Chemical Stress Part 5

Are you as tired of chemical stress as I am? This is the last posting on this topic - I promise!!

Do you eat canned vegetables, soups or beans? Do you use plastic water or baby bottles? Recent studies are making headlines, as it now seems apparent that the way we store & package our foods may be adding to our chemical load. Plastic used in bottles and the lining of cans have been shown to leak a harmful chemical known as bisphenol-A (BPA). According to a 2004 study performed by the CDC, Ninety-five percent of Americans were found to have BPA in their urine. BPA has been shown to raise the risk of certain cancers, interfere with fertility and may contribute to childhood behavioral problems such as hyperactivity. The way we prepare our food is the last topic of chemical stress that needs to be discussed. If you are going to go through the trouble of preparing a healthy meal, you most likely want to make sure that you are able to reap the benefits of your efforts.

Do you use a microwave oven? Using microwave oven and over-cooking our meals will literally zap the nutrients out of the food that we eat. Also, cooking or baking with vegetable oil, peanut oil, shortening, margarine and/or adding table salt to food will create a stress response that has been linked to heart disease and obesity among other health issues.

By now, I hope you have a clear picture that in today’s society, we are consistently and constantly bombarded with a wide variety of stressors. And although all of this information can seem overwhelming, rest assured that help is on the way. We will discuss many ways to eliminate, reduce or counteract all of these types of stress.