By: Svetlana Pasarić |
Bisphenol A - the silent killer of your health |
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Are you still using those beautiful colorful plastic boxes in your kitchen?
Do you have a habit of eating from plastic containers?
Do you drink water from plastic bottles, which you then - God forbid! – leave in the car and exposed to the sun?
Do not do it! Regardless what the mainstream media are saying, plastic is really dangerous for your health.
Plastics contains bisphenol A and other toxic compounds (vinyl chloride, dyes, additives, phthalates), which destroy your body on a daily basis.
What is bisphenol A?
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that is used for hardening plastics. BPA is added to plastics in large quantities.
BPA is found in many items you use every day, such as bottles for children, a box of CDs and food and beverage packaging.
Bisphenol contains epoxy resin that is used as a protective coating in tins and cans. Hardly anyone knows that teeth fillings in dentistry also contain BPA.
Just 100 years ago, it was found that bisphenol A acts as a synthetic estrogen in the human body. Bisphenol mimics human hormones and disrupts our endocrine system.
It has long been assumed that BPA is responsible for the increased number of cases of breast cancer in the world.
Now the connection of bisphenol with liver damage, obesity, diabetes, infertility and some types of cancer is confirmed.
Two years ago, Denmark became the first European country to ban BPA in packaging for food and drinks for children under three years.
BPA’s impact on human health
Risk to babies
Bisphenol A is most damaging at the beginning of pregnancy. Pregnant women with the highest levels of bisphenol A in the body are twice as likely to have babies that suffer from breathing difficulties due to lung damages, asthma, bronchitis, allergies or infections.
Sexual Health
BPA may have a negative impact on sexual health. Research suggests that BPA can cause infertility and polycystic ovary syndrome in women and erection problems in men.
Heart diseases
The latest studies related to BPA have discovered a connection between these chemicals and heart diseases. English researchers analyzed data from the survey, "National Health and Nutrition" and showed that men with high doses of BPA in the body have a higher risk of developing heart diseases.
This is because BPA suppresses a hormone that protects us from a heart attack, oxidative stress and damage to blood vessels.
Diabetes and obesity
Bisphenol A has been linked to diabetes and metabolic dysfunction.
BPA reduces the body's ability to efficiently use insulin. Therefore, the pancreas tries to produce more insulin.
High amounts of insulin in the blood reduce the body's ability to use energy from the fat cells. It encourages the conversion of excess glucose into triglycerides, which are then converted into fat.
All this increases the risk of obesity and diabetes.
Behavioral changes in children
Research at the University of Chapel Hill has revealed the impact of bisphenol A on children's behavior. Children who have ingested this chemical via plastic bottles and boxed foods have shown much more aggression and hyperactivity than other children.
Other studies show that BPA in mother's body is transmitted to an unborn baby through the umbilical cord.
Damage to the liver and intestines
Bisphenol A over time can damage the liver and intestines – according to researchers.
Intestines are the first organ that meets bisphenol after you have ingested it from plastic containers. Studies have shown that even doses of BPA that are 10 times lower than those which are currently estimated as “harmless doses” destroys the intestinal wall and cause the so-called "leaky gut" syndrome - increased intestinal permeability syndrome.
Through damaged gut, bacteria and toxins freely enter the bloodstream and spread throughout the body, causing damage to tissues and organs.
BPA - what to do next?
Although a number of states have already banned the use of this harmful chemical, the ban only applies to bottles and packaging for children. BPA is still used in packaging for food and drinks for adults.
Be careful and reduce the use of plastic in the household to a minimum. Especially, plastic has no place in your kitchen!
Avoid plastic cups, spoons and plates. Remove from your kitchen all plastic boxes for food storage. Replace plastic with glass, stainless steel and porcelain - healthy dishes that are harmless and inert.
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