2 major lifestyle changes can drastically reduce your microplastics exposure

It seems that more and more sources of microplastics are being discovered every day from tea bags to clothing and chewing gum. Since plastic doesn’t biodegrade, it continues to break down into smaller and smaller particles. Microplastics are less than 5 millimeters long—about the size of a pencil eraser—and experts are increasingly concerned about how they can impact our health.

According to recent research, the plastics industry utilizes over 16,000 chemicals in its products. Over a...