Xenoestrogenic (estrogen mimicing) material

Xenoestrogenic (estrogen mimicing) material leaches out of polycarbonate plastics, often used in food and cosmetic packaging - even tin cans are thinly lined with this plastic and they leak into their contents. Bisphenol A, (BPA), a hormone-disrupting ingredient in hard, clear polycarbonate plastic, leaches from food and beverage containers under regular use and in greater amounts with age and heat. BPA, which is found in baby bottles, sippy cups, microwave cookware and Nalgene bottles is found in all humans, and in higher levels in placental, fetal tissue and amniotic fluid. There is a slew of information out there just on this chemical. Many people are trying to ban its use, and I understand that San Francisco has recently put in an ordinance to prevent its production in the city. This is a start to a cleaner world, right?

Plastic seems to be impossible to avoid. The U.S. produces more than 1.6 million pounds of BPA annually. Here are a few tips to help out:
1. Don't microwave in plastics. Use heat-resistant glass containers, Corning Ware or ceramics to microwave all your products, even if it is "microwave safe."
2. Cover food with a paper towel rather than plastic wrap in the microwave. Never microwave baggies.
3. Even organic microwavable foods have plastic coverings. Take two minutes to remove the product from its plastic wrapping and put it in a glass or ceramic bowl before cooking.
4. Don’t drink hot liquids through a straw. Not only will you burn your tongue and throat, but the heat will pull the chemicals from the straw into your coffee.
5. Drink water out of glasses or glass bottles
6. Look for BPA free products - check the packaging, many companies are starting to change

In animals amazingly these organochlorines are stored in our fat tissue. This is appalling considering we are at the top of the food chain, creating a higher concentration in our cells because we consume the animal fat stores that we feed on. Plus the use of insecticides and herbicides, and fertilizers in this group is widely spread in this country, and many others. So unless you buy all organic, or know the source of your fruits and vegetables you can't avoid them; and unfortunately not all health conscious consumers can afford to go the organic route all of the time. These estrogen mimickers are not easily metabolized, so they stay in the body forever and accumulate daily.


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