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Synthetic Hormones Put Millions Of Women At Risk For Cancer And Other Deadly Diseases
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HEALTH WARNING FOR USERS OF HRT AND THE PILL
Synthetic Hormones Put Millions Of Women At Risk For Cancer And Other
Deadly Diseases
CRUSADOR Investigative Reporter, Pam Klebs, Interviews Best Selling Author,
Dr. Sherrill Sellman, who tells women what they must know about their
hormones
The National Cancer Institute estimates that 38% of women will be diagnosed
with cancer in the U.S. during their lifetime. Some 600,000 US women are
diagnosed with cancer each year, with breast cancer being the leading cause.
Almost one million American women a year receive a hysterectomy -- 90 percent
of which are unnecessary. Fifty percent of them will be recommended to
women who have perfectly healthy ovaries. According to hormone specialist,
Sherrill Sellman, this is a form of castration for women.
Millions of American women have been conned into believing that synthetic
hormones used in HRT and the Pill are the answer to their female problems. The
most common estrogen being given to women is estradiol, which is the most
carcinogenic. Synthetic hormones contribute to breast, ovarian, and uterine
cancers, cardiovascular disease, fibroids, ovarian cysts, endometriosis, fatigue,
liver disease, impaired thyroid function, lack of libido, and more.
Sherrill Sellman has become internationally recognized for her incredible work
exposing the intricate web spun to ensnare America’s women into synthetic
hormone dependency. Through her discussions with CRUSADOR investigative
reporter, Pam Klebs, in this revelatory interview, you’ll discover things about the
human body, female and male, that you never knew and that your doctor
probably won’t tell you. Sellman explains that the missing factor in hormonal
balance is not estrogen, but natural progesterone; that menopausal and
perimenopausal symptoms are not about estrogen deficiency, but estrogen
excess; and that tampering with a woman’s hormones is tampering with her
power. You’ll also learn the things you can do to avoid being trapped.
Pam: Thank you for your time, Sherrill. I know you’re a very busy woman. You’
ve got quite a story to tell about female hormones.
Sherrill: There is a big story about the female hormones. Just about everything
that women believe to be true about their hormones is based on lies,
misinformation, or distortion.
Pam: What happened to your health and what were the reasons you began
researching female hormones?
Sherrill: It all began because of my own personal experience. When I was in my
mid-forties, I was working very hard in my job as a psychotherapist, working
about 70 hours a week and burning the candle at both ends. I started having
persistent anxiety attacks early in the morning. These attacks would last for a
couple of hours. Every night I would wake up with these anxiety attacks. They
were debilitating. Nothing seemed to be able to resolve them. Fatigue and
depression had also been a lifelong struggle. I also suffered with a range of other
symptoms - memory loss, weight gain, no libido. Women often dismiss many of
these symptoms as part of the aging process. I knew something was really
wrong and I set out to find out what to do so that I could get my life back.
Pam: Society has basically normalized a lot of those red flags. Women need to
pay attention to these signs so that they can begin to take control of their health.
You are an inspiration to all women.
Sherrill: Society has certainly bought into commercialization of disease.
Unfortunately, I had been ignoring my symptoms. I finally “woke up” to the fact
that I had to do something when my night sweats got really bad. I couldn’t
sleep. It was debilitating. At this point, I began to study hormones and
menopause.
Pam: And you knew it wasn’t a psychiatric condition?
Sherrill: Well, it became obvious it wasn’t a psychiatric condition. I began to
study the work of Dr. John R. Lee and to investigate medical journals. I spoke to
health practitioners, including Dr. Lee, so that I could get answers. I found out
that the night sweats were probably related to progesterone deficiency. After
using natural progesterone for about a month the night sweats disappeared. This
was pretty amazing! After about three months of using natural progesterone, my
anxiety and fatigue disappeared; my libido increased and I lost weight. I was
sleeping better. All of these improvements were phenomenal!
Pam: Other than progesterone cream, what other nutrients or supplements can a
woman use to help support her hormones?
Sherrill: There are a variety of herbs that I like to recommend. Responses vary
from case to case, but generally women tend to do well with Vitex (Chaste Tree
berry), Maca and Rhodiola Rosea. When a woman is feeling “out of balance” due
to her hormones, she needs to address all of her hormones (not just estrogen and
progesterone). There are some amazing nutrients that can help support the
hormonal structure (Vitamin C, Vitamin E, B Vitamins, Essential Fatty Acids
etc…). It is important to keep in mind that women are not “crazy” if they are
feeling “out of balance” – their adrenals, thyroid, blood sugar and liver all need
attention.
Pam: “Misdiagnosis: Woman as a Disease” by Karen Hicks describes how
women have been treated by the medical establishment. The title of the book is
very telling. Women have been treated with arrogance and neglect by doctors for
many, many years.
Sherrill: For thousands of years, women have been perceived as having “flawed”
bodies. Even today, our body parts are being butchered. Even childbirth seems to
be treated as a disease. Sadly, C-sections have become very trendy. Women are
still subjected to the removal of their uterus, ovaries, breasts, really for no good
reason. Women are being told that their body parts are “bad” or dangerous and
that they must be removed. In so doing, doctors remove their entire essence.
With regards to menopause, the perception is that women will simply fall apart
as they arrive into this phase of their lives. Menopause is not a disease. In the
Victorian era, if women were too talkative, too interested in sex or if they liked to
dance too much, physicians would remove their uterus, their ovaries or even
their clitoris. Also, during the Victorian era, women began to have the right to
have divorces and own their own properties. In order to circumvent their wives,
husbands would insist that they have hysterectomies so that they would become
more docile and passive. Women have a long history of being mistreated by the
medical establishment, and it continues to this very day. It is estimated that close
to 9 million women died during the Inquisition. They were brutally killed. Why?
Because they were the healers of the community. In a sense, there is still an
aspect of the Inquisition attitude existing today because women’s freedom,
women’s wisdom and natural approaches to healing are still under attack.
Pam: Women are nurturers and healers. Women love to see people get well. And,
women will share their wisdom for free by recommending healing remedies like
dandelion. Weren’t the witch hunts were about executing the women who were
helping people get well for free?
Sherrill: The witch hunts were about going after the healers. For 300 years,
women were sought out, tortured and killed because of their wisdom, herbal and
spiritual knowledge. They could heal when the traditional medical doctors of the
time could not.
Pam: In essence, the body should have no flaws. It’s what we do to our bodies
that will determine disease or wellness. Medical doctors have told me that in
order to determine whether to surgically remove a woman’s gallbladder, they
follow what is known as the four “F’s”. I believe they stand for “Female, Forty,
Fair, and either Fat or Flatulent”. The other area that shocks me is how women
are treated in the psychiatric area. When a women shows up with the conditions
you are describing, psychiatrists are prescribing anti-depressants such as Prozac.
What if the woman is on a high sugar, processed foods diet? What if the woman
is on a low fat diet? What if a woman isn’t eating enough high quality protein
foods? These types of diets are detrimental to both the physical and emotional
well-being of men and women. Drugs simply can’t repair the problems of a bad
diet.
Sherrill: Doctors aren’t trained to tap into solutions other than prescribing drugs
for symptom relief or performing surgical procedures and tests. So, it’s no
wonder that they have been prescribing Prozac for symptoms such as hot
flashes, depression and anxiety. These symptoms are a result of hormonal
imbalances (primarily too much estrogen and too little progesterone) and should
not be treated with dangerous, toxic pharmaceutical drugs. Anti-depressants
have a lot of serious detrimental side effects which include depression, anxiety,
insomnia, low libido, nightmares, suicidal and homicidal thoughts. A Canadian
study has also shown that women who take Paxil increase their risk of
developing breast cancer by 70%.
Pam: Several years ago, Oprah Winfrey did a show on female sexuality. She did
what she called an “unscientific” study asking women to report whether they
had a weak or strong libido. I believe that approximately 2000 women responded
and that approximately 92% of the women said that they had little to no libido.
Women are suffering many side effects from being exposed to poor diets, toxic
chemicals and to using the birth control pill. You say that taking the Pill is like
female castration. Clearly, there are long-term side effects from taking the Pill.
Sherrill: Initially, the Pill was designed for birth control. Now, the Pill has
become a popular therapeutic treatment for many of women’s ills.... It has also
become a treatment to help regulate periods, for PMS, for lack of periods, for
heavy periods, for painful periods, for ovarian cysts, for PCOS, for
endometriosis and perimenopause. Recently, a mother told me that the doctor put
her daughters on the Pill to increase their bust size! It is even being prescribed to
girls as young as 13 to treat acne. What few women understand about the Pill is
that the action of the Pill shuts off the ovaries by mimicking pregnancy. The
medical term is “chemical castration.” As long as your ovaries are shut off while
you are on the Pill, you will never have a menstrual cycle. It is a terrible mistake
for doctors to lead women to believe that the Pill helps regulate their menstrual
cycle. The vast majority of women who take the Pill do not understand that they
never get a period as long as they are on the Pill. They have what is called a
“forced bleed” not a natural menstrual bleed. Most women, however, believe that
they are menstruating every month. The Pill also depletes the body of key
nutrients (vitamins, minerals, etc.) -- affecting her thyroid, compromising her
bones, affecting her pH, making her very acidic. The Pill is also made up of 2
cancer-causing drugs. The high rates of infertility and decreased libido in women
can be directly related to the Pill.
Pam: As another form of birth control, women have been choosing the injection,
Depo-Provera, which consists of synthetic progesterone, or progestin. What are
the risks associated with this drug?
Sherrill: Well, for starters, EVERY woman I’ve met has experienced health
problems after using Depo-Provera. The side effects of this drug are very
serious. Not only is it recognized as a carcinogen, it is known to cause blood
clots, strokes, depression, loss of libido and weight gain. It causes excess hair
growth in unwanted areas. It also increases bone loss, which increases the risk
of osteoporosis. As reported in the British Medical Journal in 1989, if a woman
uses Depo-Provera before the age of 25, she increases her relative risk of
developing breast cancer by 50%. If a woman uses this drug for more than 6
years, her relative risk of developing breast cancer increases by 320%. Not only
is it being prescribed as a contraceptive, it is also being used to help stop heavy
bleeding.
Pam: If a woman/couple chooses to use a natural form of birth control, what
would you recommend?
Sherrill: Every situation is different. However, there are alternatives to the Pill or
Depo-Provera. I must caution that there are no safe forms of the Pill. Even if a
woman uses a Pill, unless she has a committed partner, she will need to use a
condom to protect her from sexually transmitted diseases. By the way, the Pill
alters a woman's physiology so she is at greater risk of getting STDs. I would
encourage couples to explore natural birth control techniques which I explain in
my book.
Pam: We are bombarded with many different sources of estrogen not just
through pharmaceuticals, but through other environmental sources. Can you
elaborate on that?
Sherrill: It is known that 70% of all breast cancers are estrogen dependent. In
other words, it is caused or fueled by estrogen. Estrogen’s job is to proliferate
cell growth...so that’s what cancer is - out of control cell growth. You’re right;
there are many sources that have this estrogenic effect (the Pill, hormone
replacement therapy, fertility drugs, pesticides and plastics). Phthalates are in
everyday products like nail polish, hairspray, perfume, the backing of carpets,
spray paints, lubricants and solvents, and are found in medical equipment, paints
and packaging. Phthalates are known to be major hormone disruptors which
have also been linked to damage to the reproductive system, and an increased
risk of asthma and cancer.
Plastics contain Bisphenol A, a potent estrogenic chemical that is used to harden
plastics. Dentists often put sealant called Composite Resin over children’s teeth
that actually is made with Bisphenol A. This chemical is leaching right into the
body of children. The plastic in water bottles also contain Bisphenol A which
leaches into the water. Commercial cattle have estrogen implanted into them so
that they can accelerate their growth - estrogen turns food into fat so it increases
the rate of which the animals grow. The fatter and bigger the animal -- the higher
the price! Most of the weight is water retention because that’s what estrogen
does. So, we are eating estrogen in our meat.
Pam: Can you elaborate on Bisphenol A?
Sherrill: The chemical, Bisphenol A, or BPA, is an artificial estrogen used to
create the plastic polycarbonate. It is also used in resins to line some metal cans
and in the manufacture of some dental sealants. It is commonly found in hard
plastic drinking glasses, some microwavable food containers and plastic baby
bottles. Geneticists at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland showed that
even low doses of BPA in adult female mice caused chromosomal changes that
could lead to birth defects. It is a very toxic hormone disruptor which can alter
development of the reproductive tract, the immune system, increase prostate
tumor proliferation, change brain chemistry and structure and affect an array of
behaviors, including hyperactivity.
It is a chemical used to make plastic water bottles. It can easily leach out into the
water. Here is how you identify what bottles are safe: The very bottom of the
plastic bottle is a triangle and inside the triangle is a number. If it is a number 1
(it normally says PETE with it), it is really made for one use only because if you
continue to use it, the plastic degrades and the molecules leach into whatever
substance is in that bottle increasing these toxic Bisphenol A’s. The bottles that
are in vogue today are the bottles called Nalgene. These are made of the hard
polycarbonate and are sold in a variety of colors. If you look at the bottom there
is a number 7 in that triangle. #7 is a Bisphenol A plastic that will leach under
ALL conditions, putting these dangerous hormone-disrupting chemicals into the
liquid. The #1’s leach most when they are exposed to heat. So the number 2, 4,
and 5 are what consumers need to remember ...they are more stable but they can
be harder to find.
Pam: You also warn women about the side effects of Tamoxifen. What should
women know about this drug?
Sherrill: I have serious concerns about Tamoxifen. It’s the number one drug
prescribed to women to prevent the recurrence of breast cancer. There are a
couple of things that we need to know about it. In the year 2000, Tamoxifen
was added to the US. Government’s list of known human carcinogens.
Tamoxifen is known to cause uterine cancer, but women are told not to worry
because there is a really successful treatment for uterine cancer – a
hysterectomy. Tamoxifen causes strokes, blood clots and can contribute to
blindness (I know that personally because my sister-in-law went blind when she
was on Tamoxifen). If Tamoxifen is used for more than 5 years, the risk of
developing breast cancer significantly increases. So, it can cause the disease it is
actually being used to treat.
Date: 1/13/06 Author: Pam Killeen Interview Dr. Sherrill Sellman Source:
Crusador
CRUSADOR EXCLUSIVE* ©2005 www.HealthLiesExposed.com
HEALTH WARNING FOR USERS OF HRT AND THE PILL
www.reinventingmyself.com/hrt.html
Synthetic Hormones Put Millions Of Women At Risk For Cancer And Other
Deadly Diseases
CRUSADOR Investigative Reporter, Pam Klebs, Interviews Best Selling Author,
Dr. Sherrill Sellman, who tells women what they must know about their
hormones
The National Cancer Institute estimates that 38% of women will be diagnosed
with cancer in the U.S. during their lifetime. Some 600,000 US women are
diagnosed with cancer each year, with breast cancer being the leading cause.
Almost one million American women a year receive a hysterectomy -- 90 percent
of which are unnecessary. Fifty percent of them will be recommended to
women who have perfectly healthy ovaries. According to hormone specialist,
Sherrill Sellman, this is a form of castration for women.
Millions of American women have been conned into believing that synthetic
hormones used in HRT and the Pill are the answer to their female problems. The
most common estrogen being given to women is estradiol, which is the most
carcinogenic. Synthetic hormones contribute to breast, ovarian, and uterine
cancers, cardiovascular disease, fibroids, ovarian cysts, endometriosis, fatigue,
liver disease, impaired thyroid function, lack of libido, and more.
Sherrill Sellman has become internationally recognized for her incredible work
exposing the intricate web spun to ensnare America’s women into synthetic
hormone dependency. Through her discussions with CRUSADOR investigative
reporter, Pam Klebs, in this revelatory interview, you’ll discover things about the
human body, female and male, that you never knew and that your doctor
probably won’t tell you. Sellman explains that the missing factor in hormonal
balance is not estrogen, but natural progesterone; that menopausal and
perimenopausal symptoms are not about estrogen deficiency, but estrogen
excess; and that tampering with a woman’s hormones is tampering with her
power. You’ll also learn the things you can do to avoid being trapped.
Pam: Thank you for your time, Sherrill. I know you’re a very busy woman. You’
ve got quite a story to tell about female hormones.
Sherrill: There is a big story about the female hormones. Just about everything
that women believe to be true about their hormones is based on lies,
misinformation, or distortion.
Pam: What happened to your health and what were the reasons you began
researching female hormones?
Sherrill: It all began because of my own personal experience. When I was in my
mid-forties, I was working very hard in my job as a psychotherapist, working
about 70 hours a week and burning the candle at both ends. I started having
persistent anxiety attacks early in the morning. These attacks would last for a
couple of hours. Every night I would wake up with these anxiety attacks. They
were debilitating. Nothing seemed to be able to resolve them. Fatigue and
depression had also been a lifelong struggle. I also suffered with a range of other
symptoms - memory loss, weight gain, no libido. Women often dismiss many of
these symptoms as part of the aging process. I knew something was really
wrong and I set out to find out what to do so that I could get my life back.
Pam: Society has basically normalized a lot of those red flags. Women need to
pay attention to these signs so that they can begin to take control of their health.
You are an inspiration to all women.
Sherrill: Society has certainly bought into commercialization of disease.
Unfortunately, I had been ignoring my symptoms. I finally “woke up” to the fact
that I had to do something when my night sweats got really bad. I couldn’t
sleep. It was debilitating. At this point, I began to study hormones and
menopause.
Pam: And you knew it wasn’t a psychiatric condition?
Sherrill: Well, it became obvious it wasn’t a psychiatric condition. I began to
study the work of Dr. John R. Lee and to investigate medical journals. I spoke to
health practitioners, including Dr. Lee, so that I could get answers. I found out
that the night sweats were probably related to progesterone deficiency. After
using natural progesterone for about a month the night sweats disappeared. This
was pretty amazing! After about three months of using natural progesterone, my
anxiety and fatigue disappeared; my libido increased and I lost weight. I was
sleeping better. All of these improvements were phenomenal!
Pam: Other than progesterone cream, what other nutrients or supplements can a
woman use to help support her hormones?
Sherrill: There are a variety of herbs that I like to recommend. Responses vary
from case to case, but generally women tend to do well with Vitex (Chaste Tree
berry), Maca and Rhodiola Rosea. When a woman is feeling “out of balance” due
to her hormones, she needs to address all of her hormones (not just estrogen and
progesterone). There are some amazing nutrients that can help support the
hormonal structure (Vitamin C, Vitamin E, B Vitamins, Essential Fatty Acids
etc…). It is important to keep in mind that women are not “crazy” if they are
feeling “out of balance” – their adrenals, thyroid, blood sugar and liver all need
attention.
Pam: “Misdiagnosis: Woman as a Disease” by Karen Hicks describes how
women have been treated by the medical establishment. The title of the book is
very telling. Women have been treated with arrogance and neglect by doctors for
many, many years.
Sherrill: For thousands of years, women have been perceived as having “flawed”
bodies. Even today, our body parts are being butchered. Even childbirth seems to
be treated as a disease. Sadly, C-sections have become very trendy. Women are
still subjected to the removal of their uterus, ovaries, breasts, really for no good
reason. Women are being told that their body parts are “bad” or dangerous and
that they must be removed. In so doing, doctors remove their entire essence.
With regards to menopause, the perception is that women will simply fall apart
as they arrive into this phase of their lives. Menopause is not a disease. In the
Victorian era, if women were too talkative, too interested in sex or if they liked to
dance too much, physicians would remove their uterus, their ovaries or even
their clitoris. Also, during the Victorian era, women began to have the right to
have divorces and own their own properties. In order to circumvent their wives,
husbands would insist that they have hysterectomies so that they would become
more docile and passive. Women have a long history of being mistreated by the
medical establishment, and it continues to this very day. It is estimated that close
to 9 million women died during the Inquisition. They were brutally killed. Why?
Because they were the healers of the community. In a sense, there is still an
aspect of the Inquisition attitude existing today because women’s freedom,
women’s wisdom and natural approaches to healing are still under attack.
Pam: Women are nurturers and healers. Women love to see people get well. And,
women will share their wisdom for free by recommending healing remedies like
dandelion. Weren’t the witch hunts were about executing the women who were
helping people get well for free?
Sherrill: The witch hunts were about going after the healers. For 300 years,
women were sought out, tortured and killed because of their wisdom, herbal and
spiritual knowledge. They could heal when the traditional medical doctors of the
time could not.
Pam: In essence, the body should have no flaws. It’s what we do to our bodies
that will determine disease or wellness. Medical doctors have told me that in
order to determine whether to surgically remove a woman’s gallbladder, they
follow what is known as the four “F’s”. I believe they stand for “Female, Forty,
Fair, and either Fat or Flatulent”. The other area that shocks me is how women
are treated in the psychiatric area. When a women shows up with the conditions
you are describing, psychiatrists are prescribing anti-depressants such as Prozac.
What if the woman is on a high sugar, processed foods diet? What if the woman
is on a low fat diet? What if a woman isn’t eating enough high quality protein
foods? These types of diets are detrimental to both the physical and emotional
well-being of men and women. Drugs simply can’t repair the problems of a bad
diet.
Sherrill: Doctors aren’t trained to tap into solutions other than prescribing drugs
for symptom relief or performing surgical procedures and tests. So, it’s no
wonder that they have been prescribing Prozac for symptoms such as hot
flashes, depression and anxiety. These symptoms are a result of hormonal
imbalances (primarily too much estrogen and too little progesterone) and should
not be treated with dangerous, toxic pharmaceutical drugs. Anti-depressants
have a lot of serious detrimental side effects which include depression, anxiety,
insomnia, low libido, nightmares, suicidal and homicidal thoughts. A Canadian
study has also shown that women who take Paxil increase their risk of
developing breast cancer by 70%.
Pam: Several years ago, Oprah Winfrey did a show on female sexuality. She did
what she called an “unscientific” study asking women to report whether they
had a weak or strong libido. I believe that approximately 2000 women responded
and that approximately 92% of the women said that they had little to no libido.
Women are suffering many side effects from being exposed to poor diets, toxic
chemicals and to using the birth control pill. You say that taking the Pill is like
female castration. Clearly, there are long-term side effects from taking the Pill.
Sherrill: Initially, the Pill was designed for birth control. Now, the Pill has
become a popular therapeutic treatment for many of women’s ills.... It has also
become a treatment to help regulate periods, for PMS, for lack of periods, for
heavy periods, for painful periods, for ovarian cysts, for PCOS, for
endometriosis and perimenopause. Recently, a mother told me that the doctor put
her daughters on the Pill to increase their bust size! It is even being prescribed to
girls as young as 13 to treat acne. What few women understand about the Pill is
that the action of the Pill shuts off the ovaries by mimicking pregnancy. The
medical term is “chemical castration.” As long as your ovaries are shut off while
you are on the Pill, you will never have a menstrual cycle. It is a terrible mistake
for doctors to lead women to believe that the Pill helps regulate their menstrual
cycle. The vast majority of women who take the Pill do not understand that they
never get a period as long as they are on the Pill. They have what is called a
“forced bleed” not a natural menstrual bleed. Most women, however, believe that
they are menstruating every month. The Pill also depletes the body of key
nutrients (vitamins, minerals, etc.) -- affecting her thyroid, compromising her
bones, affecting her pH, making her very acidic. The Pill is also made up of 2
cancer-causing drugs. The high rates of infertility and decreased libido in women
can be directly related to the Pill.
Pam: As another form of birth control, women have been choosing the injection,
Depo-Provera, which consists of synthetic progesterone, or progestin. What are
the risks associated with this drug?
Sherrill: Well, for starters, EVERY woman I’ve met has experienced health
problems after using Depo-Provera. The side effects of this drug are very
serious. Not only is it recognized as a carcinogen, it is known to cause blood
clots, strokes, depression, loss of libido and weight gain. It causes excess hair
growth in unwanted areas. It also increases bone loss, which increases the risk
of osteoporosis. As reported in the British Medical Journal in 1989, if a woman
uses Depo-Provera before the age of 25, she increases her relative risk of
developing breast cancer by 50%. If a woman uses this drug for more than 6
years, her relative risk of developing breast cancer increases by 320%. Not only
is it being prescribed as a contraceptive, it is also being used to help stop heavy
bleeding.
Pam: If a woman/couple chooses to use a natural form of birth control, what
would you recommend?
Sherrill: Every situation is different. However, there are alternatives to the Pill or
Depo-Provera. I must caution that there are no safe forms of the Pill. Even if a
woman uses a Pill, unless she has a committed partner, she will need to use a
condom to protect her from sexually transmitted diseases. By the way, the Pill
alters a woman's physiology so she is at greater risk of getting STDs. I would
encourage couples to explore natural birth control techniques which I explain in
my book.
Pam: We are bombarded with many different sources of estrogen not just
through pharmaceuticals, but through other environmental sources. Can you
elaborate on that?
Sherrill: It is known that 70% of all breast cancers are estrogen dependent. In
other words, it is caused or fueled by estrogen. Estrogen’s job is to proliferate
cell growth...so that’s what cancer is - out of control cell growth. You’re right;
there are many sources that have this estrogenic effect (the Pill, hormone
replacement therapy, fertility drugs, pesticides and plastics). Phthalates are in
everyday products like nail polish, hairspray, perfume, the backing of carpets,
spray paints, lubricants and solvents, and are found in medical equipment, paints
and packaging. Phthalates are known to be major hormone disruptors which
have also been linked to damage to the reproductive system, and an increased
risk of asthma and cancer.
Plastics contain Bisphenol A, a potent estrogenic chemical that is used to harden
plastics. Dentists often put sealant called Composite Resin over children’s teeth
that actually is made with Bisphenol A. This chemical is leaching right into the
body of children. The plastic in water bottles also contain Bisphenol A which
leaches into the water. Commercial cattle have estrogen implanted into them so
that they can accelerate their growth - estrogen turns food into fat so it increases
the rate of which the animals grow. The fatter and bigger the animal -- the higher
the price! Most of the weight is water retention because that’s what estrogen
does. So, we are eating estrogen in our meat.
Pam: Can you elaborate on Bisphenol A?
Sherrill: The chemical, Bisphenol A, or BPA, is an artificial estrogen used to
create the plastic polycarbonate. It is also used in resins to line some metal cans
and in the manufacture of some dental sealants. It is commonly found in hard
plastic drinking glasses, some microwavable food containers and plastic baby
bottles. Geneticists at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland showed that
even low doses of BPA in adult female mice caused chromosomal changes that
could lead to birth defects. It is a very toxic hormone disruptor which can alter
development of the reproductive tract, the immune system, increase prostate
tumor proliferation, change brain chemistry and structure and affect an array of
behaviors, including hyperactivity.
It is a chemical used to make plastic water bottles. It can easily leach out into the
water. Here is how you identify what bottles are safe: The very bottom of the
plastic bottle is a triangle and inside the triangle is a number. If it is a number 1
(it normally says PETE with it), it is really made for one use only because if you
continue to use it, the plastic degrades and the molecules leach into whatever
substance is in that bottle increasing these toxic Bisphenol A’s. The bottles that
are in vogue today are the bottles called Nalgene. These are made of the hard
polycarbonate and are sold in a variety of colors. If you look at the bottom there
is a number 7 in that triangle. #7 is a Bisphenol A plastic that will leach under
ALL conditions, putting these dangerous hormone-disrupting chemicals into the
liquid. The #1’s leach most when they are exposed to heat. So the number 2, 4,
and 5 are what consumers need to remember ...they are more stable but they can
be harder to find.
Pam: You also warn women about the side effects of Tamoxifen. What should
women know about this drug?
Sherrill: I have serious concerns about Tamoxifen. It’s the number one drug
prescribed to women to prevent the recurrence of breast cancer. There are a
couple of things that we need to know about it. In the year 2000, Tamoxifen
was added to the US. Government’s list of known human carcinogens.
Tamoxifen is known to cause uterine cancer, but women are told not to worry
because there is a really successful treatment for uterine cancer – a
hysterectomy. Tamoxifen causes strokes, blood clots and can contribute to
blindness (I know that personally because my sister-in-law went blind when she
was on Tamoxifen). If Tamoxifen is used for more than 5 years, the risk of
developing breast cancer significantly increases. So, it can cause the disease it is
actually being used to treat.
Date: 1/13/06 Author: Pam Killeen Interview Dr. Sherrill Sellman Source:
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