How plastic is polluting your body: With each of us ingesting over 100,000 particles a year, just how worried should we be? When we think of the devastating toll that plastic pollution can have, it is usually images of turtles caught in single-use bags or piles of plastic bottles in landfill that we conjure up […]
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New study examines the accuracy of plastic surgery videos on social media
In the era of ‘Dr. Google,’ social media is a tremendous influence on patients interested in cosmetic surgery, and with more than two billion users—representing almost one-third of the internet—YouTube has emerged as an essential platform for reaching people interested in plastic surgery. However, due to a variety of factors, such as confusing terminology, inaccurate […]
Bachelor’s Vienna Girardi Reveals Results of Multiple Plastic Surgeries
A new woman! The Bachelor alum Vienna Girardi showed off the results of her multiple plastic surgeries in new photos obtained by Us Weekly. “I love my body!” the 33-year-old tells Us. “I needed to feel like myself again.” To do so, Girardi turned to Dr. Franklin Rose, who previously gave her a nose job […]
Man buys 'zero-waste' bamboo toothbrushes but they arrive wrapped in plastic
The irony of eco-friendly products being delivered in wasteful packaging is lost on no one. Even a book about scrapping plastic arrives in unnecessary plastic, which can make buyers feel fed up. One man who purchased non-plastic toothbrushes was disappointed to find them wrapped in plastic. And to top if off, each brush was individually […]
You may be eating a credit card’s worth of plastic each week: Here’s how it affects your body
A study revealed that the average person could be consuming about 2,000 tiny pieces of plastic every week, which is approximately 21 grams a month, just over 250 grams a year. A study commissioned by global environment charity WWF recently said that humans may be ingesting five grams of plastic every week – which is […]