New research published in the peer-reviewed Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reveals that bottled water may not be as healthy and pure as claimed due to contamination with microplastics. Researchers from Columbia University and Rutgers University found that the average bottle of water sold at grocery stores contains nearly 250,000 fragments of harmful nanoplastics, which are so small in size … Continue reading Bottled water found to contain alarming levels of plastic particles, microplastics
Plastic sports bottles are loaded with hundreds of harmful chemicals such as insect repellent that leach into the drink
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark has published a study that exposes the concerning levels of toxicity found in plastic sports bottles. They identified hundreds of different chemicals that can leach from these bottles into the water or other fluids that are put in them. Plasticizers, endocrine disruptors, and even insect repellent were all identified as prominent … Continue reading Plastic sports bottles are loaded with hundreds of harmful chemicals such as insect repellent that leach into the drink
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 