You have probably heard about BPA and how bad it is because it mimics estrogen in our bodies and it has been touted as causing men to become women because estrogen, but more seriously, prostate cancer in men and causing breast cancer in women.
I'd dispute the problem of men and estrogen because men who have the condition of being totally without estrogen are extremely non-violent and I believe are not at all interested in having sex. The hormones that make men men is the ratio of testosterone to estrogen.
I digress.
So anyway, there is a push to only use BPA free plastics for fluids. But now research is showing that plastics that are BPA free also produce an estrogen-like chemical when washed in hot water.
So what do you do? Glass and stainless-steal are the solution - for water use a simple carbon filter - these estrogen like chemicals are so large that a simple carbon filter is all you need to remove most of the BPA - that's fine for water - but what about fruit juice or oils - we only buy oils and juices stored in glass because oils tend to be huge molecules as well, and often bigger than BPA. So many fruits and veg also come in plastic along with most meat. Washing everything before you cook/eat it will remove most of the BPA. And don't drink fluids stored or bought in plastic. Also the insides cans that contain acidic fruits such as tomatoes are often coated with a plastic like substance that dissolves into the fluids stored within.
I'd dispute the problem of men and estrogen because men who have the condition of being totally without estrogen are extremely non-violent and I believe are not at all interested in having sex. The hormones that make men men is the ratio of testosterone to estrogen.
I digress.
So anyway, there is a push to only use BPA free plastics for fluids. But now research is showing that plastics that are BPA free also produce an estrogen-like chemical when washed in hot water.
So what do you do? Glass and stainless-steal are the solution - for water use a simple carbon filter - these estrogen like chemicals are so large that a simple carbon filter is all you need to remove most of the BPA - that's fine for water - but what about fruit juice or oils - we only buy oils and juices stored in glass because oils tend to be huge molecules as well, and often bigger than BPA. So many fruits and veg also come in plastic along with most meat. Washing everything before you cook/eat it will remove most of the BPA. And don't drink fluids stored or bought in plastic. Also the insides cans that contain acidic fruits such as tomatoes are often coated with a plastic like substance that dissolves into the fluids stored within.
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