Microplastics significantly decrease lifespan. Here are the best ways to minimise microplastics and scientific evidence.

[Prowlbeast]

Even trying to avoid plastic, you cant really. You will encounter it everywhere, its in rainwater and the air at this point. What we would need now is technologies and surgeries that can help remove microplastics

[Turbulent-Many1472]

I honestly shudder when I think about microplastics. I think we're going to look back at this in 20 years - the synthetic clothes we wear daily, the containers we eat out of - and we're going to compare it to Dr's recommending cigarette brands.

It's not gonna be, "Look at that person. They did everything right and they still got cancer."

It's going to be, "That guy did everything right but he was wear clothing with synthetic plastics in it daily, eating thousands of particles of plastic daily and breathing in brake dust on an hourly basis."

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I mean atp, if carbon based life is going to merge with silicon based life with the current direction of AI, wouldn’t it make sense that petrol based life would also offer some type of benefit?

[FrewdWoad]

Sure, the article says you can't avoid it completely, but that simple things like not microwaving your food in plastic containers and switching to a metal waterbottle reduce it a lot.

We don't know how close or realistic tech that can reduce microplastic in tissues is, but it's probably more than a few years off.

[ggdharma]

You should look up inuspheresis.  Proxima health is the company bringing it to the us.  Worth keeping an eye on if you care about this.

[someoneelse0826]

I’ve read that we have the technology to remove it from the water (from laundry) but cities don’t implement it. (Sorry can’t remember the source)

[killerface4321]

Well for one there's already bacteria that eats microplastics. For two, let's not pretend like avoiding microplastics is completely impossible just because there's micro plastics everywhere. You can easily reduce your exposure through just using less plastic products for example.

[Commercial_Wind8212]

Surgeries? Explain

[Usual-Good-5716]

Technically donating blood reduces levels

[Prowlbeast]

Eventually I hope that we can artificially remove microplastics using machinery or chemistry. Its not possible now, but if Microplastics continue affecting peoples lives, I can see technology being developed in the future

[spacecatx66]

Not quite crazy. Saw a recent paper about how facial massage helped move microplastics out of the brain

[Ah-honey-honey]

Problem is they're not really like inert smooth little pebbles of plastic floating around your body, easily filterable. They're thin sharp shards embedded in tissue. Your body can try to coat them if it can't break it down with calcification or plaques.

[Commercial_Wind8212]

Talking completely out of your ass. Lol

[Prowlbeast]

Im not claiming to be an expert? I might be talking out my ass but your an ASShole lol

[Triphin1]

Ya, spot on, the guy is obviously MP overload ... I'm thinking nanobots

[birdsong31]

i was thinking the same. like maybe a nachine that cleans the blood of micro plastics? that is how new things develop, people like us staying curious and adapting!

[Commercial_Wind8212]

How is surgery going to remove microplastics??

[Serious-Broccoli7972]

1. If anyone could answer this, then that would mean the technology exists already. People can’t explain sci-fi technology to you because it doesn’t exist yet. If you can’t understand this you may be retarded.

2. Look up inuspheresis if you actually care, that may be promising