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[Rainbows and Roses]

It is talking about Obesogens.BPA's.....is present in many plastics and teh lining of food and beverage cans and on CASH register receipts paper. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health found that people who ate canned soup for five days in a row registered higher levels of BPA. TBT {Tributyltin} was formerly used to preserve the bottoms of boats, which allowed TBT to leach into the water and our seafood, experts say. It is also in plastics like our shower curtains. Prenatal exposure to obesogens like TBT can make you more likely to be fat. Phthalates are plasticizers found in everything from food packaging and vinyl flooring to detergents, cosmetics...nail polish.......hair spray, air fresheners, and household cleaning products.

Pesticides and perfluorooctanoic acid {PFOA} which creates non-stick surfaces on some pans and in microwave popcorn bags and pizza boxes. So here are some things that can help: Limit pesticide exposure by eating organic veggies and grass fed meats and installing a carbon water filter in your home. Use glass for food storage and never heat or microwave plastic. Drink out of glass and stainless steel........cut down on canned foods........like acidic ones tomatoes, which are more apt to absorb the chemicals from the lining. Trade YOUR NON STICK PANS for stainless steel ones....use an air popper for making popcorn.

Use natural cleaning products.......wash your hands after handling lots of receipts.

Your thoughts. I have already made these changes years ago........I never drink out of plastic unless it is BPA free.