A “plastic-free diet” cut endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the body by up to 60% in just 1 week.
Participants in a recent study switched to low-plastic food, plastic-free kitchenware, and screened personal care products for 7 days.
Urinary BPA fell by 59%, and phthalates fell by up to 54%. Even switching personal care products alone significantly lowered MnBP, another phthalate, by 35%.
These chemicals have been linked to male and female reproductive problems, altered neurodevelopment in children, and even insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease.
The takeaway here is that exposure to plastic is not fixed or unavoidable. Reducing highly processed foods, canned foods, plastic packaging, and plastic contact during food prep and storage, as well as personal hygiene products that contain phthalates, can rapidly lower your internal burden of these chemicals.