Guidelines for Managing Your Estrogen Load

Guidelines for Managing Your Estrogen Load

Because an overabundance of the wrong kinds of estrogens can place a burden of risk
on your body, consider making it a top priority to lighten your estrogen load. Here are
our suggestions for doing just that.

Avoid Xenoestrogens

To beat this drum one last time, it is truly essential to be aware of estrogenic
compounds (known also as xenoestrogens) in the environment, which are having a
greater and greater impact on not only breast cancer rates but also all other cancer
rates. In particular, avoid conventional meats and dairy products; pesticide-laden
produce (see ewg.org/foodnews /summary/ for a list of the “dirty dozen” fruits and
vegetables); plastic items, especially heated or frozen plastic containers and those
made with BPA; and personal care products with ingredients you don’t immediately
recognize. In Hormone Deception, Lindsey Berkson (2000) discusses the effective use of
low-heat saunas (which induce sweating) to help remove xenoestrogens. Also,
curcumin—a powerful phytonutrient in the spice turmeric—is currently the subject of
multiple studies, with preliminary research suggesting that it may also be effective for
this purpose.