It is a common known fact that factory-produced plastic bottles are routinely laced with dangerous, even fatal chemicals called hormone or endocrine disruptors. Many of these even mimic estrogen – one of the major hormones in women. Because your body fails to tell the difference between the authentic hormone and the imposter hormone, it goes ahead and blindly obeys the mixed signals given off by these hormone disruptors. As a result, the body starts producing reproductive hormones in excess, thus triggering all sorts of health problems and complications.

 
Some people may argue that technology has addressed the concern of chemical-ridden bottled water – with their chemical-free “safe” options. However, even BPA-free and “ultra-safe” plastics have been found to contain estrogen-mimicking chemicals and toxins that can alter your natural hormones, leading to some dangerous consequences.

5. It Can Cause Birth Defects
BPA contained in bottled water can lead to fetal cells having a wrong number of chromosomes, thus causing birth defects
 
Turns out that BPA – which is really a low-grade version of estrogen, can not only cause obesity and cancer but can also negatively impact a woman’s reproductive system. BPA triggers unnatural changes in cells that will eventually become eggs in the developing fetus. When it’s time for the offspring to be reproduced, these cells will not able to divide properly, meaning the fertilized egg has an incorrect chromosome number. This, in turn, causes birth defects like Down syndrome, and can even lead to miscarriage.

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