Did you know that BPA (or Bisphenol-A), the chemical found in the considered for use as a pharmaceutical hormone replacement? BPA is also found in clear hard plastics known as polycarbonate.
These are often used in camping bottles, baby bottles, food processor bowls, and blender carafes. Certain things (heat, oil, acidity, and abrasion) increase the rate in which BPA is released from the plastic into the foods you eat. That’s right… That plastic gets right into your food! Care for a little BPA with your lunch?
This chemical, consistently found in the blood of people tested, is capable of mimicking natural estrogen in the human body, and is linked to symptoms like weight gain, obesity and insulin resistance and diabetes.
Lisa Saremi