Are microplastics bad for your health?
Are micro plastics bad for your health? A new study, just published today, finds the answer to this question is unequivocally yes.
In other words, ingesting, inhaling, and absorbing Microplastics through your skin can cause or exacerbate a host of health problems.
These health problems include Type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease. Microplastics exposure may also be a primary or secondary cause of infertility.
Worse for babies than for grown-ups
As with most pollution, exposure to microplastics is likely more harmful for babies than for adults. With microplastics bad for your health, they’re even worse for your babies. It turns out that babies have up to fifteen times more microplastics in their bodies than grown-ups.
They ingest microplastics via chew toys and stuffed animals.
Babies also face exposure to microplastics in infant formula, human breast milk, processed baby foods, and contaminated water.
Getting rid of microplastics for Baby:
1. Go for non-plastic tethers. Always. Don’t let your baby chew on plastic. Instead, get silicone molds and make frozen water or breastmilk popsicles for teething. Or treat Baby to an amber bead teething necklace.
2. Use organic wool or cotton diapers. Plastic diapers are harmful to your baby—and the environment—for many reasons. If you can’t afford to buy and wash reusable diapers, teach yourself and the baby elimination communication (EC) and you’ll never have to buy another diaper again.
3. Pull up plastic carpeting. Hard wood floors are healthier for the baby and the whole family. Just be sure to choose a non-toxic, non off-gassing finish if you replace your carpet with hardwood.
4. Don’t buy synthetic stuffies. Make your own by upcycling fabrics or buy handmade wool dolls and other soft toys for your baby.
5. Skip the shampoo. Wash baby with warm water. No soap or conventional shampoo (which is full of toxins) is necessary.
This is true for adults too.
Try keeping a glass bottle of organic apple cider vinegar in the shower. Use it lieu of soap and dilute it in water to replace shampoo and conditioner.
It depends on where you live, and it may take a couple weeks for your scalp to get used to it, but you’ll be astonished when you try it at just how well apple cider vinegar works as a hair rinse.
Read my new article, entitled “Babies Eat 15 Times More Microplastics Than Adults,” for more tips on how to rid your life of microplastics and mitigate the harmful health effects.
Related articles:
18 Ways to be More Eco-friendly in the Next 18 Minutes (or More)
Scientific Reasons to Have Indoor Houseplants
Plastic Nation No More
Leave a Reply