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Teaser: Plastics are a global health threat and how one doctor created the world's first colorful stainless steel, Ahimsa, with Dr. Manasa Mantravadi

October 22, 2021 Jessica Gershman Season 3 Episode 8
Zen(ish) Mommy
Teaser: Plastics are a global health threat and how one doctor created the world's first colorful stainless steel, Ahimsa, with Dr. Manasa Mantravadi
Show Notes

Here to discuss how plastics may be affecting your children, and what you can do about it, is Dr. Manasa Mantravadi, a board certified pediatrician who launched the world’s first colorful stainless steel dishes for kids, Ahimsa. During this mini conversation, you will hear why there is such a high level of plastics in our lives, why this poses such a big threat to global health, and what simple changes you can make to change the situation. We hope you join us!

Key Points From This Episode:


  • The higher the level of convenience, the higher level of plastics are in our lives.
  • Why the American Academy of Pediatrics, the WHO, and the Endocrine Society call endocrine disrupting chemicals in plastic the second greatest threat to health.
  • Dr. Mantravadi’s goal to talk about the simple changes that you can make that can actually make things better.


Tweetables:


“The American Academy of Pediatrics, the World Health Organization, the Endocrine Society, they call endocrine disrupting chemicals in plastic the second greatest threat to human health.” — Manasa Mantravadi [0:00:46]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:


Manasa Mantravadi on LinkedIn
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