How to Live Without Plastics and Chemicals
How to live without plastics and Chemicals. You have probably read a very alarming article about infertility and the low sperm count for men. We must all learn how to live without plastics and chemicals.
And living without plastics and chemicals is a must for the human race. Infertility in men is apparently a lot lower than normal. It has been happening since the turn of the 20th century when plastic, chemicals and the oil industry began. 
As a result, we have been ingesting particles of plastics and chemicals in food containers. Water bottles cutlery and plastic drink straws are also culprits of the infertility problem.
And so, the functions of estrogen and progesterone have been seriously disrupted. So, how do you live without plastics and chemicals?
You can live without plastics and chemicals. It’s simply a matter of changing your attitude to a healthier one. And how much happier you’d be knowing that you can live without plastics and chemicals.
Say No To Plastics and Chemicals
Plastics and chemicals, known as “BPA and Phthalates coat our pills and nutritional supplements. They’re used in your gelling agents, lubricants, binders, emulsifying agents, and suspending agents”. Medical devices, detergents and packaging, paint and modelling clay. Pharmaceuticals and textiles,sex toys and nail polish, liquid soap and hair spray also have some. Plastics and chemicals are everywhere.
These plastics and chemicals can be found in tubing that processes food. So you’ll find them in milk, yogurt, sauces, soups, and even, in small amounts, eggs, fruits, vegetables, pasta, noodles, rice, and water.
The CDC determined that you and just about everyone in the United States has measurable levels of plastics and chemicals (phthalates) in your body they’re “unavoidable.” It’s actually just as easy to live without plastics and chemicals. In fact, it’s totally avoidable.
But, you can take steps to help yourself, if you choose to change even 5 items.
- Use glass, foil or metal food containers
- Put your groceries in cloth shopping bags
- Drink from paper straws
- Water bottles are also available in glass and steel
- Revert back to paper food packaging
Cotton and Linen
Cottons and Linens are as old as the hills and are rapidly becoming fashionable again. You’ll always look fresh and glamorous. So that you can eventually cast away your clothes made with microfibers. There is so much you can do.
Glass Containers Instead of Plastics and Chemicals
And you’ve read that BPA is no longer used in plastic and you have a safer substitute. But there are rumblings that in fact the safer one might be even more dangerous to us. ” BPA-free plastics can also leak the same hormone disrupting chemicals as BPA-containing plastics”. That is according to a study published in Current Biology. .
Is PET Safer Than Plastics and Chemicals
PET, which stands for polyethylene terephthalate, is a form of polyester (just like the clothing fabric). It is extruded or moulded into plastic bottles and containers for
As you can see in the photo of my fridge, I am using glass containers and ceramic bowls to store my vegetables, leftovers and some fruits.
You can buy these very cheaply and have them for a lifetime or thereabouts. Your fridge will also stay cleaner and fresher as a result. Another bonus is that you can see at a glance what you have in there.
“Water bottles made from PET plastic leach compounds that mimic the hormone oestrogen raising questions about their safety, say German researchers”. Because of that it’s better to use glass or stainless steel.
And new evidence suggests that PET, or polyethylene terephthalate, may not be so benign after all. Scientists at Goethe University in Frankfurt found that estrogenic compounds leach from the plastic into the water. But this research was carried out in 2009. How much weight does it have today?
5 ways you can ditch plastic
- There are so many glass containers on the market for you to buy instead of plastic.
- You can use paper lunch bags
- Instead of plastic straws, use paper straws they’re healthier.
- Cardboard and paper packaging are also being introduced.
- Cloth shopping bags without the nasty microfibers.
Sceptics are Scared
There is little question that sperm counts are dropping. However, David Mortimer whose company designs and establishes laboratories for assisted conception questioned the measuring of sperm count. He stating that the old studies were very unreliable.
But now he’s embraced some of the direst predictions of scientists like Hagai Levine. These men have conducted further studies after 1995 and found the sperm count had declined even further. “The epigenetics are the scary bit,” he told me, “because what we’re doing now affects the future of the human race.”
Life is Possible without Plastics and Chemicals
We certainly have hope in our young people who want to live without plastics and chemicals. We humans have carelessly discarded tons of plastic rubbish which has entered our seas also killing sea life.
I for one, feel encouraged by a huge wave of concerned people. They are doing their utmost to educate ordinary folks about the dangers of plastic.
Manufacturing companies can find an alternative to plastic. They must be made aware of the dangers to the continuation of the human species. How long that will take is anybody’s guess. Our young generation have the ability to turn those factories around and learn how to build a safer future without plastics and chemicals.
A Diving holiday That Led To A Shocking Discovery
When Boyan Slat was a 16 year old student he was in Greece enjoying underwater swimming. When he saw, “more bags than fish”, he was horrified. Returning home he set about researching, reading and googling the subject to educate himself about this serious problem.
He and a friend entered a school science competition. Their idea was to put a long barrier in the sea to catch big bits of plastic. Not surprisingly they won that competition. Boyan decided to quit university where he was studying for a degree in aerospace engineering. He continued his research on getting rid of plastic waste in the sea. As a result his wonderful innovative plan “The Ocean Cleanup” was born.
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The ocean cleanup is a non-profit organisation. Large companies have enough confidence and belief in such a huge undertaking, that they’ve agreed to help finance it.
A cleanup efficiency of 42% of all plastic within the North Pacific gyre. So you should be able to see a huge improvement in 10 years time. Experts say that this Array could be made and installed using current materials and technologies.
Estimated costs are €317 million in total. €31.7 million per year when depreciated over ten years. This translates to €4.53 per kilogram of collected ocean debris. The ocean garbage patches are vast and dispersed in 5 areas. They settle in these subtropical gyres.
You may find all this jargon difficult to understand. But when you see the results you’ll be very happy.
Challenge of cleanup
However, there was good news, in computer technology simulation. It has shown that floating barriers are suitable to capture and concentrate floating plastic debris.The plastic pollution spreads across millions of square kilometers and travels in all directions. Boyan Slat’s plan will alleviate thousands of years plus billions of dollars using vessels and nets to cover this area. Combined with ocean current models it’s possible to work out just how much plastic can be collected.
The Ocean Cleanup successfully launched its ocean plastic cleanup system. On Saturday, Sept. 8 from Alameda, California, it is now on its way to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
60 Years of Plastic Waste
Boyan and his team of other young and older people have accomplished a great deal to remove plastic from the ocean.
You have to be in awe of what this young man and his colleagues are doing. The big companies who have funded all this brilliant work for your planet must be applauded too.
Looking on the bright side you know we can stop this mindless littering of your planet. And hopefully you’ll all get in the healthy habit of using alternatives to plastic. They are there for you to choose.
“I am incredibly grateful for the tremendous amount of support we have received over the past few years from people around the world, that has allowed us to develop, test, and launch a system with the potential to begin to mitigate an this ecological disaster. This makes me confident that, if we manage to make the technology work, the cleanup will happen.”, says Boyan Slat, CEO and founder.
