Cotton is considered dangerous to wear in hiking situations or similar as there’s no wicking.
You’ve heard of plastic polluting oceans. But what if it’s polluting you—your brain, your reproductive system, even your unborn children?
In this eye-opening episode, we speak with Prof. Matthew Campen, a scientist at the University of New Mexico, whose latest studies have uncovered evidence of microplastics in placentas, reproductive organs and brains of humans—particularly in the frontal cortex, where decision-making and personality live.
We explore how these plastic particles are entering our bodies (hint: it’s not just your water bottle), what they might be doing to us, and why scientists are just beginning to understand the true scope of the issue. From declining sperm counts to potential links with dementia, this episode asks a critical question: Are microplastics the next big public health crisis?
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eiderdown: Eiderdown, the world’s most expensive feathers
expensive, but if you can get it, it’s the best cruelty-free plastic-free alternative
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Years ago there was a Nebraska farmer that believed the fuzz from the milkweed seed was going to replace plastic and down. He bred better milkweed, built machinery to harvest, got publicity and I don’t know what happened, but I’ve heard nothing since. It was a hollow fiber and he claimed it was superior in every way.
@AlexKChen I put my money where my cruelty-free mouth is and bought an eiderdown duvet and pillow decades ago. They are still perfection and I imagine I’ll never have to replace them (and this is even after they took an unfortunate beating after a pet had an accident and I panicked and threw them in the tub and stomped on the delicate soaking wet feathers like I was Lucy Ricardo stomping grapes.
@Bicep I’d be all over that!
I walked into the Save The Duck store when I was in NYC and was blown away by the quality of the non-down. I see no reason why anyone would buy anything different when that stuff is available… but alas, I live in CA and don’t need anything. My real down coat from 20 years ago will last me for the rest of my life (wish there had been better options at the time). My friend’s friend is an actual mountain climbing Sherpa and chooses Save the Duck 
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Chemicals in home tap water linked to a 33% increase in cancer rates
"A recent and disturbing analysis links polyfluoroalkyl substances(PFAS) detections in public drinking water to higher cancer rates in certain parts of the United States.
The headline number is blunt: exposure to these chemicals in tap water is associated with up to a 33 percent higher cancer risk. That statistic sets off alarms, as it should, but the details matter for what we do next."
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