Last week this kat talked about the dangers of xenoestrogens and their negative effects on men's health. Cindy also published a blog on a similar topic titled: Feminizing Fish, Hormone Havoc & Detoxification.

Since xenoestrogens are such an important topic, this kat has more to say this week regarding the effects of xenoestrogens on women and children.

Children are particularly sensitive to the effects of xenoestrogens. Young girls are experiencing puberty at alarmingly early ages (development of breast tissue as early as two years-old!), and young boys have a 200% higher chance of being born with a reproductive defect. Boys are also showing lower sperm counts and higher incidences of early-onset testicular cancer.

Interestingly, there are also fewer males being born in many countries, particularly in those exposed to higher toxin levels.

Along the same lines, women are experiencing toxin related fertility and general health problems. Xenoestrogens have been linked with an increase in reproductive-site cancers, decreased fertility, diabetes, premature ovarian failure, obesity, thyroid disruption, endometriosis, and uterine fibroids.

Natural estrogen is responsible for stimulating cell division in hormone-responsive tissue like the uterus lining, breast tissue and the ovaries. When xenoestrogens overloads estrogen cell receptors, they can stimulate abnormal tissue growth causing ovarian cysts, endometriosis, fibrocystic breast disease, and even cancer.

Xenoestrogens have been found to be a very considerable factor in the occurrence of breast cancer, which has increased exponentially in the last 70 years that xenoestrogens have been around.

As this kat said regarding men's hormonal health last week, this is scary stuff fair members. Evidence continues to accumulate against xenoestrogens, yet little is being done to curb their use. This is why it is especially important to support your system in detoxifying effectively.

Support Xenoestrogen Detoxification

As a reminder, here are some nutritional ways to support your body in detoxifying xenoestrogens:

• Constant Health - packed with potent detoxifiers, antioxidants, and fibers, Constant Health provides a myriad of helping hands when it comes to protecting against xenoestrogens and other toxins.

• Milk Thistle - Particularly helpful to helping your liver keep up with detoxification processes, milk thistle has also shown to support liver regeneration.

• Fiber - Keeping up with healthy elimination is particularly important for ridding the body of toxins. Fiber helps absorb toxins and move them out of the body quickly, so as not to provide opportunities for reabsorption.

• Eat Your Cruciferous Vegetables - Cabbage, broccoli, and other cruciferous vegetables help fight xenoestrogens with compounds like indole-3-carbynol, which enhance the liver's ability to break down excess estrogens in the system.