What is a guaranteed advice from anyone and everyone on health? No matter what diet miracle he/she may recommend, it comes with- “drink plenty of water”.

And you do.

You take that bottle to offices; give it to your kids in school, even drink straight from the bottle itself.

Unaware about what happens to the water when you put it in the Plastic Bottle. Yes, the Bisleri, Fanta, 7-Up and all other popular drinks’ bottles that you have carefully cleaned and filled with water at home can harm you!

Research says that keeping water in plastic bottles causes the plastic to leach. Leaching means that some of the chemicals of the plastic enter the water. Use of plastic bottles for a long time and repeated washing increases the chances of leaching. Of these particles BPA or Bisphenol A leached is said to be carcinogenic in nature (meaning, capable of causing cancer) and harmful to the human body.

Recent research by the National Toxicology program, (Toxicology is a branch of biology and medicine that studies the adverse effects of chemicals) a division of National Institute of Health, US says that BPA present in some plastic bottles may disturb the hormonal balance in the body by mimicking estrogen or female hormone. It may cause breast cancer and uterine cancer in women and prostate cancer and decreased testosterone (the sex hormone) in men. It may also affect unborn babies. Other research points to increase in insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes.

Sounds awful, doesn’t it? This substance is banned in Europe and other countries but FDA of US still hasn’t banned the substance and there is no ban on bottles containing this substance in India too.

So, the only way to stop it from entering your body is to stop using them or reduce the use.

So how do you know which plastic bottle is safe? Check below the bottle, most bottles have a recycle symbol, the number contained inside it shows what is it made of.

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE)

Where is it used: Most soft drinks, water, pickle, jelly and jam jars and bottles.          Is it safe to use: Yes, it is not known to leach any chemicals that are suspected of causing cancer or disrupting hormones.                                                    

High density polyethylene (HDPE) 
Where is it used: Milk, water, and juice bottles and grocery, trash and retail bags. Is it safe to use: Yes, it is not known to leach any chemicals that are suspected of causing cancer or disrupting hormones.

Polyvinyl chloride (V or PVC) 
Where is it used: The plastic sheet used to wrap meats, cheeses, vegetables is PVC. Is it safe to use: No, to soften into its flexible form, manufacturers add “plasticizers” during production. Traces of these chemicals can leach out of PVC when in contact with foods. According to the National Institutes of Health, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), commonly found in PVC, is a suspected human carcinogen.

-Low-density polyethylene (LDPE)
Where is it used: Some bread and frozen food bags and squeezable bottles. Is it safe to use: Yes, it is not known to leach any chemicals that are suspected of causing cancer or disrupting hormones, but not as widely recycled as #1 or #2.

Polypropylene (PP)
Where is it used: Some ketchup bottles and yogurt and margarine tubs. Is it safe to use: Yes, Hazardous during production, but not known to leach any chemicals that are suspected of causing cancer or disrupting hormones. Not as widely recycled as #1 and #2.

Polystyrene (PS)
Where is it used: Foam insulation and also for hard applications (e.g. cups, some toys) Is it safe to use: No. Benzene, a material used in production is a known human carcinogen. Butadiene and styrene (the basic building block of this plastic) are suspected carcinogens. It is energy intensive and has poor recycling properties.

Other (usually polycarbonate)
Where is it used: Baby bottles, microwave, ovenware, eating utensils, plastic coating for metal cans Is it safe to use: No. It is made with biphenyl-A, a chemical invented in the 1930s in search for synthetic estrogens. It is a hormone disruptor, simulates the action of estrogen when tested in human breast cancer studies. It can leach into food as product ages.

Ok, you have avoided number 6, 7 and number 3 but you could still be harmed by your plastic bottles, how??

• Beware: When you don’t clean your bottles regularly after use; bacteria start growing on it. Bacteria love moist places and the not- regularly- cleaned -bottles are a good ground for them and the other microbes to thrive in.

  The solution- Clean your bottle with mild detergent and warm water thoroughly after every few uses. But the best option again is to use it for a short span of time and then replace as cleaning it repeatedly causes leaching.  

• Beware: Don’t re-use the Plastic Bottles of Packaged water and soda water. These bottles are supposed to be for a single use and it is better that we heed the advice.

 The solution- The options for those on the move are HDPE (No.2) bottles or Steel bottles which are very popular today with their sleek look and pretty light weight.

• Beware: Parents with small kids note that the milk bottles and the sippers sold today are mostly made from Polycarbonate plastic.  There are reports that it may leach BPA. Exposure to BPA at a small age is detrimental to baby’s health. In US there are many cases against the manufacturers of Plastic Bottles for kids under 3 due to this.

 The solution-The safest option is to specifically look out for bottles which are BPA free.

• Beware: Though studies don’t have convincing evidence on the use of PET bottles being harmful, there are chances of such data surfacing later so try avoiding drinking from plastic bottles all the time. At least have another non-plastic collecting vessel forwater at home.

Seems like a difficult task? It isn’t, what did we do when we had no plastic bottles?

• The Alternatives:

Use Earthen Pots- They are the traditional vessels, they(All of them, right) keep water cool and are inexpensive .

Brass or copper Pots- These are also traditional vessels, there are studies saying storing water in copper vessels is good for the health. However, if brass/copper pots are not cleaned properly, they are also subject to chemical deposits injurious to health. So, ensure these are cleaned thoroughly on a daily basis.

The good old steel: We all had those huge steel pitchers moms used to fill in case there is no water supply later. Time to store water in steel utensils again!

Glass Pitchers: These are a good option and suit a trendy home.

Plastics have entered all realms in our lives. We cannot fully let go of plastic but certainly avoiding these which have proved to be harmful will protect our families from their negative effect.

 Quick recap:

Avoid plastics containing BPA or Bisphenol A which is a carcinogenic substance present in many different types of plastics.

-Make sure you do not use bottles that are having no. 3, no. 6 or no. 7 symbol at the bottom.

-Do not use plastic bottles when you are pregnant, it may have harmful effects on the baby.

-Use BPA free bottles for babies.

-Do not re-use packaged water or soda bottles.

-Clean the bottles to prevent bacterial infection.

Check out Water is good, but the bottles are not! | Medimanage.com

In every man and woman's life there comes a time of ultimate challenge - a time when everything thing seems to go wrong, everything seems to be unfair, a time when every resources we have is tested. A time when life seems unfair, our faith our values, our patience, our compassion, our ability to persist are all pushed to limits and beyond.


Some use such tests as opportunities to get better, some use to destroy them


People who succeed do not have less problem then the people who fail. Only the dead people have no problem. It is not what happen to us which separate failure from  success, it's how we perceive it and what we do about it. 

Things don't change, We change.

Do not believe in anything too much, as there always will be a place where it doesn't work.

Here again, I am back with one more story. Its about a girl who is my friend, she was in her final year of her graduation. One day I asked, "How are you"? She answered not fine, I feel like to die. I was worried, I was thinking what this frustration is all about? I politely asked her if I can be of any help. well I didn't mean in her suicide, I just wanted to share her pain or grief stricken story. Well the answer was "NO, ! I don't want you to murder me, I can die my own, I can help myself in that case".  I have no such intention, all I meant whether can I share your pain which is compelling you to commit suicide. She replied, yes you can do that, that will ease my pain a bit.
I asked, well, what is it? She replied its about him. I loved him since I was in class 6. I always loved him. Last week he was here.in my room, we had a good time. Then he went back home. Now I am feeling so lonely, and he is enjoying with someone else.  OK, I understood, She probably broke up..yea, its tough , its very tough to have a breakup, I understand, usually it take many years to build one relation and take only few hour to break it. I told her, thats ok, theres nothing to worry about, there are better GUYS around, Mr. Perfect might be out there all you have to do is to open your eyes. 
Well, what you expect to happen next??? Whatever happened next  was Bizarre. She was furious, and I was confused. 
She rained on me, I don't want any other guy, I want him. I said, okay,  thats absolutely fine, in that case I think probably you two should patch up again. If he is not interested you gonna try. you have to try. I was trying to be motivational. 
Well, what you expect to happen next??? Whatever happened next was Bizarre. She was then shocked, she looked at me, "Excuse me, we never broke up, how could you say that? we should have patch up? cummon". OK , I was in little complicated situation now, is she trying to prove that boys are genetically cheater, you know many girls at same time. Well I am not like this , or is she trying to prove guys are bad. They suck..now what is she upto? When all sort of chemical reaction was happening in brain, I forced myself to break the silence, " Well , you said he is enjoying with someone else, are you sure in that case is he the right guy for you"? She looked at me. I escaped her eyes and looking in opposite direction told her, "you know, all guys are not same".
Well, what you expect to happen next??? Whatever happened next was Bizarre. "Excuse me, Hello Mr. whats going on your mind, he is not bad guy or cheater, and regarding breakup, actually we never started. I Love him since class 6 but I never told him that I love him. I said, well thats not good , if you love someone you should express your love, then the relation works or not thats secondary, but later one should not repent that nothing happened coz we fail to express it. I think you should call him up and tell him that you love him. 
Well, what you expect to happen next??? Whatever happened next was Bizarre. "Yes I am trying that. You know what? I cant propose him as my friend loves him, and I don't want to betray my friend. She loves him very much.Because of her I didn't express my love for him for this many years."  Now I became little confident, I thought I was getting grip of her pain. So I decided to help her out, I said If your friend love her then I think you have taken the right decision by not expressing your love to him, If both of them love each other then they should be left alone, and for you 
Miss there are...for sure many other better soul then him. 
Well, what you expect to happen next??? Whatever happened next was Bizarre. "No she already got a boyfriend whom she loves very much, but she love my guy also, she secretly love him, but I am sure he don't like her, but for her I sacrificed".


 Excuse me! ??????????????????????what was that? Wheres the complication? and and and you said he was enjoying with someone else, may I know who was that someone else, I thought that "someone else" was the source of the pain or problem.


"Why are you bothering me about him? Why are you interested in my love story,you should understand but I know you will not understand , GET LOST" 


 Miss, I was not interested in your love story , all I wanted is...to...share the pa?n...but now I am unsure, what was that all about, and now for my effort all I got is "GET LOST" 


"Shut up, All I wanted you to know that...anyway..never mind...you only know who is that someone else...bye..I have to go and you also... GET LOST." 


 what am I suppose to Know yaaar? Somewhere I feel that "someone else" was not important, it was something else. Does anybody have any clue?