Tip #1:
Reduce exposure to bleach and chlorine cleansers: they impede thyroid function and can contribute to being overweight, depressed, fatigued.
Tip #2:
Steer clear of cling wrap; most of these leach hormone-disrupting plasticizers into food, especially warm fatty foods like meat or cheese; buy organic meats and foods also.
Tip #3:
Avoid fluoridated toothpaste; the fluoride contributes to thyroid slowdown, affecting metabolism, resulting in decreased sex hormone production with less motivation and lowered sex drive.
Tip #4:
Banish your bug sprays! Inhaling these "hormone-mimics" can cause sex gland balance to go awry, resulting in low libido, erectile dysfunction, bad PMS, and severe menopause.
Instead use a mix of boric acid and peanut butter in strategic spots, or sprinkle cinnamon in areas of bug traffic.
Tip #5:
Beware of plastic microwave containers or baby bottles; polycarbonate plastic used in many of these releases bisphenol-A into container contents when heated (this includes water bottles left in hot cars!). The result is a slow increase in hormonal disruption. Use glass whenever possible, especially when heating food.
More Information and Help from Richard and Karilee Shames
For more information on Drs. Shames' Feeling Fat, Fuzzy or Frazzled, see:
- Feeling Fat, Fuzzy and Frazzled: Book Review by Mary Shomon
- Feeling Fat, Fuzzy and Frazzled: Interview with Rich and Karilee Shames
- Drs. Rich and Karilee Shames' Website
- Get the Book
Also, remember to log onto www.CanaryClub.org so you can become a voice helping to make a difference. This is a consumer advocacy group created for YOU. Become a local Canary Club leader and create learning opportunities in your area so together we can be a huge force in impacting environmental policy and creating a healthier world!
Drs. Richard and Karilee Shames are conducting a series of practitioner seminars. The next one is scheduled in New York City, Saturday October 15, 2005, and is an 8-hour CEU seminar through Xymogen. Practitioners who wish to attend can contact Xymogen at 800-647-6100.
People can log onto our Drs. Rich and Karilee Shames' website www.FeelingFFF.com. In addition to information about health, readers can arrange for personalized telephone coaching sessions or in-office appointments with either of the doctors.
