Microplastics Causing Political Imbecility?

A prominent micro-biology immunologist & researcher offhandedly said once he no longer drinks ANYTHING from a plastic bottle. Now, I know why, as new studies suggest microplastics may be piling up in our brains, livers & kidneys.

As related in a Fox News story, one study involved the feeding of healthy mice with tiny pieces of plastic less than 5mm long over a 4-8 week period. And voila! According to the results published in Environmental Health Perspectives, the scientists “later found that various organs in the mice were contaminated.” Another study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, “researchers found that patients under 50 years old had significantly higher toxic substances in their gallstones ...”

The $64K question of course is how impactful the presence of such plastics INSIDE humans might be, especially given that “most Americans have been exposed to them their entire lives” and microplastics “are everywhere” in our environment. The World Health Organization is now worried enough to be calling for more research on the issue. Said Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, “We are consuming them unknowingly at unprecedented levels, ingesting them & inhaling them.” In the least, she suggested, microplastics can cause inflammation in the body … and “lead to an increase in organ injury.” To lower one’s microplastic intake, she naturally recommends choosing glass over plastic products. Now that you think of it, will our alarmist politicians, especially those alleging an impending Armageddon due to climate change, also pay some more attention to the scientific fact that “some 8 million tons of plastic waste goes into our rivers & oceans [let alone our bodies] every year”?

Davd Soul