How Heavy Metals Impact Hormones

WendyMyers

What You Will Learn...

Signs you have been exposed to environmental contaminants

How do we get metals into our body?

How environmental contaminants like heavy metals may affect hormones

Four metals that cause low hormones and hormone imbalance

Heavy metals testing methods

Hi, I'm Wendy M

Founded MyersDetox.co

Environmental contaminants

like heavy metals may be affecting your health!

How detox helped me protect my health, as well as maintain a clean and healthy lifestyle.

Keepingyourbodyfreeof heavymetalscansupport:

Normal Sex

Hormone Levels

A Healthy Stress Response

Healthy Thyroid Hormone Levels

Optimal Energy

Clear Thinking

How do metals get into our bodies?

AIR

PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS

FOOD

INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING

WATER

SUPPLEMENTS

Cadmium

Xenoestrogens

But many more!!

HowHeavyMetalsAffectHormonalBalance

Accumulate in glands where hormones are made

Directly increase estrogen levels

Interfere in the delicate hormone feedback loop

Block hormone receptor sites

Poison enzymes that create hormones

Poison enzymes that convert hormones to other forms

Mercury

Found in amalgam fillings, air (from coal burning and industrial manufacturing),

water, fish, shellfish, medications

Lowers thyroid hormones

Lowers progesterone

Increases and mimics estrogen

Cadmium

Found in cigarette smoke, water, fertilizers, air pollution, fish, coffee, plastics, and industry

Blocks estrogen receptors

Lowers testosterone

Lowers progesterone

Lowers prolactin

Deposits in pituitary gland, so interrupts hormone signaling to thyroid, adrenals, and ovaries

Lead

Found in soil/food, air, old paint, water, leaded

gasoline

20% baby food samples tested have lead

14% of food samples tested have lead

Lowers estrogen

Lowers progesterone

Lowers prolactin

Lowers testosterone

Arsenic

Found in conventional chickens and eggs, rice, water, air, pesticides

Poisons enzymes that remove fat from fat cells

Damages insulin cells

Negatively affects glucocorticoid receptorsregulate stress, blood glucose levels, blood vessel function, and lung and skin development

How to Test for Heavy Metals*

NO PERFECT HEAVY METALS TEST

HAIR MINERAL ANALYSIS

BLOOD IS NOT ACCURATE EVERYONE HAS HEAVY METALS REGARDLESS OF TEST RESULTS

TEST, DON'T GUESS

EVERY METAL HAS SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENTS THAT REMOVE THEM

HowtoDetoxifyYour BodyandFeelYourBest

Mineralize the body

Support your body's natural ability to mobilize toxins

Try Coffee Enemas

Use a binder to help ensure that they are flushed out normally.

Use Infrared Saunas

It's time to get to the root cause of your symptoms.

If you have tried...

DIET

EXERCISE

SUPPLEMENTS

STRESS REDUCTION

But still want greater support keeping your body free of heavy metals so that you can enjoy normal sex hormone levels, a healthy stress response, healthy thyroid hormone levels, optimal energy

Clear thinking, healthy weight maintenance, normal mood regulation, and more...

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