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA -</li>\n</ul>\n<div></div>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Websites I Highly Recommend Checking Out</span></h3>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - click to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  Boy did I feel like a sucker!\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a></span> -\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHealth Canada -\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a></span> - Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\n\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas.\n\n<strong>David Suzuki Foundation</strong> has a great website and also lists the <a title=\"David Suzuki Foundation Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirty Dozen</span>\"</a> chemicals to avoid in cosmetics.\n\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a></span>\n\n<strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book,</strong><strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick\" href=\"http://www.amazon.ca/Theres-Lead-In-Your-Lipstick/dp/0143172506\" target=\"_blank\">\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them\"</a></span></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Disturbing &amp; Compelling Reading on Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a></span>\n\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!\n\n&nbsp;','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-19','','','2012-11-14 00:12:19','2012-11-14 05:12:19','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-19/',0,'revision','',0),(891,1,'2012-11-14 00:08:13','2012-11-14 05:08:13','[caption id=\"attachment_887\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-887\" title=\"Toxic Chemicals in our Food Supply\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Toxins in our Food\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Toxins in our Food[/caption]\n\nIt would be<strong> </strong>irresponsible of me to not discuss hormone disruptors on a website about hormone health.  My own hormone health issues have made me question healthcare, medication, and nutrition.  Knowledge is power - the positive outcomes I have had with my hormone health have been a educated myself about my own hormone health and have been respons By no means do I think my hormone issues are over - I still have menopause to face and wonder what the effects of years and years of estrogen dominance will have on my future health.  The reason behind my research into the negative health effects of hormone disruptors.\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>Negative Health Effects of Hormone Disruptors</strong></h3>\n<strong>Hormone disruptors also called endocrine disruptors </strong>are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nWe encounter hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in<strong> plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.</strong>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors here is a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\n<ul>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as interfering with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\n	<li>Coal Tar Dyes - colors identified as CI followed by five digits</li>\n	<li>DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA -</li>\n</ul>\n<div></div>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Websites I Highly Recommend Checking Out</span></h3>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - click to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  Boy did I feel like a sucker!\n\n<a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a> -\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a></span> - Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\n\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas.\n\nDavid Suzuki Foundation has a great website and also lists the <a title=\"David Suzuki Foundation Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirty Dozen</span>\"</a> chemicals to avoid in cosmetics.\n\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website:  <a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a>\n\n<strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book</strong><strong> There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them</strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Disturbing but Compelling Reading Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a></span>\n\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!\n\nLike I said, there are other ways your hormones can get disrupted, here are some links explaining the mechanisms:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Todipedia - Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://toxipedia.org/display/toxipedia/Endocrine+Disruptors\" target=\"_blank\">Toxipedia - Endocrine Disruptors</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption\" href=\"http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst/mechanisms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption</a></span>','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-18','','','2012-11-14 00:08:13','2012-11-14 05:08:13','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-18/',0,'revision','',0),(893,1,'2012-11-14 00:17:50','2012-11-14 05:17:50','[caption id=\"attachment_887\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-887\" title=\"Toxic Chemicals in our Food Supply\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Toxins in our Food\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Toxins in our Food[/caption]\n\nIt would be<strong> </strong>irresponsible of me to not discuss hormone disruptors on a website about hormone health.  My own hormone health issues have made me question healthcare, medication, and nutrition and yes, hormone disruptors.  Knowledge is power - the positive outcomes I have had with my hormone health have been as a direct result of me educating myself about my health and the options available to me.  But by no means do I think my hormone issues are over - I still have menopause to face and wonder what the effects of years and years of estrogen dominance will have on my future health.  The reason behind my research into the negative health effects of hormone disruptors.\n\nThis post has tons of information - I hope you find something useful.  I encourage you to take the list of the hormone disuptors, especially the ones that are known carcinogens (cancer-causing) and go to your cosmetic bag, your bathroom shelf or your bathtub shelf and see if you can find any of these hormone disruptors.    I am sure you\'ll be surprised - they might even be in your baby wash. Get your kids involved - they\'ll go on a hunt through your household products for you.  You\'ll be educating them at the same time. Share it with us all - we\'d love to hear from you.\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Negative Health Effects of Hormone Disruptors</strong></span></h3>\n<strong>Hormone disruptors also called endocrine disruptors </strong>are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nWe encounter hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in<strong> plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.</strong>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors here is a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\n<ul>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as interfering with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\n	<li>Coal Tar Dyes - colors identified as CI followed by five digits</li>\n	<li>DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA -</li>\n</ul>\n<div></div>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Websites I Highly Recommend Checking Out</span></h3>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - click to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  Boy did I feel like a sucker!\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a></span> -\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Health Canada\" href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/cosmet-person/index-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></span> -\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a></span> - Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\n\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas.\n\n<strong>David Suzuki Foundation</strong> has a great website and also lists the <a title=\"David Suzuki Foundation Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirty Dozen</span>\"</a> chemicals to avoid in cosmetics.\n\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a></span>\n\n<strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book,</strong><strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick\" href=\"http://www.amazon.ca/Theres-Lead-In-Your-Lipstick/dp/0143172506\" target=\"_blank\">\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them\"</a></span></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Disturbing &amp; Compelling Reading on Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a></span>\n\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!\n\n&nbsp;','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-20','','','2012-11-14 00:17:50','2012-11-14 05:17:50','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-20/',0,'revision','',0),(894,1,'2012-11-14 00:22:27','2012-11-14 05:22:27','[caption id=\"attachment_887\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-887\" title=\"Toxic Chemicals in our Food Supply\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Toxins in our Food\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Toxins in our Food[/caption]\n\nIt would be<strong> </strong>irresponsible of me to not discuss hormone disruptors on a website about hormone health.  My own hormone health issues have made me question healthcare, medication, and nutrition and yes, hormone disruptors all around me.  Knowledge is power - the positive outcomes I have had with my hormone health have been as a direct result of me educating myself about my health and the options available to me.  By no means do I think my hormone issues are over - I still have menopause to face and wonder in the back of my mind what the effect years of estrogen dominance will have on my future health.  It\'s not that I live in fear, but rather I want to give my body the best chance at a long and health life, which is the reason behind my research into the negative health effects of hormone disruptors.  Even more importantly for me is to do the research for the health of my children\'s developing bodies.\n\nThis post has tons of information - I hope you find something useful.  I encourage you to take the list of the hormone disuptors, especially the ones that are known carcinogens (cancer-causing) and go to your cosmetic bag, your bathroom shelf or your bathtub shelf and see if you can find any of these hormone disruptors.    I am sure you\'ll be surprised - they might even be in your baby wash. Get your kids involved - they\'ll go on a hunt through your household products for you.  You\'ll be clearing out your shelves of harmful products and educating your kids at the same time.\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Negative Health Effects of Hormone Disruptors</strong></span></h3>\n<strong>Hormone disruptors also called endocrine disruptors </strong>are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nWe encounter hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in<strong> plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.</strong>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors here is a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\n<ul>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as <strong>interfering with hormone function.</strong></li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\n	<li>Coal Tar Dyes - colors identified as CI followed by five digits</li>\n	<li>DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA -</li>\n</ul>\n<div></div>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Websites I Highly Recommend Checking Out</span></h3>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - click to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  Boy did I feel like a sucker!\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a></span> -\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Health Canada\" href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/cosmet-person/index-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></span> -\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a></span> - Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\n\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas.\n\n<strong>David Suzuki Foundation</strong> has a great website and also lists the <a title=\"David Suzuki Foundation Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirty Dozen</span>\"</a> chemicals to avoid in cosmetics.\n\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a></span>\n\n<strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book,</strong><strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick\" href=\"http://www.amazon.ca/Theres-Lead-In-Your-Lipstick/dp/0143172506\" target=\"_blank\">\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them\"</a></span></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Disturbing &amp; Compelling Reading on Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a></span>\n\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!\n\n&nbsp;','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-21','','','2012-11-14 00:22:27','2012-11-14 05:22:27','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-21/',0,'revision','',0),(895,1,'2012-11-14 00:43:06','2012-11-14 05:43:06','[caption id=\"attachment_887\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-887\" title=\"Toxic Chemicals in our Food Supply\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Toxins in our Food\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Toxins in our Food[/caption]\n\nIt would be<strong> </strong>irresponsible of me to not discuss hormone disruptors on a website about hormone health.  My own hormone health issues have made me question healthcare, medication, and nutrition and yes, hormone disruptors all around me.  Knowledge is power - the positive outcomes I have had with my hormone health have been as a direct result of me educating myself about my health and the options available to me.  By no means do I think my hormone issues are over - I still have menopause to face and wonder in the back of my mind what the effect years of estrogen dominance will have on my future health.  It\'s not that I live in fear, but rather I want to give my body the best chance at a long and health life, which is the reason behind my research into the negative health effects of hormone disruptors.  Even more importantly for me is to do the research for the health of my children\'s developing bodies.\n\nThis post has tons of information - I hope you find something useful.  I encourage you to take the list of the hormone disuptors, especially the ones that are known carcinogens (cancer-causing) and go to your cosmetic bag, your bathroom shelf or your bathtub shelf and see if you can find any of these hormone disruptors.    I am sure you\'ll be surprised - they might even be in your baby wash. Get your kids involved - they\'ll go on a hunt through your household products for you.  You\'ll be clearing out your shelves of harmful products and educating your kids at the same time.\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Negative Health Effects of Hormone Disruptors</strong></span></h3>\n<strong>Hormone disruptors also called endocrine disruptors </strong>are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nWe encounter hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in<strong> plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.</strong>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors here is a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\n<ul>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as <strong>interfering with hormone function.</strong></li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\n	<li><a title=\"Coal Tar Dyes\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_coloring\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Coal Tar Dyes (also p-Phenylenediamine PPD)</span></a> (colors identified as CI followed by five digits or in the US as FD&amp;C or D&amp;C followed by a number) - used in food as artificial colours, many have been banned over the years but several are still in use, used in hair dyes and cosmetics. May be potential carcinogenic but not added to the official list yet.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Cocamide DEA\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocamide_DEA\" target=\"_blank\">DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA</a> </span>- a<strong> known carcinogenic</strong>. Used to make soaps and shampoos foamy and as an emulsifying agent in cosmetics.</li>\n</ul>\n<div></div>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Websites I Highly Recommend Checking Out</span></h3>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - click to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  Boy did I feel like a sucker!\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a></span> -\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Health Canada\" href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/cosmet-person/index-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></span> -\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a></span> - Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\n\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas.\n\n<strong>David Suzuki Foundation</strong> has a great website and also lists the <a title=\"David Suzuki Foundation Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirty Dozen</span>\"</a> chemicals to avoid in cosmetics.\n\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a></span>\n\n<strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book,</strong><strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick\" href=\"http://www.amazon.ca/Theres-Lead-In-Your-Lipstick/dp/0143172506\" target=\"_blank\">\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them\"</a></span></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Disturbing &amp; Compelling Reading on Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a></span>\n\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!\n\n&nbsp;','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-22','','','2012-11-14 00:43:06','2012-11-14 05:43:06','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-22/',0,'revision','',0),(896,1,'2012-11-14 00:51:37','2012-11-14 05:51:37','[caption id=\"attachment_887\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-887\" title=\"Toxic Chemicals in our Food Supply\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Toxins in our Food\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Toxins in our Food[/caption]\n\nIt would be<strong> </strong>irresponsible of me to not discuss hormone disruptors on a website about hormone health.  My own hormone health issues have made me question healthcare, medication, and nutrition and yes, hormone disruptors all around me.  Knowledge is power - the positive outcomes I have had with my hormone health have been as a direct result of me educating myself about my health and the options available to me.  By no means do I think my hormone issues are over - I still have menopause to face and wonder in the back of my mind what the effect years of estrogen dominance will have on my future health.  It\'s not that I live in fear, but rather I want to give my body the best chance at a long and health life, which is the reason behind my research into the negative health effects of hormone disruptors.  Even more importantly for me is to do the research for the health of my children\'s developing bodies.\n\nThis post has tons of information - I hope you find something useful.  I encourage you to take the list of the hormone disuptors, especially the ones that are known carcinogens (cancer-causing) and go to your cosmetic bag, your bathroom shelf or your bathtub shelf and see if you can find any of these hormone disruptors.    I am sure you\'ll be surprised - they might even be in your baby wash. Get your kids involved - they\'ll go on a hunt through your household products for you.  You\'ll be clearing out your shelves of harmful products and educating your kids at the same time.\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Negative Health Effects of Hormone Disruptors</strong></span></h3>\n<strong>Hormone disruptors also called endocrine disruptors </strong>are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nWe encounter hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in<strong> plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.</strong>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors here is a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\n<ul>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as <strong>interfering with hormone function.</strong></li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\n	<li><a title=\"Coal Tar Dyes\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_coloring\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Coal Tar Dyes (also p-Phenylenediamine PPD)</span></a> (colors identified as CI followed by five digits or in the US as FD&amp;C or D&amp;C followed by a number) - used in food as artificial colours, many have been banned over the years but several are still in use, used in hair dyes and cosmetics. May be potential carcinogenic but not added to the official list yet.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Cocamide DEA\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocamide_DEA\" target=\"_blank\">DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA</a> </span>- a<strong> known carcinogenic</strong>. Used to make soaps and shampoos foamy and as an emulsifying agent in cosmetics.</li>\n</ul>\n<div></div>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Websites I Highly Recommend Checking Out</span></h3>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - click to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  Boy did I feel like a sucker!\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a></span> - a great site, full of information about cosmetics as well as how you can encourage safer cosmetics and demand cosmetic companies stop putting harmful chemicals in our makeup and body care products.\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a></span> - Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\n\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas.\n\n<strong>David Suzuki Foundation</strong> has a great website and also lists the <a title=\"David Suzuki Foundation Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirty Dozen</span>\"</a> chemicals to avoid in cosmetics.\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Health Canada\" href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/cosmet-person/index-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></span> - the Canadian Government\'s site includes a Cosmetics Hotlist - many chemicals have been banned or have to be labelled in Canada. Not as good as in the EU but much better than in the USA. (To all my cross-border shopping friends - you may be getting more than your bargained for if you shop for cosmetics and body care products south of the border).  Explains how to read the labels, warnings and recalls, and a place for you to report adverse affects.\n\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a></span>\n\n<strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book,</strong><strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick\" href=\"http://www.amazon.ca/Theres-Lead-In-Your-Lipstick/dp/0143172506\" target=\"_blank\">\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them\"</a></span></strong>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Disturbing &amp; Compelling Reading on Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a></span>\n\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!\n\n&nbsp;','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-23','','','2012-11-14 00:51:37','2012-11-14 05:51:37','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-23/',0,'revision','',0),(897,1,'2012-11-14 00:52:57','2012-11-14 05:52:57','[caption id=\"attachment_887\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-887\" title=\"Toxic Chemicals in our Food Supply\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Toxins in our Food\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Toxins in our Food[/caption]\n\nIt would be<strong> </strong>irresponsible of me to not discuss hormone disruptors on a website about hormone health.  My own hormone health issues have made me question healthcare, medication, and nutrition and yes, hormone disruptors all around me.  Knowledge is power - the positive outcomes I have had with my hormone health have been as a direct result of me educating myself about my health and the options available to me.  By no means do I think my hormone issues are over - I still have menopause to face and wonder in the back of my mind what the effect years of estrogen dominance will have on my future health.  It\'s not that I live in fear, but rather I want to give my body the best chance at a long and health life, which is the reason behind my research into the negative health effects of hormone disruptors.  Even more importantly for me is to do the research for the health of my children\'s developing bodies.\n\nThis post has tons of information - I hope you find something useful.  I encourage you to take the list of the hormone disuptors, especially the ones that are known carcinogens (cancer-causing) and go to your cosmetic bag, your bathroom shelf or your bathtub shelf and see if you can find any of these hormone disruptors.    I am sure you\'ll be surprised - they might even be in your baby wash. Get your kids involved - they\'ll go on a hunt through your household products for you.  You\'ll be clearing out your shelves of harmful products and educating your kids at the same time.\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Negative Health Effects of Hormone Disruptors</strong></span></h3>\n<strong>Hormone disruptors also called endocrine disruptors </strong>are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nWe encounter hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in<strong> plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.</strong>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors here is a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\n<ul>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as <strong>interfering with hormone function.</strong></li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\n	<li><a title=\"Coal Tar Dyes\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_coloring\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Coal Tar Dyes (also p-Phenylenediamine PPD)</span></a> (colors identified as CI followed by five digits or in the US as FD&amp;C or D&amp;C followed by a number) - used in food as artificial colours, many have been banned over the years but several are still in use, used in hair dyes and cosmetics. May be potential carcinogenic but not added to the official list yet.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Cocamide DEA\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocamide_DEA\" target=\"_blank\">DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA</a> </span>- a<strong> known carcinogenic</strong>. Used to make soaps and shampoos foamy and as an emulsifying agent in cosmetics.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Websites I Highly Recommend</span></span></h3>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - click to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  Boy did I feel like a sucker!\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a></span> - a great site, full of information about cosmetics as well as how you can encourage safer cosmetics and demand cosmetic companies stop putting harmful chemicals in our makeup and body care products.\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a></span> - Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\n\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas.\n\n<strong>David Suzuki Foundation</strong> has a great website and also lists the <a title=\"David Suzuki Foundation Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirty Dozen</span>\"</a> chemicals to avoid in cosmetics.\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Health Canada\" href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/cosmet-person/index-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></span> - the Canadian Government\'s site includes a Cosmetics Hotlist - many chemicals have been banned or have to be labelled in Canada. Not as good as in the EU but much better than in the USA. (To all my cross-border shopping friends - you may be getting more than your bargained for if you shop for cosmetics and body care products south of the border).  Explains how to read the labels, warnings and recalls, and a place for you to report adverse affects.\n\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a></span>\n\n<strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book,</strong><strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick\" href=\"http://www.amazon.ca/Theres-Lead-In-Your-Lipstick/dp/0143172506\" target=\"_blank\">\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them\"</a></span></strong>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Get the Facts About Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a></span>\n\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!\n\n&nbsp;','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-24','','','2012-11-14 00:52:57','2012-11-14 05:52:57','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-24/',0,'revision','',0),(898,1,'2012-11-14 00:54:54','2012-11-14 05:54:54','[caption id=\"attachment_887\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-887\" title=\"Toxic Chemicals in our Food Supply\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Toxins in our Food\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Toxins in our Food[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt would be<strong> </strong>irresponsible of me to not discuss hormone disruptors on a website about hormone health.  My own hormone health issues have made me question healthcare, medication, and nutrition and yes, hormone disruptors all around me.  Knowledge is power - the positive outcomes I have had with my hormone health have been as a direct result of me educating myself about my health and the options available to me.  By no means do I think my hormone issues are over - I still have menopause to face and wonder in the back of my mind what the effect years of estrogen dominance will have on my future health.  It\'s not that I live in fear, but rather I want to give my body the best chance at a long and health life, which is the reason behind my research into the negative health effects of hormone disruptors.  Even more importantly for me is to do the research for the health of my children\'s developing bodies.\r\n\r\nThis post has tons of information - I hope you find something useful.  I encourage you to take the list of the hormone disuptors, especially the ones that are known carcinogens (cancer-causing) and go to your cosmetic bag, your bathroom shelf or your bathtub shelf and see if you can find any of these hormone disruptors.    I am sure you\'ll be surprised - they might even be in your baby wash. Get your kids involved - they\'ll go on a hunt through your household products for you.  You\'ll be clearing out your shelves of harmful products and educating your kids at the same time.\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Negative Health Effects of Hormone Disruptors</strong></span></h3>\r\n<strong>Hormone disruptors also called endocrine disruptors </strong>are being blamed for our rising rates of:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\r\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\r\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\r\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\r\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\r\n	<li>Infertility</li>\r\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWe encounter hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in<strong> plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.</strong>\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\r\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors here is a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as <strong>interfering with hormone function.</strong></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\r\n	<li><a title=\"Coal Tar Dyes\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_coloring\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Coal Tar Dyes (also p-Phenylenediamine PPD)</span></a> (colors identified as CI followed by five digits or in the US as FD&amp;C or D&amp;C followed by a number) - used in food as artificial colours, many have been banned over the years but several are still in use, used in hair dyes and cosmetics. May be potential carcinogenic but not added to the official list yet.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Cocamide DEA\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocamide_DEA\" target=\"_blank\">DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA</a> </span>- a<strong> known carcinogenic</strong>. Used to make soaps and shampoos foamy and as an emulsifying agent in cosmetics.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Websites I Highly Recommend</span></span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - click to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  Boy did I feel like a sucker!\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a></span> - a great site, full of information about cosmetics as well as how you can encourage safer cosmetics and demand cosmetic companies stop putting harmful chemicals in our makeup and body care products.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a></span> - Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\r\n\r\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas.\r\n\r\n<strong>David Suzuki Foundation</strong> has a great website and also lists the <a title=\"David Suzuki Foundation Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirty Dozen</span>\"</a> chemicals to avoid in cosmetics.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Health Canada\" href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/cosmet-person/index-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></span> - the Canadian Government\'s site includes a Cosmetics Hotlist - many chemicals have been banned or have to be labelled in Canada. Not as good as in the EU but much better than in the USA. (To all my cross-border shopping friends - you may be getting more than your bargained for if you shop for cosmetics and body care products south of the border).  Explains how to read the labels, warnings and recalls, and a place for you to report adverse affects.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a></span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book,</strong><strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick\" href=\"http://www.amazon.ca/Theres-Lead-In-Your-Lipstick/dp/0143172506\" target=\"_blank\">\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them\"</a></span></strong>\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Get the Facts About Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\r\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a></span>\r\n\r\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-25','','','2012-11-14 00:54:54','2012-11-14 05:54:54','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-25/',0,'revision','',0),(899,1,'2012-12-06 12:30:23','2012-12-06 17:30:23','[caption id=\"attachment_887\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-887\" title=\"Toxic Chemicals in our Food Supply\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Toxins in our Food\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Toxins in our Food[/caption]\n\nIt would be<strong> </strong>irresponsible of me to not discuss hormone disruptors on a website about hormone health.  My own hormone health issues have made me question healthcare, medication, and nutrition and yes, hormone disruptors all around me.  Knowledge is power - the positive outcomes I have had with my hormone health have been as a direct result of me educating myself about my health and the options available to me.  By no means do I think my hormone issues are over - I still have menopause to face and wonder in the back of my mind what the effect years of estrogen dominance will have on my future health.  It\'s not that I live in fear, but rather I want to give my body the best chance at a long and healthy life, which is the reason behind my research into the negative health effects of hormone disruptors.  Even more importantly for me is to do the research for the health of my children\'s developing bodies.\n\nThis post has tons of information - I hope you find something useful.  I encourage you to take the list of the hormone disuptors, especially the ones that are known carcinogens (cancer-causing) and go to your cosmetic bag, your bathroom shelf or your bathtub shelf and see if you can find any of these hormone disruptors.    I am sure you\'ll be surprised - they might even be in your baby wash. Get your kids involved - they\'ll go on a hunt through your household products for you.  You\'ll be clearing out your shelves of harmful products and educating your kids at the same time.\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Negative Health Effects of Hormone Disruptors</strong></span></h3>\n<strong>Hormone disruptors also called endocrine disruptors </strong>are being blamed for our rising rates of:\n<ul>\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\n	<li>Infertility</li>\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\n</ul>\nWe encounter hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in<strong> plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.</strong>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors here is a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\n<ul>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as <strong>interfering with hormone function.</strong></li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\n	<li><a title=\"Coal Tar Dyes\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_coloring\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Coal Tar Dyes (also p-Phenylenediamine PPD)</span></a> (colors identified as CI followed by five digits or in the US as FD&amp;C or D&amp;C followed by a number) - used in food as artificial colours, many have been banned over the years but several are still in use, used in hair dyes and cosmetics. May be potential carcinogenic but not added to the official list yet.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Cocamide DEA\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocamide_DEA\" target=\"_blank\">DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA</a> </span>- a<strong> known carcinogenic</strong>. Used to make soaps and shampoos foamy and as an emulsifying agent in cosmetics.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Websites I Highly Recommend</span></span></h3>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - click to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  Boy did I feel like a sucker!\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a></span> - a great site, full of information about cosmetics as well as how you can encourage safer cosmetics and demand cosmetic companies stop putting harmful chemicals in our makeup and body care products.\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a></span> - Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\n\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas.\n\n<strong>David Suzuki Foundation</strong> has a great website and also lists the <a title=\"David Suzuki Foundation Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirty Dozen</span>\"</a> chemicals to avoid in cosmetics.\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Health Canada\" href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/cosmet-person/index-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></span> - the Canadian Government\'s site includes a Cosmetics Hotlist - many chemicals have been banned or have to be labelled in Canada. Not as good as in the EU but much better than in the USA. (To all my cross-border shopping friends - you may be getting more than your bargained for if you shop for cosmetics and body care products south of the border).  Explains how to read the labels, warnings and recalls, and a place for you to report adverse affects.\n\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a></span>\n\n<strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book,</strong><strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick\" href=\"http://www.amazon.ca/Theres-Lead-In-Your-Lipstick/dp/0143172506\" target=\"_blank\">\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them\"</a></span></strong>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Get the Facts About Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a></span>\n\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTo stay informed:\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Read my previous posts</strong> about:<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a></span> </strong>&amp; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></strong></span><strong> </strong>&amp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"X is for Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/x-is-for-xenoestrogens/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> X is for Xenoestrogens</strong></a></span></li>\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up</a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read <strong>more</strong> of my series of articles about  estrogen, endocrine disruptors and other hormone imbalance.</li>\n	<li><strong>Share this article</strong> If you learned something</li>\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></a> so other women can benefit</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-autosave','','','2012-12-06 12:30:23','2012-12-06 17:30:23','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(901,1,'2012-11-14 00:59:40','2012-11-14 05:59:40','[caption id=\"attachment_887\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-887\" title=\"Toxic Chemicals in our Food Supply\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Toxins in our Food\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Toxins in our Food[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt would be<strong> </strong>irresponsible of me to not discuss hormone disruptors on a website about hormone health.  My own hormone health issues have made me question healthcare, medication, and nutrition and yes, hormone disruptors all around me.  Knowledge is power - the positive outcomes I have had with my hormone health have been as a direct result of me educating myself about my health and the options available to me.  By no means do I think my hormone issues are over - I still have menopause to face and wonder in the back of my mind what the effect years of estrogen dominance will have on my future health.  It\'s not that I live in fear, but rather I want to give my body the best chance at a long and healthy life, which is the reason behind my research into the negative health effects of hormone disruptors.  Even more importantly for me is to do the research for the health of my children\'s developing bodies.\r\n\r\nThis post has tons of information - I hope you find something useful.  I encourage you to take the list of the hormone disuptors, especially the ones that are known carcinogens (cancer-causing) and go to your cosmetic bag, your bathroom shelf or your bathtub shelf and see if you can find any of these hormone disruptors.    I am sure you\'ll be surprised - they might even be in your baby wash. Get your kids involved - they\'ll go on a hunt through your household products for you.  You\'ll be clearing out your shelves of harmful products and educating your kids at the same time.\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Negative Health Effects of Hormone Disruptors</strong></span></h3>\r\n<strong>Hormone disruptors also called endocrine disruptors </strong>are being blamed for our rising rates of:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\r\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\r\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\r\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\r\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\r\n	<li>Infertility</li>\r\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWe encounter hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in<strong> plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.</strong>\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\r\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors here is a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as <strong>interfering with hormone function.</strong></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\r\n	<li><a title=\"Coal Tar Dyes\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_coloring\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Coal Tar Dyes (also p-Phenylenediamine PPD)</span></a> (colors identified as CI followed by five digits or in the US as FD&amp;C or D&amp;C followed by a number) - used in food as artificial colours, many have been banned over the years but several are still in use, used in hair dyes and cosmetics. May be potential carcinogenic but not added to the official list yet.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Cocamide DEA\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocamide_DEA\" target=\"_blank\">DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA</a> </span>- a<strong> known carcinogenic</strong>. Used to make soaps and shampoos foamy and as an emulsifying agent in cosmetics.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Websites I Highly Recommend</span></span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - click to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  Boy did I feel like a sucker!\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a></span> - a great site, full of information about cosmetics as well as how you can encourage safer cosmetics and demand cosmetic companies stop putting harmful chemicals in our makeup and body care products.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a></span> - Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\r\n\r\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas.\r\n\r\n<strong>David Suzuki Foundation</strong> has a great website and also lists the <a title=\"David Suzuki Foundation Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirty Dozen</span>\"</a> chemicals to avoid in cosmetics.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Health Canada\" href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/cosmet-person/index-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></span> - the Canadian Government\'s site includes a Cosmetics Hotlist - many chemicals have been banned or have to be labelled in Canada. Not as good as in the EU but much better than in the USA. (To all my cross-border shopping friends - you may be getting more than your bargained for if you shop for cosmetics and body care products south of the border).  Explains how to read the labels, warnings and recalls, and a place for you to report adverse affects.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a></span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book,</strong><strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick\" href=\"http://www.amazon.ca/Theres-Lead-In-Your-Lipstick/dp/0143172506\" target=\"_blank\">\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them\"</a></span></strong>\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Get the Facts About Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\r\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a></span>\r\n\r\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo stay informed:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>Read my previous posts</strong> about:<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a></span> </strong>&amp; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></strong></span><strong><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\"></a> </strong>&amp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"X is for Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/x-is-for-xenoestrogens/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> X is for Xenoestrogens</strong></a></span></li>\r\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up</a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read <strong>more</strong> of my series of articles about  estrogen, endocrine disruptors and other hormone imbalance.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Share this article</strong> If you learned something</li>\r\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></a> so other women can benefit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-27','','','2012-11-14 00:59:40','2012-11-14 05:59:40','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-27/',0,'revision','',0),(900,1,'2012-11-14 00:55:16','2012-11-14 05:55:16','[caption id=\"attachment_887\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-887\" title=\"Toxic Chemicals in our Food Supply\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Toxins in our Food\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Toxins in our Food[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt would be<strong> </strong>irresponsible of me to not discuss hormone disruptors on a website about hormone health.  My own hormone health issues have made me question healthcare, medication, and nutrition and yes, hormone disruptors all around me.  Knowledge is power - the positive outcomes I have had with my hormone health have been as a direct result of me educating myself about my health and the options available to me.  By no means do I think my hormone issues are over - I still have menopause to face and wonder in the back of my mind what the effect years of estrogen dominance will have on my future health.  It\'s not that I live in fear, but rather I want to give my body the best chance at a long and healthy life, which is the reason behind my research into the negative health effects of hormone disruptors.  Even more importantly for me is to do the research for the health of my children\'s developing bodies.\r\n\r\nThis post has tons of information - I hope you find something useful.  I encourage you to take the list of the hormone disuptors, especially the ones that are known carcinogens (cancer-causing) and go to your cosmetic bag, your bathroom shelf or your bathtub shelf and see if you can find any of these hormone disruptors.    I am sure you\'ll be surprised - they might even be in your baby wash. Get your kids involved - they\'ll go on a hunt through your household products for you.  You\'ll be clearing out your shelves of harmful products and educating your kids at the same time.\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Negative Health Effects of Hormone Disruptors</strong></span></h3>\r\n<strong>Hormone disruptors also called endocrine disruptors </strong>are being blamed for our rising rates of:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\r\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\r\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\r\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\r\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\r\n	<li>Infertility</li>\r\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWe encounter hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in<strong> plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.</strong>\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\r\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors here is a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as <strong>interfering with hormone function.</strong></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\r\n	<li><a title=\"Coal Tar Dyes\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_coloring\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Coal Tar Dyes (also p-Phenylenediamine PPD)</span></a> (colors identified as CI followed by five digits or in the US as FD&amp;C or D&amp;C followed by a number) - used in food as artificial colours, many have been banned over the years but several are still in use, used in hair dyes and cosmetics. May be potential carcinogenic but not added to the official list yet.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Cocamide DEA\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocamide_DEA\" target=\"_blank\">DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA</a> </span>- a<strong> known carcinogenic</strong>. Used to make soaps and shampoos foamy and as an emulsifying agent in cosmetics.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Websites I Highly Recommend</span></span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - click to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  Boy did I feel like a sucker!\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a></span> - a great site, full of information about cosmetics as well as how you can encourage safer cosmetics and demand cosmetic companies stop putting harmful chemicals in our makeup and body care products.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a></span> - Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\r\n\r\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas.\r\n\r\n<strong>David Suzuki Foundation</strong> has a great website and also lists the <a title=\"David Suzuki Foundation Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirty Dozen</span>\"</a> chemicals to avoid in cosmetics.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Health Canada\" href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/cosmet-person/index-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></span> - the Canadian Government\'s site includes a Cosmetics Hotlist - many chemicals have been banned or have to be labelled in Canada. Not as good as in the EU but much better than in the USA. (To all my cross-border shopping friends - you may be getting more than your bargained for if you shop for cosmetics and body care products south of the border).  Explains how to read the labels, warnings and recalls, and a place for you to report adverse affects.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a></span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book,</strong><strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick\" href=\"http://www.amazon.ca/Theres-Lead-In-Your-Lipstick/dp/0143172506\" target=\"_blank\">\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them\"</a></span></strong>\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Get the Facts About Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\r\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a></span>\r\n\r\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-26','','','2012-11-14 00:55:16','2012-11-14 05:55:16','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-26/',0,'revision','',0),(902,1,'2012-11-14 09:27:52','2012-11-14 14:27:52','[caption id=\"attachment_887\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-887\" title=\"Toxic Chemicals in our Food Supply\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Toxins in our Food\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Toxins in our Food[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt would be<strong> </strong>irresponsible of me to not discuss hormone disruptors on a website about hormone health.  My own hormone health issues have made me question healthcare, medication, and nutrition and yes, hormone disruptors all around me.  Knowledge is power - the positive outcomes I have had with my hormone health have been as a direct result of me educating myself about my health and the options available to me.  By no means do I think my hormone issues are over - I still have menopause to face and wonder in the back of my mind what the effect years of estrogen dominance will have on my future health.  It\'s not that I live in fear, but rather I want to give my body the best chance at a long and healthy life, which is the reason behind my research into the negative health effects of hormone disruptors.  Even more importantly for me is to do the research for the health of my children\'s developing bodies.\r\n\r\nThis post has tons of information - I hope you find something useful.  I encourage you to take the list of the hormone disuptors, especially the ones that are known carcinogens (cancer-causing) and go to your cosmetic bag, your bathroom shelf or your bathtub shelf and see if you can find any of these hormone disruptors.    I am sure you\'ll be surprised - they might even be in your baby wash. Get your kids involved - they\'ll go on a hunt through your household products for you.  You\'ll be clearing out your shelves of harmful products and educating your kids at the same time.\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Negative Health Effects of Hormone Disruptors</strong></span></h3>\r\n<strong>Hormone disruptors also called endocrine disruptors </strong>are being blamed for our rising rates of:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\r\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\r\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\r\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\r\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\r\n	<li>Infertility</li>\r\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWe encounter hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in<strong> plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.</strong>\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\r\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors here is a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as <strong>interfering with hormone function.</strong></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\r\n	<li><a title=\"Coal Tar Dyes\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_coloring\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Coal Tar Dyes (also p-Phenylenediamine PPD)</span></a> (colors identified as CI followed by five digits or in the US as FD&amp;C or D&amp;C followed by a number) - used in food as artificial colours, many have been banned over the years but several are still in use, used in hair dyes and cosmetics. May be potential carcinogenic but not added to the official list yet.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Cocamide DEA\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocamide_DEA\" target=\"_blank\">DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA</a> </span>- a<strong> known carcinogenic</strong>. Used to make soaps and shampoos foamy and as an emulsifying agent in cosmetics.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Websites I Highly Recommend</span></span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - click to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  Boy did I feel like a sucker!\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a></span> - a great site, full of information about cosmetics as well as how you can encourage safer cosmetics and demand cosmetic companies stop putting harmful chemicals in our makeup and body care products.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a></span> - Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\r\n\r\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas.\r\n\r\n<strong>David Suzuki Foundation</strong> has a great website and also lists the <a title=\"David Suzuki Foundation Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirty Dozen</span>\"</a> chemicals to avoid in cosmetics.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Health Canada\" href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/cosmet-person/index-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></span> - the Canadian Government\'s site includes a Cosmetics Hotlist - many chemicals have been banned or have to be labelled in Canada. Not as good as in the EU but much better than in the USA. (To all my cross-border shopping friends - you may be getting more than your bargained for if you shop for cosmetics and body care products south of the border).  Explains how to read the labels, warnings and recalls, and a place for you to report adverse affects.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a></span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book,</strong><strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick\" href=\"http://www.amazon.ca/Theres-Lead-In-Your-Lipstick/dp/0143172506\" target=\"_blank\">\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them\"</a></span></strong>\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Get the Facts About Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\r\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a></span>\r\n\r\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo stay informed:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>Read my previous posts</strong> about:<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a></span> </strong>&amp; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></strong></span><strong> </strong>&amp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"X is for Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/x-is-for-xenoestrogens/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> X is for Xenoestrogens</strong></a></span></li>\r\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up</a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read <strong>more</strong> of my series of articles about  estrogen, endocrine disruptors and other hormone imbalance.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Share this article</strong> If you learned something</li>\r\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></a> so other women can benefit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-28','','','2012-11-14 09:27:52','2012-11-14 14:27:52','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-28/',0,'revision','',0),(912,1,'2012-11-15 00:30:53','2012-11-15 05:30:53','Farewell Dear Ava,\n\nI will never forget the first time we spoke - it was after my first miscarriage.  It had been weeks since my D&amp;C and I was still sad but was moving along with life as expected.  For me, the fact that I\'d only been pregnant for 10 weeks didn\'t lessen my sadness - I\'d already made plans with my baby and had hopes and dreams for his or her future.  Somehow it felt like no one else really understood. I woke up one morning immobilized with the grief of losing my baby. I only stopped crying long enough to call in sick to work that day and later call the health unit nurse who told me you had started a support group for women who\'d lost a baby.  When you called me back that day, I heard the voice of an angel. You cried with me and helped me get through that day and many other days that were to come.  You were the first person to acknowledge that I was already a mom.  You were the first person to understand that even though I\'d had a first term miscarriage, I felt the loss of my baby and was entitled to my grief.  I suddenly didn\'t feel so alone.  You introduced me to other wonderful women who\'d also lost babies and we helped each other get through our grief and our next pregnancies.\n\nWhen I got pregnant again I called you with with every little twinge and worry, you were so patient and supportive.  When I had another miscarriage you were there for me so I didn\'t have to go through it alone. You helped me come to the decision to avoid the same horrible D&amp;C experience I\'d had the first time.  I allowed my miscarriage to happen naturally and you were there for me every step of the way.\n\nBesides being the most supportive person in my life at that time, you taught me something that changed my life.  You taught me to be my own health advocate. You set an example for me as I watched you successfully advocate for yourself after you lost your precious twins and then go on to have a beautiful baby boy!  You taught me to do my own research about my miscarriages (which was a feat in 1998 with very little information on the internet). You encouraged me to figure out what tests and treatments I wanted and to walk into my doctor and tell him what I wanted.  So I did just that. I walked into my ob/gyn\'s office and told him I wanted him to prescribe me progesterone because I believed I was losing my babies due to insufficient progesterone production. He told me it was a \"placebo effect\" and recommended we simply try a third pregnancy to see what would happen.  Thanks to you I stood my ground! It was powerful and it worked - he wrote me the prescription.  My first baby was born in January 2000 because of you! I almost named my baby Ava, I wish I had. Because of you, I have never had another miscarriage and I went on to have three beautiful children!\n\nSomehow along the way, I started to forgot to advocate for myself but thankfully I eventually remembered the valuable gift you gave me and I will never forget again.\n\nToday I am a woman\'s health advocate because of you. I help other women educate themselves about their own health. I want to be for other women what you have been for me - a supportive friend who guides women to become their own health advocate.  You\'ve inspired me to help other women feel empowered.\n\nWe lost touch when I moved all over this vast country so I didn\'t know you were sick. I was going to ask you to contribute articles about things like incompetent cervixes and supporting moms who\'ve lost babies and advocating for your own health. I am sad that I never got a chance to help you like you helped me. I\'m sad I never got the chance to tell you about what I\'m doing today because of you. The impact of a single person on your life can be profound and for me that person has been you.\n\nInstead of you sharing your story on my site I am sharing with the world the story of one of the most amazing women I have ever had the privilege of knowing - my dear friend Ava - your legacy lives on. Thank you for the most wonderful gift.\n\nRest in Peace dear friend.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Farewell Dear Ava','','inherit','open','open','','638-revision-11','','','2012-11-15 00:30:53','2012-11-15 05:30:53','',638,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/638-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(913,1,'2012-11-15 00:43:25','2012-11-15 05:43:25','Farewell Dear Ava,\n\nI will never forget the first time we spoke - it was after my first miscarriage.  It had been weeks since my D&amp;C and I was still sad but was moving along with life as expected.  For me, the fact that I\'d only been pregnant for 10 weeks didn\'t lessen my sadness - I\'d already made plans with my baby and had hopes and dreams for his or her future.  Somehow it felt like no one else really understood. I woke up one morning immobilized with the grief of losing my baby. I only stopped crying long enough to call in sick to work that day and later call the health unit nurse who told me you had started a support group for women who\'d lost a baby.  When you called me back that day, I heard the voice of an angel. You cried with me and helped me get through that day and many other days that were to come.  You were the first person to acknowledge that I was already a mom.  You were the first person to understand that even though I\'d had a first term miscarriage, I felt the loss of my baby and was entitled to my grief.  I suddenly didn\'t feel so alone.  You introduced me to other wonderful women who\'d also lost babies and we helped each other get through our grief and our next pregnancies.\n\nWhen I got pregnant again I called you with with every little twinge and worry, you were so patient and supportive.  When I had another miscarriage you were there for me so I didn\'t have to go through it alone. You helped me come to the decision to avoid the same horrible D&amp;C experience I\'d had the first time.  I allowed my miscarriage to happen naturally and you were there for me every step of the way.\n\nYou weren\'t there just for me - you supported all of us that you brought together with your kindness, generosity and understanding.  Oh how many of us grieving moms did you help? I don\'t even know the number but I know every one of those women who lost babies whether we went on to have successful pregnancies or not feels the same way about you as I do.\n\nBesides being the most supportive person in my life at that time, you taught me something that changed my life.  You taught me to be my own health advocate. You set an example for me as I watched you successfully advocate for yourself after you lost your precious twins and then go on to have a beautiful baby boy!  You taught me to do my own research about my miscarriages (which was a feat in 1998 with very little information on the internet). You encouraged me to figure out what tests and treatments I wanted and to walk into my doctor and tell him what I wanted.  So I did just that. I walked into my ob/gyn\'s office and told him I wanted him to prescribe me progesterone because I believed I was losing my babies due to insufficient progesterone production. He told me it was a \"placebo effect\" and recommended we simply try a third pregnancy to see what would happen.  Thanks to you I stood my ground! It was powerful and it worked - he wrote me the prescription.  My first baby was born in January 2000 because of you! I almost named my baby Ava, I wish I had. Because of you, I have never had another miscarriage and I went on to have three beautiful children!\n\nSomehow along the way, I started to forgot to advocate for myself but thankfully I eventually remembered the valuable gift you gave me and I will never forget again.\n\nToday I am a woman\'s health advocate because of you. I help other women educate themselves about their own health. I want to be for other women what you have been for me - a supportive friend who guides women to become their own health advocate.  You\'ve inspired me to help other women feel empowered.\n\nWe lost touch when I moved all over this vast country so I didn\'t know you were sick. I was going to ask you to contribute articles about things like incompetent cervixes and supporting moms who\'ve lost babies and advocating for your own health. I am sad that I never got a chance to help you like you helped me. I\'m sad I never got the chance to tell you about what I\'m doing today because of you. The impact of a single person on your life can be profound and for me that person has been you.\n\nInstead of you sharing your story on my site I am sharing with the world the story of one of the most amazing women I have ever had the privilege of knowing - my dear friend Ava - your legacy lives on. Thank you for the most wonderful gift.\n\nRest in Peace dear friend.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Farewell Dear Ava','','inherit','open','open','','638-revision-12','','','2012-11-15 00:43:25','2012-11-15 05:43:25','',638,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/638-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(904,1,'2012-11-14 09:28:52','2012-11-14 14:28:52','[caption id=\"attachment_887\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"150\"]<a href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1.jpg\"><img class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-887\" title=\"Toxic Chemicals in our Food Supply\" src=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Toxic-Chemicals-in-Food-Supply1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Toxins in our Food\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /></a> Toxins in our Food[/caption]\r\n\r\nIt would be<strong> </strong>irresponsible of me to not discuss hormone disruptors on a website about hormone health.  My own hormone health issues have made me question healthcare, medication, and nutrition and yes, hormone disruptors all around me.  Knowledge is power - the positive outcomes I have had with my hormone health have been as a direct result of me educating myself about my health and the options available to me.  By no means do I think my hormone issues are over - I still have menopause to face and wonder in the back of my mind what the effect years of estrogen dominance will have on my future health.  It\'s not that I live in fear, but rather I want to give my body the best chance at a long and healthy life, which is the reason behind my research into the negative health effects of hormone disruptors.  Even more importantly for me is to do the research for the health of my children\'s developing bodies.\r\n\r\nThis post has tons of information - I hope you find something useful.  I encourage you to take the list of the hormone disuptors, especially the ones that are known carcinogens (cancer-causing) and go to your cosmetic bag, your bathroom shelf or your bathtub shelf and see if you can find any of these hormone disruptors.    I am sure you\'ll be surprised - they might even be in your baby wash. Get your kids involved - they\'ll go on a hunt through your household products for you.  You\'ll be clearing out your shelves of harmful products and educating your kids at the same time.\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Negative Health Effects of Hormone Disruptors</strong></span></h3>\r\n<strong>Hormone disruptors also called endocrine disruptors </strong>are being blamed for our rising rates of:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Endometrial cancer</li>\r\n	<li>Breast cancer</li>\r\n	<li>PCOS - Poly-cycstic Ovarian Syndrome</li>\r\n	<li>Endometriosis</li>\r\n	<li>Fibroids</li>\r\n	<li>Infertility</li>\r\n	<li>and other problems, including testicular &amp; prostrate cancer in men.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWe encounter hundreds or thousands of hormone disruptors every day.  They are found in<strong> plastic, metal food cans, household cleaners &amp; detergents, food, flame retardants, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.</strong>\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\r\nBased on the research I\'ve done about hormone disruptors here is a list of some of the more commonly discussed chemicals that mess around with our hormones in one way or another.  Clicking each compound name listed will take you to the Wikipedia® article if you\'d like to read more.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Paraben - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraben\" target=\"_blank\">Parabens</a></span> - known to mimic estrogen &amp; <strong>linked to breast cancer</strong>. Widely found in makeup, moisturizers which may be why one study found significantly higher levels in women than men</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHA - Wikipedia Link\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole\" target=\"_blank\">BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole)</a></span> - Food preservative also found in moisturizers and cosmetics such as lipsticks. Listed as a <strong>carcinogenic</strong> by the State of California. Health Canada lists BHA as \"<strong>high human health priority\"</strong>.  European Union prohibits it\'s use in fragrances. BHA interferes with hormone function.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"BHT\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene\" target=\"_blank\">BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)</a></span> - closely related to BHA. May mimic estrogen and cause adverse affects to reproductive health.  Health Canada lists BHT as \"moderate human health priority\".</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Phthalate - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate\" target=\"_blank\">Phthalates</a></span> - are used in a wide variety of products, including nail products, children\'s toys, coating on pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc.  Certain phthalates have been shown to have an adverse affect on reproductive health and disrupt hormones.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Triclosan - Wikipedia\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan\" target=\"_blank\">Triclosan</a></span> - found in antibacterial products such as soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, hand sanitizers,  antiperspirants/deodorants, laundry detergent, facial tissues, trash bags.  Suspected as <strong>interfering with hormone function.</strong></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Formaldehyde_releaser\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde_releaser\" target=\"_blank\">Formaldehyde releasing preservatives </a></span>(DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate) - a <strong>known carcinogen</strong> to humans but still widely used in hair products, moisturizers, nail polishes, building supplies, etc.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"PEG - Polyethylene Glycol\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_glycol\" target=\"_blank\">PEG (polyethylene glycols)</a></span> - Can be contaminated with 1, 4 dioxans <strong>potentially carcinogenic</strong>. Unfortunately, PEG is frequently found in otherwise safe personal care products.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Petrolatum\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolatum\" target=\"_blank\">Petrolatum</a></span> - petroleum jelly - a known endocrine disruptor. Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate (SLS/SLES) - found in foamy products like soaps, shampoos, cleansers, bubble baths.  Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxan which is <strong>potentially carcinogenic.</strong></li>\r\n	<li><a title=\"Coal Tar Dyes\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_coloring\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Coal Tar Dyes (also p-Phenylenediamine PPD)</span></a> (colors identified as CI followed by five digits or in the US as FD&amp;C or D&amp;C followed by a number) - used in food as artificial colours, many have been banned over the years but several are still in use, used in hair dyes and cosmetics. May be potential carcinogenic but not added to the official list yet.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Cocamide DEA\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocamide_DEA\" target=\"_blank\">DEA, cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA</a> </span>- a<strong> known carcinogenic</strong>. Used to make soaps and shampoos foamy and as an emulsifying agent in cosmetics.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Websites I Highly Recommend</span></span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - click to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  Boy did I feel like a sucker!\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a></span> - a great site, full of information about cosmetics as well as how you can encourage safer cosmetics and demand cosmetic companies stop putting harmful chemicals in our makeup and body care products.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a></span> - Look up the Cleaning Products that you use &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for\r\n\r\n<strong>Environmental Working Group</strong> has a list of every chemical under the sun! You can look up virtually any compound on their website and find out the good, bad and the ugly.  Check out their<a title=\"EWG\'s list of ALL chemicals\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/chemindex/list\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">list of all chemicals</span></a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span>or read more on their site about hormone disruptors, such as formaldehyde-releasers in baby formulas.\r\n\r\n<strong>David Suzuki Foundation</strong> has a great website and also lists the <a title=\"David Suzuki Foundation Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/health/science/toxics/dirty-dozen-cosmetic-chemicals/\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dirty Dozen</span>\"</a> chemicals to avoid in cosmetics.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Health Canada\" href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/cosmet-person/index-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada</a></span> - the Canadian Government\'s site includes a Cosmetics Hotlist - many chemicals have been banned or have to be labelled in Canada. Not as good as in the EU but much better than in the USA. (To all my cross-border shopping friends - you may be getting more than your bargained for if you shop for cosmetics and body care products south of the border).  Explains how to read the labels, warnings and recalls, and a place for you to report adverse affects.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dr. Theo Colborn\'s book \"Our Stolen Future\"</strong> is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of hormone disruption.  Click here for a more detailed chart from their website: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <a title=\"Chart of Endocrine Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Basics/chemlist.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Endocrine Disruptor Chart from OurStolenFuture.org</a></span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book,</strong><strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick\" href=\"http://www.amazon.ca/Theres-Lead-In-Your-Lipstick/dp/0143172506\" target=\"_blank\">\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them\"</a></span></strong>\r\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Get the Facts About Hormone Disruptors</span></h3>\r\nClick on the links below to read more about hormone disruptors:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Medical News Today - Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245485.php\" target=\"_blank\">Medical News Today</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"National Institute of Health Sciences\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Study\" href=\"http://www.endo-society.org/journals/ScientificStatements/upload/EDC_Scientific_Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Endocrine Society - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A Scientific Statement </a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange\" href=\"http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php\" target=\"_blank\">TEDx - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health - Endocrine Disrupters\" href=\"http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/713696/\" target=\"_blank\">Journal of Environmental &amp; Public Health</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Wikipedia - Endorcrine Disruptor\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Endocrine Disruptor</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Natural Resources Defence Council\" href=\"http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/qendoc.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Resources Defence Council</a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EPA\" href=\"http://www.epa.gov/endocrine/#eds\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Protection Agency </a></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources\" href=\"http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/assets/docs_a_e/endocrine_research_resources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">NIEHS - Recent Endocrine Research Resources </a></span>\r\n\r\nPlease feel free to point me toward any studies or further reading that my readers would find informative. Thanks!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo stay informed:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>Read my previous posts</strong> about:<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> </span><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a></span> </strong>&amp; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></strong></span><strong> </strong>&amp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"X is for Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/x-is-for-xenoestrogens/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> X is for Xenoestrogens</strong></a></span></li>\r\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up</a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read <strong>more</strong> of my series of articles about  estrogen, endocrine disruptors and other hormone imbalance.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Share this article</strong> If you learned something</li>\r\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></a> so other women can benefit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;','Known & Suspected Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','748-revision-29','','','2012-11-14 09:28:52','2012-11-14 14:28:52','',748,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/748-revision-29/',0,'revision','',0),(905,1,'2012-11-08 13:08:36','2012-11-08 18:08:36','The one thing I\'ve found throughout my research is that merely living on earth puts you at risk of exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals - they are everywhere! Even newborn babies born today have been contaminated with chemicals known to cause endocrine disruption.  Umbilical cords have been found in one study to be full of chemicals.\r\n\r\nI don\'t think if you met me you\'d automatically think that I\'m a granola-crunching, tree-hugger.  I wear makeup, I colour my hair, I like pedicures and manicures, I love to eat good food &amp; drink red wine, I recycle and compost as much as the next person.  I\'m not a fanatic I guess you could say, BUT, I believe that there are ways we can reduce the negative impact these things have on our health. I\'m not an expert, but more of a student - I\'m learning all the time about things I\'ve been doing or products I\'ve been using that are not only hurtful to the environment but harmful to my delicate hormonal balance.  More and more, my concern is for my children and the future of their health, including their hormone health.\r\n\r\nHere\'s some of the things I do to try to reduce my family\'s risk of exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals:\r\n<h1>Plastics:</h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>We avoid plastics when we can - particularly 7, 6 &amp; 3.  Even my children know  \"7, 6 and 3 are not for me\".   When we were getting rid of \"bad\" plastics I taught my children how to identify the plastic by the symbol and number.  I told them I\'d give them $1 for every bad plastic they found in our house!  They ran around the house like crazy.  Fortunately they only found 3 pieces of \"bad\" plastic in our house.</li>\r\n	<li>we never microwave anything in plastic</li>\r\n	<li>use glass or ceramics to store food</li>\r\n	<li>don\'t let babies chew on plastics - find natural products/toys instead</li>\r\n	<li>I breastfed my babies for well over a year &amp; I didn\'t use pacifiers - it was my choice not merely because of the plastic exposure but the \"plastic\" factor definitely belongs on the pro side to breastfeeding and thumb sucking over pacifiers, as well many formulas are soy based and it wasn\'t all that long ago that nasty endocrine disruptors were found in formula.  I didn\'t know that my own exposure to phthalates, for example, meant that my breast milk would pass this endocrine disruptor onto my babies.</li>\r\n	<li>try and avoid plastic water bottles but we don\'t like stainless steel so found some good glass bottles that are wrapped in rubber so they are safe for my kids\' backpacks</li>\r\n	<li>we\'ve switched from Teflon pans to good old fashion cast iron pans</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h1>Cosmetics &amp; Body Care Products:</h1>\r\nWhen you consider that our skin is the largest organ in our body and it has direct exposure to many of the hormone disruptors.  Ever since I read that the average woman puts on 515 chemicals each morning I\'ve tried to reduce the amount of chemicals I put on my skin.  Finding out that I was putting things like formaldehyde on my skin each day just grossed me out.  Thinking about how I use topical progesterone cream made me realize even more how effective our skin is allowing both good and bad compounds into our body!\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>I have switched my cosmetics and body care products to natural products. There are many cosmetic choices that don\'t involve hormone disruptors. Many of the large health food stores like <a title=\"The Big Carrot - Body Care\" href=\"http://thebigcarrot.ca/index.php?id=27\" target=\"_blank\">\"The Big Carrot\"</a> in Toronto, Ontario, <a title=\"Nature\'s Emporium - Newmarket\" href=\"http://www.naturesemporium.ca/\" target=\"_blank\">\"Natures Emporium\"</a> in Newmarket, Ontario carry really nice body care &amp; cosmetic lines that are all natural.  Also their employees are super-informed about this stuff.  I also shop at <a title=\"The Detox Market\" href=\"http://www.thedetoxmarket.com/pages/our-location\" target=\"_blank\">\"The Detox Market\"</a> in Toronto, they have locations in LA and San Fransisco as well and they carry a small line of wonderful cosmetics and body care products.  And if you can\'t give up your Sephora addiction - they even carry natural cosmetic lines.  I\'ve found when I ask for a product the natural ones are NEVER suggested - they don\'t rush you over to them, you have to specifically ask for natural products.  And their staff isn\'t really educated about the benefits of natural products. Also their website doesn\'t have a way of searching for their organic makeup so unless you know the name of the brand you\'ll have trouble figuring out which ones are natural.</li>\r\n	<li>I use <a title=\"EWG - Skin Deep\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Cosmetic Database - Skin Deep</a> to check on my family\'s body care products.  It\'s an invaluable resource for me.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe good news about natural cosmetics? They work just as well, they are on-trend, they don\'t have to cost more and are free of known hormone disruptors.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Avoid anti-bacterial products like the plague</li>\r\n	<li>Avoid fragrances - they are jam-packed with hormone disruptors and have been able to make breast cancer cells grow in a lab environment!</li>\r\n	<li>Use natural sunscreen - I am going to admit I worry about slathering sunscreen all over my kids as much as I am concerned about their exposure to too much sun! My children spend a lot of time outdoors but I really do wonder what\'s worse for them - the chemicals or the sun?  I switched to natural sunscreen and feel better about it.</li>\r\n	<li>I buy natural deodorant and am teaching my tween daughter why it\'s better for her than the stuff she sees all the other girls using.  Maybe instead of her being influenced by her peers using the trendy products, she\'ll be able to teach her friends about the benefits of using natural products.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h1>Household Products:</h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>use natural cleaning products such as vinegar and baking soda or plant based cleaners</li>\r\n	<li>use a floor steamer - it uses only tap water - no harsh chemicals</li>\r\n	<li>don\'t use fabric softeners in the dryer - again, fragrances are loaded with hormone disruptors</li>\r\n	<li>I check out all products on Environmental Working Groups database - you may be surprised - even the products that you think are green probably have chemicals in them</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a> - Click here to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had them in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  I\'m a sucker!\r\n\r\n<a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a> - Look up the cleaning products that you use on their database &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for their safety.\r\n<h1>Food:</h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>I try to feed my family organic food as much as is possible based on what I have access to.</li>\r\n	<li>For many years I have been fortunate enough to be able to grow some of my own produce.</li>\r\n	<li>Again EWG to my rescue!  I keep informed with their <a title=\"EWG - Shoppers Guide to Pesticides\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary/\" target=\"_blank\">Shoppers Guide to Pesticides</a> - I keep a copy of their published Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 fruits and vegetables.  If you can\'t find all the organics where you live then at least focusing on the produce that has been found to have the highest concentrations of pesticide or the worst types of pesticide contamination</li>\r\n	<li>we have recently gone dairy-free at my house - once in a while some dairy slips into our diet but when it does I try to keep it organic.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;','Reducing My Family\'s Exposure to Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','767-revision-23','','','2012-11-08 13:08:36','2012-11-08 18:08:36','',767,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/767-revision-23/',0,'revision','',0),(906,1,'2012-11-14 09:35:48','2012-11-14 14:35:48','The one thing I\'ve found throughout my research is that merely living on earth puts you at risk of exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals - they are everywhere! Even newborn babies born today have been contaminated with chemicals known to cause endocrine disruption.  Umbilical cords have been found in one study to be full of chemicals.\n\nI don\'t think if you met me you\'d automatically think that I\'m a granola-crunching, tree-hugger.  I wear makeup, I colour my hair, I like pedicures and manicures, I love to eat good food &amp; drink red wine, I recycle and compost as much as the next person.  I\'m not a fanatic I guess you could say, BUT, I believe that there are ways we can reduce the negative impact these things have on our health. I\'m not an expert, but more of a student - I\'m learning all the time about things I\'ve been doing or products I\'ve been using that are not only hurtful to the environment but harmful to my delicate hormonal balance.  More and more, my concern is for my children and the future of their health, including their hormone health.\n\nHere\'s some of the things I do to try to reduce my family\'s risk of exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals:\n<h1>Plastics:</h1>\n<ul>\n	<li>We avoid plastics when we can - particularly 7, 6 &amp; 3.  Even my children know  \"7, 6 and 3 are not for me\".   When we were getting rid of \"bad\" plastics I taught my children how to identify the plastic by the symbol and number.  I told them I\'d give them $1 for every bad plastic they found in our house!  They ran around the house like crazy.  Fortunately they only found 3 pieces of \"bad\" plastic in our house.</li>\n	<li>we never microwave anything in plastic</li>\n	<li>use glass or ceramics to store food</li>\n	<li>don\'t let babies chew on plastics - find natural products/toys instead</li>\n	<li>I breastfed my babies for well over a year &amp; I didn\'t use pacifiers - it was my choice not merely because of the plastic exposure but the \"plastic\" factor definitely belongs on the pro side to breastfeeding and thumb sucking over pacifiers, as well many formulas are soy based and it wasn\'t all that long ago that nasty endocrine disruptors were found in formula.  I didn\'t know that my own exposure to phthalates, for example, meant that my breast milk would pass this endocrine disruptor onto my babies.</li>\n	<li>try and avoid plastic water bottles but we don\'t like stainless steel so found some good glass bottles that are wrapped in rubber so they are safe for my kids\' backpacks</li>\n	<li>we\'ve switched from Teflon pans to good old fashion cast iron pans</li>\n	<li>we\'re getting rid of anything plastic that have a natural alternative - like ge</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>Cosmetics &amp; Body Care Products:</h1>\nWhen you consider that our skin is the largest organ in our body and it has direct exposure to many of the hormone disruptors.  Ever since I read that the average woman puts on 515 chemicals each morning I\'ve tried to reduce the amount of chemicals I put on my skin.  Finding out that I was putting things like formaldehyde on my skin each day just grossed me out.  Thinking about how I use topical progesterone cream made me realize even more how effective our skin is allowing both good and bad compounds into our body!\n<ul>\n	<li>I have switched my cosmetics and body care products to natural products. There are many cosmetic choices that don\'t involve hormone disruptors. Many of the large health food stores like <a title=\"The Big Carrot - Body Care\" href=\"http://thebigcarrot.ca/index.php?id=27\" target=\"_blank\">\"The Big Carrot\"</a> in Toronto, Ontario, <a title=\"Nature\'s Emporium - Newmarket\" href=\"http://www.naturesemporium.ca/\" target=\"_blank\">\"Natures Emporium\"</a> in Newmarket, Ontario carry really nice body care &amp; cosmetic lines that are all natural.  Also their employees are super-informed about this stuff.  I also shop at <a title=\"The Detox Market\" href=\"http://www.thedetoxmarket.com/pages/our-location\" target=\"_blank\">\"The Detox Market\"</a> in Toronto, they have locations in LA and San Fransisco as well and they carry a small line of wonderful cosmetics and body care products.  And if you can\'t give up your Sephora addiction - they even carry natural cosmetic lines.  I\'ve found when I ask for a product the natural ones are NEVER suggested - they don\'t rush you over to them, you have to specifically ask for natural products.  And their staff isn\'t really educated about the benefits of natural products. Also their website doesn\'t have a way of searching for their organic makeup so unless you know the name of the brand you\'ll have trouble figuring out which ones are natural.</li>\n	<li>I use <a title=\"EWG - Skin Deep\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Cosmetic Database - Skin Deep</a> to check on my family\'s body care products.  It\'s an invaluable resource for me.</li>\n</ul>\nThe good news about natural cosmetics? They work just as well, they are on-trend, they don\'t have to cost more and are free of known hormone disruptors.\n<ul>\n	<li>Avoid anti-bacterial products like the plague</li>\n	<li>Avoid fragrances - they are jam-packed with hormone disruptors and have been able to make breast cancer cells grow in a lab environment!</li>\n	<li>Use natural sunscreen - I am going to admit I worry about slathering sunscreen all over my kids as much as I am concerned about their exposure to too much sun! My children spend a lot of time outdoors but I really do wonder what\'s worse for them - the chemicals or the sun?  I switched to natural sunscreen and feel better about it.</li>\n	<li>I buy natural deodorant and am teaching my tween daughter why it\'s better for her than the stuff she sees all the other girls using.  Maybe instead of her being influenced by her peers using the trendy products, she\'ll be able to teach her friends about the benefits of using natural products.</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>Household Products:</h1>\n<ul>\n	<li>use natural cleaning products such as vinegar and baking soda or plant based cleaners</li>\n	<li>use a floor steamer - it uses only tap water - no harsh chemicals</li>\n	<li>don\'t use fabric softeners in the dryer - again, fragrances are loaded with hormone disruptors</li>\n	<li>I check out all products on Environmental Working Groups database - you may be surprised - even the products that you think are green probably have chemicals in them</li>\n</ul>\n<a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a> - Click here to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had them in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  I\'m a sucker!\n\n<a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a> - Look up the cleaning products that you use on their database &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for their safety.\n<h1>Food:</h1>\n<ul>\n	<li>I try to feed my family organic food as much as is possible based on what I have access to.</li>\n	<li>For many years I have been fortunate enough to be able to grow some of my own produce.</li>\n	<li>Again EWG to my rescue!  I keep informed with their <a title=\"EWG - Shoppers Guide to Pesticides\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary/\" target=\"_blank\">Shoppers Guide to Pesticides</a> - I keep a copy of their published Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 fruits and vegetables.  If you can\'t find all the organics where you live then at least focusing on the produce that has been found to have the highest concentrations of pesticide or the worst types of pesticide contamination</li>\n	<li>we have recently gone dairy-free at my house - once in a while some dairy slips into our diet but when it does I try to keep it organic.</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;','How I Reduce My Family\'s Exposure to Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','767-revision-24','','','2012-11-14 09:35:48','2012-11-14 14:35:48','',767,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/767-revision-24/',0,'revision','',0),(907,1,'2012-11-14 09:41:56','2012-11-14 14:41:56','Do what David Suzuki would do!  Let your government know that you want labelling of products and warnings about the health risks such as endocrine disruption.\n<ul>\n	<li>In Canada, here\'s a link to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"David Suzuki - Take Action\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/take-action/\" target=\"_blank\">David Suzuki\'s Take Action</a> </span>page with a link to e-mailing our Minister of Health, Leona Aglukkaq so you can let her know that it matters to you. Also let your local government representative know.</li>\n	<li>Also in Canada, support the call to amend the constitution to ensure Canadians have a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Right to a Healthy Environment\" href=\"http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/docs-talk/2012/10/a-healthy-environment-should-be-a-basic-human-right/\" target=\"_blank\">Constitutional Right to a Healthy Environment.</a></span></li>\n	<li>In USA, here\'s a link to <a title=\"Local Motion Green - Take Action\" href=\"http://www.lmgresources.org/library/?p=1261\" target=\"_blank\">Local Motion Green</a> website with direct ways you can help such as contacting the EPA, contacting your government representatives and senators to encourage action.</li>\n	<li>Check out <a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?list=type&amp;type=31\" target=\"_blank\">safecosmetics.org</a> and learn how to take action.  Even showing support by \"Liking\" their facebook page makes a different - help spread the word and show your support for safer cosmetics.</li>\n	<li>Make wise consumer choices - choose to spend your dollars with companies and on products that are in line with minimizing health risks.</li>\n	<li>Tell companies that you want them to carry responsible products.</li>\n	<li>Check out <a title=\"Reducing My Family\'s Exposure to Hormone Disruptors\" href=\" http://www.hormonesoup.com/reducing-my-familys-exposure/\" target=\"_blank\">what I do to minimize my family\'s exposure</a> but don\'t be overwhelmed.  I started out with small changes.  It\'s costly to change everything at once but it\'s do-able over time and I\'m still working on it.  The important part is getting started.</li>\n	<li>Get your little informed-self out there and share your knowledge with others. If they tell 2 friends and they tell 2 friends and they tell 2 friends....you get the picture.  With social media today, it\'s never been easier to help spread the message.</li>\n	<li>Teach your children - they will even keep you in line with your plan to avoid hormone disruptors!</li>\n</ul>','What to Do & How to Help','','inherit','open','open','','818-revision-9','','','2012-11-14 09:41:56','2012-11-14 14:41:56','',818,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/818-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(914,1,'2012-11-15 00:43:57','2012-11-15 05:43:57','Farewell Dear Ava,\r\n\r\nI will never forget the first time we spoke - it was after my first miscarriage.  It had been weeks since my D&amp;C and I was still sad but was moving along with life as expected.  For me, the fact that I\'d only been pregnant for 10 weeks didn\'t lessen my sadness - I\'d already made plans with my baby and had hopes and dreams for his or her future.  Somehow it felt like no one else really understood. I woke up one morning immobilized with the grief of losing my baby. I only stopped crying long enough to call in sick to work that day and later call the health unit nurse who told me you had started a support group for women who\'d lost a baby.  When you called me back that day, I heard the voice of an angel. You cried with me and helped me get through that day and many other days that were to come.  You were the first person to acknowledge that I was already a mom.  You were the first person to understand that even though I\'d had a first term miscarriage, I felt the loss of my baby and was entitled to my grief.  I suddenly didn\'t feel so alone.  You introduced me to other wonderful women who\'d also lost babies and we helped each other get through our grief and our next pregnancies.\r\n\r\nWhen I got pregnant again I called you with with every little twinge and worry, you were so patient and supportive.  When I had another miscarriage you were there for me so I didn\'t have to go through it alone. You helped me come to the decision to avoid the same horrible D&amp;C experience I\'d had the first time.  I allowed my miscarriage to happen naturally and you were there for me every step of the way.\r\n\r\nYou weren\'t there just for me - you supported all of us that you brought together with your kindness, generosity and understanding.  Oh how many of us grieving moms did you help? I don\'t even know the number but I know every one of those women who lost babies, whether or not they went on to have successful feels the same way about you as I do.\r\n\r\nBesides being the most supportive person in my life at that time, you taught me something that changed my life.  You taught me to be my own health advocate. You set an example for me as I watched you successfully advocate for yourself after you lost your precious twins and then go on to have a beautiful baby boy!  You taught me to do my own research about my miscarriages (which was a feat in 1998 with very little information on the internet). You encouraged me to figure out what tests and treatments I wanted and to walk into my doctor and tell him what I wanted.  So I did just that. I walked into my ob/gyn\'s office and told him I wanted him to prescribe me progesterone because I believed I was losing my babies due to insufficient progesterone production. He told me it was a \"placebo effect\" and recommended we simply try a third pregnancy to see what would happen.  Thanks to you I stood my ground! It was powerful and it worked - he wrote me the prescription.  My first baby was born in January 2000 because of you! I almost named my baby Ava, I wish I had. Because of you, I have never had another miscarriage and I went on to have three beautiful children!\r\n\r\nSomehow along the way, I started to forgot to advocate for myself but thankfully I eventually remembered the valuable gift you gave me and I will never forget again.\r\n\r\nToday I am a woman\'s health advocate because of you. I help other women educate themselves about their own health. I want to be for other women what you have been for me - a supportive friend who guides women to become their own health advocate.  You\'ve inspired me to help other women feel empowered.\r\n\r\nWe lost touch when I moved all over this vast country so I didn\'t know you were sick. I was going to ask you to contribute articles about things like incompetent cervixes and supporting moms who\'ve lost babies and advocating for your own health. I am sad that I never got a chance to help you like you helped me. I\'m sad I never got the chance to tell you about what I\'m doing today because of you. The impact of a single person on your life can be profound and for me that person has been you.\r\n\r\nInstead of you sharing your story on my site I am sharing with the world the story of one of the most amazing women I have ever had the privilege of knowing - my dear friend Ava - your legacy lives on. Thank you for the most wonderful gift.\r\n\r\nRest in Peace dear friend.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Farewell Dear Ava','','inherit','open','open','','638-revision-13','','','2012-11-15 00:43:57','2012-11-15 05:43:57','',638,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/638-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(911,1,'2012-11-14 10:45:27','2012-11-14 15:45:27','The one thing I\'ve found throughout my research is that merely living on earth puts you at risk of exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals - they are everywhere! Even newborn babies born today have been contaminated with chemicals known to cause endocrine disruption.  Umbilical cords have been found in one study to be full of chemicals.\n\nI don\'t think if you met me you\'d automatically think that I\'m a granola-crunching, tree-hugger.  I wear makeup, I colour my hair, I like pedicures and manicures, I love to eat good food &amp; drink red wine, I recycle and compost as much as the next person.  I\'m not a fanatic I guess you could say, BUT, I believe that there are ways we can reduce the negative impact these things have on our health. I\'m not an expert, but more of a student - I\'m learning all the time about things I\'ve been doing or products I\'ve been using that are not only hurtful to the environment but harmful to my delicate hormonal balance.  More and more, my concern is for my children and the future of their health, including their hormone health.\n\nHere\'s some of the things I do to try to reduce my family\'s risk of exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals:\n<h1>Plastics:</h1>\n<ul>\n	<li>We avoid plastics when we can - particularly 7, 6 &amp; 3.  Even my children know  \"7, 6 and 3 are not for me\".   When we were getting rid of \"bad\" plastics I taught my children how to identify the plastic by the symbol and number.  I told them I\'d give them $1 for every bad plastic they found in our house!  They ran around the house like crazy.  Fortunately they only found 3 pieces of \"bad\" plastic in our house.</li>\n	<li>we never microwave anything in plastic</li>\n	<li>use glass or ceramics to store food</li>\n	<li>don\'t let babies chew on plastics - find natural products/toys instead</li>\n	<li>I breastfed my babies for well over a year &amp; I didn\'t use pacifiers - it was my choice not merely because of the plastic exposure but the \"plastic\" factor definitely belongs on the pro side to breastfeeding and thumb sucking over pacifiers, as well many formulas are soy based and it wasn\'t all that long ago that nasty endocrine disruptors were found in formula.  I didn\'t know that my own exposure to phthalates, for example, meant that my breast milk would pass this endocrine disruptor onto my babies.</li>\n	<li>try and avoid plastic water bottles but we don\'t like stainless steel so found some good glass bottles that are wrapped in rubber so they are safe for my kids\' backpacks</li>\n	<li>we\'ve switched from Teflon pans to good old fashion cast iron pans</li>\n	<li>we\'re getting rid of anything plastic that have a natural alternative - like exchanging plastic cutting boards for wooden boards</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>Cosmetics &amp; Body Care Products:</h1>\nWhen you consider that our skin is the largest organ in our body and it has direct exposure to many of the hormone disruptors.  Ever since I read that the average woman puts on 515 chemicals each morning I\'ve tried to reduce the amount of chemicals I put on my skin.  Finding out that I was putting things like formaldehyde on my skin each day just grossed me out.  Thinking about how I use topical progesterone cream made me realize even more how effective our skin is allowing both good and bad compounds into our body!\n<ul>\n	<li>I have switched my cosmetics and body care products to natural products. There are many cosmetic choices that don\'t involve hormone disruptors. Many of the large health food stores like <a title=\"The Big Carrot - Body Care\" href=\"http://thebigcarrot.ca/index.php?id=27\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Big Carrot\"</span></a> in Toronto, Ontario, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Nature\'s Emporium - Newmarket\" href=\"http://www.naturesemporium.ca/\" target=\"_blank\">\"Natures Emporium\"</a></span> in Newmarket, Ontario carry really nice body care &amp; cosmetic lines that are all natural.  Also their employees are super-informed about this stuff.  I also shop at <a title=\"The Detox Market\" href=\"http://www.thedetoxmarket.com/pages/our-location\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Detox Market\"</span></a> in Toronto, they have locations in LA and San Fransisco as well and they carry a small line of wonderful cosmetics and body care products.  And if you can\'t give up your Sephora addiction - they even carry natural cosmetic lines.  I\'ve found when I ask for a product the natural ones are NEVER suggested - they don\'t rush you over to them, you have to specifically ask for natural products.  And their staff isn\'t really educated about the benefits of natural products. Also their website doesn\'t have a way of searching for their organic makeup so unless you know the name of the brand you\'ll have trouble figuring out which ones are natural. The good news about natural cosmetics? They work just as well, they are on-trend, they don\'t always have to cost more and are free of known hormone disruptors.</li>\n	<li>I use <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EWG - Skin Deep\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Cosmetic Database - Skin Deep</a></span> to check on my family\'s body care products.  It\'s an invaluable resource for me.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a></span> - a great site, full of information about cosmetics as well as how you can encourage safer cosmetics and demand cosmetic companies stop putting harmful chemicals in our makeup and body care products.</li>\n	<li><span>I keep informed also on <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"Health Canada\" href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/cosmet-person/index-eng.php\">Health Canada\'s website</a></span> - the Canadian Government\'s site explains how to read the labels, has a Hotlist and most importantly publishes warnings and recalls on cosmetic items.</li>\n	<li>I\'ve read <strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book, <a title=\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick\" href=\"http://www.amazon.ca/Theres-Lead-In-Your-Lipstick/dp/0143172506\">\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them\"</a></strong> - she really is an expert in this area and offers real advice about cosmetics and how to avoid chemicals</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n	<li>Avoid anti-bacterial products</li>\n	<li>Avoid fragrances - they are jam-packed with hormone disruptors and have been able to make breast cancer cells grow in a lab environment! I used to wear perfume everyday and I am going to admit I miss it!  I spray it on once in a while (my clothes - even though I know I\'m still inhaling it) but I always feel like I am a walking endocrine disruptor!  So my fragrance use is very very minimal now.</li>\n	<li>Use natural sunscreen - I am going to admit I worry about slathering sunscreen all over my kids as much as I am concerned about their exposure to too much sun! My children spend a lot of time outdoors but I really do wonder what\'s worse for them - the chemicals or the sun?  I switched to natural sunscreen and feel better about it.</li>\n	<li>I buy natural deodorant and so far no one has ever told me I stink!  I am teaching my tween daughter why it\'s better for her than the stuff she sees all the other girls using.  Maybe instead of her being influenced by her peers using the trendy products, she\'ll be able to teach her friends about the benefits of using natural products.</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>Household Products</h1>\nI used to love the clean smell of certain lemony or piney smelling cleaners! I just felt like my house smelled so clean! When I first switched I\'ll admit that I missed that \"just-cleaned\" smell.  Now when I encounter those same \"clean\" smells I just feel like holding my breath!  It\'s all in what you get used to.\n<ul>\n	<li>I use natural cleaning products such as vinegar and baking soda or plant based cleaners</li>\n	<li>I splurged and bought a floor steamer - it uses only tap water - no harsh chemicals</li>\n	<li>I don\'t use fabric softeners in the dryer - again, fragrances are loaded with hormone disruptors.  A bit of static never killed anyone, but fragrances....well...?</li>\n	<li>I check out all products on Environmental Working Groups database - I was surprised by some of the products I used - products that I thought were  green actually have chemicals in them!  I felt like a marketing</li>\n</ul>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - Click here to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had them in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  I\'m a sucker!\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a> </span>- Look up the cleaning products that you use on their database &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for their safety.\n<h1>Food:</h1>\n<ul>\n	<li>I try to feed my family organic food as much as is possible based on what I have access to.</li>\n	<li>For many years I have been fortunate enough to be able to grow some of my own produce.</li>\n	<li>Again EWG to my rescue!  I keep informed with their <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EWG - Shoppers Guide to Pesticides\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary/\" target=\"_blank\">Shoppers Guide to Pesticides</a></span> - I keep a copy of their published Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 fruits and vegetables.  If you can\'t find all the organics where you live then at least focusing on the produce that has been found to have the highest concentrations of pesticide or the worst types of pesticide contamination</li>\n	<li>we have recently gone dairy-free at my house - once in a while some dairy slips into our diet but when it does I try to keep it organic.</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;','How I Reduce My Family\'s Exposure to Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','767-revision-26','','','2012-11-14 10:45:27','2012-11-14 15:45:27','',767,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/767-revision-26/',0,'revision','',0),(922,1,'2012-11-15 23:58:09','2012-11-16 04:58:09','I\'ve been estrogen dominant my entire adult life - it\'s affected my life in profound ways.  I know I\'m not the only woman who is living with disrupted hormones.  Sure I use compounded hormone cream to achieve balance, but what\'s the point of using hormones to balance if I\'m going to just spend my days causing further disruption?\n\nThe one thing I\'ve found throughout my research is that merely living on earth puts you at risk of exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals - they are everywhere! Even newborn babies born today have been contaminated with chemicals known to cause endocrine disruption.  Umbilical cords have been found in one study to be full of chemicals.\n\nI don\'t think if you met me you\'d automatically think that I\'m a granola-crunching, tree-hugger.  I wear makeup, I colour my hair, I like pedicures and manicures, I love to eat good food &amp; drink red wine, I recycle and compost as much as the next person.  I\'m not a fanatic I guess you could say, BUT, I believe that there are ways we can reduce the negative impact these things have on our health. I\'m not an expert, but more of a student - I\'m learning all the time about things I\'ve been doing or products I\'ve been using that are not only hurtful to the environment but harmful to my delicate hormonal balance.  More and more, my concern is for my children and the future of their health, including their hormone health.\n\nHere\'s some of the things I do to try to reduce my family\'s risk of exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals:\n<h1>Plastics:</h1>\n<ul>\n	<li>We avoid ALL plastics when we can - particularly 7, 6 &amp; 3.  Even my children know  \"7, 6 and 3 are not for me\".   When we were getting 100% rid of \"bad\" plastics I taught my children how to identify the plastic by the symbol and number.  I told them I\'d give them $1 for every bad plastic they found in our house!  They ran around the house like crazy.  Fortunately they only found 3 pieces of \"bad\" plastic in our house.</li>\n	<li>we never microwave anything in plastic</li>\n	<li>use glass or ceramics to store food</li>\n	<li>we don\'t let babies chew on plastics - find natural products/toys instead, I like shopping for eco-friendly kids stuff at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Little Footprints Toys\" href=\"http://www.littlefootprintstoys.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Littlefootprintstoys.com</a></span></li>\n	<li>I breastfed my babies for well over a year &amp; I didn\'t use pacifiers - it was my choice not merely because of the plastic exposure but the \"plastic\" factor definitely belongs on the pro side to breastfeeding and thumb sucking over pacifiers, as well many formulas are soy based and it wasn\'t all that long ago that nasty endocrine disruptors were found in formula.  I didn\'t know that my own exposure to phthalates, for example, meant that my breast milk would pass this endocrine disruptor onto my babies.</li>\n	<li>we avoid plastic water bottles but we don\'t like stainless steel so found some good glass bottles that are wrapped in rubber so they are safe for my kids\' backpacks</li>\n	<li>we\'ve switched from Teflon pans to good old-fashion cast iron pans</li>\n	<li>we\'re getting rid of anything plastic that has a natural alternative - like exchanging plastic cutting boards for wooden boards</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>Cosmetics &amp; Body Care Products:</h1>\nWhen you consider that our skin is the largest organ in our body and it has direct exposure to many of the hormone disruptors.  Ever since I read that the average woman puts on 515 chemicals each morning I\'ve tried to reduce the amount of chemicals I put on my skin.  Finding out that I was putting things like formaldehyde on my skin each day just grossed me out.  Thinking about how I use topical progesterone cream made me realize even more how effective our skin is allowing both good and bad compounds into our body!\n<ul>\n	<li>I have switched my cosmetics and body care products to natural products. There are many cosmetic choices that don\'t involve hormone disruptors. Many of the large health food stores like <a title=\"The Big Carrot - Body Care\" href=\"http://thebigcarrot.ca/index.php?id=27\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Big Carrot\"</span></a> in Toronto, Ontario, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Nature\'s Emporium - Newmarket\" href=\"http://www.naturesemporium.ca/\" target=\"_blank\">\"Natures Emporium\"</a></span> in Newmarket, Ontario carry really nice body care &amp; cosmetic lines that are all natural.  Also their employees are super-informed about this stuff.  I also shop at <a title=\"The Detox Market\" href=\"http://www.thedetoxmarket.com/pages/our-location\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Detox Market\"</span></a> in Toronto, they have locations in LA and San Fransisco as well and they carry a small line of wonderful cosmetics and body care products.  And a small but lovely line of products at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Elemi Organics\" href=\"http://www.elemi.ca/\" target=\"_blank\">Elemi Organics</a></span>. And if you can\'t give up your Sephora addiction - they even carry natural cosmetic lines.  I\'ve found when I ask for a product the natural ones are NEVER suggested - they don\'t rush you over to them, you have to specifically ask for natural products.  And their staff isn\'t really educated about the benefits of natural products. Also their website doesn\'t have a way of searching for their organic makeup so unless you know the name of the brand you\'ll have trouble figuring out which ones are natural. The good news about natural cosmetics? They work just as well, they are on-trend, they don\'t always have to cost more and are free of known hormone disruptors.</li>\n	<li>I confess I\'m a spa lover and look for either organic/natural products - there are more and more organic spas popping up</li>\n	<li>I use <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EWG - Skin Deep\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Cosmetic Database - Skin Deep</a></span> to check on my family\'s body care products.  It\'s an invaluable resource for me.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a></span> - a great site, full of information about cosmetics as well as how you can encourage safer cosmetics and demand cosmetic companies stop putting harmful chemicals in our makeup and body care products.</li>\n	<li>I keep informed also on <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"Health Canada\" href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/cosmet-person/index-eng.php\">Health Canada\'s website</a> - the Canadian Government\'s site explains how to read the labels, has a Hotlist and most importantly publishes warnings and recalls on cosmetic items.</li>\n	<li>I\'ve read <strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book, <a title=\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick\" href=\"http://www.amazon.ca/Theres-Lead-In-Your-Lipstick/dp/0143172506\">\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them\"</a></strong> - she really is an expert in this area and offers real advice about cosmetics and how to avoid chemicals</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n	<li>Avoid anti-bacterial products</li>\n	<li>Avoid fragrances - they are jam-packed with hormone disruptors and have been able to make breast cancer cells grow in a lab environment! I used to wear perfume everyday and I am going to admit I miss it!  I spray it on once in a while (my clothes - even though I know I\'m still inhaling it) but I always feel like I am a walking endocrine disruptor!  So my fragrance use is very very minimal now.</li>\n	<li>Use natural sunscreen - I am going to admit I worry about slathering sunscreen all over my kids as much as I am concerned about their exposure to too much sun! My children spend a lot of time outdoors but I really do wonder what\'s worse for them - the chemicals or the sun?  I switched to natural sunscreen and feel better about it.</li>\n	<li>I buy natural deodorant and so far no one has ever told me I stink!  I am teaching my tween daughter why it\'s better for her than the stuff she sees all the other girls using.  Maybe instead of her being influenced by her peers using the trendy products, she\'ll be able to teach her friends about the benefits of using natural products.</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>Household Products</h1>\nI used to love the clean smell of certain lemony or piney smelling cleaners! I just felt like my house smelled so clean! When I first switched I\'ll admit that I missed that \"just-cleaned\" smell.  Now when I encounter those same \"clean\" smells I just feel like holding my breath!  It\'s all in what you get used to.\n<ul>\n	<li>I use natural cleaning products such as vinegar and baking soda or plant based cleaners</li>\n	<li>I splurged and bought a floor steamer - it uses only tap water - no harsh chemicals</li>\n	<li>I don\'t use fabric softeners in the dryer - again, fragrances are loaded with hormone disruptors.  A bit of static never killed anyone, but fragrances....well...?</li>\n	<li>I check out all products on Environmental Working Groups database - I was surprised by some of the products I used - products that I thought were  green actually have chemicals in them!  I felt like such a sucker!</li>\n</ul>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - Click here to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had them in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  I\'m a sucker!\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a> </span>- Look up the cleaning products that you use on their database &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for their safety.\n<h1>Food:</h1>\n<ul>\n	<li>I try to feed my family organic food as much as is possible based on what I have access to.</li>\n	<li>For many years I have been fortunate enough to be able to grow some of my own produce.</li>\n	<li>Again EWG to my rescue!  I keep informed with their <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EWG - Shoppers Guide to Pesticides\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary/\" target=\"_blank\">Shoppers Guide to Pesticides</a></span> - I keep a copy of their published Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 fruits and vegetables.  If you can\'t find all the organics where you live then at least focusing on the produce that has been found to have the highest concentrations of pesticide or the worst types of pesticide contamination</li>\n	<li>we have recently gone dairy-free at my house - once in a while some dairy slips into our diet but when it does I try to keep it organic.</li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;','How I Reduce My Family\'s Exposure to Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','767-revision-28','','','2012-11-15 23:58:09','2012-11-16 04:58:09','',767,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/767-revision-28/',0,'revision','',0),(923,1,'2012-11-15 23:58:22','2012-11-16 04:58:22','I\'ve been estrogen dominant my entire adult life - it\'s affected my life in profound ways.  I know I\'m not the only woman who is living with disrupted hormones.  Sure I use compounded hormone cream to achieve balance, but what\'s the point of using hormones to balance if I\'m going to just spend my days causing further disruption?\r\n\r\nThe one thing I\'ve found throughout my research is that merely living on earth puts you at risk of exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals - they are everywhere! Even newborn babies born today have been contaminated with chemicals known to cause endocrine disruption.  Umbilical cords have been found in one study to be full of chemicals.\r\n\r\nI don\'t think if you met me you\'d automatically think that I\'m a granola-crunching, tree-hugger.  I wear makeup, I colour my hair, I like pedicures and manicures, I love to eat good food &amp; drink red wine, I recycle and compost as much as the next person.  I\'m not a fanatic I guess you could say, BUT, I believe that there are ways we can reduce the negative impact these things have on our health. I\'m not an expert, but more of a student - I\'m learning all the time about things I\'ve been doing or products I\'ve been using that are not only hurtful to the environment but harmful to my delicate hormonal balance.  More and more, my concern is for my children and the future of their health, including their hormone health.\r\n\r\nHere\'s some of the things I do to try to reduce my family\'s risk of exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals:\r\n<h1>Plastics:</h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>We avoid ALL plastics when we can - particularly 7, 6 &amp; 3.  Even my children know  \"7, 6 and 3 are not for me\".   When we were getting 100% rid of \"bad\" plastics I taught my children how to identify the plastic by the symbol and number.  I told them I\'d give them $1 for every bad plastic they found in our house!  They ran around the house like crazy.  Fortunately they only found 3 pieces of \"bad\" plastic in our house.</li>\r\n	<li>we never microwave anything in plastic</li>\r\n	<li>use glass or ceramics to store food</li>\r\n	<li>we don\'t let babies chew on plastics - find natural products/toys instead, I like shopping for eco-friendly kids stuff at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Little Footprints Toys\" href=\"http://www.littlefootprintstoys.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Littlefootprintstoys.com</a></span></li>\r\n	<li>I breastfed my babies for well over a year &amp; I didn\'t use pacifiers - it was my choice not merely because of the plastic exposure but the \"plastic\" factor definitely belongs on the pro side to breastfeeding and thumb sucking over pacifiers, as well many formulas are soy based and it wasn\'t all that long ago that nasty endocrine disruptors were found in formula.  I didn\'t know that my own exposure to phthalates, for example, meant that my breast milk would pass this endocrine disruptor onto my babies.</li>\r\n	<li>we avoid plastic water bottles but we don\'t like stainless steel so found some good glass bottles that are wrapped in rubber so they are safe for my kids\' backpacks</li>\r\n	<li>we\'ve switched from Teflon pans to good old-fashion cast iron pans</li>\r\n	<li>we\'re getting rid of anything plastic that has a natural alternative - like exchanging plastic cutting boards for wooden boards</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h1>Cosmetics &amp; Body Care Products:</h1>\r\nWhen you consider that our skin is the largest organ in our body and it has direct exposure to many of the hormone disruptors.  Ever since I read that the average woman puts on 515 chemicals each morning I\'ve tried to reduce the amount of chemicals I put on my skin.  Finding out that I was putting things like formaldehyde on my skin each day just grossed me out.  Thinking about how I use topical progesterone cream made me realize even more how effective our skin is allowing both good and bad compounds into our body!\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>I have switched my cosmetics and body care products to natural products. There are many cosmetic choices that don\'t involve hormone disruptors. Many of the large health food stores like <a title=\"The Big Carrot - Body Care\" href=\"http://thebigcarrot.ca/index.php?id=27\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Big Carrot\"</span></a> in Toronto, Ontario, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Nature\'s Emporium - Newmarket\" href=\"http://www.naturesemporium.ca/\" target=\"_blank\">\"Natures Emporium\"</a></span> in Newmarket, Ontario carry really nice body care &amp; cosmetic lines that are all natural.  Also their employees are super-informed about this stuff.  I also shop at <a title=\"The Detox Market\" href=\"http://www.thedetoxmarket.com/pages/our-location\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Detox Market\"</span></a> in Toronto, they have locations in LA and San Fransisco as well and they carry a small line of wonderful cosmetics and body care products.  And a small but lovely line of products at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Elemi Organics\" href=\"http://www.elemi.ca/\" target=\"_blank\">Elemi Organics</a></span>. And if you can\'t give up your Sephora addiction - they even carry natural cosmetic lines.  I\'ve found when I ask for a product the natural ones are NEVER suggested - they don\'t rush you over to them, you have to specifically ask for natural products.  And their staff isn\'t really educated about the benefits of natural products. Also their website doesn\'t have a way of searching for their organic makeup so unless you know the name of the brand you\'ll have trouble figuring out which ones are natural. The good news about natural cosmetics? They work just as well, they are on-trend, they don\'t always have to cost more and are free of known hormone disruptors.</li>\r\n	<li>I confess I\'m a spa lover and look for either organic/natural products - there are more and more organic spas popping up</li>\r\n	<li>I use <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EWG - Skin Deep\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Cosmetic Database - Skin Deep</a></span> to check on my family\'s body care products.  It\'s an invaluable resource for me.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a></span> - a great site, full of information about cosmetics as well as how you can encourage safer cosmetics and demand cosmetic companies stop putting harmful chemicals in our makeup and body care products.</li>\r\n	<li>I keep informed also on <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"Health Canada\" href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/cosmet-person/index-eng.php\">Health Canada\'s website</a> - the Canadian Government\'s site explains how to read the labels, has a Hotlist and most importantly publishes warnings and recalls on cosmetic items.</li>\r\n	<li>I\'ve read <strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book, <a title=\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick\" href=\"http://www.amazon.ca/Theres-Lead-In-Your-Lipstick/dp/0143172506\">\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them\"</a></strong> - she really is an expert in this area and offers real advice about cosmetics and how to avoid chemicals</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Avoid anti-bacterial products</li>\r\n	<li>Avoid fragrances - they are jam-packed with hormone disruptors and have been able to make breast cancer cells grow in a lab environment! I used to wear perfume everyday and I am going to admit I miss it!  I spray it on once in a while (my clothes - even though I know I\'m still inhaling it) but I always feel like I am a walking endocrine disruptor!  So my fragrance use is very very minimal now.</li>\r\n	<li>Use natural sunscreen - I am going to admit I worry about slathering sunscreen all over my kids as much as I am concerned about their exposure to too much sun! My children spend a lot of time outdoors but I really do wonder what\'s worse for them - the chemicals or the sun?  I switched to natural sunscreen and feel better about it.</li>\r\n	<li>I buy natural deodorant and so far no one has ever told me I stink!  I am teaching my tween daughter why it\'s better for her than the stuff she sees all the other girls using.  Maybe instead of her being influenced by her peers using the trendy products, she\'ll be able to teach her friends about the benefits of using natural products.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h1>Household Products</h1>\r\nI used to love the clean smell of certain lemony or piney smelling cleaners! I just felt like my house smelled so clean! When I first switched I\'ll admit that I missed that \"just-cleaned\" smell.  Now when I encounter those same \"clean\" smells I just feel like holding my breath!  It\'s all in what you get used to.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>I use natural cleaning products such as vinegar and baking soda or plant based cleaners</li>\r\n	<li>I splurged and bought a floor steamer - it uses only tap water - no harsh chemicals</li>\r\n	<li>I don\'t use fabric softeners in the dryer - again, fragrances are loaded with hormone disruptors.  A bit of static never killed anyone, but fragrances....well...?</li>\r\n	<li>I check out all products on Environmental Working Groups database - I was surprised by some of the products I used - products that I thought were  green actually have chemicals in them!  I felt like such a sucker!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - Click here to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had them in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  I\'m a sucker!\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a> </span>- Look up the cleaning products that you use on their database &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for their safety.\r\n<h1>Food:</h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>I try to feed my family organic food as much as is possible based on what I have access to.</li>\r\n	<li>For many years I have been fortunate enough to be able to grow some of my own produce.</li>\r\n	<li>Again EWG to my rescue!  I keep informed with their <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EWG - Shoppers Guide to Pesticides\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary/\" target=\"_blank\">Shoppers Guide to Pesticides</a></span> - I keep a copy of their published Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 fruits and vegetables.  If you can\'t find all the organics where you live then at least focusing on the produce that has been found to have the highest concentrations of pesticide or the worst types of pesticide contamination</li>\r\n	<li>we have recently gone dairy-free at my house - once in a while some dairy slips into our diet but when it does I try to keep it organic.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;','How I Reduce My Family\'s Exposure to Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','767-revision-29','','','2012-11-15 23:58:22','2012-11-16 04:58:22','',767,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/767-revision-29/',0,'revision','',0),(924,1,'2012-11-16 00:16:55','2012-11-16 05:16:55','I\'ve been estrogen dominant my entire adult life - it\'s affected my life in profound ways.  I know I\'m not the only woman who is living with disrupted hormones.  Sure I use compounded hormone cream to achieve balance, but what\'s the point of using hormones to balance if I\'m going to just spend my days causing further disruption?\n\nThe one thing I\'ve found throughout my research is that merely living on earth puts you at risk of exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals - they are everywhere! Even newborn babies born today have been contaminated with chemicals known to cause endocrine disruption.  Umbilical cords have been found in one study to be full of chemicals.\n\nI don\'t think if you met me you\'d automatically think that I\'m a granola-crunching, tree-hugger.  I wear makeup, I colour my hair, I like pedicures and manicures, I love to eat good food &amp; drink red wine, I recycle and compost as much as the next person.  I\'m not a fanatic I guess you could say, BUT, I believe that there are ways we can reduce the negative impact these things have on our health. I\'m not an expert, but more of a student - I\'m learning all the time about things I\'ve been doing or products I\'ve been using that are not only hurtful to the environment but harmful to my delicate hormonal balance.  More and more, my concern is for my children and the future of their health, including their hormone health.\n\nHere\'s some of the things I do to try to reduce my family\'s risk of exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals:\n<h1>Plastics:</h1>\n<ul>\n	<li>We avoid ALL plastics when we can - particularly 7, 6 &amp; 3.  Even my children know  \"7, 6 and 3 are not for me\".   When we were getting 100% rid of \"bad\" plastics I taught my children how to identify the plastic by the symbol and number.  I told them I\'d give them $1 for every bad plastic they found in our house!  They ran around the house like crazy.  Fortunately they only found 3 pieces of \"bad\" plastic in our house.</li>\n	<li>we never microwave anything in plastic</li>\n	<li>use glass or ceramics to store food</li>\n	<li>we don\'t let babies chew on plastics - find natural products/toys instead, I like shopping for eco-friendly kids stuff at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Little Footprints Toys\" href=\"http://www.littlefootprintstoys.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Littlefootprintstoys.com</a></span></li>\n	<li>I breastfed my babies for well over a year &amp; I didn\'t use pacifiers - it was my choice not merely because of the plastic exposure but the \"plastic\" factor definitely belongs on the pro side to breastfeeding and thumb sucking over pacifiers, as well many formulas are soy based and it wasn\'t all that long ago that nasty endocrine disruptors were found in formula.  I didn\'t know that my own exposure to phthalates, for example, meant that my breast milk would pass this endocrine disruptor onto my babies.</li>\n	<li>we avoid plastic water bottles but we don\'t like stainless steel so found some good glass bottles that are wrapped in rubber so they are safe for my kids\' backpacks</li>\n	<li>we\'ve switched from Teflon pans to good old-fashion cast iron pans</li>\n	<li>we\'re getting rid of anything plastic that has a natural alternative - like exchanging plastic cutting boards for wooden boards</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>Cosmetics &amp; Body Care Products:</h1>\nWhen you consider that our skin is the largest organ in our body and it has direct exposure to many of the hormone disruptors.  Ever since I read that the average woman puts on 515 chemicals each morning I\'ve tried to reduce the amount of chemicals I put on my skin.  Finding out that I was putting things like formaldehyde on my skin each day just grossed me out.  Thinking about how I use topical progesterone cream made me realize even more how effective our skin is allowing both good and bad compounds into our body!\n<ul>\n	<li>I have switched my cosmetics and body care products to natural products. There are many cosmetic choices that don\'t involve hormone disruptors. Many of the large health food stores like <a title=\"The Big Carrot - Body Care\" href=\"http://thebigcarrot.ca/index.php?id=27\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Big Carrot\"</span></a> in Toronto, Ontario, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Nature\'s Emporium - Newmarket\" href=\"http://www.naturesemporium.ca/\" target=\"_blank\">\"Natures Emporium\"</a></span> in Newmarket, Ontario carry really nice body care &amp; cosmetic lines that are all natural.  Also their employees are super-informed about this stuff.  I also shop at <a title=\"The Detox Market\" href=\"http://www.thedetoxmarket.com/pages/our-location\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Detox Market\"</span></a> in Toronto, they have locations in LA and San Fransisco as well and they carry a small line of wonderful cosmetics and body care products.  And a small but lovely line of products at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Elemi Organics\" href=\"http://www.elemi.ca/\" target=\"_blank\">Elemi Organics</a></span>. And if you can\'t give up your Sephora addiction - they even carry natural cosmetic lines.  I\'ve found when I ask for a product the natural ones are NEVER suggested - they don\'t rush you over to them, you have to specifically ask for natural products.  And their staff isn\'t really educated about the benefits of natural products. Also their website doesn\'t have a way of searching for their organic makeup so unless you know the name of the brand you\'ll have trouble figuring out which ones are natural. The good news about natural cosmetics? They work just as well, they are on-trend, they don\'t always have to cost more and are free of known hormone disruptors.</li>\n	<li>I confess I\'m a spa lover and look for either organic/natural products - there are more and more organic spas popping up</li>\n	<li>I use <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EWG - Skin Deep\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Cosmetic Database - Skin Deep</a></span> to check on my family\'s body care products.  It\'s an invaluable resource for me.</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a></span> - a great site, full of information about cosmetics as well as how you can encourage safer cosmetics and demand cosmetic companies stop putting harmful chemicals in our makeup and body care products.</li>\n	<li>I keep informed also on <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"Health Canada\" href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/cosmet-person/index-eng.php\">Health Canada\'s website</a> - the Canadian Government\'s site explains how to read the labels, has a Hotlist and most importantly publishes warnings and recalls on cosmetic items.</li>\n	<li>I\'ve read <strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book, <a title=\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick\" href=\"http://www.amazon.ca/Theres-Lead-In-Your-Lipstick/dp/0143172506\">\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them\"</a></strong> - she really is an expert in this area and offers real advice about cosmetics and how to avoid chemicals</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n	<li>Avoid anti-bacterial products</li>\n	<li>Avoid fragrances - they are jam-packed with hormone disruptors and have been able to make breast cancer cells grow in a lab environment! I used to wear perfume everyday and I am going to admit I miss it!  I spray it on once in a while (my clothes - even though I know I\'m still inhaling it) but I always feel like I am a walking endocrine disruptor!  So my fragrance use is very very minimal now.</li>\n	<li>Use natural sunscreen - I am going to admit I worry about slathering sunscreen all over my kids as much as I am concerned about their exposure to too much sun! My children spend a lot of time outdoors but I really do wonder what\'s worse for them - the chemicals or the sun?  I switched to natural sunscreen and feel better about it.</li>\n	<li>I buy natural deodorant and so far no one has ever told me I stink!  I am teaching my tween daughter why it\'s better for her than the stuff she sees all the other girls using.  Maybe instead of her being influenced by her peers using the trendy products, she\'ll be able to teach her friends about the benefits of using natural products.</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>Household Products</h1>\nI used to love the clean smell of certain lemony or piney smelling cleaners! I just felt like my house smelled so clean! When I first switched I\'ll admit that I missed that \"just-cleaned\" smell.  Now when I encounter those same \"clean\" smells I just feel like holding my breath!  It\'s all in what you get used to.\n<ul>\n	<li>I use natural cleaning products such as vinegar and baking soda or plant based cleaners</li>\n	<li>I splurged and bought a floor steamer - it uses only tap water - no harsh chemicals</li>\n	<li>I don\'t use fabric softeners in the dryer - again, fragrances are loaded with hormone disruptors.  A bit of static never killed anyone, but fragrances....well...?</li>\n	<li>I check out all products on Environmental Working Groups database - I was surprised by some of the products I used - products that I thought were  green actually have chemicals in them!  I felt like such a sucker!</li>\n</ul>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - Click here to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had them in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  I\'m a sucker!\n\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a> </span>- Look up the cleaning products that you use on their database &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for their safety.\n<h1>Food:</h1>\n<ul>\n	<li>I try to feed my family organic food as much as is possible based on what I have access to.</li>\n	<li>For many years I have been fortunate enough to be able to grow some of my own produce.</li>\n	<li>Again EWG to my rescue!  I keep informed with their <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EWG - Shoppers Guide to Pesticides\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary/\" target=\"_blank\">Shoppers Guide to Pesticides</a></span> - I keep a copy of their published Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 fruits and vegetables.  If you can\'t find all the organics where you live then at least focusing on the produce that has been found to have the highest concentrations of pesticide or the worst types of pesticide contamination</li>\n	<li>we have recently gone dairy-free at my house - once in a while some dairy slips into our diet but when it does I try to keep it organic.</li>\n</ul>\nWhat\'s interesting is that once I began reducing my family\'s exposure, each action I took revealed another that I should or could take.  I\'m still figuring things out every day to improve our hormone health.  I you have any thoughts, ideas or\n<div></div>\n<div>\n\nTo stay informed:\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>Read my previous posts</strong> about: <strong><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a> </strong>&amp; <strong><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></strong><strong> </strong>&amp;<strong><a title=\"X is for Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/x-is-for-xenoestrogens/\" target=\"_blank\"> X is for Xenoestrogens</a> &amp; <a title=\"Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/known-suspected-hormone-disruptors/\" target=\"_blank\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</a> </strong></li>\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up</a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read <strong>more</strong> of my series of articles about  estrogen, endocrine disruptors and other hormone imbalance.</li>\n	<li><strong>Share this article</strong> If you learned something</li>\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></a> so other women can benefit</li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n&nbsp;','How I Reduce My Family\'s Exposure to Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','767-revision-30','','','2012-11-16 00:16:55','2012-11-16 05:16:55','',767,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/767-revision-30/',0,'revision','',0),(925,1,'2012-11-16 00:17:06','2012-11-16 05:17:06','I\'ve been estrogen dominant my entire adult life - it\'s affected my life in profound ways.  I know I\'m not the only woman who is living with disrupted hormones.  Sure I use compounded hormone cream to achieve balance, but what\'s the point of using hormones to balance if I\'m going to just spend my days causing further disruption?\r\n\r\nThe one thing I\'ve found throughout my research is that merely living on earth puts you at risk of exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals - they are everywhere! Even newborn babies born today have been contaminated with chemicals known to cause endocrine disruption.  Umbilical cords have been found in one study to be full of chemicals.\r\n\r\nI don\'t think if you met me you\'d automatically think that I\'m a granola-crunching, tree-hugger.  I wear makeup, I colour my hair, I like pedicures and manicures, I love to eat good food &amp; drink red wine, I recycle and compost as much as the next person.  I\'m not a fanatic I guess you could say, BUT, I believe that there are ways we can reduce the negative impact these things have on our health. I\'m not an expert, but more of a student - I\'m learning all the time about things I\'ve been doing or products I\'ve been using that are not only hurtful to the environment but harmful to my delicate hormonal balance.  More and more, my concern is for my children and the future of their health, including their hormone health.\r\n\r\nHere\'s some of the things I do to try to reduce my family\'s risk of exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals:\r\n<h1>Plastics:</h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>We avoid ALL plastics when we can - particularly 7, 6 &amp; 3.  Even my children know  \"7, 6 and 3 are not for me\".   When we were getting 100% rid of \"bad\" plastics I taught my children how to identify the plastic by the symbol and number.  I told them I\'d give them $1 for every bad plastic they found in our house!  They ran around the house like crazy.  Fortunately they only found 3 pieces of \"bad\" plastic in our house.</li>\r\n	<li>we never microwave anything in plastic</li>\r\n	<li>use glass or ceramics to store food</li>\r\n	<li>we don\'t let babies chew on plastics - find natural products/toys instead, I like shopping for eco-friendly kids stuff at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Little Footprints Toys\" href=\"http://www.littlefootprintstoys.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Littlefootprintstoys.com</a></span></li>\r\n	<li>I breastfed my babies for well over a year &amp; I didn\'t use pacifiers - it was my choice not merely because of the plastic exposure but the \"plastic\" factor definitely belongs on the pro side to breastfeeding and thumb sucking over pacifiers, as well many formulas are soy based and it wasn\'t all that long ago that nasty endocrine disruptors were found in formula.  I didn\'t know that my own exposure to phthalates, for example, meant that my breast milk would pass this endocrine disruptor onto my babies.</li>\r\n	<li>we avoid plastic water bottles but we don\'t like stainless steel so found some good glass bottles that are wrapped in rubber so they are safe for my kids\' backpacks</li>\r\n	<li>we\'ve switched from Teflon pans to good old-fashion cast iron pans</li>\r\n	<li>we\'re getting rid of anything plastic that has a natural alternative - like exchanging plastic cutting boards for wooden boards</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h1>Cosmetics &amp; Body Care Products:</h1>\r\nWhen you consider that our skin is the largest organ in our body and it has direct exposure to many of the hormone disruptors.  Ever since I read that the average woman puts on 515 chemicals each morning I\'ve tried to reduce the amount of chemicals I put on my skin.  Finding out that I was putting things like formaldehyde on my skin each day just grossed me out.  Thinking about how I use topical progesterone cream made me realize even more how effective our skin is allowing both good and bad compounds into our body!\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>I have switched my cosmetics and body care products to natural products. There are many cosmetic choices that don\'t involve hormone disruptors. Many of the large health food stores like <a title=\"The Big Carrot - Body Care\" href=\"http://thebigcarrot.ca/index.php?id=27\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Big Carrot\"</span></a> in Toronto, Ontario, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Nature\'s Emporium - Newmarket\" href=\"http://www.naturesemporium.ca/\" target=\"_blank\">\"Natures Emporium\"</a></span> in Newmarket, Ontario carry really nice body care &amp; cosmetic lines that are all natural.  Also their employees are super-informed about this stuff.  I also shop at <a title=\"The Detox Market\" href=\"http://www.thedetoxmarket.com/pages/our-location\" target=\"_blank\">\"<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Detox Market\"</span></a> in Toronto, they have locations in LA and San Fransisco as well and they carry a small line of wonderful cosmetics and body care products.  And a small but lovely line of products at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Elemi Organics\" href=\"http://www.elemi.ca/\" target=\"_blank\">Elemi Organics</a></span>. And if you can\'t give up your Sephora addiction - they even carry natural cosmetic lines.  I\'ve found when I ask for a product the natural ones are NEVER suggested - they don\'t rush you over to them, you have to specifically ask for natural products.  And their staff isn\'t really educated about the benefits of natural products. Also their website doesn\'t have a way of searching for their organic makeup so unless you know the name of the brand you\'ll have trouble figuring out which ones are natural. The good news about natural cosmetics? They work just as well, they are on-trend, they don\'t always have to cost more and are free of known hormone disruptors.</li>\r\n	<li>I confess I\'m a spa lover and look for either organic/natural products - there are more and more organic spas popping up</li>\r\n	<li>I use <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EWG - Skin Deep\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Cosmetic Database - Skin Deep</a></span> to check on my family\'s body care products.  It\'s an invaluable resource for me.</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Campaign for Safe Cosmetics\" href=\"http://safecosmetics.org/\">Campaign for Safe Cosmetics</a></span> - a great site, full of information about cosmetics as well as how you can encourage safer cosmetics and demand cosmetic companies stop putting harmful chemicals in our makeup and body care products.</li>\r\n	<li>I keep informed also on <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"Health Canada\" href=\"http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/cosmet-person/index-eng.php\">Health Canada\'s website</a> - the Canadian Government\'s site explains how to read the labels, has a Hotlist and most importantly publishes warnings and recalls on cosmetic items.</li>\r\n	<li>I\'ve read <strong>Gillian Deacon\'s book, <a title=\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick\" href=\"http://www.amazon.ca/Theres-Lead-In-Your-Lipstick/dp/0143172506\">\"There\'s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them\"</a></strong> - she really is an expert in this area and offers real advice about cosmetics and how to avoid chemicals</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Avoid anti-bacterial products</li>\r\n	<li>Avoid fragrances - they are jam-packed with hormone disruptors and have been able to make breast cancer cells grow in a lab environment! I used to wear perfume everyday and I am going to admit I miss it!  I spray it on once in a while (my clothes - even though I know I\'m still inhaling it) but I always feel like I am a walking endocrine disruptor!  So my fragrance use is very very minimal now.</li>\r\n	<li>Use natural sunscreen - I am going to admit I worry about slathering sunscreen all over my kids as much as I am concerned about their exposure to too much sun! My children spend a lot of time outdoors but I really do wonder what\'s worse for them - the chemicals or the sun?  I switched to natural sunscreen and feel better about it.</li>\r\n	<li>I buy natural deodorant and so far no one has ever told me I stink!  I am teaching my tween daughter why it\'s better for her than the stuff she sees all the other girls using.  Maybe instead of her being influenced by her peers using the trendy products, she\'ll be able to teach her friends about the benefits of using natural products.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h1>Household Products</h1>\r\nI used to love the clean smell of certain lemony or piney smelling cleaners! I just felt like my house smelled so clean! When I first switched I\'ll admit that I missed that \"just-cleaned\" smell.  Now when I encounter those same \"clean\" smells I just feel like holding my breath!  It\'s all in what you get used to.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>I use natural cleaning products such as vinegar and baking soda or plant based cleaners</li>\r\n	<li>I splurged and bought a floor steamer - it uses only tap water - no harsh chemicals</li>\r\n	<li>I don\'t use fabric softeners in the dryer - again, fragrances are loaded with hormone disruptors.  A bit of static never killed anyone, but fragrances....well...?</li>\r\n	<li>I check out all products on Environmental Working Groups database - I was surprised by some of the products I used - products that I thought were  green actually have chemicals in them!  I felt like such a sucker!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame\" href=\"http://static.ewg.org/reports/2012/cleaners_hallofshame/cleaners_hallofshame.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Hall of Shame</a></span> - Click here to see the worst offenders - some of these toxic chemicals are banned in certain countries, some have ingredients known to be carcinogenic.   And some of these products pretend they are \"green\" - some I\'ve had them in my own home thinking I was doing the right thing by buying \"Green\" products!  I\'m a sucker!\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Cleaners\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Working Group\'s Guide to Healthy Cleaning</a> </span>- Look up the cleaning products that you use on their database &amp; see what you\'re bringing into your house maybe without even knowing it!  EWG - rates common products for their safety.\r\n<h1>Food:</h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>I try to feed my family organic food as much as is possible based on what I have access to.</li>\r\n	<li>For many years I have been fortunate enough to be able to grow some of my own produce.</li>\r\n	<li>Again EWG to my rescue!  I keep informed with their <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"EWG - Shoppers Guide to Pesticides\" href=\"http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary/\" target=\"_blank\">Shoppers Guide to Pesticides</a></span> - I keep a copy of their published Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 fruits and vegetables.  If you can\'t find all the organics where you live then at least focusing on the produce that has been found to have the highest concentrations of pesticide or the worst types of pesticide contamination</li>\r\n	<li>we have recently gone dairy-free at my house - once in a while some dairy slips into our diet but when it does I try to keep it organic.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhat\'s interesting is that once I began reducing my family\'s exposure, each action I took revealed another that I should or could take.  I\'m still figuring things out every day to improve our hormone health.  I you have any thoughts, ideas or tips - I\'d love to hear from you.\r\n<div></div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nTo stay informed:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><strong>Read my previous posts</strong> about: <strong><a title=\"What Does it Mean to be Estrogen Dominant\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-estrogen-dominant/\" target=\"_blank\">Estrogen dominance</a> </strong>&amp; <strong><a title=\"Why You Need to Care About Estrogen Dominance\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/why-you-need-to-care-about-estrogen-dominance/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Estrogen Dominance Matters to You</a></strong><strong> </strong>&amp;<strong><a title=\"X is for Xenoestrogens\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/x-is-for-xenoestrogens/\" target=\"_blank\"> X is for Xenoestrogens</a> &amp; <a title=\"Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/known-suspected-hormone-disruptors/\" target=\"_blank\">Known &amp; Suspected Hormone Disruptors</a> </strong></li>\r\n	<li><strong><a title=\"Keep Up-to-Date\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up</a> </strong>for updates if you\'d like to read <strong>more</strong> of my series of articles about  estrogen, endocrine disruptors and other hormone imbalance.</li>\r\n	<li><strong>Share this article</strong> If you learned something</li>\r\n	<li><a title=\"Share Your Story with Hormone Soup\" href=\"http://www.hormonesoup.com/share-your-story/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Share your Story</strong></a> so other women can benefit</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n&nbsp;','How I Reduce My Family\'s Exposure to Hormone Disruptors','','inherit','open','open','','767-revision-31','','','2012-11-16 00:17:06','2012-11-16 05:17:06','',767,'http://www.hormonesoup.com/767-revision-31/',0,'revision','',0);
