Comments on: Plastic Chemical Danger http://www.healthyfellow.com/452/plastic-chemical-danger/ Your Natural Health Critic Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:34:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: JP http://www.healthyfellow.com/452/plastic-chemical-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-3305 JP Tue, 04 May 2010 19:40:18 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=452#comment-3305 Thank you, Kevin! Be well! JP Thank you, Kevin!

Be well!

JP

]]> By: Kevin Morris http://www.healthyfellow.com/452/plastic-chemical-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-3303 Kevin Morris Tue, 04 May 2010 18:06:43 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=452#comment-3303 We throughly enjoyed reading this article! Glad to see that people are taking a growing initiative to learn and blog about these dangerous chemicals and their very real effects on us. At C-S construction specialities, we have been working hard to eliminate the use of PVC, BPA, and PBT chemicals from our products. We have recently done so by re-releasing a product that is free of all such chemicals. Your blog posts are of interest to us, well put together and concise. For more great articles and insight into chemically safe plastics and environmentally sustainable design, visit us at www.twitter.com/acrovyn Keep up the great work! We throughly enjoyed reading this article! Glad to see that people are taking a growing initiative to learn and blog about these dangerous chemicals and their very real effects on us.

At C-S construction specialities, we have been working hard to eliminate the use of PVC, BPA, and PBT chemicals from our products. We have recently done so by re-releasing a product that is free of all such chemicals.

Your blog posts are of interest to us, well put together and concise. For more great articles and insight into chemically safe plastics and environmentally sustainable design, visit us at http://www.twitter.com/acrovyn

Keep up the great work!

]]> By: JP http://www.healthyfellow.com/452/plastic-chemical-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-2848 JP Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:54:36 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=452#comment-2848 Rahul, This may be what they're hinting at: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/08/21/plastic-is-more-biodegradable-than-we-thought-thats-bad/ Wherever possible, I suggest avoiding plastic - use ceramic, glass or metallic containers instead. More and more options are becoming available every day. This was exceedingly apparent at this year's Natural Product Expo West this past weekend. Be well! JP Rahul,

This may be what they’re hinting at:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/08/21/plastic-is-more-biodegradable-than-we-thought-thats-bad/

Wherever possible, I suggest avoiding plastic – use ceramic, glass or metallic containers instead. More and more options are becoming available every day. This was exceedingly apparent at this year’s Natural Product Expo West this past weekend.

Be well!

JP

]]> By: rahul singh http://www.healthyfellow.com/452/plastic-chemical-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-2844 rahul singh Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:19:14 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=452#comment-2844 hello, right now i am disscissing with a person he is claiming that biodegradable plastics are more dangarous than plastics? can you explain it?? some european comapany and plastic center also claim it? hello,

right now i am disscissing with a person he is claiming that biodegradable plastics are more dangarous than plastics? can you explain it?? some european comapany and plastic center also claim it?

]]> By: JP http://www.healthyfellow.com/452/plastic-chemical-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-2447 JP Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:49:37 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=452#comment-2447 Excellent information. Thanks for posting it, Iggy! :) Be well! JP Excellent information. Thanks for posting it, Iggy! :)

Be well!

JP

]]> By: Iggy Dalrymple http://www.healthyfellow.com/452/plastic-chemical-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-2445 Iggy Dalrymple Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:08:36 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=452#comment-2445 Medications as a Potential Source of Exposure to Phthalates in the U.S. Population: http://ehsehplp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/fetchArticle.action?articleURI=info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.11766 Medications as a Potential Source of Exposure to Phthalates in the U.S. Population:
http://ehsehplp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/fetchArticle.action?articleURI=info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.11766

]]> By: Iggy Dalrymple http://www.healthyfellow.com/452/plastic-chemical-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-2444 Iggy Dalrymple Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:56:15 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=452#comment-2444 another scary link: http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2005/8100/abstract.html another scary link:
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2005/8100/abstract.html

]]> By: Iggy Dalrymple http://www.healthyfellow.com/452/plastic-chemical-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-2443 Iggy Dalrymple Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:45:25 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=452#comment-2443 "Many soft plastics contain different types of plasticizers, called phthalates, to keep products flexible. And there are growing concerns about phthalates as well. Like BPA, phthalate compounds may sometimes act like hormones. Some researchers consider them endocrine disruptors, although the American Chemistry Council disagrees. Parents have been warned not to allow babies to chew on phthalate-containing soft plastic toys and to choose phthalate-free baby powder and lotions. Another hidden source of phthalates can be pill coatings. Both over-the-counter and prescription drugs may be covered with phthalate-containing plastic. Every time you swallow such a pill your exposure increases dramatically. Researchers have found that phthalate levels can rise as much as 100 fold after a few months of taking such a medication (Environmental Health Perspectives, Feb. 2009)." http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/02/08/are-your-pills-poisoning-you-with-plastic/ “Many soft plastics contain different types of plasticizers, called phthalates, to keep products flexible. And there are growing concerns about phthalates as well.

Like BPA, phthalate compounds may sometimes act like hormones. Some researchers consider them endocrine disruptors, although the American Chemistry Council disagrees. Parents have been warned not to allow babies to chew on phthalate-containing soft plastic toys and to choose phthalate-free baby powder and lotions.

Another hidden source of phthalates can be pill coatings. Both over-the-counter and prescription drugs may be covered with phthalate-containing plastic. Every time you swallow such a pill your exposure increases dramatically. Researchers have found that phthalate levels can rise as much as 100 fold after a few months of taking such a medication (Environmental Health Perspectives, Feb. 2009).”
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/02/08/are-your-pills-poisoning-you-with-plastic/

]]> By: JP http://www.healthyfellow.com/452/plastic-chemical-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-2276 JP Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:20:43 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=452#comment-2276 Good day, Nina! :) It is indeed a relatively toxic world. But we can make it better in our own small way. The things that can't be changed (or that change slowly) are best dealt with by protecting ourselves in every practical way available to us, IMO. Which is what you're doing! Well done! :) Be well! JP Good day, Nina! :)

It is indeed a relatively toxic world. But we can make it better in our own small way. The things that can’t be changed (or that change slowly) are best dealt with by protecting ourselves in every practical way available to us, IMO. Which is what you’re doing! Well done! :)

Be well!

JP

]]> By: Nina K. http://www.healthyfellow.com/452/plastic-chemical-danger/comment-page-1/#comment-2272 Nina K. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:05:51 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=452#comment-2272 Morning JP! hope you two had a very nice weekend. avoiding plastic is one of the multiple reasons that we try to buy almost everything at our organic dealer (similar to your whole foods). i can buy there almost everything without plastic. the normal supermarkets pack everything in plastic (apples, bananas, mushrooms, meat, bread etc. ) one big problem of plastic is that it is not recyclable but it dissolves into very little parts in our oceans and fishes and other animals have plastic in their bodies and from there it came back to our digestive system. another point is the estrogenic effect of plastics - like you already mentioned above - it migrates into our foodstuff, bottled water etc.. electrical plastic tools from shaver to computer contain some chemicals which should provide fire protection (i mean that those tools do not easily burn) those chemicals are also very toxic and migrate also easily through our skin. the salty moisture film on our skin and fingertips solve those chemicals easily. hooray we are totally poisoned! ;-) Stay healthy :-) Nina K. Morning JP!

hope you two had a very nice weekend.

avoiding plastic is one of the multiple reasons that we try to buy almost everything at our organic dealer (similar to your whole foods). i can buy there almost everything without plastic. the normal supermarkets pack everything in plastic (apples, bananas, mushrooms, meat, bread etc. )

one big problem of plastic is that it is not recyclable but it dissolves into very little parts in our oceans and fishes and other animals have plastic in their bodies and from there it came back to our digestive system. another point is the estrogenic effect of plastics – like you already mentioned above – it migrates into our foodstuff, bottled water etc.. electrical plastic tools from shaver to computer contain some chemicals which should provide fire protection (i mean that those tools do not easily burn) those chemicals are also very toxic and migrate also easily through our skin. the salty moisture film on our skin and fingertips solve those chemicals easily. hooray we are totally poisoned! ;-)

Stay healthy :-)

Nina K.

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