‘Leaving bottled water in your car has been identified as the most common cause of the high levels of dioxin in breast cancer tissue.’ – Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital

The heat reacts with the chemicals in the plastic of the bottle which releases dioxin into the water.  Dioxin is a toxin increasingly found in breast cancer tissue.

It is safer to use a glass bottle or stainless steel container instead of plastic!  Plastic containers should not be used in a microwave and water bottles should not be kept in the freezer as the plastic releases dioxins

Dioxins in high levels can cause cancer, especially breast cancer.  Although present in small amounts in our food, dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies so why take the risk?

Also heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers can release dioxins into the food which is being heated and over time this may have a cumulative effect, this especially applies to foods that contain fat because high heat, fat and plastic releases dioxin into the food and over time into the cells of the body.

Instead, use glass or ceramic containers for heating food.
Instant or ‘ping’ dinners and microwavable instant food should be removed from plastic containers.  Some fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper and one of the reasons for this was dioxin present when the food was kept in the container and heated.

Also, plastic wrap placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave can be dangerous and produce poisonous toxins at high heat causing poisonous toxins contaminate the food. An alternative would be a kitchen paper towel instead or better still go back to good old fashioned cooking!

To learn more visit http://www.healthychoices.co.uk/toxins.html