Bisphenol-a, or BPA is widely used in the making of the hard, clear and nearly unbreakable plastic called polycarbonate. Studies and tests show that small amounts of BPA are leaching from polycarbonate containers into foods and liquids and possibly causing health problems. BPA may be linked to certain cancers, fertility and behavioral problems in children.

Wall Street Journal reports that “New Research Raises Concerns About BPA Levels in Humans”. Industry disputes the claims. Who knows who is right? We are not waiting. It does not cost a lot to avoid some products with BPA.

We have covered the dangers of the chemical BPA many times in the past. Harvard finds BPA in the body is now being leeched due drinking from water bottles with BPA.  Carefully examine your present bottle’s ingredients.  A spot check of a local Target indicated that most bottles have moved to being labeled BPA free.

Amazon has a BPA-free product list with lots of water bottles and baby bottles.

Sigg has a new BPA free metal water bottles with no plastic liner. Be more eco by saying no to BPA and bottled water. Save money too. Cafepress customizes the water bottles with custom graphics on it.

Most Whole Food stores sell these metal BPA free water bottles along with small ones to put in kid’s lunch boxes. Say no to wasteful and costly juice boxes.

Bottled water costs about $4 a gallon and people waste thousand of dollars on it each year. Only 30% of water bottles are recycled, causing many to end up in land fills or the ocean.

You might want to avoid drinking too much from water bottles with a sports top, straw on top, or a nozzle…

According to dermatologists, droves of women (and some men) are visiting their doctors, worried by the lines and wrinkles around their lips, typically called  “smoker’s lip” due to the pattern of wrinkles found around the lips of smokers.

The problem is, these folks are not smokers.  When you drink by sucking from certain water bottles, you are making the same gesture you are when you’re smoking. Over a short period of time, this sucking action creates wrinkles and lip lines around the mouth. Drink from these bottles too much and you will start to develop noticeable smoker’s lip within about 2 years.

Don’t forget to buy a BPA free ice cube tray.

Be sure to see our Tips to Avoid BPA Exposure