Dr. Brett Hill - Eat Think Move Chiropractic

You surely must have heard all the noise in recent times around the chemicals in our plastics. Research is pouring in showing that the petrochemicals in our plastic bottles, tin liners and clingwrap has been leaching out and infesting our food. In fact some countries are presently trying to ban these compounds. The concern is the effect these chemicals have been shown to have on the hormone systems of our bodies. The chemicals that have been singled out at this stage are Phthalates and Biphenol A (BPA). They have been linked with erectile dysfunction, breast cancer, reproductive system cancers infertility, endometriosis and polycystic ovaries, just to name a few.
What to look out for:

Biphenol A (BPA), usually found in hard plastics including baby drinking bottles, children's mugs, lining of tin cans and sports bottles. Look out for the 07 symbol to indicate products containing this dangerous compound.

Phthalates, found not only in our food but in plastic furniture, perfumes, make-up, liquid soaps, the plastic lining of your dishwasher and even the coatings on medications. Look out for the 01 symbol.

Many manufacturers are now cottoning on to people's concerns and creating BPA-free plastic bottles. The concern is that these bottles are replacing one petrochemical with a huge long name with another and that potentially we may be going through these exact same problems all over again in a few years or decades.

So why not just make the switch to glass now? Find yourself some good solid glass containers with BPA-free lids and be sure in the knowledge that it is inert and safe. And don't worry: a good solid glass container really is hard to break, even more so if you cover it with a stubby-holder like neoprene.