HealthAndAdvices

We come across plastic gadgets in everyday life, Plastics are polymers of high molecular weight, and may contain other substances to improve performance or to reduce costs and plastics degrades very slowly and it will take centuries to get completely decomposed, it will pollute our atmosphere and water body, so it poses environmental treat that can affect our health.

Food that kept inside plastic containers poses big threat to our health, Plastic contains lot of toxic compounds, traces of these compounds can leak out if the plastic is in contact with food materials, these toxic compounds will triger cancers and other hormonal changes when get into our biological system.

• Plastic bottles potential risks

Plastic bottle are used widely from baby feeding bottles to package drinking water, Bisphenol A (BPA) is a high production volume chemical used in the production of polycarbonate plastic and several types of resins. Polycarbonate plastics are widely used in a variety of products including food and drink containers, these BPA contained in food particles can react with our biological system resulting in cancer, Plastic containers while heated will release more toxins into food particles, this can happen while the plastic bottles/ containers get exposed to sun light or or other form of heat are just adding hot food will result in the release of toxins, Rescent studies shows that the contaminant  BPA-widely used to make many plastics found in food storage containers and dental products–can have long-term effects in female development( fertility defects ).

Plastic products contain male sex hormone ( Testosterone ) production blocking “endocrine disrupting chemicals”. Phthalates used in PVC plastic mimic the action of the sex hormone estrogen (bisphenol A or BPA used in polycarbonate plastic), and it can interfere with thyroid hormone (brominated flame retardants or PBDEs used in many types of plastic).

• Water carrying PVC pipes and health hazards

Common PVC pipes used in water supply is highly dangerous when exposed to sunlight it can contaminate water with all itz toxins which will inturn enter our body through water.

My Advice

There are bio degradable plastic available , but my advice is to avaoid plastic completely and go for glass containers and stronger papper bags, and safe metalic pipes. It is hight time to denouce plastic to save the world.