{"id":1783872,"date":"2022-12-22T08:10:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T13:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1783872"},"modified":"2022-12-22T09:49:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T14:49:32","slug":"the-truth-about-microplastics-and-human-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-truth-about-microplastics-and-human-health\/","title":{"rendered":"The Truth About Microplastics and Human Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-truth-about-microplastics-and-human-health%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1783872&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div class=\"lightbox-wrapper\"><a class=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2e6a7ec3675b35b4950776708462d86475d8b404.jpeg\" data-download-href=\"\/uploads\/short-url\/6CC7XUl7gx39s21dhn4ufG5LjCI.jpeg?dl=1\" title=\"Microplastics\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2e6a7ec3675b35b4950776708462d86475d8b404_2_690x282.jpeg\" alt=\"Microplastics\" data-base62-sha1=\"6CC7XUl7gx39s21dhn4ufG5LjCI\" width=\"690\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2e6a7ec3675b35b4950776708462d86475d8b404_2_690x282.jpeg, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2e6a7ec3675b35b4950776708462d86475d8b404.jpeg 1.5x, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2e6a7ec3675b35b4950776708462d86475d8b404.jpeg 2x\" data-dominant-color=\"8DA79F\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>\nWe\u2019re Slowly Turning into Plastic People<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>One study says we ingest the equivalent of a credit card every week. Here are some things you can do to make yourself safer.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\nMicroplastics: An Origin Story<\/h3>\n<p>Plastic Man was introduced to the comic book world in 1941. He was Deadpool before Deadpool because he often broke the 4th wall and cracked wise to his comic book audience. He was Mr. Fantastic before Mr. Fantastic because he could stretch his body to great lengths and conform to any shape.<\/p>\n<p>But more than any comic book character, with the possible exception of the Hulk and his association with the nuclear age, Plastic Man was a product of the times he was born in, as his birth was inspired by WWII and the burgeoning plastics industry.<\/p>\n<p>New plastics were being invented and regularly appropriated by the war effort. The discovery of polyethylene, for instance, was used to insulate radar cabling, lightening it to such a degree that it became feasible to put them on English planes and give them a significant advantage over the Krauts.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, across the pond, in another example, DuPont invented nylon, which was initially released for sale as synthetic silk hosiery for dames but was then repurposed by the U.S. Military for use in parachutes and ropes.<\/p>\n<p>So, it was only natural that when Patrick \u201cEel\u201d O\u2019Brian, a small-time crook, attempted a heist of the Crawford Chemical Company, he was engulfed by a vat of \u201cunidentified chemicals\u201d and transformed into the most malleable of crime fighters, Plastic Man.<\/p>\n<p>As origin stories go, it\u2019s standard stuff. Unfortunately, you and I are also being turned into \u201cplastic men,\u201d but our origin story is potentially much more tragic than that of the original.<\/p>\n<p>Let me explain.<\/p>\n<h3>\nJust How Bad Is It?<\/h3>\n<p>Every year, approximately 4.85 trillion microplastics (fragments between 100 nanometers and 5 millimeters in size) are released into the oceans. The number of nanoplastics (fragments between 1 to 100 nanometers) is likely worse. To put those sizes into perspective, viruses that can easily sashay into human cells are approximately 100 nanometers in diameter.<\/p>\n<p>My point regarding their size is this: these plastic particles can easily get into our lungs, our blood, our organs, and even our brains\u2026 and they do, turning us into real-life versions of Plastic Man, only without the ability to watch TV in the living room and stretch an arm out to grab a beer from the fridge in the kitchen, 30 feet away.<\/p>\n<p>Consider that two-thirds of the clothing we buy is made of plastic and it\u2019s constantly being shed into the swirling air current around us. If our vision was keen enough and the sun were shining just right, we\u2019d all look like Pigpen from Peanuts, only the cloud would consist of plastic particles instead of dirt.<\/p>\n<p>Plastics are in bottled water, beer, fish, honey, teabags, Keurig cups, and table salt. They\u2019re in soup cans, toys, electronics, shampoos, cosmetics, and thousands of single-use items like candy wrappers.<\/p>\n<p>Our dryers vomit plastic particles out of their vents. Your Starbuck\u2019s coffee cup is lined with the same polyethylene used to coat radar cabling in WWII and every time you raise the cup to your mouth, you knock thousands of microparticles and millions of nanoplastics loose.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the carpets you walk on are nylon, polypropylene, or polyester. Every time you walk across them, you\u2019re kicking up plastic particles like a kid kicking his way through piles of dead leaves in the fall.<\/p>\n<p>And the slightest crack, visible or not, in your Teflon pan spices up your corned beef hash with as many as 2.3 million tiny particles, and that number is based on just 30 seconds of cooking time. Similarly, the plastic cooking spoons, whisks, or spatulas you use to stir your food \u2013 assuming it\u2019s at least 158 degrees F, dump their own nefarious seasonings into your dinner.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the latter, German scientists found that ingesting just 90 micrograms of these oligomers (the building blocks of plastic polymers) would be dangerous to someone weighing 60 kilos (about 132 pounds). That fact is meaningless until you look at their findings: Of the 33 plastic kitchen utensils they tested, 10 of them (about 30 percent) could easily exceed the 90-microgram daily limit if multiple meals were prepared using them.<\/p>\n<p>Plastics have been found at the bottom of the Marianna Trench and at the top of the Pyrenees. Henderson Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with no human habitants, is littered with more than 37 million plastic fragments, and those are just the visible ones (not microplastics or nanoplastics).<\/p>\n<p>I could go on for pages.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lightbox-wrapper\"><a class=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/73a8345c51c26e05351db8ec60a6e5dc1a18880c.jpeg\" data-download-href=\"\/uploads\/short-url\/gv9hI36W9q0NNLOuESRWHGepHUU.jpeg?dl=1\" title=\"Nanoparticles\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/73a8345c51c26e05351db8ec60a6e5dc1a18880c_2_689x388.jpeg\" alt=\"Nanoparticles\" data-base62-sha1=\"gv9hI36W9q0NNLOuESRWHGepHUU\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/73a8345c51c26e05351db8ec60a6e5dc1a18880c_2_689x388.jpeg, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/73a8345c51c26e05351db8ec60a6e5dc1a18880c_2_1033x582.jpeg 1.5x, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/73a8345c51c26e05351db8ec60a6e5dc1a18880c.jpeg 2x\" data-dominant-color=\"845D5E\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>\nEvery Breath You Take<\/h3>\n<p>Author Matt Simon describes the enormity of the problem in his new book, A Poison Like No Other:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYou are at this moment exposed to some of the highest concentrations of microplastic anywhere. Stare into the light pouring in through a window and you\u2019ll catch glimmers of airborne microplastics flittering around like insects. Leave out a glass of water and you\u2019ll find microfibers from your clothes creating tiny dents of surface tension. Leave a glass next to your bed when you change your sheets and you\u2019ll see just how many particles the fabric flings into the air. The dust that accumulates in corners and the lint that sticks to your clothes\u2014it\u2019s all plastic.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It seems most people don\u2019t think about this topic much at all. They think they\u2019re doing their part to combat the problem by recycling their plastic Snapple bottles. As if.<\/p>\n<p>Greenpeace recently reported that the U.S. recycles less than 5% of plastics, the rest being burned, landfilled, or tossed out of car windows or off the decks of boats where environmental forces act on these plastic objects like rock tumblers until they\u2019re atomized and float, seep, or sink into our ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>With apologies to Sting, every move you make, every bond you break, every step you take, you\u2019ll be launching untold thousands of plastic particles into the air. Likewise, every bite of food, every sip of water, every breath, introduces more plastic into your body.<\/p>\n<p>How much plastic? Researchers at the University of Newcastle in Australia estimate that people consume about 5 grams of these plastics a week, which is roughly the equivalent of a credit card.<\/p>\n<p>Why, with a little bit of sphincteral dexterity, you could be your own 3D printer, popping out a miniature plastic chifforobe and other pieces of furniture for your daughter\u2019s dollhouse.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m being ridiculous, of course. Everyone knows that most of the plastic isn\u2019t excreted and stays in your body.<\/p>\n<h3>\nJust How Can Plastics Hurt Us?<\/h3>\n<p>There just hasn\u2019t been that much research done on exactly how microplastics can hurt us, but Pete Myers, the founder and chief scientist of the nonprofit Environmental Health Services and adjunct professor of chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University, channeled the Greek Goddess Minerva and said it this way: \u201cThere cannot be no effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That being said, there is some research to draw upon and it\u2019s discomforting. Here are just a few of the potentially harmful effects of ingesting micro and nano plastics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Altered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/alpha-life\/microplastics-in-humans-effects-food-sources-obesity\/\">hormone levels<\/a> and reproductive ability<\/li>\n<li>Chronic lung inflammation (plastic fibers can remain trapped in lung tissue)<\/li>\n<li>Reduced testosterone levels<\/li>\n<li>Sperm abnormalities<\/li>\n<li>Altered energy and lipid metabolism<\/li>\n<li>Liver toxicity<\/li>\n<li>Altered gut microbiota<\/li>\n<li>Insulin insensitivity<\/li>\n<li>Changes to genes related to glucose and lipid metabolism<\/li>\n<li>High cholesterol<\/li>\n<li>Pancreatic cancer<\/li>\n<li>Testicular cancer<\/li>\n<li>Liver cancer<\/li>\n<li>Lung cancer<\/li>\n<li>Developmental delays in children<\/li>\n<li>Passage of microplastics across the placenta to developing fetuses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And that\u2019s just what we know about and doesn\u2019t include what we suspect.<\/p>\n<h3>\nDo We Have Any Recourse?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lightbox-wrapper\"><a class=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/f2ab90ed2444bb2184e0430d07e6fdaf655721b1.jpeg\" data-download-href=\"\/uploads\/short-url\/yCL7QvkW5WvDA4KecF7FFnR2Fkl.jpeg?dl=1\" title=\"Microplastics-in-Humans\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/f2ab90ed2444bb2184e0430d07e6fdaf655721b1_2_689x388.jpeg\" alt=\"Microplastics-in-Humans\" data-base62-sha1=\"yCL7QvkW5WvDA4KecF7FFnR2Fkl\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/f2ab90ed2444bb2184e0430d07e6fdaf655721b1_2_689x388.jpeg, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/f2ab90ed2444bb2184e0430d07e6fdaf655721b1_2_1033x582.jpeg 1.5x, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/f2ab90ed2444bb2184e0430d07e6fdaf655721b1.jpeg 2x\" data-dominant-color=\"B79573\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>There is no easy fix, of course. Granted, you could eliminate most of the plastics in your life, but it would practically have to become your life\u2019s work. And even then, you\u2019d likely make plenty of mistakes. After all, fighting a virtually invisible enemy ain\u2019t easy.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, there are probably a few things you can do to slow down your conversion to a modern-day Plastic Man. Here are my recommendations, none of which require that much effort:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Get rid of your Teflon frying pans and all your plastic cooking utensils. Go ceramic, cast iron, or carbon steel, and opt for metal or wooden utensils.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t microwave leftovers in plastic containers, especially time-worn ones. The FDA says it\u2019s okay, but I think the risk is too great and it\u2019s an easy fix.<\/li>\n<li>Make your own coffee (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/lean-built-eating\/another-big-reason-to-avoid-coffee-pods\/\">non-Keurig cup<\/a>) and use good ol\u2019 ceramic cups. Alternately, give yourself a little extra time at your local mom and pop coffee shop and drink it there \u2013 in a mug instead of a paper cup.<\/li>\n<li>If you have plastic food containers, hand wash them (they leach chemicals onto other dishes in the dishwasher).<\/li>\n<li>Try to buy condiments and sauces that come in glass containers.<\/li>\n<li>Unless you have wool, seagrass, or sisal carpets, vacuum the hell out of them on a regular basis to keep air-borne plastics to a minimum.<\/li>\n<li>Consider drinking tap water instead of bottled water. Even though tap water is one of the biggest contributors to microplastic ingestion, bottled water contains about twice the microplastic level found in tap water.<\/li>\n<li>Buy hemp underwear. No. Kidding. Sort of. However, if possible, opt for natural-fiber clothing. You know, cotton.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Do all the above and you\u2019ll still be besieged by micro and nanoplastics, but hopefully, the reduction in exposure will give you a fighting chance of making it out of here alive.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>\nReferences<\/summary>\n<h3>\nReferences<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>O\u2019Neill SM et al. <strong>Knowledge gaps on micro and nanoplastics and human health: A Critical Review.<\/strong> CSCEE. 2021 Jun;3:100091.<\/li>\n<li>Luo Y et al. <strong>Raman imaging for the identification of Teflon microplastics and nanoplastics released from non-stick cookware.<\/strong> Sci Total Environ. 2022 Dec 10;851(2):158293.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Polyamide Kitchen Utensils: Keep contact with hot food as brief as possible.<\/strong> BfR Opinion No. 036\/2019 of 17 September 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Humanity: always our own worst enemy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<aside class=\"quote group-Verified\" data-username=\"TC_Luoma\" data-post=\"1\" data-topic=\"280343\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/sea2.discourse-cdn.com\/tnation\/user_avatar\/forums.t-nation.com\/tc_luoma\/40\/308079_2.png\" class=\"avatar\" \/> TC_Luoma:<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Reduced testosterone levels<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Interesting. Maybe this explains the current decline.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Might this be a greater threat than man caused global warming.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>I think it could be a more immediate threat.<\/p>\n<p>In the interest of developing products as cheaply as possible, we ignored the consequences for too long and\/or are just now beginning to understand the impact of these decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Also, there is some credence to the idea that the large garbage patches are hindering some normal seawater evaporation (since it\u2019s essentially an insulating blanket for that area of the ocean) and contributing further to global warming.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Close to 15 years ago the Doc Zone on the CBC in Canada did an episode called The  Disappearing Male on the topic of how plastic toxins affect fertility. Unfortunately the episode is no longer on the shows website but there are plenty of listings on youtube including the one I linked to below. It\u2019s worth a watch if you\u2019re interested in the science.<\/p>\n<div class=\"onebox lazyYT lazyYT-container\" data-youtube-id=\"03GD14QWCNo\" data-youtube-title=\"The Disappearing Male CBC Doc Zone 11 06 2008\" data-parameters=\"feature=oembed&#038;wmode=opaque\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=03GD14QWCNo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow ugc\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ytp-thumbnail-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/b9255d5b0bcc32a5eb9d660a199f3691cd9c5d2b.jpeg\" title=\"The Disappearing Male CBC Doc Zone 11 06 2008\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" alt=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>With micro plastics there is no debate on whether it is man caused or not. It would seem that there would be a greater likelihood that there would be consensus to take corrective measures. Of course, providing micro plastics isn\u2019t considered a cure for \u201ctoxic masculinity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Faster, easier, and cheaper are today\u2019s goals for most everything. We\u2019ll sort out the damaging effects later, after I get my share.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<aside class=\"quote group-loyal-t-club\" data-username=\"RT_Nomad\" data-post=\"4\" data-topic=\"280343\" data-full=\"true\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/avatars.discourse-cdn.com\/v4\/letter\/r\/a8b319\/40.png\" class=\"avatar\" \/> RT_Nomad:<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Might this be a greater threat than man caused global warming.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<aside class=\"quote no-group\" data-username=\"cyclonengineer\" data-post=\"5\" data-topic=\"280343\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/sea2.discourse-cdn.com\/tnation\/user_avatar\/forums.t-nation.com\/cyclonengineer\/40\/308139_2.png\" class=\"avatar\" \/> cyclonengineer:<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Also, there is some credence to the idea that the large garbage patches are hindering some normal seawater evaporation (since it\u2019s essentially an insulating blanket for that area of the ocean) and contributing further to global warming.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>I worry about the phytoplankton, which are responsible for most of the oxygen production on earth. They appear to be struggling with global warming and the plastics can\u2019t be helping either.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>This is really interesting. I\u2019m wondering how you can ever really do research on the effects of plastics, since it seems like the entire world would have all the issues you mentioned. How can you ever really have a control group?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Definitely one of the contributing factors.  The thing that sucks though is that science has not found a way to reverse the effects of microplastics on the human body yet.  Our best bet is general avoidance.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>For what it\u2019s worth, several years ago I read that saunas are supposedly the only way to rid the body of plastics.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>TC wrote a bit about that here. Heavy sweating might be the key:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"onebox allowlistedgeneric\" data-onebox-src=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/alpha-life\/tip-an-easy-way-to-rid-your-body-of-plastic\/\">\n<header class=\"source\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.discourse-cdn.com\/tnation\/original\/4X\/d\/1\/8\/d184fad0ec7a29ba14860ca4874824f8f06d032a.png\" class=\"site-icon\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/alpha-life\/tip-an-easy-way-to-rid-your-body-of-plastic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"12:00PM - 10 November 2018\">T NATION \u2013 10 Nov 18<\/a><br \/>\n  <\/header>\n<article class=\"onebox-body\">\n<div class=\"aspect-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/584ef06355c50d5ddfea94fc67e8e68fd80fd58e.jpeg\" class=\"thumbnail\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/alpha-life\/tip-an-easy-way-to-rid-your-body-of-plastic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tip: An Easy Way to Rid Your Body of Plastic<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Nope, it doesn&#8217;t involve any stupid detox diets or drinks. And chances are you&#8217;re probably already doing a little of it.<\/p>\n<p>\n    <span class=\"label1\">Est. reading time: 4 minutes<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>I recommend the 10K Kettlebell Swing challenge for heavy sweating\u2026<\/p>\n<aside class=\"onebox allowlistedgeneric\" data-onebox-src=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/training\/10000-swing-kettlebell-workout\/\">\n<header class=\"source\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.discourse-cdn.com\/tnation\/original\/4X\/7\/5\/f\/75fb4572e52a8edb8ee9e6ded87f7c24e46876eb.png\" class=\"site-icon\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/training\/10000-swing-kettlebell-workout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow ugc\" title=\"12:00PM - 04 June 2022\">T NATION \u2013 4 Jun 22<\/a><br \/>\n  <\/header>\n<article class=\"onebox-body\">\n<div class=\"aspect-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3f61d33f99f47f71bf7593ea54d6924bad052669_2_689x388.jpeg\" class=\"thumbnail\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3f61d33f99f47f71bf7593ea54d6924bad052669_2_689x388.jpeg, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3f61d33f99f47f71bf7593ea54d6924bad052669_2_1033x582.jpeg 1.5x, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3f61d33f99f47f71bf7593ea54d6924bad052669.jpeg 2x\" data-dominant-color=\"39393B\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/training\/10000-swing-kettlebell-workout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow ugc\">The 10,000 Swing Kettlebell Workout<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The best kettlebell workout. The most powerful kettlebell exercise plus hardcore strength work. Get ready to be better&#8230; at everything!<\/p>\n<p>\n    <span class=\"label1\">Est. reading time: 6 minutes<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<aside class=\"quote no-group\" data-username=\"ejz62\" data-post=\"11\" data-topic=\"280343\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/avatars.discourse-cdn.com\/v4\/letter\/e\/c4cdca\/40.png\" class=\"avatar\" \/> ejz62:<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I\u2019m wondering how you can ever really do research on the effects of plastics, since it seems like the entire world would have all the issues you mentioned. How can you ever really have a control group?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>I know! I was thinking maybe the Surma tribe that live in Southern Ethiopia (the ones who wear plates in their lips) who avoid civilization, but even they wear necklaces and bracelets made out of plastic.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<aside class=\"quote group-Verified\" data-username=\"Chris_Shugart\" data-post=\"14\" data-topic=\"280343\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/sea2.discourse-cdn.com\/tnation\/user_avatar\/forums.t-nation.com\/chris_shugart\/40\/307154_2.png\" class=\"avatar\" \/> Chris_Shugart:<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>C wrote a bit about that here. Heavy sweating might be the key:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Thanks for linking that. Unfortunately, that wouldn\u2019t work for that stuff that\u2019s become enmeshed with internal organs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<aside class=\"quote group-loyal-t-club\" data-username=\"bret73\" data-post=\"13\" data-topic=\"280343\" data-full=\"true\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/avatars.discourse-cdn.com\/v4\/letter\/b\/977dab\/40.png\" class=\"avatar\" \/> bret73:<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>For what it\u2019s worth, several years ago I read that saunas are supposedly the only way to rid the body of plastics.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hell, I\u2019m a Finn, and I\u2019m sure I\u2019m still all plasticky in my internal organs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>I really appreciate the practical suggestions at the end.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Probiotics play a big part here, like so many things. Having a diverse microbiome can do wonders to process waste and inorganics from the body. Even the ocean\u2019s and lakes microbiome processes waste in the same way. I suggest natural traditionally cultured, fermented foods over lab made pills, such as fermented veggies, kefir (the most diverse of all probiotics, esp if homemade) kombucha, kimchi, etc.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"onebox allowlistedgeneric\" data-onebox-src=\"https:\/\/www.genengnews.com\/topics\/omics\/plastic-eating-bacteria-grow-quickly-in-lakes\/\">\n<header class=\"source\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.discourse-cdn.com\/tnation\/original\/4X\/6\/2\/3\/623dacd58edc54a00bb583b7e5908b8a3736f927.png\" class=\"site-icon\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genengnews.com\/topics\/omics\/plastic-eating-bacteria-grow-quickly-in-lakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow ugc\" title=\"12:00PM - 27 July 2022\">GEN &#8211; Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News \u2013 27 Jul 22<\/a><br \/>\n  <\/header>\n<article class=\"onebox-body\">\n<div class=\"aspect-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/169703a05c9d9cdcbf0224b0a8527865baed510a_2_666x500.jpeg\" class=\"thumbnail\" width=\"666\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/169703a05c9d9cdcbf0224b0a8527865baed510a_2_666x500.jpeg, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/169703a05c9d9cdcbf0224b0a8527865baed510a_2_999x750.jpeg 1.5x, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/169703a05c9d9cdcbf0224b0a8527865baed510a_2_1332x1000.jpeg 2x\" data-dominant-color=\"95969A\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genengnews.com\/topics\/omics\/plastic-eating-bacteria-grow-quickly-in-lakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow ugc\">Plastic-Eating Bacteria Grow Quickly in Lakes<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>In a study of bacterial populations from 29 Scandinavian lakes, scientists found that some bacteria grow quickly and efficiently on the remains of plastic bags. Their findings may help inform plastic pollution remediation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\n    <span class=\"label1\">Est. reading time: 3 minutes<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"onebox allowlistedgeneric\" data-onebox-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9319832\/\">\n<header class=\"source\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.discourse-cdn.com\/tnation\/original\/4X\/d\/c\/f\/dcf27072c707bbcb88fd9ac8c70fdfaf2de2123b.png\" class=\"site-icon\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9319832\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow ugc\">PubMed Central (PMC)<\/a><br \/>\n  <\/header>\n<article class=\"onebox-body\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/global.discourse-cdn.com\/tnation\/original\/4X\/f\/a\/a\/faa9e4fe546f5920371d3ae5ae7ef276084d8e60.png\" class=\"thumbnail onebox-avatar\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9319832\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow ugc\">Biodetoxification and Protective Properties of Probiotics<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Probiotic consumption is recognized as being generally safe and correlates with multiple and valuable health benefits. However, the mechanism by which it helps detoxify the body and its anti-carcinogenic and antimutagenic potential is less discussed&#8230;.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re Slowly Turning into Plastic People One study says we ingest the equivalent of a credit card every week. 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