The Plastic Hot-Water Jug Meets Its Match

Well, I got my stainless steel hot water jug this morning.  And I've used it to make a number of drinks and to heat water for cooking my dinner.  My usual drink is REALLY weak coffee, and I must say without a doubt the taste is different, and definitely better.  The young man who served me in the appliance store commented that he and his partner bought a jug the same as my new one because they decided they didn't like the plastic taste from the plastic jugs. WOW!  Nice to see young people who don't follow the herd.

I really can't say I was aware of a plastic taste before, but then our tastebuds get used to all sorts of things.  For sure the new taste is altogether milder and nicer.

What's Wrong With Plastic?

One of the reasons for my distrust of plastic when combined with heat and foods goes back to a family experience many years ago.  I was still at university, and my parents happened to be working quite close to each other, so they would meet and have lunch together.  My mother used to take along a flask of hot tea and some cups.

A little while after they started doing this, my father developed a very sore mouth.  It persisted for awhile and they tried a few things to get rid of it, but it wouldn't go away.  Then it dawned on them that the cups they were using at lunchtime were plastic.  My mother threw them out and got some cheap glass cups, and the mouth healed up a treat.

It will be good to see if I can identify any changes in myself as I continue using this jug. Plastic is of course made from petroleum and I've had a problem with petroleum and its fumes for years.  I prefer not to pump the gas myself when I visit a petrol station : it's another of the sensitivity issues arising from the systemic candida.  So who knows, I might have some interesting news to report from this experiment with toxins!

Petrol - A Female Hormone?

While on this topic, it's also worth noting that petroleum and petroleum products in general are estrogen-mimicking.  That is, they act in and on our bodies like the female hormone estrogen - not something desirable for anyone, man, woman or child.  If you doubt me on this, then do read Hormone-Mimics In Plastic Water Bottles Act As Functional Estrogens on "Science Daily".

Just one instance, and you can soon google up some more.

Take Control - and have a great day!

Patricia