Plastics In Our Brain?

@Kandae11 (56018)
February 5, 2025 11:06am CST
Recent studies have revealed that tiny shards of manoplastics are not only embedded in the kidneys and liver but also in the brain. The amount -- about l standard plastic spoon full. According to the report: "tiny shards smaller than the eye can see were located in the walls of the arteries and veins of the brain as well as the brain's immune system". No surprise that people will continue to get sick and hospitals will continue to be overcrowded. The environment we live in is not conducive for good health. Any thoughts on this.? Pixabay image
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snowy
@snowy22315 (186924)
• United States
5 Feb
I saw that on TV. The world seems to be plastic crazy, and it is no good for people or the environment.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56018)
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5 Feb
Some countries have been trying to get rid of plastic bags etc, but it is a difficult task.
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Aparna Sen
@Dreamerby (7514)
• Calcutta, India
6 Feb
but how does it get into the head?
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56018)
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6 Feb
@Dreamerby Through our blood l believe, blood vessels are all over and what we eat enters our bloodstream through our intestines.....
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M Cheung
@Beestring (15112)
• Hong Kong
5 Feb
That is quite scary. I haven't noticed this news. Can you post a link on the news about this issue?
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56018)
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5 Feb
I was trying but it isn't coming through. I will keep on trying.
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Aparna Sen
@Dreamerby (7514)
• Calcutta, India
6 Feb
I don't know how can plastic enter the head
Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (76401)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Feb
It's not really a surprise, but we're learning something new about our bodies everyday.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56018)
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5 Feb
There are times when even our doctors have no idea what is causing some of our health issues.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (142845)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Feb
It is only going to get worse.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56018)
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5 Feb
I agree. It will unless consumers find a way to deal with it.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (144600)
• United States
5 Feb
I read about this problem several weeks ago. Did you also see the article (or maybe online news) that said companies that manufacture plastics KNEW that things they produced would break down into nanoplastic particles and they manufactured the plastics anyway?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (144600)
• United States
5 Feb
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224867)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Feb
Not surprised.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56018)
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5 Feb
That's usually the case - they know but they still do it. Their main concern is making money. When we get sick the pharmaceutical companies make money....
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224867)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Feb
How much plastic in our systems did they say is dangerous?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224867)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Feb
@Kandae11 I wonder where most of it comes from.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (224867)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Feb
@Kandae11 Heh. I do not buy bottled water.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56018)
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5 Feb
@TheHorse l have, but not frequently.
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Kareng
@kareng (71428)
• United States
5 Feb
Oh wow. That is alarming! I do have to say that more can be done for cleaning up the environment, but people need to get on board and do their part. We used to do a "Trash Bash" at LSU to pick up trash around the Lake on campus each year on a Saturday. It was fund to do with students and co-workers. Hard work, but fun too. You would not believe all the trash that is pulled each year from around and in the Lake!
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Kareng
@kareng (71428)
• United States
6 Feb
@Kandae11 Plastics, wood, metal, you name it!
Kandase
@Kandae11 (56018)
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6 Feb
It is the same here. Every year a trash cleanup is done at a 2mile long beach it is unbelievable how much plastic is collected.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (143099)
• India
5 Feb
I cannot live without plastic Everything that needs to be airtight is put in plasltic bage
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56018)
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6 Feb
Some countries have been trying to find alternatives to some plastic products - but it hasn't worked very well.
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Sanjeev
@sjvg1976 (42013)
• Delhi, India
13 Feb
That's worrying. I didn't see the news.
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Sanjeev
@sjvg1976 (42013)
• Delhi, India
13 Feb
@Kandae11 plastic is a poison in our life which is slowly killing us.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56018)
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13 Feb
@sjvg1976 Sometimes when we get sick we wonder how - Its the evironmental hazards we face every day.
OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (93151)
• United States
5 Feb
I read about that Kandase..it is very sad and frightening.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (93151)
• United States
5 Feb
@Kandae11 Yes, we are suffering the effects now.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56018)
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5 Feb
So many things are just being discovered after being in use for decades.
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rakski
@rakski (135052)
• Philippines
5 Feb
this is the bitter truth
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rakski
@rakski (135052)
• Philippines
5 Feb
@Kandae11 yes, we don't know what are the very tiny particles in the air that we breathe nowadays
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56018)
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5 Feb
It is a 'bitter pill to swallow.'
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Baconstripsxxx
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14899)
• Torrington, Connecticut
5 Feb
Nothing surprises me anymore
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56018)
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5 Feb
We are kind of helpless.
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Erly Maglangit
@cacay1 (84460)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
6 Feb
All we have to do is protect our healthy by eating the right food and to avoid too much stress.
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Erly Maglangit
@cacay1 (84460)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Feb
@Kandae11 yes that's true to be safe.
Kandase
@Kandae11 (56018)
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6 Feb
It is good to be aware.
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (39946)
• India
6 Feb
I have read about it. Plastic is not biodegradable. It is high time we got rid of plastic. Shopkeepers in our town have stopped using plastic bags.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56018)
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6 Feb
In our country we put a ban on the smaller size plastic bags.
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (39946)
• India
6 Feb
@Kandae11 In India plastic very thin plastic bags are allowed.
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aubrey
@averygirl72 (38526)
• Philippines
6 Feb
It seems bothering I may read more about it
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (52185)
• United States
13 Feb
We just heard about this. It is a frightening .
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349509)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Feb
Plastic is so convenient. I can't see them not using it any time soon.
@n.J
@Iam_jauntyjen (5301)
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14 Feb
We should get rid of plastics.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56018)
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14 Feb
We definitely should. However, it might be difficult to do it entirely.