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Corporations Replace BPA with More DNA-Damaging Bisphenols

'Just when you thought it was safe to buy "BPA-free" products, manufacturers flood the marketplace with an alphabet soup of toxic bisphenols.

Consumer beware. New research published in the journal Chemosphere confirms that the hormone-disrupting chemical known as bisphenol A (BPA) is not the only bisphenol with DNA-damaging effects. In fact, the new cell study found that "...bisphenol AP, bisphenol M, or bisphenol P exerted genotoxic potentials that are greater than that of BPA."'

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'The culprit behind this silent killer is lead. And vinyl. And formaldehyde. And asbestos. And Bisphenol A. And polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). And thousands more innovations brought to us by the industries that once promised “better living through chemistry,” but instead produced a toxic stew that has made every American a guinea pig and has turned the United States into one grand unnatural experiment.'

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'What is making us so anxious? No one knows for sure, but so far, studies have indicated that technology, social media, fast-paced lifestyles, poor diet, lack of exercise, and more are probably all contributing to the problem. A recent study, however, pointed to something we may not have thought about—our plastics.

Study Finds BPA Increases Anxiety

New research from the North Carolina State University found that exposure to bisphenol-A (BPA) in early life results in high levels of anxiety. BPA is a chemical used in the manufacture of hard plastics and the coatings of food and drink cans, as well as in some dental sealants and composites, and on cash register receipts. It’s also in a variety of products that surround us everyday, including compact disks, plastic dinnerware, food storage containers, automobile parts, toys, and impact-resistant safety equipment.'

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'Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical commonly found in soup can linings, receipts and plastics. Even though the scientific community has gathered a tremendous amount of evidence that outlines BPAs toxic effects, the chemical is still used in a number of products today.

Exposure to to BPA has been linked to several problematic symptoms; impaired female reproductive elements, diabetes and prostate diseases to name a few. Recent research has found that BPA can negatively impact brain development by disrupting a gene responsible for proper nerve cell function.'

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Manufacturers Replace BPA with Still Highly Toxic BPS

'As we reported on back in June of last year, in an exposé titled, Consumer Alert: BPA-Free Goods Still Contain Toxin Bisphenol, the petrochemical bisphenol A (BPA), a ubiquitous ingredient in thousands of consumer products and which has been linked to a wide range of serious adverse health effects,[i] has been removed by many ostensibly scrupulous manufacturers in favor of another equally toxic analog in the same chemical class, known as bisphenol S (BPS).

This has enabled manufacturers of products as varied as thermal printer receipts to sippy cups to advertise their products as "BPA-free," while still exposing consumers to potentially harmful, and less regulated chemicals.'

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'Attention! Class is about to begin.

Let’s get started with today’s lesson in healthy living. Operation Take Back Your Health is now underway:

Step 1: Walk to your kitchen pantry and open the door.

Step 2: Remove all canned foods.

Step 3: Throw them in the trash. Yes, the trash. That’s where they belong. Don’t give them away as this is simply passing on the curse of ill health to another unsuspecting soul.

Step 4: Do your very best to never, EVER buy anything in a can again.

Well done. Class dismissed.'

Study Finds BPA Actually Changes Your Brain

'Researchers at North Carolina State University found that bisphenol-A (BPA) exposure in early life stages can actually cause gene expression changes. These effects are seen in a part of the brain called the amygdala, which can lead to increased levels of anxiety. What may surprise you is that soy—which has been accused of mimicking estrogen, as has BPA—prevented the behavioral changes.'

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By Dr. Mercola

'A new study indicates bisphenol-A (BPA) – a chemical already found to be an endocrine disrupter linked to cancer and reproductive and fetal development problems – may be contributing to narrowed arteries.
Unfortunately, unequivocal proof of the chemical's dangers to the arteries will be difficult to obtain because experiments on humans are not feasible, but the study's authors said the growing body of evidence is impressive enough to add BPA exposure to the known risk factors for heart disease.'

'Endocrine disruptors, synthetic chemicals that mimic and interfere with natural hormones, lurk everywhere from canned foods and microwave popcorn bags to cosmetics and carpet-cleaning solutions. The chemicals, which include pesticides, fire retardants and plastics, are in thermal store receipts, antibacterial detergents and toothpaste (like Colgate's Total with triclosan) and the plastic BPA which Washington state banned in baby bottles.

Endocrine disruptors are linked to breast cancer, infertility, low sperm counts, genital deformities, early puberty and diabetes in humans and alarming mutations in wildlife. They are also suspected in the epidemic of behavior and learning problems in children which has coincided, many say, with wide endocrine disruptor use.'

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'The great American novelist Normal Mailer once said, “I sometimes think that there is a malign force loose in the universe that is the social equivalent of cancer, and it’s plastic. It infiltrates everything. It’s metastasis. It gets into every single pore of productive life.” You would think this was a recent quote, something he might have said after the green movement became popular. But no – he said this in 1983, before America’s obsession with everything plastic was even close to reaching its peak. What amazing foresight he had.'

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BPA-Free Products Still Contain Toxic Bisphenol S

'Now that consumers are refusing to buy BPA-containing containers, manufacturers have had no choice but to oblige with seemingly bisphenol-free alternatives.

Ironically, however, BPA is used to make Sippy Cups (and polycarbonate) shatterproof, and therefore "safer." But, instead of manufacturers actually removing the danger in BPA-free labeled products, many are capitalizing on this dialectical marketing opportunity by removing only the perception of danger, opting to substitute BPA for equally toxic bisphenols within the same chemical class.'

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'There is an ongoing and unusual trend that is steadily becoming more recognized by the public. Why are girls going into puberty at such young ages? Furthermore, what are the causes and implications of this strange new trend? Girls as young as 7 are now beginning to undergo body changes that their mothers hadn’t experienced until years later.

At this rate, by the time that they’ll be taught about puberty in the school curriculum, they will have already finished it. This trend is so puzzling, and yet slowly is becoming considered an inevitable “new norm” rather than being highlighted as an aggravated health condition.'

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BPA: Death by Plastic - Special Report

Ed. Note: The obvious solution is to center your food choices around fresh, organic, unprocessed foods.

'If you weren’t already worried about the presence of the endocrine-disrupting chemical, bisphenol A (BPA), in the foods you eat, a new study showing that consuming canned soup produces immediate increases in levels of BPA in the body should give you cause for concern.

Numerous studies have linked BPA to health problems ranging from infertility and reproductive cancers to behavioral disorders in children. Canada recently banned BPA, classifying it as a dangerous toxin. The European Union has banned the use of BPA in baby bottles, and is moving towards banning it completely. In the U.S., however, the FDA so far has refused to take action to protect Americans from BPA exposure, yet has admitted that BPA is dangerous.'

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'People who ate canned soup for five days straight saw their urinary levels of the chemical bisphenol A spike 1,200 percent compared to those who ate fresh soup, US researchers said on Tuesday.

The randomized study, described as "one of the first to quantify BPA levels in humans after ingestion of canned foods," was done by Harvard University researchers and appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association's November 23 issue.'

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'Bisphenol A (BPA) has made mainstream headlines as an estrogen-mimicking health destroyer. With 130 studies tying it to breast cancer, BPA has become an especially popular topic this October — National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Of course the negative effects of BPA do not end with cancer, with studies tying BPA to obesity, hormonal imbalance, and a massive reduction in male fertility rates.

What makes BPA especially concerning to public health is the fact that it affects virtually everyone, is present in 95% of paper money and is in 18 out of 20 of the most popular canned foods. While there can be steps taken to avoid exposure, BPA is most likely present in your bloodstream way beyond ‘safe’ limits.'

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BPA: Death by Plastic - Special Report

'Although the apron-wearing, martini-bearing, housewife-in-heels with her rainbow of Tupperware may be a thing of the past, the quest for a well-organized kitchen persists. To see tidy stacks of food-filled plastic containers in the fridge and freezer is comforting in a primal kind of way. But then comes the procession of warnings about storing and cooking food in plastic, and leaching chemicals, and hormone disruption, and ACK! So here it is: The lowdown on plastic food containers.

Flip over your favorite plastic food storage container and check the recycling code number. If you spy a number 3 or 7, well, those containers should probably go to the craft room or garage to store buttons or screws rather than food. If there is no number listed, contact the manufacturer. (And to be fair to Tupperware, they do manufacture products that are not made of these plastic types.)'

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BPA Receipts

'The federal government has made good on a two-year-old promise to add bisphenol A, a hormone-disrupting chemical linked to some cancers, to the country's list of toxic substances, in spite of industry opposition.

In 2008, Canada became the first country in the world to ban the chemical, an estrogen-mimicking substance also known as BPA, in baby bottles after concluding that the industrial chemical could eventually lead to prostate and breast cancer.

The next step for the government was to designate the chemical as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.'

'The widespread toxin bisphenol-A (BPA) damages the intestines and may lead to a painful condition known as leaky gut syndrome, according to a study conducted by researchers from the National Institute of Agronomic Research researchers in Toulouse, France, and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy Sciences.

The study “shows the very high sensitivity on the intestine of BPA,” the National Institute of Agronomic Research said.'

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