Healthy Breasts For Every Woman

More and more people are becoming aware of a chemical called Bisphenol A (BPA).  It is used in the production of polycarbonate plastics which are clear and nearly shatter-proof, in particular babies bottles and plastic mineral water bottles.  It is also present in toys, the lining of some food cans and dental sealants.

With bottles, the concern is that BPA can leach into the contents when heated or when the plastic becomes old and gets scratched.  Sheryl Crow is convinced she got breast cancer because she used to drink water from bottles left in her car which had heated up in the sun.

BPA can mimic the effect of the hormone oestrogen in the body.  Animal studies have shown it affects reproductive, neurological and immune systems.  Babies are particularly vulnerable to hormone mimicking effects because they grow rapidly, both in the womb and in their early months and years.

The National Childbirth Trust advises parents to adopt the precautionary principle and avoid bottles containing BPA.  Read their factsheet http://www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com/info-centre/information/view-119 to find out how to choose the safest bottle for a baby.  Bottles with BPA have already been banned in Canada and are in the process of being withdrawn in the US.

Breast Cancer UK have launched a campaign, No More BPA, to draw attention to the potential harmful effects of BPA as a hormone mimic to human health.  The charity has put together a detailed report on the effects of Bisphenol A on the hormone system and, in particular, in connection with breast cancer risk.  You can read more about the campaign and download/read the report at the dedicated website http://www.nomorebpa.org.uk.

It is possible to buy bottles without BPA (the Sistema range available from Lakeland for example).  Most bottles have a number in the recycling symbol on the bottom and the numbers which are safer are 1 or PETE/PET, 2 or HDPE, 4 or LDPE and 5 PP.  Avoid 3, 6 and 7.

Nikki Mattei

There was an interesting article in The Telegraph last Saturday about a new report published by the environment protection agency in Denmark.

It explained how gender-bending chemicals are driving down sperm counts and feminising male children all over the world and current regulation is not controlling the situation.

I have been talking to women for years about the potential problems caused by certain chemicals which act like oestrogen in the body and it was also one of the reasons I decided to launch my campaign, Healthy Breasts For Every Woman.  I have always used evidence in nature of feminisation but this new 326-page report is showing that humans ARE being affected as well.

The report shows how sperm counts are down and male children all over the world are being feminised, particularly in areas where people are living close to chemical factories or where there have been accidents of contamination in the past from Canada to Italy to Israel and Taiwan.

It is in the womb that babies are most vulnerable and this contamination in-vitro may offer an explanation for the mysterious shift in the sex of babies.  Usually 106 boys are born for every 100 girls.  But the proportion of females is rising - some 250,000 babies who, stasticially, should have been boys have ended up as girls in Japan and the US.

The report also highlights the “cocktail effect”, which shows that when these chemicals act together, they have even worse effects.

If you want to find out more about these gender-bending chemicals, visit the Breast Cancer UK site at www.breastcanceruk.org.uk and watch their informative clip on You Tube or order your FREE Breast Health Pack which will give you practical advice on how to protect yourself and your children.

Nikki Mattei

I have been talking to women for some years now about the dangers of potentially harmful chemicals in our everyday products.  I talk about oestrogen mimickers, hormone disruptors or endocrine disrupting chemicals.  This may sound a bit daunting and scientific.  Well, if you want to know how these chemicals could be affecting our breasts, then Breast Cancer UK have put a simple explanation on YouTube.  I have been a supporter of Breast Cancer UK ever since I discovered them over two years ago and they are the only breast cancer charity who are putting the spotlight on breast cancer primary prevention.  Why are more and more women getting breast cancer every year despite on the millions which have been put into research?  This is why I have launched my own campaign, Healthy Breasts For Every Woman, which you can read about here in my other pages.

Take a look at the BCUK video - it makes a lot of things seem very obvious.

Nikki Mattei