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I'm sure you know by now that bisphenol a, abbreviated as BPA, causes infertility, cancer, and earlier onset of puberty to name just a few.

News article just came out stating BPA showed up in every urine sample taken from more than 80 preschoolers in two states. That is unacceptable and frightening.

I am going to tell you right now how your child - and yourself - can reduce your exposure to BPA.

We can reduce our exposure of BPA by not:

  • drinking bottled water
  • eating canned food
  • handling receipts (yes - very loaded with BPA)
  • heating and eating from plastic containers

BPA is everywhere. It is in your blood, and if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, it is your developing baby's blood.

How can you reduce your risk to BPA besides trying your best to avoid it?

PROBIOTICS.

Specific probiotics, Bifidobacterium breve and Lactobacillus casei are two beneicial bacterial strains that bind BPA and eliminate it from the intestines.

Researchers found two types of probiotics that bind BPA and carry it out of your digestive system and into the toilet. While this is awesome for you, it is not awesome for the fish or those that drink tap water. BPA just gets right into the fish or right into some other person a month or so later after the water is 'treated.'

Probiotics are excellent at binding BPA so this tells me that all pregnant women need to supplement with probiotics which contain Bifidobacterium breve and Lactobacillus casei on a nightly basis. Why nightly? Because probiotics have the best chance at establishing residence in your digestive tract after dinner. This is because stomach acid is not as caustic and you are not going to eat for another 8 hours or so giving the probiotics time to attach to your instestinal wall and form colonies.

It also tells me that Infants, Toddlers, Children and Adults need to take probiotics on a nightly basis in order to prevent absorbing this insanely harmful estrogen mimic chemical into the bloodstream.

Why do you need to take, and your baby and children, probiotics every night? Why not just for a week or two? Because beneficial bacteria do not reside in your intestines forever. They stay there only for a short amount of time before they are 'used up' or excreted in the feces. The bulk of stool is not food. The bulk of your stool is bacteria. Ever wonder why when you fast and have not eaten for a day or two days you still have large stools? It is because the bacteria are still in your digestive tract and forming the bulk of your stool - not the food.

Now that you know two strains of beneficial bacteria, Bifidobacterium breve and Lactobacillus casei, bind BPA and toss it into the toilet along with themselves, you also understand why you need to take it, and give it to others, on a nightly basis. You need to replenish the beneficial bacterial colonies so they can bind tomorrow's exposure to BPA, and the day after tomorrow's.

I should also point out while we are on the topic of probiotics binding BPA, that is not all probiotics do.

Other beneficial aspects of probiotics, not a full list but the ones off the top of my head:

  • bind the carcinogenic heterocyclic amines (love to BBQ? Hello heterocyclic amines)
  • bind lead and cadmium which are widespread in drinking water and food
  • bind aflatoxin which is in your cereals, nuts and seeds
  • reduce mercury exposure which you get from fish, dental amalgams, water and air pollution
  • neutralize harmful bacteria's toxins from bad food, water or those living in your intestines
  • prevent over colonizing of yeasts
  • support and provide over 70% of your immune system
  • reduce skin problems in infants
  • reduce colic in infants
  • improve absorption of nutrients from food
  • reduce constipation
  • reduce diarrhea
  • reduce allergies in newborns if mother takes probiotics during pregnancy

I recommend three types of probiotics which have a significant amount of Bifidobacterium breve and Lactobacillus casei. When I say significant, I mean Billions. I like products to work.

Infants to 2 year olds: I recommend ProBiota Infant. Give 1/4 teaspoon each day in the evening after breastfeeding, bottle-feeding or dinner. One quarter teaspoon of ProBiota Infant, which naturally tastes great by the way so keep it high in the fridge so kids don't grab it and chow on it (yes, it happens), contains 10 billion beneficial bacteria in a base of chicory. There are no flow agents, preservatives, colors, tablets or anything that I, an expert in envrionmental medicine, would want my own babies and boys to consume.

For Children 2 year old to 4 years old: I recommend ProBiota 12 Powder. Give 1/16 a teaspoon which contains 25 billion beneficial bacteria in 12 strains, including billions Bifidobacterium breve and Lactobacillus casei.

For Children 4 to Adults: I recommend ProBiota 12 capsules. One capsule contains 25 billion beneficial bacteria in 12 strains, including billions of Bifidobacterium breve and Lactobacillus casei. In fact, it is just the same as ProBiota 12 Powder, except in vegetarian capsule form. There are no magnesium stearates, flow agents or anything artificial in this product.

Questions? Comments? Do post a comment below.

I sure would like to hear your thoughts on this article. The power of probiotics is awesome.

Prevent absorption of BPA in you, your kids, your unborn and your loved ones with probiotics.

In health,

Dr Ben.