Today while watching Dr. Oz I learned that BPA can be the nasty culprit that increases testosterone in women and in turn increasing the production of body hair typically seen in males.
BPA is an industrial chemical that has been used to make certain plastics and resins since the 1960s. In particular, BPA is found in polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. Polycarbonate plastics are often used in containers that store food and beverages, such as water bottles, and baby bottles and cups.
I personally have been drinking LOTS of water from water bottles from all sorts of companies like Dasani, Aquafina and Nestle. Water is supposed to be good for you and it is very alarming to think doing something as simple as drinking water from a bottle can cause an imbalance of hormones in your body. Gee Wiz does anything NOT cause health ailments these days? Is breathing oxygen still safe?
BPA may not go away anytime soon but at least you can do a few things to cut down on exposure. Think twice about eating canned anything (use homemade or dried soups for example, tomato products out of jars), give your baby breast milk and if you need to use formula, choose the powdered variety, and go BPA-free when drinking out of a water or baby bottle. While you are taking these baby steps, perhaps federal regulators will take the giant steps necessary to bring BPA and other industrial chemicals under control. http://www.doctoroz.com/
First things first I will be buying a BPA FREE water bottle for all of my on the go hydration needs ;0)
Hope you ladies had a relaxing Memorial Day weekend!
