Is it really? Well, according to Dr. Mao over at Yahoo Health, this is quite true. He also presents some practical things that we could all do to help the environment and be healthier at the same time. Seeing as we have just recently celebrated Earth Day, this topic is quite appropriate, don’t you think? Let’s take a look at some of Dr. Mao’s suggestions.

Less Plastic, More Health
Lightweight, durable and versatile, plastic is everywhere in our modern world; this is bad news for the environment and our health.

He lists down a lot of things at home which are made of plastic. This prompted me to look through some of my things and he is right! Heck, even this laptop I am using has a lot of plastic parts. So what’s bad about plastic?

According to Dr. Mao, “many plastics release vinyl chloride and other harmful estrogen-like substances that can lead to cancer, birth defects, hormonal imbalance, and lung and liver disease.”

He might be right or he might be overstating things a bit but it wouldn’t hurt to use less plastic.

Some practical suggestions? Instead of using plastic containers as the default, why not use glass ones instead? I also like the wooden and ceramic variations as well.

Let’s look at a few more things next time.

这是真的吗? 好,通过毛博士在雅虎健康网上说的,这的确是真的,他也举了几个我们能够做的实际事情保护环境,同时这些事情更有益于健康.鉴于我们刚刚庆祝的地球日 ,这个话题是比较合适的,你不觉得吗?让我们看看毛博士的一些建议吧.

少一点塑料，多一点健康。

轻便，耐用以及多功能的塑料在现代社会随处可见，这对我们的环境和健康非常不利。

他列举了一些在家使用的塑料制品。这促使我审视一些我的东西，我发现他说的对！令我来气的是我的笔记本电脑也用了许多的塑料零件。那么，关于塑料有什么不好呢？

毛博士说许多的塑料能释放氯乙烯和其他的有害的的雌性激素，人吃了能够致癌，导致出生缺陷，激素不平衡以及肺病和肝。

他说的也许对或者是夸张了一点，但这并不对少用塑料的人造成伤害。

还有其他的一些实际的建议吗？，既然不用塑料容器是默认，为什么不用玻璃代替呢？我同样喜欢木制的和陶瓷替代品。