"Are Leaching Plastics Killing Us?"

[woodamarc]

I know just about everyone out there has experienced a funky taste
when drinking out of a new plastic bottle, or container. Not only do
we need to be aware of the chemical preservatives in our foods, but
also with containers holding the foods we consume. Throughout the
food chain process; from crop grown, manufacturer processed and
packaged… Man has contaminated what we put in our bodies many times
over! But let’s focus on plastic containers. Virtually all plastics
have a leaching effect. The two key leaching chemical compounds:
“Phthalates” (pronounced “thalates”) and “bisphenol A” (BPA). These
chemicals leach from our plastic containers, some cosmetics and lining
of almost every canned item. The problem with these types of
chemicals, they tend to store in our adipose (fat) tissue and at some
point “can” act as an endocrine disrupter. The endocrine system is
critical to overall good health because it is responsible for the
bodies (1) Total body metabolism (2) Growth, and (3) Reproduction!

Please share your knowledge with those that may be looking for a cause
and effect relationship between plastic cantainers, consumption of
product and disease, or any other relative story. Discussion would be
valuable for those of us that have had personal health issues because
of these leaching chemicals.