10/08/2026
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⚠️ 𝗪𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗠𝗔𝗬 𝗕𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗕𝗢𝗗𝗜𝗘𝗦.
This is bigger than plastic bottles ending up in the ocean.
Plastic is touching our food.
Our water.
Our clothes.
Our children's toys.
Our personal-care products.
Our kitchens.
Our furniture.
And increasingly, researchers are looking at what happens when the chemicals associated with all of that plastic exposure make their way into 𝘂𝘀.
A new investigation highlighted by CNN this week reported that nearly 𝟵𝟯% 𝗼𝗳 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵.
The report identified concerns including endocrine disruption, reproductive toxicity, organ toxicity, genetic damage and cancer-related hazards.
And that's not even the part that concerns us the most.
Nearly 𝟴𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝟯,𝟱𝟱𝟮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸.
Think about that for a second.
We are surrounded by these materials every single day...
and for thousands of the chemicals involved, we still don't fully understand what repeated exposure may mean.
🧪 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗜𝗦𝗡'𝗧 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚
When people hear about plastic and health, they often think only about microplastics.
But the bigger conversation also includes chemicals used in plastics such as 𝗽𝗵𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗯𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 that help make products flexible, durable, colourful or resistant to heat.
Some chemicals of concern can also be persistent or bioaccumulative, meaning repeated exposure can matter over time.
Researchers are examining relationships between plastic-associated exposures and areas such as:
• Hormone and endocrine function
• Reproductive health
• Cardiovascular health
• Metabolism
• Inflammation and oxidative stress
• Gut health
• Liver and kidney health
• Developmental health
This isn't some obscure exposure happening in a factory somewhere.
The new analysis looked at the things surrounding us every day.
Almost 𝟵𝟮% 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱-𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 were categorized as high risk.
Nearly 𝟴𝟵% 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝘆𝘀.
Around 𝟵𝟯% 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.
More than 𝟵𝟮% 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀.
And nearly 𝟵𝟯% 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝘆𝗴𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀.
🍱 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗪𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡.
Food stored in plastic.
Hot food placed into plastic containers.
Plastic water bottles.
Takeout containers.
Synthetic clothing.
Household dust.
Personal-care packaging.
Kitchen utensils.
Food wrappers.
The issue isn't necessarily one container you used once.
It's the 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿.
And we're starting to have more conversations with people who are concerned about what that cumulative exposure may be doing to their health.
💥 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘'𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗨𝗦 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗢 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗜𝗧.
Earlier this year, researchers published a randomized pilot trial where people dramatically reduced plastic contact with their food, kitchenware and personal-care products.
In only 𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, urinary levels of several plastic-associated chemicals dropped significantly.
One phthalate metabolite fell by about 𝟯𝟴%.
Another fell by about 𝟱𝟰%.
BPA fell by about 𝟲𝟬%.
That should get people's attention.
Because it shows that changing what we're exposed to can change what researchers are measuring in the body surprisingly quickly.
💚 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣.
At Ford's, we're having more conversations about environmental exposure, nutrition, gut health, hydration, supplementation and the body's natural pathways for processing and eliminating what it doesn't need.
And yes...
𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 “𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘂𝗽.”
What that looks like is different for every person.
That's why this isn't something we're going to try to explain with a miracle product in a Facebook post.
𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
Come in.
Talk to one of our pharmacy team members.
Tell us what you're concerned about, what you're currently taking, what your lifestyle looks like and what you're hoping to improve.
We can help you look at practical ways to reduce ongoing exposure and discuss options that may support your overall health.
🌿 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬.
Don't heat food in plastic when you have another option.
Use glass or stainless steel where practical.
Replace old, scratched plastic food containers.
Reduce unnecessary single-use plastics.
Pay attention to how much highly packaged food you consume.
Look at what your food, water and personal-care products are coming into contact with every single day.
You don't have to make your home plastic-free overnight.
You just need to start paying attention.
Because plastic has become so normal that most of us barely notice it anymore.
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼.
If this is something you've been concerned about, come talk to us.
This is a conversation worth having.
📍 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗱'𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 & 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲
544 St. George Blvd., Moncton, NB
📞 (506) 853-0830
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