All About Obesogens! What they are and How to Avoid them?!

What is an Obesogen?

Chemicals that have been found to disrupt the endocrine system and promote weight gain and obesity are called obesogens. These chemicals can be found in things you use everyday, making your fat cells larger and in turn making you obese!

How do Obesogens Promote Weight Gain?

Obesogens can both increase the number of fat cells in the body as well as promote fat storage. They can also alter metabolism in favor of storing calories as opposed to burning them. Obesogens also affect the hormones responsible for appetite and satiety.

Ways to Reduce your Exposure Obesogens?

• Avoid plastic as much as possible, especially when it comes to food storage. Use glass. Ditch plastic water bottles in favor of glass or stainless steel. And do not cook in plastic! 
• Look at the labels on all personal care products and discard any that contain parabens. Names to look for include butylparaben, isobutylparaben, ethylparaben, methylparaben and popylparaben. This includes makeup,shampoo and conditioner,deodorant, body wash, lotions and laundry detergent and hand soaps...etc. 
• Eliminate soy from your diet as much as possible. 
• Eat organic to avoid unnecessary exposure to pesticides. These pesticides are obesogens! 
• Avoid second-hand smoke and air pollution, ditch air fresheners and use chemical-free cleaning products. 
• Avoid or Limit use of perfumes/colognes these soak into your skin and straight into your blood stream. A favorite scent can be worn,but i'd save it only for special occasions and wear your favorite essential oil scent instead for more everyday use. Scented candles are culprits too, so natural beeswax candles are a safer alternative. 
• Avoid Canned Foods and Drinks. Most are lined with bpa liners that leech the obesogen chemical bpa right into your food or drinks. Some organically canned foods tend to be not lined with this,but minimal canned food is recommended. 
• Filter your drinking water. Atrazine is the main pesticide found in tap water and has been found to slow thyroid hormone metabolism. Install a granular activated carbon filter on your faucet to filter out that unnecessary weight gain. 
• Avoid foods with High Frutose Corn syrup. 
• Avoid Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA): If you use non-stick pans (PTFE coated), PFOA may be leaching into your foods. Also found in microwaveable popcorn bags, PFOA can have a negative impact on your thyroid gland. Stainless steel and/or cast iron pans are great alternatives to PTFE-coated pans.

For A List Of Safe Alternative Cleaning Supplies Look Here:

http://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners/content/top_products

Safer List of Laundry Detergents:

http://www.ewg.org/guides/categories/9-Laundry?page=1

Safer Air Fresheners:

http://www.ewg.org/guides/categories/1-AirFresheners?page=1

Some Paraben-Free Cosmetics Companies:
Affusion Skin Care
Afterglow Cosmetics
Agoo Agii
Amurie Toxic-Free Products
Aubrey Organics Skin, Body & Hair Care Products
Au Naturel Botanicals
Baan Bodycare
Barefoot Botanicals
Beach Organics Skin Care
Beauty Cosmedics
Beauty Society
Bésso de Natúra
BienElla, LLC
Blue Moon Herbals & Aromatics
Botanical Skin Works
Burt’s Bees
Coastal Classic Creations
Colby Organic
Crystalux Personal Care Products
Daisy Blue Naturals
derma e Natural Bodycare
Devita Natural Skin Care Systems
Dr. Hauschka
Earths Beauty Cosmetics
Earth Garden Ltd.
Earth Mama Angel Baby
Earth Science
EclipseSpa
Eminence Organic Skin Care
ENJOspa
Evan Healy
Exfoliating Minerals
Ferlow Botanicals
Free Of…Inc.
Garden Girl Skin Care
geoskincare
Grateful Body
Green Ridge Herbals
Healing Anthropology
Herbalix Restoratives
Hylunia
Illustre Essenza
Image Skin Care
Inspa Body Essentials
Integral Sense
Iredale Mineral Cosmetics
Juice Beauty
Julisis
Kettle Care Herbal Body Products
Kore Intact Pty Ltd.
Kuumba Made
Lafe’s Natural BodyCare
LaLicious
Larénim
Lily Loves Pearl
Living Nature Products
Logona Cosmetics
Mad Gabs
Makeup Junky
Mama Rose’s Naturals
Mango Madness Skin Care
Martina Gebhardt Naturkosmetiks
Max Green Alchemy
Melvita
Mineralogie
Monet Cosmetics
Mountain Spirit Botanicals
Morrocco Method
MyChelle Dermaceuticals
Natural Solutions–Holistic Beauty & Health
Naturopathica
Norabloom Botanicals
Novaurora Organic Skin Care
One Group
Organic Complexion
Organic Essentials Skincare (and Nutritional Product)
Organic Excellence Hair Care Products
Osea Skin Care
Pristine Recovery
Prophet Skincare
Pure Radiant Energy Inc.
Rainforest Organics Natural Soap Co.
Real Purity Cosmetics
Renewing You
Restored Balance Herbal Products
Rocky Mountain Soap Company
Saje Natural Wellness
Santé Kosmetics
Shady Day Inc.
Sidlab Haircouture
SMB Essentials
Soap for Goodness Sake
Solum & Herbe
Spell Cosmetics
Suki’s Naturals
Sumbody
Super Salve Company
Susan’s Soaps & More Natural Skin Care Products
Swissclinical Skin Solutions
Talulah Skin Care
Terra Firma Cosmetics
Terressentials
Tiny Pores
Tom’s of Maine
Trillium Organics
UV Natural
Valana Minerals
WELEDA
W3ll People
Wingsets Aromatherapy
Wood Sprite Natural Body
Worldwide Skin
XanGo Glimpse Skin Care

Great Place for more going green Information:

http://www.mommygreenest.com/