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You can help avoid microplastics getting into your body. Experts share tips

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How to reduce microplastics in the body? Scientists give tips on how to limit your exposure

Scientists explain how to protect yourself beyond avoiding plastic bottles as increasing amounts of microplastics are found in our bodies

Microplastics and nanoplastics are everywhere and enter our brains through the blood. What can we do to limit our exposure to these potentially harmful substances? Photo: Shutterstock

Microplastics are being found in the human brain, genitalia and even fetuses. We still have not determined what exactly all these tiny particles are doing to our health, but scientists are already giving tips on how to reduce your own microplastic intake.

Tiny plastic particles are everywhere – both in nature and the human body.

“Microplastics are pervasive in the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe,” three researchers write in the journal Brain Medicine.

They point out possible dangers – but above all they explain how the intake of such particles can be reduced by avoiding plastic bottles, using ceramic dishes for the microwave and using plastic-free tea bags.

Using glass or stainless steel containers instead of plastic is a small but significant way to minimise exposure to microplastics. Photo: Shutterstock

Using glass or stainless steel containers instead of plastic is a small but significant way to minimise exposure to microplastics. Photo: Shutterstock

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