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Subject: Re: diabetes and POPS (persistent organic pollutants: dioxins, PCBs,
BPA), DH Lee, DR Jacobs, YL Guo, ED Rosen, and other recent studies -- is
formaldehyde from the 11% methanol part of aspartame a co-factor? Murray
2008.09.22
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Pesticides, Weight Gain, and Insulin Resistance 09/23/2008
If you are having difficulty losing weight even after dieting and
exercising more, you are not alone. Over the years, I have helped
probably thousands of people with the same problem, but I am finding
this scenario to be much more common now than in the past. What I want
you to know is that when you=92ve tried everything and weight loss or
lowering of blood sugar or lipids seems impossible, it could be that
environmental toxins are disrupting your body.
Some pesticides, for instance, have been linked with suboptimal
thyroid function and others to insulin resistance (IR). Certain
pesticides that haven=92t even been used for years, like DDT, are still
a problem because they are so persistent in the environment, and from
there can get into our bodies.
Researchers call these substances persistent organic pollutants
(POPs). The insecticide, dieldrin, is an example. This organochlorine
pesticide was used on cotton and corn from the 1950s until 1970. And
although its use was banned on crops in 1974, it was still used for
termite control until it was finally banned by the EPA completely in
1987. Because it is tightly bound to soil and it evaporates very
slowly, dieldrin persists in the environment even though it=92s no
longer used.1
So how does dieldrin affect us today? Plants absorb it from the soil,
and water runoff carries the soil with the chemical into water
supplies. When we eat plants grown in soil still contaminated with
dieldrin, it enters our bodies. We can also get it from the flesh of
animals eating contaminated plants or fish living in contaminated
waters.1
After being consumed, dieldrin is then stored in our body fat. And
here=92s the problem: dieldrin may be linked to disruption in the
thyroid hormones, T4 and TSH. One study found that women with
significantly high dieldrin in their blood had decreased T4 levels and
increased TSH.
This is exactly what is seen in a condition known as subclinical
hypothyroidism. The body is still making thyroid hormone, but levels
are lowered and so the person will start to see the symptoms of
lowered thyroid, like weight gain and being cold, even with only
moderately skewed levels.
In the study mentioned above, blood levels of dieldrin were
significantly high in the hypothyroid of women with disrupted thyroid
hormones compared to those with normal thyroid levels.2 People do not
realize there are many environmental pollutants that have this same
effect.
People with high levels of POPs like organochlorine pesticides and
PCBs are more likely to develop IR as well.3 And down the road, there
is an increased risk of high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and
heart disease. And sure enough, the link has now been made between
POPs and diabetes.4
So what is the solution to this problem? We have to try to reduce our
exposures as much as possible by drinking water that has been purified
with a good filtration system (reverse osmosis systems remove the most
contaminants) and eating certified organic foods. This can help reduce
any further pesticide load, but obviously does nothing to address the
pollutants that permeate our soils and water from years past.
We can however help our body remove existing pesticides from our
tissues by supplying nutrients and other substances that either
promote detoxification enzymes in the body or that directly help
remove toxic substances.
Glutathione is one of the primary detoxification enzymes in the body.
It needs a steady supply of the amino acid cysteine (found in eggs,
whey, and cabbage family vegetables), plus trace minerals like
selenium and zinc, and B vitamins to prevent a build up homocysteine.
Several supplement manufacturers make products that combine these
nutrients to support internal production of glutathione.
However, since many pesticides tend to reside in the fatty components
of our body, they can be very difficult to remove, and so far, the
only effective way to remove them is through sweating, with the use of
saunas for instance. Far infrared saunas are a new type of sauna
technology that has been researched in Japan. This type of sauna is
reported to be even more effective in removing toxic substances than
traditional saunas because the rays penetrate deeper into the tissue.
But any form of sweating is helpful, even sweating from exercise.
Unfortunately, weight and blood sugar management issues are only the
tip of the iceberg when it comes to health problems from environmental
pollutants. Many of the substances are neurotoxic, and some suppress
our immune system. So start doing what you can today to reduce the
effects of pesticides on your health =96and be aware that the research
is really starting to explode on this topic.
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