#toxicplastic

Let’s kick’em plastics off of our kitchen

The light weight, unbreakable, multicolored plastic kitchenware has now infiltrated every part of our life, water bottles, refrigerator boxes, microwave bowls, dinnerware, mixers, blender, food processors, the list is endless. Our food kneads, warms, mixes, stirs, and sometimes even cooks in the chemicals of plastic.

The price we pay for the plastic convenience! The harmful chemicals used in plastic run into our food exposing us to many health risks. These chemicals are more pronounced when we use plastic for warm foods.

Bisphenol-A commonly known as BPA is added to plastic to make it clear and hard, It tends to leak into the food stored in plastic, more so, when the food is microwaved in the plastic. The microplastics that mix with our food thus, are known to cause many adverse health conditions like

· Metabolic disorders

· Fertility Challenges

· Structural damage to brain

· Different kinds of cancer

· Hyperactivity

· Altered immune function

· Early puberty and menopause

· Alterations in sexual behavior among others.