Water: Drink Your Water From Plastic or Glass - Part 1

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The glass bottle is a practical solution...

Hey Valued Friend,

Sure, glass can break, that's not a problem.

If you weigh the pros and cons, considering all the problematic substances in plastics, the breakability of glass is like...not a drama, right?

Okay, if it breaks replace it and live happily ever after, I mean the replacement cost is cheap:

• Try this on for size...only $1.60

TIP: I get glass bottles from the local supermarket or the health food store.

And guess what?

You can certainly use bottles that were used previously, like ice tea is usually sold in glass bottles.

The Tazo brand of teas has a 13.8 oz. bottle that is fairly thick glass and short enough to refill conveniently, with a wide enough spout to allow in some small ice cubes or slice of lemon.

Once you get used to carrying glass you re-adjust your thinking.

In my experiences, it's just as easy as plastic bottles, and its small size fits better in a purse or briefcase.

Wella, now you can use glass with pride intact, its natural, too.

Cheers, and thanks for reading, here's to your excellent health.

Water: Drink Your Water From Plastic or Glass - Part 1

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Plastic is fantastic, another reminder to drink your water in glass...


Hey Valued Friend,

Well, its been a while since I've had a chance to catch up with you.

Thanks for your time, I appreciate you.

Yes plastic is all the rage, and plastic polycarbonate bottles like Nalgene are very popular as drinking water bottles.

Did you know plastic bottles are made from a chemical substance called polycarbonate, which releases a toxic chemical known as bisphenol A.

Okay, so the plastic industry doesn't feel safety is a big issue.

According to their studies, they've found no significant health effects from typical daily doses of bisphenol A.

Of course, a full 90% of government studies found harmful health effects:

• Especially to children and expecting moms
• Also for male sexuality and reproduction as well
• The problem is that bisphenol A acts as a "xenoestrogen,"

"Exeonestrogen" means it's like the female hormone estrogen, except for two things:

• "Xeno is foreign to the body
• It's significantly more harmful than natural estrogen, both male and female
• Breast cancers are at higher risk in women who contain higher levels of xenoestrogens
• Both male and female are subject to a huge range of other harmful health effects
• The most far-reaching effects are birth defects and miscarriages
• Another effect is a disruption of beta cell function in the pancreas, which creates a pre-diabetes type condition of high blood insulin and insulin resistance...
  

Take note: Never leave a plastic water bottle on a hot car seat, because the phthalates used in the manufacture of plastics leach into the water that you then drink.

Phthalates are another form of xenoestrogen...

However, with the polycarbonate bottles it has been found that even at room temperature, bisphenol A leaches into the water, and more so with increased temperature.

The other news is this...

Also with repeated use of plastics, you may notice the fine line scratches that you see on an old plastic container.

These increase the surface area exposed to the liquid inside releases more of the xenoestrogens into the water.

In other words if you're health conscious, ditch the plastic bottles and go back to good ole' glass, end of story.

Stay tuned for Part 2...