Byron Westmorland Adds NABC All-Atlantic Region to Season Accolades

KANSAS CITY, MO. -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2013 NABC Coaches’ Division II All-District teams and coaches, recognizing the best men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes and coaches in the division. Bowie State University senior Byron Westmorland received Atlantic First Team honors.

Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC in NCAA Division II, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America. The 89 student-athletes, from eight districts, are now eligible for the NABC Coaches’ Division II All-America teams, selected by the NABC.

Westmorland’s other season accolades include 2012-2013 All-CIAA Team, the 2013 CIAA All-Tournament Team, 2013 CIAA Tournament MVP and Daktronics All-American Team Honorable Mention. Westmorland ranked second in CIAA scoring and ranked seventh in NCAA Division II for total points and points per game with 678 points and 23.4 ppg.

Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest “Phog” Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently claims nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found at www.nabc.org.

2013 NABC COACHES’ DIVISION II ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS AND COACHES

Atlantic

First Team                                                       Second Team

Alex Falk, West Liberty                                   Darrell Blanton, Gannon

Whis Grant, East Stroudsburg                        Nick Novak, Pitt-Johnstown

Luis Leao, Mercyhurst                                    Trevin Parks, Johnson C. Smith

Chad Moore, Shepherd                                   Angelo Sharpless, Elizabeth City

Isaac Thornton, Fairmont State                      Devin Taylor, Slippery Rock

Byron Westmorland, Bowie State

Coach of the Year: Jim Crutchfield, West Liberty University

EARLY BURST LIFTS ST. AUGUSTINE'S TO A 14-1 CONFERENCE WIN OVER BOWIE STATE

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – St. Augustine’s University used a huge second inning scoring burst to fly past Bowie State University 14-1 in a makeup game at Arnette Park.  The Lady Falcons held a 13-3 hit advantage over the Lady Bulldogs and improve their season record to 10-5-1, 5-2 CIAA. Bowie State dips to 4-15 overall, 2-3 CIAA.

After a scoreless first inning, Hanna Stunts hit a leadoff homerun to left for the Lady Falcons first run of the game in the bottom of the second. Taylor Walters followed with a single to second and Cierra Neal reached on a base on balls. Ashia Nicholson stepped to the dish a drilled a double through the left side of the Lady Bulldogs infield, scoring Walters.

Later in the second, the big hit came off the bat of St. Augustine’s Deja White as the freshman stroked a three-run homer to left center to make the score 6-0. The Lady Falcons tacked on five more run’s after that including a three-run homerun by Neal.

Bowie State’s lone run came in the top of the fourth inning courtesy of an RBI double by senior Megan Alexander, scoring sophomore Kiara Washington.

Michelle Shackleford and Neal began the bottom of the St. Augustine’s fourth with back-to-back singles and Neal belted her second three-run homer to shut the door on Bowie State at 14-1.

Alexander and sophomore Cassandra Clayborne accounted for BSU’s hits with two and one respectively.

 

 

Bowie State vs Saint Augustine's (Mar 21, 2013)

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Box Score

                         BOWIE STATE LADY BULLDOGS 2013
                        Bowie State vs Saint Augustine's
                Mar 21, 2013 at Fayetteville, NC (Arnette Park)

Bowie State 1 (4-15,2-3 CIAA)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CLAYBORNE,Cassandra cf...  3  0  1  0   0  0  4  0   0
McNAIR,Aiyana lf.........  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
WASHINGTON,Kiara c.......  1  1  0  0   1  0  3  0   0
ALEXANDER,Megan 3b.......  2  0  2  1   0  0  0  1   0
ATKINS,Erica ss..........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  1   0
HERNANDEZ,Mariela 1b/p...  2  0  0  0   0  2  2  0   0
LUNA,Miranda 2b..........  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
FLINT,Hayley p/1b........  2  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   2
MARTIN,Kyerra rf.........  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   0
Totals................... 19  1  3  1   1  5 12  2   4

Saint Augustine's 14 (9-5-1,5-2 CIAA)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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WHITE,Daja cf............  4  2  2  6   0  0  1  1   0
FORD,LaKeish ss..........  3  1  1  0   1  0  1  3   0
WHITE,Jo'Lan c...........  4  1  2  0   0  1  6  0   1
STUTTS,Hanna p...........  1  2  1  1   2  0  0  1   0
 LONG,Kristen pr/p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
WALTERS,Tayl 3b..........  3  2  1  0   0  1  0  1   2
SHACKELFORD, 1b..........  2  1  1  1   0  0  3  0   0
NEAL,Cierra lf...........  2  3  2  3   1  0  1  0   0
SIMMONS,Rama 2b..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
 NICHOLSON,As 2b.........  3  1  2  1   0  0  2  0   0
PLAIR,Jennif rf..........  3  1  1  1   0  1  0  0   1
Totals................... 25 14 13 13   4  3 15  7   4

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Bowie State......... 00   0 10 -  1  3  1
Saint Augustine's... 0(11)0 3X - 14 13  2
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E - ATKINS,E.; FORD,LaKeish; PLAIR,Jennif. DP - Lady Falcons 1. LOB - BSU 4;
Lady Falcons 4. 2B - ALEXANDER,M.; WHITE,Jo'Lan; NICHOLSON,As. HR -
WHITE,Daja 2; STUTTS,Hanna; NEAL,Cierra. SF - SHACKELFORD,. SB -
WASHINGTON,K; LUNA,M.; WHITE,Jo'Lan.

Bowie State            IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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FLINT,Hayley........  1.1  6 10  6  3  1 11 14
HERNANDEZ,Mariela...  2.2  7  4  3  1  2 14 16

Saint Augustine's      IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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STUTTS,Hanna........  3.0  1  0  0  0  2 11 11
LONG,Kristen........  2.0  2  1  1  1  3  8  9

Win - STUTTS,Hanna (2-3).  Loss - FLINT,H. (1-6).  Save - None.
WP - HERNANDEZ,M.. Inherited runners/scored: HERNANDEZ,M. 3/3.
Umpires - HP: Amber Dewald  1B: William Torain
Start: 1:00 pm   Time: 1:39   Attendance: 35
Weather: Clear, Cool
Game: BSUSAU

SHAW LADY BEARS EDGE BOWIE STATE LADY BULLDOGS 5-4

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - In the final competition of the day, Shaw scored an unearned run in the top of the first, but their lead was short lived as Bowie State responded with four runs of their own in the bottom of the fourth, including a bases-clearing triple by freshman Erica Atkins, to give the Lady Bulldogs a 4-1 lead.

Lady Bulldogs’ sophomore Cassandra Clayborne led off the BSU first with a bunt single then stole second. Junior Aiyana McNair followed with a walk. Clayborne stole third and scored on a throwing error by the Lady Bears’ catcher. Senior Megan Alexander singled up the middle, scoring McNair from second to give Bowie State a 2-0 lead.

Shaw tied the game in the top of the third when Lafrades, Manley and Anderson each reached base - with both Manley and Anderson coming home on an error by the BSU catcher.

With pitcher Sheniqua Fahie shutting down the Lady Bulldogs after the first inning, Shaw needed only one more run to earn the victory.  They got it in the top of the fourth when Renee Holmes doubled to left center, advanced to third on a wild pitch and then scored when the BSU catcher dropped a third strike, allowing the runners to advance.

Both teams were shut down the rest of the way, giving Shaw the 5-4 win.  With the win, Shaw improves to 9-17 on the season, and evens their conference mark at 4-4.

Big Train College Round-Up 3/22

Big Train College Round-Up 3/22

Ben Griset (BT '12) came up big for St. Mary's (CA) last Saturday. Throwing 130 pitches (97 for strikes), Griset, pictured above, pitched a five-hit shutout against Utah Valley State. Griset showed tremendous control over nine innings of work during which he struck out 12 and walked just one batter.   On the other side of the country, Kevin Tatum (BT '13) had this week's best game by a Big Train hitter. Tatum led Cornell to a 10-9 win over Davidson on Tuesday night as he drove in runs both loudly and quietly. Tatum had two home runs and two sacrifice flies to drive in five of Cornell's runs.    The best overall week belonged to Michael Bass (BT '11-'12 / UNC-Wilmington) once again. Bass had an incredible .650 on-base percentage for the week (eight hits, four walks, and a hit-by-pitch over 20 at bats) and made the most of his time on the bases by stealing four more bags. He also scored six times, drove in four, and smacked a double. San Diego State benefited greatly from a bunch of Big Train players this week. Tyler France (BT '13) helped out at the plate (6/16, 3HBP, 2R, 6RBI, HR) but the majority of the help came in the mound. Four Big Train pitchers -- both past (Ryan Doran, BT '12 and Ethan Miller, BT '12) and future (Justin Hepner, BT '13 and Bubba Derby, BT '13) -- combined for a great line for the week. They picked up two wins in 15 innings from the mound allowing four runs on 17 hits, six walks, and one hit-by-pitch while striking out 14. Other notable hitting performances: Hunter Renfroe (BT '11-'12 / Mississippi State) - 5/16, 4BB, 4R, 7RBI, HR, 2 2B, 3SB... Tucker Tobin (BT '11-'13 / George Mason) - 5/13, 2HBP, 3R, 2RBI, 2B... Justin McCullough (BT '10-'12 / El Camino CC) - 4/12, 3BB, R, 4RBI... Landon Appling (BT '11 / Houston) - 3/13, 2BB, 2HBP, 3R, 2RBI, 3B, SB. Other notable pitching performances: Trevor Charpie (BT '13 / Tennessee) - 6IP, W, 0ER, 5H, 2BB, 2K... Jimmy Reed (BT '10 / Maryland) - 8IP, W, 2ER, 5H, 3BB, 3HBP, K... Danny Mooney (BT '13 / Davidson) - 7IP, W, 2ER, 8H, 3BB, 2HBP, 5K... Ian Gilbaut (BT '13 / Tulane) - 5IP, SV, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 6K.

Fayetteville State 8 - Bowie State 0 (SOFTBALL FINAL)

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Bowie State's Lady Bulldogs managed three hits and committed six errors in an 8-0 loss to the Fayetteville State Lady Broncos. The loss sets the Bowie State record at 2-2 in the CIAA and 4-14 overall. Sophomore Cassandra Clayborne led the Lady Bulldogs with two hits and senior Megan Alexander accounted for the other BSU hit.

Complete story to come later

 

 

Fayetteville State vs Bowie State (Mar 21, 2013)

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Box Score

                         BOWIE STATE LADY BULLDOGS 2013
                       Fayetteville State vs Bowie State
               Mar 21, 2013 at Fayetteville, N.C. (Arnette Park)

Fayetteville State 8 (3-21,2-2 CIAA)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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WASHINGTON,M ss..........  3  3  1  0   1  0  1  1   0
TAYLOR,D. cf.............  4  1  2  1   0  0  0  0   0
EMBLER,S. p..............  4  0  0  2   0  0  0  1   0
HENDERSON c..............  3  2  1  2   0  0 10  0   0
WLEZEN,A. 3b.............  2  1  0  0   0  0  0  1   1
 TRAWICK,N. ph...........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
LOCKLEAR,S. 1b...........  4  0  1  1   0  0  4  1   2
ANDERSON,A. lf...........  2  0  0  1   0  0  2  0   0
 WASHINGTON,L ph.........  1  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
FREEMAN,B. 2b............  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
 URQUHART,K. ph..........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
RANDOLPH,J. rf...........  3  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   2
Totals................... 30  8  7  7   1  2 18  5   7

Bowie State 0 (4-14,2-2 CIAA)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CLAYBORNE,Cassandra cf...  3  0  2  0   0  0  4  0   0
McNAIR,Aiyana lf.........  2  0  0  0   0  2  2  0   0
WASHINGTON,Kiara ss/c....  3  0  0  0   0  2  4  1   0
ALEXANDER,Megan 3b.......  2  0  1  0   1  0  1  0   1
ATKINS,Erica c/ss........  2  0  0  0   0  2  3  1   2
HERNANDEZ,Mariela 1b/p...  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   1
BARNES,Alexis 2b.........  2  0  0  0   0  2  2  0   0
FLINT,Hayley p/1b........  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   0
RATLIFF,Aurikshauna rf...  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Totals................... 20  0  3  0   1 10 18  3   4

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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Fayetteville State.. 410 012 -  8  7  0
Bowie State......... 000 000 -  0  3  6
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E - WASHINGTON,K; ALEXANDER,M.; ATKINS,E.; HERNANDEZ,M.; BARNES,A. 2. LOB -
Fayetteville 7; Bowie State 4. 2B - LOCKLEAR,S.. SH - WLEZEN,A.; McNAIR,A..
SF - HENDERSON. SB - WLEZEN,A.; LOCKLEAR,S.; WASHINGTON,L; FREEMAN,B.;
RANDOLPH,J.; CLAYBORNE,C..

Fayetteville State     IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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EMBLER,S............  6.0  3  0  0  1 10 20 22

Bowie State            IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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FLINT,Hayley........  2.0  4  5  4  1  0 11 14
HERNANDEZ,Mariela...  4.0  3  3  1  0  2 19 19

Win - EMBLER,S. (1-6).  Loss - FLINT,H. (1-5).  Save - None.
WP - HERNANDEZ,M.; FLINT,H.. PB - WASHINGTON,K; ATKINS,E.. Inherited
runners/scored: None.
Umpires -
Start: 10:00 am   Time: 1:45   Attendance: 26
Game: FSUBSU

CLAYBORNE AND ALEXANDER LEAD LADY BULLDOGS IN ROUTS OF WASHINGTON ADVENTIST

BOWIE, Md. – The Bowie State softball team snapped a four-game losing streak with two non-conference victories as the Lady Bulldogs pummeled the Washington Adventist Lady Shock 21-2 and 24-0.

Sophomore Cassandra Clayborne (Damascus, Md.) and senior Megan Alexander (Damascus, Md.) led the Lady Bulldogs with eight and seven hits respectively in the two-game sweep.  Clayborne recorded two inside the park homeruns over the two games and tied for team-high RBI honors with seven.

The Lady Bulldogs defense held the Lady Shock scoreless in the 1^st inning of game one before erupting for a dozen runs on eight hits in the bottom half of the inning. Bowie State sent 16 batters to the plate in their share of the first.

Washington Adventist freshman Tasheika Russell began the second inning with a single through the left side of the Bowie State infield. Russell scored the first Lady Shock run after a single up the middle by Sophonie Ilera.

Bowie State (4-13) added four runs in the bottom of the 2^nd inning and matched that run total in the bottom of the 3^rd inning to take a 20-1 advantage.

Lady Bulldogs’ sophomore Alexis Barnes (District Heights, Md.) started the BSU 4^th inning with a single and was brought home on a triple to left center by sophomore pitcher Hayley Flint (Mesa, Ariz.).

Courtney Capers scored the only other Washington Adventist run in the top of the 5^th inning via a BSU throwing error.

Flint earned her first pitching victory of the season, striking out seven over five innings.

Clayborne paced the Lady Bulldogs with five hits in the opening game and junior Aiyana McNair (Baltimore, Md.) racked up four hits.

Game two was a walk in the park for the Lady Bulldogs. Of Bowie State’s 17 batters to step to the plate in the bottom of the 1^st inning, nine walked.  In total, BSU had 15 players reach via base on balls.

The Lady Bulldogs held a rather comfortable 10-0 lead at the end of the first frame on just two hits.

BSU added five runs on five hits in the 2^nd inning and padded their lead to 22-0 after four innings.

Bowie State pushed two more runs across the dish in the bottom of the 4^th inning to make the score 24-0 and end the game early via the NCAA eight-run mercy rule.

Alexander led the Lady Bulldogs in game two with four hits and five RBI, both game and personal season-highs.

Bowie State junior Mariela Hernandez (Del Rio, Texas) notched her third win of the season, allowed three hits, but struck out eight.

Freshman Taylor Noel took the loss for Washington Adventist (0-4) even though she lasted just a third of an inning.

Bowie State returns to action Thursday (March 21^st) for makeup games versus Fayetteville State (10 am), St. Augustine’s (1 pm) and Shaw (4 pm), with all games being played in Fayetteville (N.C.).

Hormone-disrupting chemicals are giving you cancer

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Chemicals that Mess with Your Hormones Can Switch on Cancer     Man-made chemicals are everywhere — in our food, our homes and workplaces, and even our natural waterways. There's no escaping them.     Recently I've come across chilling proof that one particular class of chemicals — those that disrupt our endocrine systems -- is causing disastrous health effects. The statistics guys are seeing a spike in multiple kinds of cancers, as revealed in a recent investigative report put together by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Environment Programme.     Let me help you avoid these toxins and boost your body's ability to detoxify. . . Continued below. . . Who's Winning The War In Your Gut?     Right now there's a war raging inside your digestive tract.     Billions of "good guy" beneficial bacteria (called probiotics, which literally means "for life") are defending you against an army of nasty pathogens.     Your total health depends upon the good guys winning the war.     But if you suffer frequent gas, bloating, constipation, and diarrhea, these are warning signs that your good guys are losing the war within. And fiber supplements, laxatives, acid-fighters -- even common probiotics -- aren't the solution.     Recent research from the Mayo Clinic and Harvard Medical School suggests these temporary fixes could be putting your gut health at risk. These new studies indicate these problems are being caused by a lack of enzymes in your digestive tract.     Now, there's an easy, a highly effective fix for these problems.     Learn More…… Too many connections between chemicals and cancer     Humans and wildlife across the world are exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on a regular basis. EDCs get moved around the world through commerce and natural processes, like waterways, that carry pollutants to the ocean. And new sources of exposure are identified on a regular basis.     According to the WHO report, nearly 800 chemicals "are known or suspected to be capable of interfering with hormone receptors, hormone synthesis, or hormone conversion." As yet, scientists have only investigated a small fraction of these chemicals. In fact, "the vast majority of chemicals in current commercial use have not been tested at all."     Other information from the report: Global rates of endocrine-related cancers have been rising for the past 40-50 years (these include breast, endometrial, ovarian, prostate, testicular, and thyroid cancer). Hormonal changes that result from chemical disruption to the endocrine system lead to earlier breast development for young girls in every country where this phenomenon has been studied. Early breast development is a risk factor for breast cancer. High exposure to polychlorinated dioxins and to specific PCBs also boosts risk for breast cancer, particularly in those women whose bodies lack a certain detoxifying enzyme. Occupational exposure to pesticides, certain PCBs, and arsenic increases prostate cancer risk. Workers involved in applying pesticides show an excess risk of thyroid cancer (as do their wives — proof that people in this profession carry pesticide residue home with them).     Many other diseases on the upswing in recent years, from Type II Diabetes to attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to infertility, also show direct links to endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Plus, there are other common diseases that likely stem from EDC exposure: Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, heart disease, stroke, asthma, obesity … and the list goes on.     In fact, as much as 24 percent of human diseases and disorders are estimated to stem from environmental influences. The bodily system you don't want to mess with     Let me explain why your endocrine system is so easily disrupted by these chemicals that too often lead to cancer.     Hormones released by your endocrine system influence just about every process in your body. They regulate mood, growth and development, and sexual and reproductive processes. Your endocrine system is also in charge of tissue function, metabolism and essential body processes, like cell growth.     Think of the endocrine system as your body's chemical messenger system. Picture different tissues that "talk" to each other using molecules (hormones). Endocrine glands release over 50 major hormones and hormone-related molecules directly into your bloodstream. From there, those hormones get transported to cells throughout your body and are responsible for a wide range of basic body functions.     Despite the high number of hormones circulating in your bloodstream, each one affects only the cells genetically programmed to receive and respond to a specific hormonal message. Those hormonal messages are influenced by things like stress, infection, and — our main topic today — endocrine-disrupting chemicals.     Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are substances that enter your body from the outside and mess up your endocrine system in different ways, nearly all of them bad. The scary part is, we don't know how they're affecting us — only that the effect is negative. How to limit your exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals     The World Health Organization report calls for improved testing for EDCs followed by government bans of the offending chemicals. Great idea, but what are the chances of that happening anytime soon? Answer: slim to none.     What you can do is take charge of your life and pursue chemical-free living: Limit your exposure, and detoxify yourself on a regular basis.     EDCs enter your body in three ways: inhalation through your nose, ingestion through eating, or skin uptake (absorption through the skin). Here's how you can limit your exposure: Check your makeup and personal care products — choose all-natural products and toss out any that contain man-made, synthetic chemicals. Make sure the rest of your personal care products are free of synthetic fragrance. Buy organic. Follow the "Dirty Dozen" concept I wrote about in Issue #40. That means the following fruits and vegetables should always be purchased organic: Peaches and nectarines, blueberries, apples, grapes, cherries, strawberries, celery, bell peppers, spinach, kale and collard greens, and potatoes. Drink purified water. Use natural cleaning products. You can't beat vinegar and baking soda for most cleanup needs. Eat whole foods — nothing that's processed or laced with preservatives. Make smart seafood choices and go for low-mercury fish (like sardines). Buy VOC-free for your house when possible (VOC = volatile organic compounds). Whether you're buying new kitchen cabinets, a new mattress, or new flooring, purchase natural products if feasible. Start a kitchen garden and grow your own herbs (or buy organic herbs). Take off your shoes when you go in your house — and ask guests to do the same. This limits the amount of pesticides tracked into your home. Quit using insecticides and rodent poisons. Find a natural way to eliminate pests. Buy grass-fed meat. As a bonus, it tends to be leaner than meat from animals raised on grain. Cook with cast-iron cookware or stainless steel pots and pans. Avoid Teflon at all costs. (Learn more about Teflon risks from Issue #211.)     And here's how you can work to get rid of EDCs already in your system: Detox regularly. I'm a strong advocate of infrared saunas for detox purposes (learn more from Issue #51, and again in Issue #263). Take turmeric supplements. They've been shown to help filter chemicals like BPA out of your body. Eat plenty of fiber to ensure you have a minimum of one bowel movement a day. Take probiotics, or add kefir to your diet, to help your gut escort toxins through your body and out of it. Drink water: number of ounces should be equal to half your body weight in pounds. For example, if you weigh 150, drink 75 ounces of water (vs. the 64 ounces or 8 cups you sometimes hear about). This helps push toxins through your system. Appropriate levels of calcium, magnesium, zinc, selenium, and iodine in your diet can help decrease toxin absorption.     Two other things we know: children (in the womb and during childhood) are at greatest risk. The most sensitive window of exposure to EDCs for the human body happens during critical periods of development, including fetal development and puberty.     Even if exposure doesn't cause direct birth defects or immediate disease development, it can make a person more likely to develop other diseases throughout his or her lifetime. So speak up and intervene for the younger people in your life. Overcome this worldwide health failure     The scariest thing about it all is that we don't know the true extent of the chemical risks we face. There are still significant knowledge gaps when it comes to EDCs and endocrine-based diseases. Right now, there's a strong association between EDC exposure and endometrial and ovarian cancer, but health policy makers are waiting for "proof."     There's a worldwide failure when it comes to addressing these health concerns. Even if we did know more, our current healthcare system isn't capable of managing these risks and dealing with these disorders, and won't be any time soon.     So while we wait for the government to reduce exposure through bans and restrictions (don't hold your breath), the best we can do is independently limit exposure and detox regularly. I'll add to the tips above in the coming months.