• erogenouswarzone@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Not only BPAs but many chemicals like BPAs can cause birth defects because our bodies think they are estrogen.

    If this worries you, read the books It Starts With the Egg and Grain Brain.

    They both suggest that not only what you eat, but how it’s prepared can affect the health of a child.

    For instance it’s a big no-no, according to It Starts With the Egg, to heat most plastics in the microwave. The heat breaks the plastic down, it can get in your blood, your body will think it’s estrogen, and they don’t even know the full effects of this yet.

    So think about

    • burritos in plastic wrapping,
    • cling wrap on a bowl,
    • reheating leftovers in Tupperware,
    • disposable cutlery

    These chemicals are not just in food:

    • your car’s interior
    • your cell phone case
    • even the clothes on your back, unless they’re 100% pure, untreated, natural fabric, may have been made with these chemicals.
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      1 year ago

      Yep, the long term affects are gonna be worse than we can imagine imo. These plastics are everywhere in the environment so it is literally unavoidable anywhere on this earth. They are in small concentrations for now, but they are increasing rapidly as more and more plastic is created/wasted every minute

    • surrendertogravity@wayfarershaven.eu
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      1 year ago

      Thinking about reducing plastic fucks me up and it’s been on my mind a lot lately. Noticing every single time we bring new plastic into the household, and how hard it is to avoid. Chicken comes in plastic wrap, and even if we got it at a butcher counter, they still toss it in a plastic bag before wrapping it in brown paper. Bags of potting soil, our toothpaste tubes, peanut butter jars… it’s endless.

      At least the majority of my clothes are cotton or wool, but another source is carpet and there isn’t anything I can do about this apartment carpet.