There are numerous epidemics going on with the health of Americans but one that really effects us that a lot of people don’t realize is polyester in clothing, furniture, and every day items that humans come into contact with. Polyester is a man made material that is detrimental to health. It causes low testosterone in men and disrupts hormones which leads to all sorts of issues. Low testosterone in men specifically affects sperm count and energy levels which leads to lower productivity and low quality of life in a lot of cases.
Thank you for reading this and taking this issue into consideration.
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Yes people have no idea how sick our clothes are making us
Some extra sources for people to read. When deciding whether to vote.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00650-3
Landmark study links microplastics to serious health problems
People who had tiny plastic particles lodged in a key blood vessel were more likely to experience heart attack, stroke or death during a three-year study.
Rising global concentrations of environmental micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) drive concerns for human exposure and health outcomes.
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Brains exhibited higher concentrations of MNPs than liver or kidney samples. All organs exhibited significant increases from 2016 to 2024. Polyethylene was the predominant polymer; the relative proportion of polyethylene MNPs was greater in brain samples than in liver or kidney.
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Results demonstrate that MNPs are selectively accumulated into the human brain and concentrations are rising over time.
Polyester is polyethylene: Polyethylene terephthalate - Wikipedia
Polyethylene terephthalate (or poly(ethylene terephthalate), PET, PETE, or the obsolete PETP or PET-P), is the most common thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family and is used in fibres for clothing, containers for liquids and foods, and thermoforming for manufacturing, and in combination with glass fibre for engineering resins.[5]