Fake plastic humans

Plus a few ideas I think the New York Times overlooked with brushing and flossing.

Plastic is ubiquitous. Avoiding it while living on planet Earth is now impossible. You can lose your mind trying to avoid the microplastics and nanoplastics in our drinking water, food, clothing, furniture, and the air we breathe. But it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try a little. Why? Because increasingly the plastics accumulating in our bodies are being linked to health problems. An article last week in The New York Times highlighted some things we can do to reduce our daily exposure. I’ve created a bullet list of the highlights, but I noticed that NYT left out any consideration of the microplastics generated by brushing our teeth and flossing. In fact most articles I’ve read also overlook this twice daily behavior… so I’m going to add my own bit here.