All through July I am posting ideas for reducing plastic in our lives. These are small swaps and purchases you can make that will make a big difference to the earth 🌏 and often to your hip pocket 💰 too!
#plasticfreejuly Swap Number 13
💧 \\ carry your own water BOTTLE // 
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Way back in uni when my health journey was just beginning, a friend of mine would carry a glass water bottle. I used to think, “That thing must be so heavy in her bag!” She was way ahead of me in her thinking. Fiona knew that plastic bottles were no good. Carrying around water in plastic bottles, particularly if they get warm is dangerous for your health 
😵 The chemicals that are in the bottles can leach into the water and contribute to the toxins in your body 
☢️ Many chemicals in plastics are xenoestrogens, meaning they mimic or imitate natural oestrogen in the body causing hormone imbalances 
⚖️ This affects both men and women.
But also…
❌ They are plastic and this is Plastic Free July
💰 It is very expensive water – more expensive than petrol (you are actually paying for the bottle which costs more than the water!)
🌏 There are so many better alternatives that are planet friendly.
