No plastic containers in micro
No water bottles in freezer.
No plastic wrap in
microwave...
A dioxin chemical causes cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are
highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic
bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently,... Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital,
was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins
and how bad they are for us.
He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using
plastic containers...
This especially applies to foods that
contain fat.
He said that the combination of fat, high
heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the
cells of the body...
Instead, he recommends using glass, such
as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food... You get the
same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant
ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in
something else.
Paper isn't bad but you don't know what
is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc.
He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away
from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the
reasons...
Also, he pointed out that plastic
wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to
be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes
poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic
wrap and drip into the food.
Cover food with a paper towel instead.