In this day and age toxins from petroleum abound, so the more we understand how they’re coming into our everyday Life, the more we have the power to protect ourselves from them. Currently an estimated 80,000 plus products are produced from petroleum derivatives and come in many forms that you would never expect like commercial perfume and cologne (even the really expensive ones), hair spray, nail polish and remover, commercial shampoo and conditioner, new carpet, paraffin candles, synthetic fragrances and dyes, paints, new home materials, pesticides, weed killers, stain resistant products, every day cleaning supplies, dry cleaning chemicals, dryer sheets, air fresheners, gasoline, exhaust fumes and a myriad of industrial chemicals and solvents; sadly they all have one thing in common…they’re compromising our health in a big way.

It’s important to remember that none of us can avoid these toxins, so learning how to reduce our exposure is key and learning about the supplements that support our body’s ability to deal with them is a really smart thing to do. Why are they so toxic you may ask? The answer is simple…petro-toxins are releasing molecules into the environment that we can’t see with the naked eye but because they mimic the human estrogen molecule our body is up-taking them on a daily basis. Normally, the human body produces extremely small amounts of this excitatory hormone but in modern times, the amounts are abnormally high causing total havoc to the endocrine (hormone) system and that’s a serious problem for human health.

Our endocrine system produces hormones which is how our body regulates everything so when the balance is thrown off, a lot of chaos can unfold. Hot flashes, night sweats, tender breasts, mood swings, depression, anxiety, brain fog, fibroids, endometriosis, weight gain (especially around the middle), fungal overload, an increase in estrogenic cancers (even in men), little girls starting their cycle too young, young boys developing breasts…these are all symptoms of estrogenic overload and what Dr. John Lee coined ‘estrogen dominance’. Because these toxins are fat soluble, they are being stored in everyone and passed on generation to generation so not only are we accumulating them, we’ve also inherited them as well…and that’s a whole lot of toxins!

There are four categories of estrogen: human, animal, plant and man-made and of course, it’s the man-made estrogen that’s causing the problems so reducing our exposure starting with our personal Life is where to begin. Making baby step changes to clean food, green cleaning supplies and safe personal care products can make the biggest difference for our health. There will always be people that claim eating healthy is too expensive but in truth, dealing with sickness and disease will ALWAYS cost more money for individuals and this Nation as a whole. So do what you are able and know you’re doing wonderful things for yourself, your Loved ones and everyone as a whole.

Three supplements that research has shown to help the body deal with the burden of petro-toxins are Calcium D’glucarate, DIM/indoles and broccoli sulforaphane, all derived from cruciferous veggies and fruits. D’glucaric acid is naturally occurring in the human body, binding to fat-soluble toxins and removing them from the body through the urine and the feces, DIM and indoles help the liver weaken strong estrogens and sulforaphane aids in neutralizing these dangerous toxins. As always Nature’s pharmacy is magnificent and is here to help us stay healthy even in modern toxic times. After witnessing many people on these amazing products, I highly suggest you consider adding them to your daily protocol and as always, we are happy to guide you.

In peace and good health, Claudia