The Many Dangers of Plastic and How to Avoid Them

 

“Completely removing microplastics is difficult, minimizing exposure and supporting the body’s natural detoxification processes can help reduce their ill health effects.”

 

“They’re in the water we drink, the food we eat, the clothes we wear and the air we breathe. They’ve pervaded every ecosystem in the world, from coral reefs to Antarctic ice. And they’ve infiltrated the human body, lodging themselves in everything from brain tissue to reproductive organs.”[1] We are talking about plastic, more specifically microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs), which are to date the smallest recognized particles.

Plastic accumulates worldwide faster than researchers can study its effects, and concerns about human health are growing. Some studies suggest we may ingest up to a credit card’s worth of plastic each week. There are more than 16,000 chemicals identified in plastics, thousands of which have not been thoroughly studied while many deemed potentially harmful. Studies now show that MNPs can enter cells and affect the body. Researchers have identified possible links to brain changes, altered gut microbiomes associated with depression and colorectal cancer, and increased cardiometabolic risk and inflammation.

I learned about synthetic polyester when we started replacing the cotton-like fiber in our bottle packaging, I did a deep dive and I learned a lot. I pay so much attention and detail to the raw materials, the type of bottles, lids and capsules that it made sense to pay attention to the material used against capsule breakage in the bottles as well. For years the material was a cotton blend but they seemed to switch it somewhere along the line. Most suppliers do not think about it as this material is “only” there to protect the capsules or tablets, so they use a polyester blend. When I learned of this I kn1ew they could leach, I ordered organic cotton; I was adamant and we brought in a large amount so we do not run out because only 2% of the world’s cotton is organic.

As our quote at the beginning suggests, the problem is universal. If you are not reading your labels, it is a practice you probably should begin doing. Go through your clothes hanging in your closet. How do they feel, do they kind of crackle when you touch the material? That is plastic. When you put your socks on, do your feet suddenly begin to sweat? Again, that is the plastic, the micro fabric, the polyester. If you put on wool blend socks, that does not happen. I started going through my clothes, and slowly but surely I will start replacing them with ones made with natural fibers. I no longer wear my Crocs without socks, which are also being replaced with cotton, wool and hemp.

Fast fashion has made its damage, greatly contributing to the current situation of plastic pollution. Approximately 70% of modern clothing is made from synthetic plastic fibers like polyester, nylon, acrylic or polypropylene.[2] These materials shed microplastics—specifically called micro fibres—throughout their entire lifecycle: from manufacturing to daily wear and laundering. I never thought I would be concerned about shedding from my laundry but it just so happens that the washing machine is a primary “hotspot” for microplastic release. Acrylic is the most significant shedder, releasing nearly 730,000 particles per wash—about 1.5 times more than pure polyester and 5 times more than polyester-cotton blends. Heaven forbid shedding during daily wear; well, clothes do not just pollute through the wash, they also shed fibers directly into the air as you move.

“Microplastics — plastic fragments up to 5 millimeters long — are inescapable. An estimated 10 to 40 million metric tons of these particles are released into the environment every year, and if current trends continue, that number could double by 2040.”[3] Why is this an issue that we need to pay attention to? Because, according to scientific articles, “[b]ioaccumulation of plastics in the human body can potentially lead to a range of health issues, including respiratory disorders like lung cancer, asthma and hypersensitivity pneumonitis, neurological symptoms such as fatigue and dizziness, inflammatory bowel disease and even disturbances in gut microbiota. Most studies to date have confirmed that nano- and microplastics can induce apoptosis in cells and have genotoxic and cytotoxic effects.”[4] Genotoxicity means that the chemicals can damage the genetic information within the cell. This results in mutations, which may lead to malignancies. If a substance or process is cytotoxic, it means that it causes cell damage or death.

The current findings indicate a rising trend in microplastics and nanoplastics accumulation within the brain and liver. Most MNPs identified in tissue samples were composed of polyethylene and appeared as nanoplastic fragments or flakes. In typical postmortem brain samples, MNP levels were 7 to 30 times higher than those measured in the liver or kidneys. Moreover, brain tissue from individuals with dementia showed even higher concentrations of MNPs.[5]

Another research concluded that those patients who had carotid artery plaque with MNPs detected “had a higher risk of a composite of myocardial infarction, stroke, or death from any cause at 34 months of follow-up than those in whom MNPs were not detected.”[6]

Plastic is definitely not a harmless material. Microplastics are widespread environmental pollutants that have entered the human body through multiple pathways. Although completely removing them is difficult, minimizing exposure and supporting the body’s natural detoxification processes can help reduce their ill health effects. Making informed decisions about diet, clothing, personal care products, and household items allows individuals to take proactive measures against potential risks. To reduce exposure, experts recommend avoiding heating food in plastic, limiting single-use plastics and synthetic clothing, and switching to alternatives such as glass containers, copper mugs, natural fibers, and stainless steel bottles and utensils.

Continued research and innovation will be essential in developing more effective solutions to combat this growing health issue and protect future generations from the harmful impacts of plastic pollution.

Why CLAW Therapy is needed to remove toxins and heavy metals?

We are bombarded with the bioaccumulation of heavy metals and chemical toxicity every day. Neurotoxicity can be caused by numerous direct agents, of which toxic metals, organophosphorus pesticides, air pollution, radiation and electromagnetic fields, neurotoxins, chemotherapeutic and anesthetic drugs, and pathogens are the most important. Other indirect causes of neurotoxicity are cytokine and/or reactive oxygen species production and adoptive immunotherapy. The development of neurodegenerative diseases is nothing new, we also know that it has been associated with neurotoxicity. The chelating agents of EDTA, malic acid and pure vitamin C —previously used to treat cardiovascular diseases—is known to be useful for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. With microplastics accumulation in the human brain, liver and kidneys we need to be vigilant in removing these toxins. Oral chelation using CLAW Therapy with medicinal EDTA functions as a therapeutic agent and prevention of the formation of disease.

CLAW Therapy safely removes heavy metals and inorganic minerals without impacting your kidneys, liver or bowels, for total body improvements and without any side effects or healing crises when incorporating Opti-Cal/Mag complex with K2.

Chelation therapy needs to be gradual, so the displaced minerals do not impact the filtering organs: kidneys, liver or the bowels. Oral chelation duration is best calculated by a person’s age: one bottle should be taken for every 10 years of age, so e.g. a 40 year person would require 4 bottles taking 4 months to complete the therapy. One bottle contains 180 capsules, and the dosage is 6 capsules per day per.

 

References:

 

[1] Savchuk, Katia. 2025.

[2] ECOS. 2023.

[3] Savchuk, Katia. 2025.

[4] Winiarska, Ewa et al. 2024.

[5] Nihart, Alexander J. et al. 2025.

[6] Marfella, Raffaele et al. 2024.