A List of Estrogen-Mimicking Compounds

If you are attempting to avoid xenoestrogen exposure, here is a list of

substances to avoid or minimize. I compiled this from many sources and it’s
the most complete list anywhere. Xenoestrogens contribute to “excess
estrogen” or “estrogen dominance” and manifest as higher than normal
scores in the quadriceps and hamstrings skinfolds.

Go to www.ewg.org, open an account, and learn more about product safety.

The short answer is to go as organic and “green” as you can.

Avoid:

1. Commercially-raised, non-organic meats such as beef, chicken, and pork

2. Commercial dairy products including milk, butter, cheese, and ice cream –
Use only organic products that do not contain bovine growth hormone

3. Unfiltered water, including water you bathe in – Use spring or filtered

water only.

4. Commercial Laundry detergent – Use white vinegar, baking soda, or tri-

sodium phosphate (TSP)… According to some experts, avoid even the
Seventh Generation and Eco brands

5. Dryer sheets and fabric softeners – Use white vinegar is a marvelous

natural fabric softener, no smell after it dries

6. Avoid Primpro, DES, Premarin, Cimetidine (Tagamet), Marijuana, and

Birth Control Pills.
7. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

8. Progesterone creams made with paraben preservatives

9. Soy.

10. Ground flaxseed – If you’re looking for the Omega-3 effect, use fish oil
instead

11. No sunflower oil, no safflower oil, no cottonseed oil, no canola oil – Use
olive oil or coconut oil

12. Shampoos, lotions, soaps, cosmetics that contain paraben or

phenoxyethanol – Almost all contain them, you have to look far and wide.
Be diligent, you’re getting hundreds of times more exposure through your
skin than through your diet. So far, I’ve found Kiss My Face brands to be
okay.

13. Shampoos that purposely include estrogen (these are shampoos that cater
to the African-American market).

14. Avoid reheating foods in plastic or styrofoam containers.

15. Avoid drinking out of plastic cups and containers.

16. Air fresheners that contain phthalates.

17. Avoid naturally occurring plant estrogens:

18. Non-Organic Coffee

19. Clover, red clover tea, alfalfa sprouts

20. Sunflower seeds

21. Queen Anne’s lace (wild carrot)

22. Pomegranate – The Greeks used this plant as a contraceptive!

23. Dates
24. Fennel

25. Licorice, red clover, yucca, hops (beer) and motherwort

26. Review labels to avoid the following:

*4-Methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC) (sunscreen lotions)

* butylated hydroxyanisole / BHA (food preservative)
* atrazine (weedkiller)
* bisphenol A (monomer for polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resin;
antioxidant in plasticizers)
* dieldrin (insecticide)
* DDT (insecticide)
* endosulfan (insecticide)
* erythrosine / FD&C Red No. 3
* heptachlor (insecticide)
* lindane / hexachlorocyclohexane (insecticide)
* methoxychlor (insecticide)
* nonylphenol and derivatives (industrial surfactants; emulsifiers for
emulsion polymerization; laboratory detergents; pesticides)
* polychlorinated biphenyls / PCBs (in electrical oils, lubricants, adhesives,
paints)
* parabens (lotions)
* phenosulfothiazine (a red dye)
* phthalates (plasticizers)
o DEHP (plasticizer for PVC)
Here is another list from Dr. Peter Eckhart, MD:

1. Do not heat food or water with plastic in the microwave. Do not drink hot
liquids in foam styrofoam cups or receptacles.

2. Change your laundry detergent because it cannot be fully washed from the
clothes and can be absorbed through the skin. Do NOT use dryer sheets or
fabric softener.

3. Do not use anything on the skin with parabens or phenoxyethanol in them.

This includes shampoo, soap, makeup, hand lotion, body lotion, and
toothpaste. Oral substances are 90% filtered by the liver. Skin-absorbed
substances are 100% absorbed by the body, thus, a skin dose is 10 times an
oral dose.

4. Avoid non-organic coffee. Avoid decaf coffee. No caffeine. No non-

organic tea. No colas.

5. No sunflower oil, no safflower oil, no cottonseed oil, no canola oil.

(Guess that leaves olive oil and coconut oil).

6. Avoid shampoos that are “rich in hormones” and have estrogen added to
them.

7. Avoid estrogenic herbs especially TOPICALLY such as sage and

rosemary.

8. Avoid weak estrogens such as soy and ground flax seed.

9. Many sunscreens are estrogenic. Use a hat and long sleeved shirt.

10. Use cosmetics with minerals or grapefruit seed extract as a preservative.

According to Dr. Elizabeth Smith, MD, there are some things you CAN
do:

1. Use glass or ceramics whenever possible to store food and water. Heat up
your food using a glass or ceramic bowl covered with dish. When plastic is
heated, it diffuses very rapidly into food.

2. Use a simple detergent with less chemicals; Nature Clean is a good choice
for both laundry detergent and dish washing detergent.

3. Simple Soap is a safe choice for shampoo and a body soap.

4. Use natural pest control not pesticides.

5. Avoid Synthetic Chemicals – Healthy Living in a Toxic World by

Cynthia Fincher PhD. is a good place to start.

6. Don’t use herbicides; use a cup of salt in a gallon of vinegar.

7. Buy hormone free meats to eat.

8. Buy “Organic” produce, produce grown without pesticides, herbicides or

synthetic fertilizer or hormones.

9. Use Condoms without spermicide for Birth control instead of Birth

Control Pills. Use Natural Progesterone instead of HRT.

10. In general, the hormones taken orally are first pass metabolized by the
liver 80%-90%. However, when these hormones are applied to the skin, the
hormones are directly absorbed by the body. Thus, any skin dose is 10 times
that of an oral dose. The vast majority of skin lotions and creams use the
parabens as a preservative. Avoid them at all costs. Instead apply a vegetable
oil right after a shower to hydrate the skin and lock in the moisture.