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Abby's Magazine - Volume 5 Issue 2| Page 25 levels of melatonin metabolites in the animals' urine. This reduced level of circula ng melatonin was accompanied -- as might be expected -- by an earlier onset of puberty in the fluoride-treated female animals. These Chemicals Also Increase Your Risk of Cancer and Heart Disease If a chemical is capable of influencing the rate of your reproduc ve development, it stands to reason that it would be capable of influencing other hormone-sensi ve growth processes as well, and this is indeed the case. For instance, new research has detected the presence of paraben esters in 99 percent of breast cancer ssues sampled.3 Parabens are chemicals with estrogen- like proper es, and estrogen is one of the hormones involved in not only puberty but also the development of breast cancer. Recent research has also confirmed the existence of a previously unknown class of cancer-causing estrogen-mimicking compounds: metals. Yes, a broad range of metals have been shown to act as "metalloestrogens" with the poten al to add to the estrogenic burden of the human body, thereby increasing the risk of breast cancer and also possibly early puberty. The metals listed in the chart below, which are added to thousands of consumer products, including vaccines, have been iden fied as being capable of binding to cellular estrogen receptors and then mimicking the ac ons of physiological estrogens. Data from a long-running Bri sh health survey, meanwhile, has shown that if you have high levels of the chemical BPA in your urine, you may be at an increased risk of heart disease. Some of the greatest concern surrounds early-life, in utero exposure to BPA, which can lead to chromosomal errors in your developing fetus, causing spontaneous miscarriages and gene c damage. But evidence is also very strong showing these chemicals are influencing adults and children, too, and leading to decreased sperm quality, early puberty, s mula on of mammary gland development, disrupted reproduc ve cycles and ovarian dysfunc on, obesity, cancer and heart disease, among numerous other health problems. Vitamin D Also Linked to Early Puberty It has been suggested that girls who live closer to the equator start puberty at a later age than girls who live in Northern regions. Since this indicates a poten al connec on with sun exposure, researchers decided to inves gate whether vitamin D was, in fact, related. Upon measuring vitamin D levels in 242 girls aged 5-12, researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health found that those who were deficient were twice as likely to start menstrua on during the study period as those with higher levels. Specifically, among the vitamin-D-deficient girls, 57 percent started their period during the study, compared to 23 percent with adequate vitamin D. However, researchers defined adequate vitamin D as ≥ 30 ng/mL, which is actually s ll a deficiency state! For op mal health, vitamin D levels should be a minimum of 50 ng/mL, which means the number of vitamin-D- deficient girls with early puberty was probably much higher than the study reported. The earlier you enter puberty, the longer you're exposed to elevated levels of the female hormone estrogen, which is a risk factor for certain cancers such as breast cancer. This has been the primary "link" between early puberty and cancer that has been explored, but it's important to understand that vitamin D deficiency is also a major risk factor for cancer, heart disease and many other diseases. So it could be that some of the increased risks that come from early puberty are linked to low vitamin D levels. What You Should Know About Obesity, Stress and Exercise Obesity (which exposes girls to more estrogen because estrogen is both stored and produced in fat ssue) is another likely factor in early puberty. The New York Times reported: "As Robert Lus g, a professor of clinical pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco's Benioff Children's Hospital, explains, fa er girls have higher levels of the hormone lep n, which can lead to early puberty, which leads to higher estrogen levels, which leads to greater insulin resistance, causing girls to have yet more fat ssue, more lep n and more estrogen, the cycle feeding on itself, un l their bodies physically mature." As for stress, this, too, has been linked to early puberty, with girls whose parents divorced when they were between 3- and 8-years-old significantly more likely to experience precocious puberty. "Evolu onary psychology offers a theory," the New York Times reports. "A stressful childhood inclines a body toward early reproduc on; if life is hard, best to mature young. But such theories are tough to prove." Interes ngly, in addi on to avoiding environmental chemicals, obesity and stress, and op mizing your vitamin D, regular exercise appears to be one of the best known ways to help prevent early puberty. 1/31/2017 Causes of Early Puberty: Why Is This the New "Normal?" If a chemical is capable of influencing the rate of your reproductive development, it stands to reason that it would be capable of influencing other hormonesensitive growth processes as well, and this is indeed the case. For instance, new research has detected the presence of paraben esters in 99 percent of breast cancer tissues sampled. Parabens are chemicals with estrogenlike properties, and estrogen is one of the hormones involved in not only puberty but also the development of breast cancer. They are widely used in household products such as: Deodorants and antiperspirants Shampoos and conditioners Shaving gel Toothpaste Lotions and sunscreens Makeup / cosmetics Pharmaceutical drugs Food additives Recent research has also confirmed the existence of a previously unknown class of cancercausing estrogenmimicking compounds: metals. Yes, a broad range of metals have been shown to act as "metalloestrogens" with the potential to add to the estrogenic burden of the human body, thereby increasing the risk of breast cancer and also possibly early puberty. The following metals, which are added to thousands of consumer products, including vaccines, have been identified as being capable of binding to cellular estrogen receptors and then mimicking the actions of physiological estrogens: Aluminum Antimony Arsenite Barium Cadmium Chromium Cobalt Copper Lead Mercury Nickel Selenite Tin Vanadate Data from a longrunning British health survey, meanwhile, has shown that if you have high levels of the chemical BPA in your urine, you may be at an increased risk of heart disease . Some of the greatest concern surrounds earlylife, in utero exposure to BPA, which can lead to chromosomal errors in your developing fetus, causing spontaneous miscarriages and genetic damage. But evidence is also very strong showing these chemicals are influencing adults and children, too, and leading to decreased sperm quality, early puberty, stimulation of mammary gland development, disrupted reproductive cycles and ovarian dysfunction, obesity, cancer and heart disease, among numerous other health problems. 3 4