A New Reason for Women to Avoid Douching - http://clapway.com/2015/07/15/a-new-reason-for-women-to-avoid-douching345/

According to medical advice, douching is a habit considered generally unnecessary for women all ages. And not only is there no necessity to this, but it can also disrupt the normal levels of healthy bacteria in the vagina, as most scientists declare.

Women Are Advised to Avoid Douching

Even with all the scientific facts and recommendation, a large number of women refuse to see the danger douching involves. Unfortunately, this habit can bring not only treatable health problems but also more severe ones.

This is why every woman should avoid douching unless, advised by a health professional to do so in order to treat an infection.

Feminine Products Contain Harmful Ingredients

In accordance with a new study, most feminine hygiene products used for vaginal douching might contain harmful chemicals that could affect all users’ health.

This new study was conducted on 739 women and the researchers’ aim was to find exposure to phthalate. The participants were surveyed in regards to their use of douches, and other similar products. In addition, the scientists conducted urine tests.

The results of this study confirmed the fact that douching in women leads to higher exposure to a form of diethyl phthalate (DEP).

Phthalates are chemicals and are considered a threat for all women’s health. The reason why these chemicals should be avoided, as much as possible, is because they are suspected endocrine disruptors. Therefore, according to specialists, Phthalates can alter the action of important hormones such as estrogen, testosterone and thyroid hormones.

Douching and the Risk of Pelvic Cancer

Even before this study, most doctors recommended to avoid douching, for the reason that there are many known problems that this habit can bring. Women who douche risk inflammatory disease, bacterial vaginitis, and also a potentially cervical cancer.

In addition, pregnant women should be even more careful since pregnancy complications might appear, as well.

Therefore, with or without the study, douching is dangerous for all women’s health. But with these results, there’s one more reason to avoid douching, unless, as stated before, your doctor recommends it to you, in order to treat a problem. In this case, it won’t be a recommendation on a long-term, so your health will not be in danger.

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A New Reason for Women to Avoid Douching

Plastic Chemicals Increase High Blood Pressure and Diabetes Risk in Children - http://clapway.com/2015/07/10/plastic-chemicals-increase-high-blood-pressure-and-diabetes-risk-in-children456/

Supposedly Safe Plastics Put Kids At Risk

In the past, there have been a number of discussions about the risks plastic puts us in, not just with regards to the planet and environment, but our personal health. The debates didn’t relent, and eventually changes were made to some plastics, with the plastic chemicals in these ones being considered safer. Unfortunately, these safer chemicals aren’t necessarily as safe as plastics manufacturers wanted you to think they were. A new study from the NYU Langone Medical Center suggests that a couple of chemicals found in plastics regarded as safe can actually have potential harm on children and adolescents, increasing their risk of diabetes and high blood pressure.

What Are The Dangerous plastic Chemicals?

The plastic chemicals that were studied and shown to be possible risks were two different phthalates. The compounds were di-isononyl phthalate, shortened as DINP, and di-isodecyl phthalate, also known as DIDP. These plastic chemicals had replaced di-2-ethylhexylphthalate (DEHP), which had been proven to come with dangerous risks of its own. The plastic chemicals being studied are being used more and more by manufacturers with the intent of strengthening plastic wrap, cosmetics, soap, and processed food containers.

What Did The Plastic Study Prove?

Researchers of this plastic chemicals study used a large number of children and adolescents to come to this conclusion. The first part of the study involved more than 1,300 children between the ages of 8 and 19. Experts looked at their urine samples. From there, they quickly made a connection between high levels of DIPP and DNPP and having high blood pressure. After this section of the study, the researchers checked 356 teenagers. High levels of the aforementioned plastic chemicals could be linked to insulin resistance. Of the adolescents with particularly high DINP levels, one in three had high insulin resistance, while only one in four teens with low concentrations of the plastic chemicals had any resistance.

What Do We Do To Help the Problem?

It seems unlikely that major steps will be taken to make safer options than these plastic chemicals any time soon, but there are still precautions that can be taken. Researchers urge people to not microwave foods in or covered by these plastic, as that can increase the risk of the plastic chemicals leaching into the food. It’s also recommended to not use plastic containers that contain these chemicals. To know if they do, check the recycle symbol on the bottom of the container. If the numbers 3, 6, or 7 are inside the symbol, DIPP and DINP have been used.

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Plastic Chemicals Increase High Blood Pressure and Diabetes Risk in Children