More about BPA and other toxins

WOW…what a great article! I knew some of this stuff, but toxic couch cushions? Really??? That’s terrible!!! What gets me is that corporations continue to use these chemicals even though there have been studies stating how bad they can be! I mean, I’m the kind of person who, if I am not sure about something, I’d rather play it safe and wait and see…but I guess I am also not a money-hungry-anything-for-a-fast-buck kind of person either.

I am, however, an air freshener kind of person, and that, my friends, stops today. I have already stopped using perfume (that’s one thing I miss the MOST!).

Can we talk about BPA again? I am really kind of concerned that a lot of people don’t even know what that is, or that it’s in things other than water bottles. I think we really need to get the word out to people…I know that sounds kind of crazy - how do you just all of a sudden bring up “BPA” in a conversation? But I swear, an opportunity will come up and you will be able to say to someone that canned foods contain BPA and without getting all scientific, (I am the LAST person you want to talk about science stuff with because my brain and science do not mix!) you can just say that BPA is bad for you and has been proven to cause hormonal and neurological disorders in people – especially young people- like BABIES! BPA mimics estrogen, and unless you like being more effeminate (if you’re talking to a guy – who wants ‘moobs’?) or you like all this insane PMS madness (if you’re talking to a woman, or really, that one works for attached guys as well) then you should consider NOT buying products that may have been contaminated with BPA. Buy stuff in jars, frozen stuff, heck I think tetra-packs are pretty safe as well (I really need to look into that!)

I am also pretty concerned that cans and products that state they are BPA free STILL HAVE BPA IN THEM!

Today I read about another harmful plastics chemical called Phthalates – it gets in the way of testosterone…it even said that women with high levels of this crap in their systems may notice weird stuff going on with the genitals of their male babies! ACK! You know what this makes me think of (I can’t help myself!) deformed toads and frogs and how crap in the environment is wreaking them!

So…I have to go get some Pyrex containers to use for lunches now! Which sucks because I am moving back overseas soon, but I guess I will have to take them with me!
Also, I need to record the little numbers in the recycle symbol somewhere:

7 = BAD – BPA
3 = BAD - PVC – which contains this Phthalates junk
1= Single use - Recycle when you’re done using it the first time

or just skip ahead and use glass ALL THE TIME!