Plastic, and worries about health

(This is entry 40 of #100DaysToOffload)

I tried at the beginning of this year to live plastic free. Now, I haven't really done it at this point: I've certainly used less, and avoided it where I can, but haven't avoided it entirely. I drink a lot of soya milk that is in Tetra-Pak, and that kind of thing. I also occasionally buy veg in plastic packaging, ...

I try to avoid it, but there is still a lot. I sometimes get inflammation, and wonder where it all comes from. For instance, I currently have an ulcer in my mouth that is quite painful, and wonder why it is happening. A lack of exercise? Poor diet? I largely eat a good diet, though I have had a fair bit of sugar recently as I am slowly getting through a tub of nutella. I'm probably having a lot of sugar.

I think there is probably a set of things that are more important to tackle, such as not eating excess sugar or carbohydrate, ensuring I get enough exercise, etc. and then focussing on potentially less important things, like not eating out of plastic tupperware, not eat BPA-line tins of food, etc.

I do eat fairly healthily, but probably could do more exercise. I could get better sleep. I could stop eating the odd sweet or nutella. I could stop eating bread (which I have picked up again). I could shower less.

Then, I can do the rest. I can try the plastics and yadiya. I think the most important part though is to do the important bits.

It is just too easy to worry about everything minor. There is all sorts of environmental problems that I can't do too much about. At the end of the day, I just have to get on with it. The important part is to do more exercise, eat well, and hopefully that will do the job.