Though tea tree oil and lavender are thought to be "natural," they have also been linked to precocious puberty.
Unpredictable Households Could Play a Role
Emotional stress in a girl's family with high levels of conflict can "jump-start" precocious puberty, write Greenspan and Deardorff. "So does early sexual abuse. A girl who grows up without her biological father is twice as likely to get her period before age 12 compared with a girl reared with her father in the home. The effects of fathers may or may not be linked to stress, but a father's presence in the home does seem to matter when it comes to puberty." Some have even suggested that stressed single mothers, having to provide the only paycheck while caring for their children, are more likely to feed girls fattening and processed food which is linked to precocious puberty.
Precocious Puberty Treated Through Lifestyle Changes
While there are drug treatments doctors can give to girls exhibiting precocious puberty that will block the effects of the soaring hormones, prevention is clearly preferable. Certainly a "green household," with as few endocrine disrupting chemical products as possible is a good start as is a "green diet" without excess chemicals, hormones and of course calories.
(Article changed on June 22, 2016 at 16:28)
(Article changed on June 22, 2016 at 16:55)
(Article changed on June 22, 2016 at 20:06)
(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
