Due to environmental pollutants, hormones in meat and other products, pesticides, obesity, plastic contaminants and unfermented genetically modified soy products, it seems that girls are reaching puberty much sooner than in the past.

The percentage has doubled within 10 years, from 1997 to 2005. Girls are beginning their menstrual cycles and experiencing breast changes as early as 7 years of age.

Sperm counts are plummeting and young boys may be experiencing “feminization” due to these excess chemicals and hormones found so prevalent in the enviroment and in standard food sources.

The best way to avoid these contaminants is to buy organic fruits and vegetables, eat raw as much as possible, and if you eat meat, avoid conventionally raised meats and instead go with humanely and organically raised farm animal products.

Conventionally raised farm animals and farm raised fish are often fed a slurry of reprocessed waste material from each other. Manure derived protein is one source of “nutrition” for such animals.

Animals must be slaughtered at a very young age as they become very ill at increasingly younger ages.

For more information, Dr. Mercola has provided an indepth article.

From Dr. Mercola’s article:

Here are 11 measures you can implement right away to protect yourself and your children from common toxic substances that could cause precocious puberty and long-term health problems:

1. As much as possible, buy and eat organic produce and free-range, organic meats to reduce your exposure to added hormones, pesticides and fertilizers.

2. Eat mostly raw, fresh foods. Processed, prepackaged foods (of all kinds) are a major source of soy and chemicals such as BPA and phthalates.

3. Store your food and beverages in glass rather than plastic, and avoid using plastic wrap and canned foods (which are often lined with BPA-containing liners).

4. Use glass baby bottles and BPA-free sippy cups for your little ones.

5. Make sure your baby’s toys are BPA-free, such as pacifiers, teething rings and anything your child may be prone to suck on.

6. Only use natural cleaning products in your home to avoid phthalates.

7. Switch over to natural brands of toiletries such as shampoo, toothpaste, antiperspirants and cosmetics. The Environmental Working Group has a great safety guide to help you find personal care products that are free of phthalates and other potentially dangerous chemicals.

8. Avoid using artificial air fresheners, dryer sheets, fabric softeners or other synthetic fragrances, many of which can also disrupt your hormone balance.

9. Replace your Teflon pots and pans with ceramic or glass cookware. Teflon contains PFOA, which has been linked to thyroid disease.

10. When redoing your home, look for “green,” toxin-free alternatives in lieu of regular paint and vinyl floor coverings.

11. Replace your vinyl shower curtain with one made of fabric.

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UPDATE INFO: Please watch the entire NEW VIDEO posted in the left column of this page entitled: DO YOU EAT CHEESE, CHOCOLATE, MEAT, SUGAR? It will open your eyes if you watch it in full.

Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr. reports that Olive Oil, in fact, ALL oil can be harmful to your health…

To his suprise, Dr. Esselstyn discovered that certain foods seemed to prolong life, contribute to complete recovery, and even help restore veins and arteries to normal size. while other foods caused harm, hastening relapse and eventual complete cornary failure.

He was particularly surprised that foods such as avocadoes, any oils and nuts were particularly harmful.

What does this mean to the average individual who may not have coronary heart disease or heart problems?

All one can say is that a large number of physicians are drastically altering their diets after reviewing Dr. Esselstyn’s research. Below is a video, while below the video are the doctor’s dietary recommendations.

Here are the rules of Dr. Esselstyn’s program in its simplest form:

• You may not eat anything with a mother or a face (no meat, poultry, or fish).

• You cannot eat dairy products.

• You must not consume oil of any kind—not a drop. (Yes, you devotees of the Mediterranean Diet, that includes olive oil, as I’ll explain in Chapter 10.)

• Generally, you cannot eat nuts or avocados.

You can eat a wonderful variety of delicious, nutrient-dense foods:

• All vegetables except avocado. Leafy green vegetables, root vegetables, veggies that are red, green, purple, orange, and yellowand everything in between

• All legumes—beans, peas, and lentils of all varieties.

• All whole grains and products, such as bread and pasta, that are made from them—as long as they do not contain added fats.

• All fruits.

Why? Because it works.

According to Dr. Esselstyn in the first continuous twelve-year study of the effects of nutrition in severely ill patients described in detail in his book, those who complied with his program achieved “total arrest of clinical progression and significant selective reversal of coronary artery disease.”

In fully compliant patients, he saw angina disappear in a few weeks and abnormal stress test results return to normal.

Furthermore, people retained health and vigor on a consistent basis with no noticeable causative adverse effects due to lack or meat, oils or fats.

BOOK: Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, Nutrition-Based Cure

SUMMARY: People do not need extra oils, fats or meat in their diet.

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This is an entertaining video about the sorts of toxic and carcinogenic chemicals that pervade common cosmetics and even baby products.

It will help you decide whether you need all those chemical compounds floating on your skin, lips and hair.

Chemical companies claim that the dosages are so small that they have little effect.

However, multiply that by daily usage of many products combined, and you have most people absorbing large dosages through skin, breath and ingestion.

Are there dangers? Dr. Mercola provides an excellent article of possibly dangerous chemicals you might want to avoid. http://articles.mercola.com…cosmetic-products…

You might just want to consider limiting your usage of cosmetics or finding chemical free alternatives.

Things to Do

Demand better products for you and your family. Tell the government to monitor toxic chemicals in your cosmetics. Currently, they do not. Surprising, isn’t it?

Vote with your dollars. Try and find truly certified natural products.

Reconsider whether you need all the products that you are using. Less is best!