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BPA Substitute May Throw Heart Rhythm Out of Sync

Negative publicity about the hormone disrupting chemical BPA has encouraged chemical companies to look for substitutes for bisphenol A. One such compound, bisphenol S, is often used in BPA-free consumer products made of plastic.

Animal research indicates that BPS may interfere with normal heart rhythm. Under stressful conditions, exposure to BPS resulted in extra heart beats and an arrhythmia called ventricular tachycardia in female rats. The level of BPS used in the study was comparable to amounts humans might be exposed to.

[International Society of Endocrinology, June 23, 2014]

The People’s Pharmacy perspective, while acknowledging that BPA has not been proven beyond doubt to harm humans, is that we’d be better off avoiding such chemicals. BPA is readily absorbed from packaged foods (especially canned foods like soup), but it doesn’t last long in the body. Minimizing packaged food can cut down on the amount of BPA and BPS floating around in our bodies.

Learn more from this radio show: https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/articles/850-bpa-in-your-soup/

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About the Author
Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies..
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