After our FitMom expert and mommy-hood blogger, Andrea Page, wrote on Bispehnol-A (BPA), a potentially harmful chemical also known as “bad plastics”, from the perspective of what new mothers should know in regards to baby bottles and feeding choices, it made me start thinking about all those water bottles I use. Those same plastics are, of course, in many of the ubiquitous reusable water bottles we all carry and it’s time to rethink that! Like everyone, I go through a lot of water bottles in a week and carry a reusable with me always. Even the personal reusable plastic water bottle might not be the answer after 2 findings showcase their failing grades: a study done by the University of Cincinnati concluding that BPAs are released when bottles are exposed to boiling hot water (my method of cleaning) and that reusable plastic water bottles leach BPAs at room temperature. (more…)

As a new Mom, or a third time Mom for that matter, there are always a multitude of issues to sort through. One of them you may have been hearing about lately is “bad plastics” or plastics made with Bispehnol-A or BPA.

So what’s the big deal with them? Why are they bad and what can you do about it?

Let’s take a look.

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