Endocrine Disruptors

A lot of environmental pollutants act as endocrine disruptors (EDs).They are outside agents which interfere with the synthesis, secretion, transport, binding, activation or elimination of natural hormones in the body, responsible for reproduction.

These substances qualify as EDs: pesticides, heavy metals, plasticizers, organic solvents, drugs, gamma and X-rays.

Exposure to EDs during pregnancy can lead to disrupted development of the baby, in particular the baby’s reproductive system. Exposure to EDs in-utero has been associated with testicular cancer in men and vaginal cancer in women later in life.

Phthalates

What can you do to protect your fertility?

There is growing scientific evidence suggesting that exposure to various environmental factors both in utero and neo-natally could dramatically affect adult fertility. As such you should consider a good fertility cleanse before trying to conceive.

Chemicals used in everyday life do not go through a rigorous checks like most of the medicines. Because of that poisonous chemicals end up circulating in our environment, air and water. So to protect your fertility you need to become aware of how to avoid the ones that impact fertility.

In your own fat tissue (where pesticides like to accumulate) you probably still have deposits of pesticides and other toxic chemicals from the environment which were banned a long time ago.

Greenwashing – the practice of promoting environmentally friendly programs to deflect attention from an organization’s environmentally unfriendly or less savory activities. Source: www.dictionary.com.

A lot of products we buy today claim to be environmentally friendly and natural. This is especially common in cosmetics, personal hygiene products and household cleaning products. They are the products which have been shown to be the main culprit in toxic endocrine disruptor overexposure – robbing you of your fertility.

It amazes me how many people still consume food loaded with Trans fats, drink coffee and alcohol on a daily or weekly basis! This is going to impact your fertility and get you into trouble quickly.

Did you know that Trans fats hidden in foods such as; doughnuts, chocolate, chips, pies, take aways and thousands of other foods can increase risk of fertility problems by 70%? Scientists from Harvard University School of Public Health recommend to woman wanting to get pregnant to AVOID all Trans fats.

Another favorite past time – COFFEE!