How Plastic Impacts Your Hormone Levels
How Plastic Impacts Your Hormone Levels Picsfive/Shutterstock By Elizabeth S. Mitchell/Sept. 9, 2021 11:00 am EST You may have noticed that when you are buying plastic containers or reusable water bottles lately, that some are marked with a label that reads, “BPA Free.” But do you know what it means or why companies are touting it so loudly on their products? BPA stands for bisphenol A (via Mayo Clinic), which is a man-made, industrial chemical that has long been used to make several types of plastic products from lining of cans to water bottles to food containers (via NRDC)....