🧃 Everyday Exposure
When you drink from a plastic bottle left in the sun, tiny plastic pieces can break off into your drink, these are called this
Microplastics
Drinking alcohol frequently can damage which organ that filters toxins from your body?
Liver
Breathing in polluted air introduces harmful particles through what process and what organ?
Inhalation, Lungs
Spending long hours in front of screens at night can disrupt sleep by suppressing which hormone?
Melatonin
Some chemicals in food, plastics, and personal care products can reduce sperm count or motility over time. What does “motility” mean in sperm?
The ability of sperm to move and swim toward an egg
What everyday activity releases tiny plastic fibers from synthetic clothes into water systems?
Washing clothes (laundry)
Regularly drinking sugary drinks can lead to spikes in blood sugar and increase the risk of which disease over time?
Type 2 diabetes
After entering the body, harmful substances are transported through which system?
Circulatory system (bloodstream)
Working irregular hours or staying up late can disrupt your body’s natural 24-hour cycle, also known as what?
Circadian rhythm
Tiny microplastics and chemicals have been detected in the organ that connects a mother and baby during pregnancy. What is this organ?
Placenta
What common clothing material sheds microplastics when washed or while wearing?
Synthetic fabrics (like polyester or nylon)
Heating food in plastic containers can release chemicals like BPA that interfere with which body system?
Hormonal system
Tiny plastic fibers from clothes or particles in food can end up in your body, what is the most common way these enter?
Through the digestive system (ingestion)
Poor sleep over time can increase stress hormones in the body, leading to higher levels of which hormone?
Cortisol
Environmental toxins or lifestyle chemicals can interfere with the process where sperm and egg join. What is this process called?
Fertilization
What household item in the kitchen sheds microplastics to our food while using it?
Plastic cutting board
Eating a lot of processed meat (like bacon or sausages) is linked to a higher risk of which disease?
Cancer
Some chemicals in food or water dissolve in fat and accumulate in the body, what type of tissues store these chemicals?
Fat (adipose) tissue
Lack of sufficient sleep can reduce the effectiveness of which system that protects the body against infections?
Immune system
Sperm quality can decline when men are exposed to high levels of certain plastics and chemicals. Which lifestyle factors might worsen this effect?
Give us some examples...
Poor diet, smoking,drugs or excessive heat (like laptops on laps, heated car seats)
What is the biggest danger for our health that we use it the kitchen in terms of appliances
Microwave
What type of seafood may contain microplastics because it filters water?
Shellfish
This barrier method of contraception helps prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, but most contain synthetic polymers and chemical lubricants that can release microplastics or other harmful substances, which can be especially harmful to a woman’s vaginal tissue.
Condoms
Not getting enough sleep for a long time can disrupt your body’s chemical messengers, causing problems with metabolism, appetite, and stress.
Which other body system is affected the most from lack of sleep?
Hormonal system
Some hormonal contraceptives prevent pregnancy by stopping which key reproductive process in women?
Ovulation