Detoxing from Environmental Estrogens
January 15, 2010 by Deb
Filed under Estrogen Dominance Treatment
One o f the main causes of estrogen dominance, as we’ve noted before, is the unusual amount of environmental estrogens our bodies are exposed to on a regular basis. These environmental estrogens cause toxic reactions in our bodies, raising the levels of estrogen in our body to amounts incredibly disproportionate with the levels of progesterone we naturally have.
Environmental estrogens are all around us. They’re in food additives, can leach into water that has been stored in polyethylene terephthalate (plastic bottles), and can even be found in cosmetics and regular household products.
The Detox Specialist wrote a great article on How to Detox Environmental Estrogen to Prevent Estrogen Dominance. This incredible article lists ways you can reduce your exposure to environmental estrogens – like not buying food in plastic or styrofoam or buying organic meats and eggs.
More important, though, is the tips the article gives on how to detox your body if you’ve already been exposed to high levels of environmental estrogen. These include increasing your fiber intake, eating more cruciferous veggies, and exercising, amongst other things.
You may be exposed to environmental estrogens on a regular basis but you can fight back and take control of your body. Making a few small changes at a time will go a long way in fighting estrogen dominance.
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