Sciency

Cool! Hope it works out well for you!

Sciency

Its a really difficult transition to make. That's a big part of the reason I was on a fixed diet. I had to find foods that I could get in plastic, and in non-plastic. I relied pretty heavily on farmers market produce, and a local woman that uses mason jars to preserve food she grows among her friends. Meat was nearly impossible to find outside of plastic containers, so I got most of my protein from eggs.

I felt so much better after those three weeks that I have largely stuck with fresh produce. I've always leaned towards a vegetarian diet (out of frugality more than anything), but fresh food in particular is worth the potential price bump. Fresh fruits and veggies are also about the only foods that more or less universally get packaged in paper products. Plus they taste better when they haven't been frozen, for whatever reason.

If you ever give this a try, I'd be really interested to know how it turned out for you. I'm the only person I personally know that's tried it, and I wouldn't mind some more input on my theory!

ZF_1

Problem with this. Gay men have the same level of testosterone and hormones as strait men.

Sciency

I'm pretty certain at this point that its plastics. Plenty of studies have been done showing that plastics are estrogenic. Microwave meals and water bottles sitting in the sun are potentially the main source of the decline in masculinity we see in recent generations. The birth control hormones could definitely explain the remaining genetic aberrations.

If any males want to do an experiment:

-Buy yourself a glass cup, mug, picture, water bottle, bowl, and plate. I'd recommend clear glass all the way around, pyrex if possible.

-Don't buy or eat any foods that come in plastic containers.

-Keep a daily journal for six weeks detailing your sleep and energy habits, starting 3 weeks before you switch to glass.

If you do the above, its not going to be any sort of publishable study, but it was enough to convince me that I'm not just imagining the results.

After 3 weeks, I averaged 40 minutes less sleep per night, and self reported an averaged 2 points greater energy across the fifth and sixth weeks of the test (self reported each night out of 10 points). I also lost 2 lbs by the 6th week (with weight averaged across the 6th week), compared to the 3rd week (weighed mornings after using the bathroom), while on a fixed diet across all 6 weeks. Weight significant weight change was noted only after the 4th week.

Perhaps this is all just placebo effect, but I'm sold either way.

TAThatBoomerang

I was planning on changing all my food-boxes to glass anyway because it's easier to clean and feels less cheap. Win-win!