Published on Mar 5, 2008
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It would be so wonderful if we could get just one straight answer on the topic of polycarbonate plastics and their possible leaching of Bisphenol A. Unfortunately, as you, as a consumer continue to use it, studies and research continues to test it each time swinging the pendulum from “safe to use” to “not safe to use”, leaving us all in a confused and dismayed state.
So what are you to do? Do you throw away all the bottles and packages made of polycarbonate or do you keep using them in hopes of a favourable final result on their safety? These questions do not carry one, nice and easy answer. [Read more]
Published on Mar 3, 2008
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In today’s very chemical society, in my opinion, one really needs to be all over this. Sure you can sit by passively and wait for the commercials, or big corporations or even governments to tell you what is safe and good and what isn’t. Or you can realize that you will get the best results in your life through your own accountability and take more control over your health and well-being. This may upset a lot of us as we are used to having “the big guys” if I may use that term loosely, to watch out for us and we depend on doctors and scientists and governments and corporations to research and relay the results to us of what is safe and good for us and what isn’t. But we must step back from this view and acknowledge that in a world mainly dominated by money and financial power, our well being is not going to be their number one concern.
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Published on Mar 2, 2008
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Plastic - ah yes, that product that seems to creep into every part of your life and with which many of us who are health conscious, have that unique “love - hate relationship”. You know the one I am talking about, the “you can’t live with it and can’t live without it” kind. It is no secret that plastics have improved our quality of life in many areas, with the convenience they brought to it, being probably one of its greatest assets. But as the past decade has unfolded, it is also no secret that plastics also pose a huge threat to our health. So in this article I have conducted a summary of the basic ideas you should know about plastics arranged for you in a simple “what to know” and “how to apply” this information for the greatest benefit to your life and well-being.
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