Avoid plastic water bottles

Today, almost everybody is carrying a water bottle. That is a great thing, as we need to keep hydrated. Unfortunately, plastic bottles can be very unhealthy. Many of them leach very toxic chemicals, and all are excellent breeding grounds for bacteria.

Over the past few years, the hard carbonate bottles have become more popular. This is partly because, they don’t leave a taste in the water. However they are one of the worst for leaching dangerous chemicals in the water. They leach a chemical that is in the class of hormone disruptors, which cause reproductive defects and cancer.

If you look at the bottom of your plastic bottle, you will see the recycle symbol with a number in the middle of it. The carbonate plastics are number 7. Parents beware, many baby bottles are also made from #7 plastic. #1 plastics are also very toxic.

The safest plastics are numbers 2, 4, and 5. But is you ask me, I would avoid plastic altogether. Switch to glass or stainless steel. Be sure to wash your bottle thoroughly, every day, and let it dry out completely. This will keep germs from building up.