BPA Toxins and their effects on Newborns
No BPA or toxins in me!
Interesting article article from the Environmental Working Group about BPA toxins and newborns. A recent study detected an astounding 287 toxic chemicals in newborn cord blood including mercury, fire retardants, pesticides and Teflon chemicals. Of these chemicals, 180 are known to cause cancer, 217 are toxic to brain and nervous systems and 208 cause birth defects or abnormal developments in animal tests. Experts believe rising rates of birth defects, asthma, neuro-developmental disorders and other serious diseases in U.S. children are resulting from these early chemical exposures.
BPA is one of the world’s highest production-volume chemicals and is widely used in the production of:
- Plastic water bottles
- Plastic gallon milk bottles
- Plastic microwavable plates, overware and utensils
- Tooth sealants
- Canned foods and soda cans
- Baby toys, bottles, pacifiers and sippy cups
So, what can you do? Mercola suggests the following:
- Buy and eat organic
- Eat wild-caught and not farm-raised fish
- Eat whole foods and not processed foods
- Use glass rather than plastic food storage containers
- Have your tap water tested and install a water filter if necessary
- Use natural cleaning products
- Use natural toiletry products. Northern Essence is one of our favorites for our kids.
- Avoid using artificial air fresheners, dryer sheets, fabric softeners
- Replace Teflon with ceramic or glass cookware
- Search out and use toxin-free alternatives in all aspects of your home and life (cloth diapers, reusable menstrual products, non-toxic paints and floor coverings.)
- Replace your vinyl shower curtain
Good luck making as many of these changes as possible. Every little bit helps in keeping you and your family healthy.
by Max On February 12, 2010 at 7:42 pm
Thank you for the information your blog provided. The more we learn about everyday items and ways we can live more environmentally friendly, the more we can all participate in improving the health of our earth. I did want to mention that the plastic used to manufacture water bottles and for that matter, soft drinks, teas, power drinks, etc., are made from PET plastic (Identified by a number 1). PET does not have BPA’s, nor does it leach harmful chemicals into the beverage. The problem with PET…and it’s a huge problem…is that it doesn’t go away. Well it will go away after 400 or more years but that it too long. As I mentioned, water bottles aren’t the only problem, there are a lot of other beverage bottles that are contributing to the plastic pollution problem. Our company, ENSO bottles, is an environmental company that decided something needed to be done and quick. Nearly 30 billion bottles are produced here in the U.S. and only 20-30 percent will be recycled, the rest will end up in a landfill. We have developed biodegradable plastic bottle that will biodegrade in a landfill. The ENSO bottle will biodegrade leaving behind biogases which when collected can be used to produce clean energy.
Max
http://www.ensobottles.com
“Bottles for a Healthier earth”