Here’s how to protect yourself and your family from plastic poison
Every day you’re facing a terrible threat. One that can destroy your health from the inside out. One that you can’t avoid no matter how well you take care of yourself. One we’ve seen all over social media and the news…
And while it may seem overwhelming, it’s absolutely not hopeless. Especially if you focus on your gut health.
It’s true that our world is contaminated with microplastics and nanoplastics—plastic particles so small that they can infiltrate anywhere. And it’s true that they can get into your body with your gut microbiome often being their first stop.
But you have the power to protect your health in multiple ways… from minimizing your exposure to taking proactive steps to safeguard your gut microbiome… you just need to know where to start.
The Truth About Microplastics
The data is scary: Microplastics and nanoplastics are everywhere.
In virtually every body of water, from oceans to ponds to streams.
In bottled water and tap water.[1]
In the air you’re breathing right now.[2,3]
In the food you’re eating… fish… honey… even fruits and vegetables.[4,5]
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So what exactly are microplastics and nanoplastics?
They’re extremely small plastic particles from broken-down plastic products. So small you can’t see them or even notice them. So small they can get into your body through drinking water, food, and air.
Microplastics are plastic particles between 100 nanometers and 5 millimeters wide. For reference, a pencil point is about one millimeter and 100 nanometers is 0.0001 of a millimeter.
Nanoplastics are smaller than 100 nanometers. For comparison, one strand of hair is about 80,000 nanometers wide.
Microplastics contain “a cocktail of hazardous chemicals” used in plastic production, everything from dyes to polymers.[6] And when you ingest or inhale microplastics or nanoplastics, all of those poisonous and potentially cancer-causing chemicals come with them.
We’re Not Trying to Scare You, But…
You and everyone in your family—including infants—have almost certainly been exposed to microplastics and nanoplastics. They’re pervasive in nature and basically unavoidable.
Once you breathe them in or ingest them, microplastics and nanoplastics can infiltrate your organs: lungs, liver, heart, kidneys… even your brain. Once they’re in, these plastic particles can interfere with normal and necessary biological functions. They can affect immunity, fertility, growth and development.[7,8] They can cause serious and ongoing damage to your health. Some researchers even fear an upcoming toxic “plastic pandemics.”[9]
Microplastics and nanoplastics have been found circulating in blood. Even scarier, they’ve been found in breastmilk[10], which should be the absolute safest thing to feed your baby.
And because many of these hazardous particles enter with food and beverages, they can seriously disrupt your gut microbiome, the trillions of bacteria in your gut. That can lead to dysbiosis, a condition where pathogens overgrow in your gut and cause all sorts of health problems. It can also cause significant damage to the protective barrier that lines your gut, which is supposed to keep bacteria and toxins locked in, leading to leaky gut.
It’s overwhelming and scary. And it may feel like there’s nothing you can do. Because while you can limit your exposure, you can’t avoid microplastics completely.
But you can take proactive steps to help your body process them out safely, safeguard your gut health, and protect your family.
How to Minimize Your Exposure to Microplastics
There’s a lot you can do to reduce the amount of microplastics you and your family consume. While you can’t avoid microplastics completely, you can take simple steps to limit exposure and keep yourself safer.
- Never microwave or heat food or beverages—including baby formula—in plastic. Heat releases more micro and nanoplastics even from “microwave-safe” containers.
- Don’t put plastic in the dishwasher, even “dishwasher-safe” plastic. Again, the high heat breaks down the plastic and releases microplastic particles.
- Decrease bottled water consumption. Drinking water from plastic bottles is one of the higher sources of microplastics. Tap water does contain some microplastics, but significantly less than bottled water.[11]
- Consider filtering your tap water, preferably using an NSF-certified filter. This can help remove microplastics and other particles from your drinking water.
- Store food in glass or metal whenever possible.
These steps can minimize your exposure. The next steps will help your body deal with any microplastics that sneak through.
How to Protect Yourself from Microplastics
Your body has ways to protect itself against toxins, but it’s not well adapted to handle microplastics and nanoplastics. To deal with these particles effectively, your body needs some targeted support in two highly affected areas.
Support Your Gut Microbiome
A healthy gut microbiome contains a diverse population of trillions of beneficial probiotic bacteria along with a few pathogens here and there. But your digestive system is a main route for microplastics because so many come in with food and beverages. Those microplastics can disrupt the healthy balance and trigger dysbiosis.[12,13]
Probiotics help keep up a strong population of beneficial bacteria in the gut microbiome. Research shows that probiotics may be able to overcome the microplastic threat and support the health and protection of the gut and other organs.[14,15] Spore probiotics including Bacillus subtilis HU58™, Bacillus indicus HU36™, Bacillus clausii, and Bacillus coagulans have been shown to help support healthy gut microbiome balance and diversity.[16]
Support Your Immune System’s Key Defenders
Even a properly functioning immune system can use extra support when faced with microplastics and nanoplastics. These plastic particles can interfere with immune cells and their proper performance.[17]
Your body’s first line of defense are special fighter cells known as antibodies or immunoglobulins—especially immunoglobulin G (IgG). To make sure your body is fighting a winning battle, you can add support it with supplemental serum-derived bovine immunoglobulins that act in the same way as the ones your body produces on its own.[18,19] These supplemental antibodies serve as extra troops you can call in to help support your body’s own defenses against microplastic threats.
You can take these important steps proactively to keep yourself healthy despite unavoidable microplastic and nanoplastic exposure.
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