Toxic Elements Found In Daily Use Products
Dangerous chemicals found in usual products are discussed below.
Plastics
Plastics are usually found in many reusable “sport” water bottles, metal-lined containers most plastic baby bottles. It contains polycarbonate, which may contain bisphenol A. Bisphenol A is a supposed hormone disrupter and has been found to stimulate prostate cancer cells.
Replace plastic baby bottles with glass, and water bottles with stainless steel or those made of high-density polyethylene. Avoid putting plastics into the microwave or dishwasher.
Non-Stick Cookware
non-stick cookware contains Perfluorinated chemicals (PFC). Non-stick pans may emit smokes containing TFE, a suspected carcinogen, when they get hotter than 650°F (350°C).
Don’t allow empty pans to burn on a hot burner.
Worn or Uneven Pots & Pans
Worn or uneven pots and pans contain aluminum. Aluminum has been linked with Alzheimer’s disease. However, no certain link has been proven.
Consider getting rid of older pots and pans, which leach the most aluminum into your food. Leafy vegetables and acidic foods, such as tomatoes, absorb the most. Anodized aluminum pots, with a hard non-stick surface, are a better choice.
Soft Plastics
Soft plastics are mostly present in your backyard furniture, shower curtains, toys. Soft plastics contain polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which often contains softeners called phthalates.
PVC releases toxic chemicals during its manufacture. Phthalates, for their part, can damage the liver, kidneys and reproductive systems of animals. Suspected endocrine disrupters, they mimic hormones and may obstruct with children’s growth and development.
Avoid PVC products and soft plastic toys, which young children might suck or chew.
Styrofoam Packaging
“Clamshell” takeout food containers contains Styrofoam packaging. It contains polystyrene, i.e. Styrofoam.
It may leach styrene (a possible endocrine disrupter and human carcinogen) into food, and into groundwater from landfills.
Avoid food that has come into contact with polystyrene.
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