Just thinking about how it seems like we are just starting to realize the full magnitude of how bad plastics are both for the environment and for human health%20and%20reduced%20fertility.)
Also thinking about the studies showing that cooking with gas stoves can be extremely bad for you.
What are some things you know about that aren’t widely known to have similar ill effects?
damn that gas stove stuff is new to me but it makes perfect sense, fucking bummer, electric stoves suck
I spend a ton of time over the stove
A similar one is basically any cleaning spray at all
Not to mention the dairy needed to make it as well. Things like yogurt and cheese take even more cow’s milk to concentrate into the final product.
Since it’s acidic it’s not really good for much. Whey protein uses “sweet” whey, which is the byproduct whey from making certain kinds of cheese — it hasn’t begun to ferment yet so its pH is above 5 and it can be used for stuff. Acidic whey is a byproduct from draining yogurts (this is how Greek yogurt is made thick - draining regular yogurt) and certain hard cheeses that have some pre-fermentation as part of their production process.
I never really got the appeal of Greek yogurt tbh, regular thin yogurt has about the same nutritional content if you eat more of it
Making milk substitutes like almond milk requires an insane amount of water to produce.
Not to say it’s more destructive or inefficient than dairy milk or any other food production practice; it’s just surprising the sheer amount of water required to both grow the almonds, and then process them into the liquid solution.
Oat milk gang. While Almond milk is a water hog, it is worth pointing out that it still uses less water than dairy milk. Interesting number crunch The primary issue with almonds is that their high water use is happening in a region (they are almost entirely grown in california) where that water is scarce. I hope more people switch to soy or oat, much better for the environment.
That being said, I hope that non-dairy milk in general gets better at packaging, since right now it’s a lot of plastic and plastic-coated paper which is difficult to recycle.
While Almond milk is a water hog, it is worth pointing out that it still uses less water than dairy milk.
Yes, I tried to be careful not to accidentally make this point in my comment. Dairy milk requires WAY MORE if you consider keeping the cow itself hydrated as part of the production process.
That being said, I hope that non-dairy milk in general gets better at packaging, since right now it’s a lot of plastic and plastic-coated paper which is difficult to recycle.
I have been seeing more waxed-paper containers near me (like dixie cups you can scrape the wax off with a fingernail), which is better but still not ideal imo.
Lightweight long-sleeved shirts with an SPF rating. I’m not up on the risks of sunscreen but I do hate being all greasy and having to reapply it periodically.
Get the reef safe shit at the very least. We know for sure that most sunscreen is environmentally awful whether it’s safe for the person or not
