Hormonal Balance
Environmental Endocrine Disruptors

Many substances in our environment– especially pesticides,
plastics, preservatives and detergents – have chemical
similarities to hormones.   They are thought to disrupt our
endocrine system.  Compounds with structures similar to
estrogen are called xenoestrogens.  These estrogen-like
compounds have been blamed for causing early puberty in girls
and have been linked to breast cancer.  The chemicals carbon
tetrachloride, polychlorinated biphenyls and glyphosate have
been blamed for thyroid dysfunction.  Smoking may contribute
to hormonal imbalance because of several toxins including
cadmium which is contained in tobacco leaves.