Polychlorinated Biphenyls
and
Weight Loss

"Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) are a chemical we are constantly exposed to that contributes to weight gain"

Hello everyone!

On this page I am writing about another environmental toxin that contributes to weight gain.

They are polychlorinated biphenyls (pronounced poly-kloruh-nay-ted-bye-fenn-nils). We’ll call them PCB’s.

This is another xenoestrogen that contributes to weight gain. If you are not familiar with what a xenoestrogen is, I encourage your to read about what it is on my page, "Xenoestrogen".

Polychlorinated Biphenyls were used as

• coolants and insulating fluids especially in components of early fluorescent light fittings,
• electrical transformers,
• plasticizers in paints and cements,
• stabilizing additives in flexible PVC coatings of electrical wiring and electronic components,
• pesticide extenders,
• cutting oils,
• reactive flame retardants,
• lubricating oils,
• hydraulic fluids,
• sealants (for caulking in schools and commercial buildings),
• adhesives,
• wood floor finishes,
• paints, de-dusting agents,
• water-proofing compounds,
• casting agents,
• vacuum pump fluids,
• fixatives in microscopy,
• surgical implants,
• carbonless copy ("NCR") paper.

Reduce Thyroid Hormones

This particular xenoestrogen also does something else to contribute to weight gain. It lowers thyroid production of thyroid hormones. If you are not familiar with the thyroid and how its hormones causes weight loss, you can read the page, “Thyroxine.”

By lowering the thyroid production, you can have Subclinical Hypothyroidism.

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PBC’s) chemically resemble thyroid hormones and have been documented to affect thyroid function in animals¹ and reduce thyroid hormone production.^2,3,4,5 They are stored in fat tissues and can be passed on to the fetus in the womb.

Interference of Leptin

Toxins can affect the reception signals of Leptin. This causes leptin to be in effective is delivering its message of feeling full.⁶ If you want to learn more about leptin and its effects on weight loss read the page, "Leptin: The 'I'm Full' Hormone

Research has correlated some forms of PCB’s, with neurotoxicity.⁷

You Can Do Something About It

• The first step in changing the world we live in is to become aware of it.
  
  
• All of you reading this have the ability to change it for the better by the voting system. The modern capitalist system has a voting system that determines how our world is shaped. That voting system is what I call "Vote By Purchase." Each purchase you make is a vote for what manufacturers will produce.

Do you know this is how Gandhi brought the most powerful empire to its knees? He wanted independence from England. The fatal blow he delivered was when he convinced India to stop producing for England. India was the greatest source of raw materials for Great England. Without its supply of raw materials, all commerce for England stopped.

You may be dealing with one of me, but I work with many of you and I see so many of you changing your habits and actions as a result of what you read on my site and through my consultations. You can make a difference.

• Keep learning. Subscribing to my blog and getting my updates and simply asking questions is something you can do.
  
  
• The last thing is to share this information with others. I am sure you can see that my aim is health first and weight loss as a by product. Share this information with others.

Metabolism Makeover

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's) are a part of our life whether we like it or not. Learning what to do about it and how it affects our health is what you have to focus on. My book has a plan to help the body detoxify and and attain higher levels of health. If you are interested check out Metabolism Makeover.

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References

1. Brouwer, A., Morse, D. C., Lans, Lans, M. C., Schur, A. G., Murk, A. J., Klosson-Wehler, E., Bergman, A. and Visser, T. J. (1998) INTERACTIONS OF PErsistent envirnmental organohalogens with the thyroid hormone system: mechanisms and possible consequences for anumal and human health. ˆToxicol. Ind. Health, 14, 59-84.
2. Hansen, l. g. (1999) The ortho Slide of PCBs: Occurence and Disposition, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston.
3. Porterfield, S. P. (1994) Vulnerability of the developing brain to thyroid abnormalities: environmental insults to the thyroid system. Environ. Health Perpec., 102 (Suppl. 2), 125-130.
4. Morse, d. c., Klasson-Wehler, e., Wesseling, W., Keoman, j. h. and Brouwer, A., (1996) Alterations in rat brain thyroid hormone status following pre- and postnatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (Aroclor 1254). Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol., 136, 169-279.
   
5. Chauhan KR, Kodavanti PR, McKinney JD (2000). "Assessing the role of ortho-substitution on polychlorinated biphenyl binding to transthyretin, a thyroxine transport protein". Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 162 (1): 10–21.
   
6. Hyman, Mark, M.D., Ultra-Metabolism (New York: Scribner, 2006), p.195.
   
7. Kodavanti PR (2006). "Neurotoxicity of Persistent Organic Pollutants: Possible Mode(s) of Action and Further Considerations". Dose Response 3 (3): 273–305. doi:10.2203/dose-response.003.03.002.