Common Endocrine Disruptors and Hormone Health

Pesticides, plastics, pollution, and even certain foods can interfere with the body’s hormones. These agents are called endocrine disruptors, and they can affect fertility, growth and development, and thyroid function. Dr. Amanda Frick and Dr. Robert Rountree explore lifestyle tips to ease the impact of environmental endocrine disruptors.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

1. What are endocrine disruptors? How do they interfere with hormones? [1:15]
   • Examples of endocrine disruptors: Plastics, pesticides, and more [3:13]
2. Effects of endocrine disruptors on fertility in women and in men [9:04]
3. Can foods act as endocrine disruptors? [11:26]
4. Birth control pills and why endocrine disruptors are not all bad [15:10]
5. Proactive steps to take at home to mitigate negative effects of endocrine disruptors [20:40]
6. Questions from the community
   • How do endocrine disruptors influence disorders like PCOS? [23:02]
   • Can endocrine disruptors in certain foods and plastics interfere with the effectiveness of birth control? [25:16]
   • Why do people respond so differently to different hormones? What role does genetics or individual microbiome play? [26:55]
   • What are the best nutrients that help mitigate the effects of endocrine disruptors? [31:53]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:

• Healthy Aging at Thorne
• Four Common Endocrine Disruptors and How to Avoid Them
• Estrogen Dominance: What it is, how to recognize it, and what you can do about it
• Signs of Hormonal Imbalance in Men
• Metabolic Syndrome – What is it and What Causes it?
• Symptoms, Causes, and Consequences of an Overactive Thyroid
• 9 Factors That You Didn’t Know Can Affect Fertility
• Lifestyle Tips for Managing PCOS
• How Lifestyle and Environmental Factors Contribute to PMS
• How to Support Healthy Ovarian Aging
• Healthy Aging Quiz
• Hormones and Your Health

Products related to this episode: Broccoli Seed Extract, Biological Age Health Panel, Ovarian Care, Basic B Complex, Stress B-Complex

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