Plastic BPA drinking glasses for grown ups...

[channlluv]

Gotcha.

Okay, so how do we flush these toxins from our bodies?

Roxy -- hormonal problems in the process of being diagnosed, so you've got me wondering here...

[Owlie]

TsPoet can jump in here, because I'm just a biology undergrad, but in general, your liver modifies most of the not-food chemicals we ingest into something less toxic, and it makes its way to the kidneys for excretion.

The fun begins, however, with lipid-soluble things. I'm not sure of the exact mechanism, but I imagine that while some of it gets flushed out, some of it ends up being deposited in adipocytes (fat cells). Most of the time, it's not a big problem. It becomes a problem when you start burning that fat.

Roxy, may I ask why the concern about nail polish?

[MartianDestiny]

BPA issue aside (IE: I'll keep my scientist trap closed) this may just be an issue of waiting a few more weeks until the stores get their spring/summer "picnic and BBQ" gear out in full swing.

Here's some I found:
http://www.preserveproducts.com

BPA free, USA made, 100% recycled, 100% recyclable. I got a few of their bowls to take camping with us. They seem well made and reasonably light. I found them at Target; not sure if their website lists other dealers.

[OakLeaf]

Polypropylene does seem reasonably safe right now... but it is known to leach some chemicals, and don't forget that polycarbonate was touted as super-safe by the "natural living" crowd until maybe five years ago. I'd stick with glass, stainless steel, or (lead-free, obviously) ceramic.

I just have to throw in the Endocrine Society's position statement on endocrine disruptors, then I'm done.

[Flybye]

BPA issue aside (IE: I'll keep my scientist trap closed) this may just be an issue of waiting a few more weeks until the stores get their spring/summer "picnic and BBQ" gear out in full swing.

Here's some I found:
http://www.preserveproducts.com

BPA free, USA made, 100% recycled, 100% recyclable. I got a few of their bowls to take camping with us. They seem well made and reasonably light. I found them at Target; not sure if their website lists other dealers.

Since I threw away all of my old plastic cups before posting this thread, I will have to take a look at Target. We actually have one of those nearby which is pretty amazing for this neck of the woods!
Thx

Thanks too, for all of the insight on this subject. I always go the "better safe than sorry" route.

[bmccasland]

I have a stash of gen-u-wine, caught at Mardi Gras parades, plastic cups, in roughly 16 oz size that I'll happily mail you. If you're not picky that the cups don't match. I even have cups left over from last year. How many would you like????

PM me, I'm not kidding.

Each Krewe (crew), (the club that sponsors a parade, or sub-krewe sometimes that marches within a parade) has cups made every year. And I swear they breed if left unattended.

[arielmoon]

I think something that is often missed is that there may be trace amounts in one item but how many items are we exposed to in any one day?

Take parabens for example. It's in your conditioner, shave cream, hand lotion, body lotion, lip balm, makeup, butt butter, sport cream, antiperspirant (?) etc

By the time you put all that on the largest organ, your skin, do you have more than a trace amount in you body? And if you do it for years upon years is there a build up? I dont think research can tell yet.

[Jlo]

That's why I prefer the drinking glasses, my health is good and will be for many years , the only problem they're expensive:http://www.twenga.com/dir-Housewares...inking-glasses , the world is unconscious, we need more glasses products but we created more and more cups and other plastic objects, the world is going down

[OakLeaf]

http://edrv.endojournals.org/content....full.pdf+html

Lay summary here.

Short version: "the dose makes the poison" doesn't mean that smaller concentrations are safer, when it comes to hormones and hormone disruption; the way the body handles hormones means that smaller amounts may actually be more dangerous.

Be safe, all.



(Also this from last year; granted the study was funded by an "alternative" plastics company, but that fact doesn't make me trust the products they tested any more, it just means I don't trust their product, either.)

[channlluv]

...while some of it gets flushed out, some of it ends up being deposited in adipocytes (fat cells). Most of the time, it's not a big problem. It becomes a problem when you start burning that fat.

Roxy, may I ask why the concern about nail polish?

Doggone it, the fat-burning is releasing toxins, too? Ai-yay-yay.

Regarding the nail polish, I attended a women's luncheon a couple or three years ago where the speaker had received a research grant from the organization and was there to speak about her study findings. She's the one who warned us off leaving plastic water bottles to get hot in cars, and off nail polish, because of the pthalates (I'm not sure I spelled that correctly) in the polish. Not that I've ever been a regular at the nail salon, but even the twice-a-year visit leaves me wondering about dangerous chemical exposure.

I did turn around and leave a salon back in August because when my daughter and I walked in, the chemicals in the air were so thick it burned our eyes. (From acrylics, I think.)

It's the cumulative exposure that has me worried.

My endocrinologist, after telling me I have a Vitamin D3 insufficiency (not quite as bad as a deficiency), even though I spend about five hours a week out in the afternoon sun with not a whole lot of clothing on, blamed the nationwide problem on the poor nutritional quality of our food. He said our food just isn't as nutritious as it used to be, and even though I eat a mostly organic diet now, it's a lifetime of not-as-smart food choices that have me in this predicament.

Roxy