Doctor reveals essential items he's banned from his kitchen because they leach cancer-causing microplastics
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You almost certainly have one, if not more, of them in your home. But a doctor is urging people to throw out essential items in their kitchen due to their growing links to cancer. Increasingly, research shows microplastics - microscopic compounds that are shed by larger plastic items - get into our blood, accumulate in our organs and cause untold damage.
![[Microplastics are miniscule pieces of plastic that seep into food, water, and the air from products like non-stick pans, clothes, and children's toys]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/15/17/93623037-14287945-Microplastics_are_miniscule_pieces_of_plastic_that_seep_into_foo-a-2_1736960983894.jpg)
They leach into the food we eat, the water we drink and air we breathe and have been linked to heart disease, dementia and several cancers. Dr Joseph Mercola, a family medicine osteopathic physician and author of Your Guide to Cellular Health, told DailyMail.com that many of the products responsible for this cascade of health issues can be found in your kitchen.
![[Microplastics used to coat non-stick cookware have been shown to increase the risk of some cancers and thyroid diseases]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/15/16/94127517-14287945-image-a-17_1736958730727.jpg)
He said: 'Many common kitchen items that you use every day either contain or release microplastics during food preparation and consumption.'. Dr Mercola pointed to the obvious one first: non-stick cookware and plastic utensils. They're a risk because of their close contact with the food we eat, plus the constant exposure to heat speeds up their degradation.
![[Some coffee pods, Dr Mercola warned, are made with polypropylene #5, which have been linked to reports of asthma]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/15/17/94127521-14287945-Some_coffee_pods_Dr_Mercola_warned_are_made_with_polypropylene_5-a-3_1736960983909.jpg)
Black plastic utensils in particular have been shown to contain the highest levels of toxic chemicals. But Dr Mercola points to other essentials like plastic cutting boards, Tupperware, coffee and tea pods and salt and pepper grinders. Dr Joseph Mercola (pictured here), a family medicine osteopathic physician and author of Your Guide to Cellular Health, told DailyMail.com he avoids non-stick pans, coffee pods, and spice grinders to cut down on harmful microplastic exposure.
