Plastics r’us
Monday, February 4th, 2008Last week I mentioned the fact that most people are under constant exposure to environmental pollutants. These include a myriad of sources, and some of the examples are our food and water. It is important to keep in mind, that it is not simply the types of pollutants that our foods or water are exposed to, but also the ways in which they are kept and stored. My sense is that many readers would be amazed to learn that most everybody has at least one item in the kitchen that is largely a pollutant. Most metal cans that are used for canned-foods tend to be lined with leeching contaminants. Those who drink water or other beverages out of a once-popular brand ‘Nalgene’ bottle, would be amazed to know that these polycarbonate-bottles do leech plastics into the beverage. Also, baby-bottles, hot-beverage mugs and cups, kitchen-utensils made from plastics, and much much more.
The list is much too long to consider all of the possibilities, but the fact remains that our continued exposure to plastics will continue to be an issue, and will continue to contribute to endocrine disorders, hormonal imbalances, and many other types of chronic disease.
The following article will give you additional information on “How Plastic We’ve Become”, and continue to become.


