How many people avoid plastics for better health? This is a new chapter for me. I am estrogen dominant, so I am doing this to help balance out hormones and for better health.

I have bought Pyrex and more Mason jars along with a stainless steel water bottle. I still have so much plastic in my kitchen. I never realized how much until I started down this "reducing plastic" road.

I avoid them as much as possible. Absolute avoidance is probably impossible, but I don't us plastic wrap, don't eat on plastic dishes, don't drink in plastic glasses, and I don't buy water in plastic jugs.

I'm male and don't need estrogen mimics

I avoid aluminum as well. Autopsies of Alzheimers brains have a lot of aluminum in them. They don't know if it is cause or effect. But why risk it? Stainless steel pots are nice.

Bob

Bob, what do you use in place of plastic wrap? I want to avoid aluminum foil as well. I have ordered some silicone covers, but they haven't arrived yet.

Me too. I avoid plastic as much as possible. No plastic wrap. I store things in glass containers and I don't eat off of plastic. I don't have a microwave either so avoid that use of plastic too.

Jean

I've replaced almost all the storage containers with glass ones. They clean up so much nicer too!

Another plate.

We have glass shallow bowls and plates as well as the ceramic ones.

Put the food in a bowl, invert a plate over it, and stick in the microwave. No plastic on the food, no plastic to throw away.

Bob

I try to avoid using plastic whenever possible, especially with my kitchenware. But it can be difficult when plastic is everywhere, and so convenient.

True, it's everywhere. And there are times when you can't avoid it at all. So I just try to minimize it as much as I can.

I buy Peanut Butter in BPA free jars, and I don't buy canned food unless it is BPA free (plastic lining).

Cheese is going to come in a plastic wrapper, the thermal receipts you get leech BPA into your fingers, and so on.

Your body can handle toxins, but you are better to minimize the toxins so you don't saturate your defense mechanisms - at least that's the way I feel about it.

Bob

I'm with you Bob. I try to minimize rather than drive myself batty by eliminating every single possible source. Sometimes I think people worry about sawdust more than giant redwood logs, so to speak.