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Free Podcast March 3, 2008
A common compound found in the lining of cans, plastic water bottles and even baby bottles can mimic the hormone estrogen. Environmental contamination is widespread and most Americans have measurable levels of the compound, bisphenol A, in our bodies. Will these hormone disruptors affect our health and our children’s health? When Agouti mice are exposed to bisphenol A pre-natally, lean brown mice become fat and blond. The implications for humans are not yet fully known. The photo shows two genetically identical mice with differing prenatal exposure in Dr. Jirtle's laboratory. This is the first in a two-part series on endocrine disruption. Guests: John McLachlan, PhD, Weatherhead Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Professor of Pharmacology at Tulane University and Director of the Tulane-Xavier Center for Bio-Environmental Research. Randy Jirtle, PhD, Professor of Radiation Oncology at Duke University Medical Center http://www.geneimprint.com/lab/ Frederick Vom Saal, PhD, Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Missouri at Columbia, Missouri. http://endocrinedisruptors.missouri.edu/vomsaal/vomsaal.html Click here to download our podcast.
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I'm a 70-year-old female in excellent health. In my early sixties I began to experience vaginal atrophy. My doctor suggested taking estrogen, but I refused. I read one of your articles from a woman who praised the value of olive oil for a similar problem. I tried it, and the results were unbelievable! My vagina had become shortened and sex was impossible. At first I used the olive oil vaginally every day for about a month, then slowed down to weekly or less. I can now enjoy sex again and have a new partner who thinks I'm great!
Posted by: dmj | March 7, 2008 8:57 AM
After this incredible podcast of yours, I decided to go rummaging through all plastic containers in my house. Many of the juice/soda bottles have a Number 1 (PETE) on them. Is this also dangerous, or only items with the Number 7?
Posted by: judy | March 8, 2008 9:52 PM
This was very compelling. Thanks for the great information.
Scott Henry, Pharm. D.
Posted by: Scott Henry | March 10, 2008 2:05 AM