Still drinking water from plastic bottles? A recent study found that microplastics exposure increases the risks of having a heart attack. (PMID: 38446676) Drinking water from plastic bottles is the biggest source of microplastics. Get plastic out of your life and your health will improve significantly!

• And yet neary every drink sold is in a plastic bottle today. In the 60s, when I was a kid. Drinks were in deposit glass bottles or metal cans. A 12 ounce soda/beer bottle was a 2 cent deposit. A quart bottle was a 5 cent deposit

• In Germany we still have a functional glass bottle refund system for mainly water, beer, soft drinks and juices. I really appreciate this, so you're not forced to drink 'plastified' water. Of course, threre is higher cost for transportation, storage and cleaning, but it works perfectly.

• Keep in mind, if you keep your bottled water in a cool, dark place, the plastic bottle won't breakdown and leach into the water. These studies have tested water bottles that have sat in the sun for days weeks and months, and after about a month, sitting in the sun, the sun breaks down the plastic and allows it to leach into the water. This is more of a storage issue not the fact that we're using plastic. If you don't store meat properly, it will make you sick. This is no different. – John The Viking

• Plastic bottled water often contains microplastics, tiny plastic particles less than 5mm in size

• Microplastics in bottled water come from the bottle material, cap, or manufacturing process.

• Studies have found an average of 10-325 microplastic particles per liter in bottled water.

• Common plastics in bottles include PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and HDPE (high-density polyethylene).

• Microplastics may carry chemicals like BPA or phthalates, which can leach into water.

• Heating or prolonged storage of plastic bottles increases chemical leaching.

• Single-use plastic bottles contribute to 500 billion tons of plastic waste annually.

• Recycling rates for plastic bottles are low, with only about 9% globally recycled.

• Microplastics in bottled water may pose health risks, though long-term effects are still under study.

• Reusable bottles made of glass or stainless steel have lower microplastic contamination.

Here is  @DrShannaSwan one of the worlds leading researchers on endocrine disruptors, explaining why you don't want to heat up food or drink in plastic, includes microwaving but also bottled water just left in a car. Keep in mind this is based on her federally funded research.