Topic: Ingredients to watch out for.

Hey everyone. I keep a list of these ingredients in my purse so I know what to avoid when I'm shopping if I want to try something that I'm not familiar with. Thought I'd share it with you.

Foods that are estrogen based; us ladies with a hormone sensitive cancer should stay away from these in concentrated form.

african wild potato
aletris
alfalfa
androstenedione
anise
asparagus racemosus
beta-sitosterols
bitter yam
black cohosh
blue cohosh
black currant
bladderwrack
boron
burdock
chasteberry
chrysin
cola nut
DHEA
dong quai
dyer's broom
epimedium
evening primerose oil
fennel
flaxseed (not including flaxseed oil)
flor essence (contains red clover)
fo-ti
genistein (combined polysaccharide)
german chamomile
ginseng (all types)
guarana
guggul
hops
hu-zhang
ipriflavone
job's tears
kudzu
lavendar
licorice
milk thistle
mountain flax
oregano
panax (pseudo ginseng)
pleurisy root
pomegranate seeds
pregnenolone
raspberry leaf
red clover
resveratrol
scarlet pimpernel
sage
schisandra
soy supplements
star anise
tea tree oil
tinospora cordifolia
wild carrot
wild yam

Anyone on Tamoxifen should avoid phytoestrogens as it interferes with the ability of the drug to do its job.

These ingredients may lead to an increased risk of cancer;

parabens and phthalates in cosmetics, soaps, lotions, sunscreens, etc.

anything that starts with;
methyl
propyl
butyl
ethyl
isobutyl

nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE's) in laundry soaps and detergents.