Comments on: Water Bottle Safety http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2006/05/30/water-bottle-safety/ Daily writings about fitness, diet, and health Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:45:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: vivian http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2006/05/30/water-bottle-safety/#comment-114437 vivian Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:27:18 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/?p=744#comment-114437 <p>I have just been diagnosed with breast cancer and have had to have a mastectomy. There has been no history of cancer in my family, I am the first one. There could be many reasons why I contracted cancer and none of my family have. I have to wonder about plastics because I have used plastic drink bottles for many years and I use plastics in the microwave. But in our society we are also exposed to pesticides and hormones in our food as well as preservatives and gasing to keep food fresh. We also have artificial sweetners like aspartamane that seem to be a little suspect in the 'what's good for you' department.</p> <p>I have thought for a long time that the food we put in our mouth has a big impact on our health. Wouldn't it be ironic if all the fruit and veg I have eaten over the years (which I thought was good for me)that have been artifically fertilised and then sprayed to keep the pests away, then treated again with chemicals for a longer shelf life had something to do with my breast cancer.</p> I have just been diagnosed with breast cancer and have had to have a mastectomy. There has been no history of cancer in my family, I am the first one. There could be many reasons why I contracted cancer and none of my family have. I have to wonder about plastics because I have used plastic drink bottles for many years and I use plastics in the microwave. But in our society we are also exposed to pesticides and hormones in our food as well as preservatives and gasing to keep food fresh. We also have artificial sweetners like aspartamane that seem to be a little suspect in the ‘what’s good for you’ department.

I have thought for a long time that the food we put in our mouth has a big impact on our health. Wouldn’t it be ironic if all the fruit and veg I have eaten over the years (which I thought was good for me)that have been artifically fertilised and then sprayed to keep the pests away, then treated again with chemicals for a longer shelf life had something to do with my breast cancer.

]]> By: judy http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2006/05/30/water-bottle-safety/#comment-11651 judy Wed, 31 May 2006 05:32:21 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/?p=744#comment-11651 <p>Every once in a while, when I think of it, I'll put a little dish soap and some warm water in the bottle, put the cap on, and shake it up and down a few times. Then I rinse it several times, until no more soap rinses out. Then I reuse the bottle with either tap or filtered Brita water, secure in the knowledge that if I don't think about the germs, they don't exist. :)</p> Every once in a while, when I think of it, I’ll put a little dish soap and some warm water in the bottle, put the cap on, and shake it up and down a few times. Then I rinse it several times, until no more soap rinses out. Then I reuse the bottle with either tap or filtered Brita water, secure in the knowledge that if I don’t think about the germs, they don’t exist. :)

]]> By: vh http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2006/05/30/water-bottle-safety/#comment-10036 vh Tue, 30 May 2006 15:16:00 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/?p=744#comment-10036 <p>PS a lot of bottled water is just cleaned tap water.</p> PS a lot of bottled water is just cleaned tap water.

]]> By: vh http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2006/05/30/water-bottle-safety/#comment-10033 vh Tue, 30 May 2006 15:15:22 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/?p=744#comment-10033 <p>Thank you for the tip. I like to research myths myself.</p> Thank you for the tip. I like to research myths myself.

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