Years ago there was a report where a self-defined "crunchy" mother raised her child on nothing but organic, "natural" foods, personal care products, etc. and tests revealed that the kid was still filled with a bunch of chemicals that broke her heart. Is there even a way to raise a child without filling them with unhealthy substances? Perhaps if raised in the wild with no couches, homes, clothing and other items filled with fire retardants and other chemicals... even then I'm not sure if it's possible.
Like our fish, today's babies are filled with microplastics, being born with 15 times more than adults have in their own bodies. Researchers think it's from pacificers, crawling on the floor and being exposed to the microplastics--which are in everything from our clothes to beauty products and so much more--on a constant basis.
Researchers are hoping thaat mussels will one day filter many of the microplastics in our water, and they say that parents can choose more sustainable toys that don't have microplastics in them, too.
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