Dangerous Things in Daily Life
79This time I’ll inform to all of you about something simple, but not all of us knew about this. I want to share useful information, but I don’t want to make us afraid about this things. This is just knowledge. We can learn about many things outside, but I hope from this hub we can learn something useful for our life, especially for health reason. We can control our self in using something. The most important this is we can know everything about we should do and we shouldn’t do that. And then we can use these things wisely. I believe, there is several researches before this information spread to the world. They do this for good purpose and this is for humankind. We can found many things around us, even this is simple things and I believe we use this every day. I heard this many times, “better prevent than healing”. I collect several things around us and we have to be careful with these things. Of course we can use this freely, but better to use or consume this wisely.
There are several researches about plastic, barbeque meat, instant noodle, food packaging, paper, Styrofoam. I thought, we all familiar with this things. I want to share about the dangerous behind these things, if we don’t use this wisely. I don’t want to forbid us to use or consume these things. Even stop to use this at all. This is important to remind us a little about something dangerous behind something we use every day. Like a paper, of course we need this to support our job, especially in the office or other job. Food packaging, we need this to sterilize the food from outside contamination, like bacteria, dust, etc. Barbeque meat, we consume this in the family gathering party or garden party maybe, of course we allowed to eat barbeque. No one forbid us to consume delicious meat, right. Especially if we want add this with various vegetables or fruits. Wow.... it’s so yummy. I thought we love to eat combination between meat, fruit and vegetables barbeque. Sorry if I talk about food, it raises my appetite. I’ll explain everything below. So, please continue to read…….
Plastic Bottle
Maybe some of us often reuse plastic bottles. Actually this is not good habit, especially for health. Actually this happened to my own students. Some of my student brought a bottle of water. This is not a new bottle. This was a bottle from mineral water. They used this bottle again and again. Their parents filled this with new water in the bottle. But after I give some explanations about the dangerous behind reuse plastic bottle, they don’t want to use this again. Now, they bring a new water container. This is 100% safe for their health. Like Tupperware product.
Plastic material (also known as Polyethylene Terephthalate or PET) which can be found in plastic bottle contains a carcinogen substances. This bottle is safe to be used 1-2 times only, if you want to used this any longer, should not be more than a week, and should be placed far away from the direct sun. Repeated washing habits can damage the layer of plastic bottle and the carcinogen substance can enter into the water if we drink from this bottle.
Barbeque meat
A compound formed when meat was heated in high temperatures, such as barbeque meat (roast meat), will trigger the growth of prostate cancer in mice. This was based on the research team from USA. The results of this study also described in a meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (American cancer research association) in order to explain the link between eating meat and high-risk prostate cancer. From the number of previous studies, said that cooking meat until charred will cause cancer. The compound according to research results will trigger and accelerate the growth of prostate cancer in the body of mice. This compound called PhIP. But the researchers say that they are still difficult to determine how much PhIP that have consumed people, because it depends on cooking conditions.
In my country (Indonesia) we called this “Satay”. This is similar food like barbeque, the slice of number chicken meat or mutton inserted on bamboo stick. This meat was roasted on fire. Indonesian people usually eat this with peanut sauce. I thought there is similarity between barbeque and satay. But we shouldn’t worry about this. Because I have good solution and I thought we safe to consume barbeque or satay.
Cucumbers are advised to eat after eating barbeque or satay. Because the barbeque contain carcinogens substances (cause cancer) but cucumber actually have anti-carcinogens. So don't forget to eat the cucumber after eating barbeque or satay. But everything excessive is not good for us. Better consume this food wisely.
Barbeque
Satay
Cucumber
Instant Noodle
This is very popular food in among the people in my country. As we knew, the history of noodle was come from China. Now, the people in the world know noodle as one of best Chinese food. And become popular from day by day. To make it simple, we don’t have to go to Chinese food restaurant to buy noodle. We can easily find instant noodle in the supermarket. With various tastes and of course it’s delicious if we can add this with some vegetables or egg. If we creative person and love to cook. We can make a great food with variation recipes by using instant noodle, “easy to cook and easy to eat”. In modern era the people want something simple. That’s why I can found various instant noodle brands in the market.
Even for college student in Indonesia also familiar with instant noodle. For emergency things, if they didn’t have much money to buy food outside. With the average price for only $0.2 they can buy a pack of instant noodle and cook delicious food. But actually the dangerous always haunted them. Why I said so, because from medical information it said “there is a wax that coats the noodles”. That’s why the instant noodles do not stick to each other when it cooked. Consumption of instant noodles every day will increase the possibility of someone infected with cancer. A person who being so busy in his career had no time to cook, so decided to eating instant noodles every day. Finally he had cancer. This is because of the wax covering the noodle. Our bodies need more than two days to clean the wax. So for instant noodle lovers, make sure you have an interval of at least three days after you eat instant noodles, if you're going to consume again.
I have good solution about "the correct way of cooking instant noodles", like:
- Boil the noodles in a pot with water.
- Once the noodles was cooked, take out the noodles, and throw away the water. Why we should do this, because this water contain wax.
- Boil another pot of water till boiling
- While the water is being cooked, put the seasoning powder, chili pepper and oil on a bowl together with the noodle.
- The final step is put boiling water in a bowl.
- Delicious instant noodle is ready to be served.
The supermarket was filled with instant noodles
Food Packaging
Food packaging is part of the daily food. For most people, food packaging or food wrapping just tends to be regarded as a foods protection. It’s depending on the type of packaging material. Like: cartoon, paper, plastic, or Styrofoam. I’ll describe this material below. I recommend you carefully to pick on food packaging start from now. Packaging on food has the function for health, preservation, convenience, uniformity, promotions, and information. There are so many materials used as food packaging related with packaging in direct contact with food. But don’t worry about that, I thought legitimate company also do research before they sell the product complete with packaging in the market.
Paper
We use paper to help our job. We can find the paper around us. Personally, I can’t imagine how many papers was produced every day in the world. If we collect this maybe it reach a mountain. This time, I talk about the paper related with food. Sometimes we can find the paper to wrap the food. Like: hamburger, hotdog or other foods. Some of these papers containing detectable lead exceed specified limits. In the human body, lead entering through the respiratory tract or digestion into the circulatory system and then spread to various other networks, such as: kidney, liver, brain, nervesand bones. Lead poisoning in adults was characterized by three symptoms. Like: pale, pain and paralysis. Poisoning that occurs can be chronic and acute. Hot food and fatty food easily causes lead substance migrate into this food. We can safe to use kind of the paper as food wrapping after pass the quality control. I thought KFC and McDonalds have passes this quality control as the biggest franchise company and we can find this company around the world.
I believe this is safe, how about you?
Styrofoam
I thought we all familiar with this material. We can easily find Styrofoam as a food container. Styrofoam or polystyrene packaging materials has become one of the most popular choices in the food business. With the reason to prevent leakage, it looks white, clean, Styrofoam is also able to retain heat and cold but still comfortably held, maintaining freshness, low cost, more secure, and lightweight. That’s why many food businesses choose this material. But I heard surprising news and for us who always update news really knew this information very well. Recent research proves that the Styrofoam didn't safe anymore. Food Safety Division of the Government of Japan revealed that Styrofoam in food is very dangerous. This news was released in July 2001. The residues substance inside Styrofoam cause endocrine disrupter (EDC), a disease caused by a disturbance in the endocrinology system and human's reproductive from chemical carcinogens in food.
I hope this hub useful for us and we can learn something behind many things in daily life. No one will hurt or getting sick if we prevent this early. Life must go on. We need something to be achieved in the future, we may have some goal. I hope everything goes well. The most important thing is we all healthy, amen. Because healthy is expensive. Money wasn't everything if we got sick. So, we must use everything we have wisely.
You can also read:
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The Most Frightening Food
I'll take you tour and travel to the place where we can find the most frightening food. I thought we are still remembered "Fear Factor", a television reality show. We can see many challenges there. Maybe we could saw many challenges about ate food. Not usual food. How about the frightening food of the world?
Or my other hub about "health", like:
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Healthy Eyes, The Window Of The World
Healthy With Tea
Breatharian, Living Without Food and Drink
The Secret of Take a Bath for Health
Benefits of Laughing
The Miracle of Earthworm for Alternative Medicine
Bee Stings Therapy
Start The Day With Smiling
I love Jogging
The Benefit Of walking
Long Life Recipes Compilation
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Health Diagnose Through Nails
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Thanks so much for the valuable infotmation prasetio30. I've bookmarked.
Excellent hub with very good information! A test was done on plastic bottles in Sweden a few years ago, a bacterial test. And the result showed that no matter how well the bottles was washed, it was like drinking water through a used dishcloth! Because of the damaged plastic layer it is difficult to clean them properly! And that was on the bottles that was washed! Great information on how to use wisely without banning! We do need to use these items now and then.
By the way, I love your picture about voting! How did you do that? I will follow the request with pleasure!
Thanks for this. I leaned of several food and/or food packaging related dangers I was not previously aware of. You always do great hubs! Voted up and awesome.
Very useful and educational Prasetio! Thank you for telling us about the dangers that might come with food! Beautifully done. God bless you nephew!
Good Morning my sweet friend, yes all these items are not healthy for us. The modern age has brought with it danger. It is wise that we learn what is good and what is bad for the human body...if God did not make it, then it is not good for us. Love this hub, excellent rate up up up love & peace darski
Hi Prasetio, thanks for reminding all of us what are the dangerous things in our life which is very close to us but we often don't realize it. There are many points that I already aware, but sometimes we have no choice especially when we buy outside food, they just know which is the cheapest packing material for them. Things like this is inevitable. On top of that, I try to reduce bit by bit to healthier way of living, such as not drinking plastic bottle water. Thank you my friend :)
Another thing is,is that the companies that produce a product do all kinds of safety test before and after a product is introduced,but irresponsibly do not readily make the information available or manipulate the data when the stats are less than favorable.;)
I use to eat instant noodles every day when I was in college, had no idea, thanks Prasetio, very useful information here, these subtle dangers are real and most people are unaware of them. The water bottle one is a big one. I have a friend of mine who is a chemist and told me about this years ago, I can't tell you how many people I know and see reusing these bottles, and I always try to explain to them the danger.
Thanks for sharing this information
Take care my friend.
Thanks for the useful information. Now I have a few more things to worry about!
Hello, just got back in hubpages after being away for some time. This hub of yours is great. These wrong practices often endanger people;s health. I hope they will learn from this hub of your. Job well done and keep up.
Very thoughtful and important information, prasetio, and beautifully presented.
Thank you for your assiduous (I love that word) research.
I would not be surprised if many of your readers are learning these safety precautions for the first time.
This hub helps a lot.
Very useful. I am shocked by the news about the water bottle wich I reuse more than once. I really did not know!! Very thanks for this Hub... voted up!! :)
Oh my thank you pras for the health saving tips. Oh those noodles, a favorite with every kid I know. I will share this information.
I've learned so much I did not know. Thank YOU! I am voting up, sharing and book marking for future reference. Thank you again for your careful research and life saving advice! Love, Peace and Joy! :) Katie
Thanks. This is a life saver. I will definitely be changing my noodle water and adopt other safety tips you have noted. (I heard about the plastic one)
Best Wishes. :)
So strange, my dad with little education would never drink or eat from plastic I remember as far back as my childhood, and although I have occasionally, even I will not and haven't in the years I have been cooking use any plastic in the microwave. Great tips, Prasetio, maybe working together we can all learn together what will give us longer life and you are our everyday smile for sure.
Polly
OMG, I've got to stop drinking bottled water, but i must keep my noodles ( cooked properly of course ) Thank you Prasetio. We appreciate you.
Cheers
Very good warnings! I know that not long ago the EPA did finally get the chemical compounds for plastics with BPH in them. I lived on those noodles several years, and did not know of the wax. You have provided information that will help many others. This will possibly save lives. I am going to share, share, share. Thank you prasetio30 for your kind advice, and extensive research on these products. Blessings and the best to you!
Hi, Oh my goodness! I knew certain things were dangerous like overcooked meat, but not the rest, I will bookmark this for future reference, well done, great hub and rated up, thanks nell
I enjoy those ramen noodles but you are so right - they do not stick together - so now I will follow your advice and throw out the water - it makes so much sense. We do it when we boil pasta so why not other noodles.
Thanks for all the tips - there have been so many reports about barbecued meat yet people won't stop eating it - and they wouldn't dream of touching a cucumber.
Wonderful hubs - thanks for adding your suggestions. Rated up as always. Yay!
Yes, all so true. Barbecue is always in the news but it seems like folks just won't listen. And then they eat slabs of it. Thanks for the advice to go along with the information. I will surely rinse my ramen noodles. I love them but they do not stick - you are so right.
Rated up! Thanks a million!
Most bottled water comes in single use #1 plastic. The reason they have expiration dates on the water is because of the bottles! #2 plastic like they use in milk jugs is just fine to reuse as long as it's sterilized.
I reuse my water bottles, or I should say I used to thanks for the info.
Instant noodles are popular here in the US, too. Another reason I recommend not eating the noodles too often though is the high sodium content. Or at least do not use all the flavoring if you do.
Prasetio, thanks so much for all the useful information! Voted up! Take care my friend!
Instant noddles acknowledge as one of the most important invention of modern era (20th century) for practicality. But since the side effect known, it become less popular.
Great hubs as always Prasetio.
Now I'm paranoid! Kidding. This is something few of us think about and it is very useful. Thanks so much.
Scary stuff! And what about the Pesticides they spray on our fruit!
Those are good tips. These are the things that give people the answer to the question, "How did I end up like this?"
Excellent advice that everyone can definitely benefit from!! Im a health conscious person so I can really appreciate information like this. Thank you so much for sharing!
Very useful information, I am familiar with these products as being dangerous to us, yet I learned some new information. You rock, my friend, thanks for looking out for us.
Wow! I'm going right out to buy cucumbers! We love to bar-b-que even in winter. Thanks! Great information as always.
Thank you very much for the information. Is it useful - YES, it is! There are many useful facts which everybody should know!
wow, i have to change myself...
Awareness! Being aware and educated in health safety is important. Once we are educated, then practicing what we have learned is our responsibility. You have written a loving hub for us. Why do I use the term "loving"? Because the information you have shared will keep us alive longer. This is a high level of love. I have bookmarked this execellent hub. I thank you so much for the research and time you have given to this hub, that we may all benefit from this information. Rated up and awesome. Passing this on to family and friends. Blessings galore for you, my precious friend.
Hello,Prasetio, and this hub is terrific. In the long runit is a lifesaver and thank you for it.
These are such helpful tips. Now, I know why we eat cucumber with satay and thanks for the tip on cooking instant noodles--makes lots of sense. Enjoyed reading this and it definitely raises awareness. Rated up.
A very chilling reality. Can we avoid these all, Prasetio? Please include me as your friend, too!
This is a great hub. I will share it with others.
I love the fact about cucumbers- thanks!
Hi Pras, I share the same awareness with you about those dangerous materials. It's a very good idea that you've written this hub to spread the information to others. Another dangerous activity is when people burn waste plastics which is often done in their yard. this wrong practice may release toxic smoke which is also carcinogenic. I surely vote up this hub !.
This is a really good hub filled with valuable information. Thanks, I am going to keep this information in mind.
It's quite scary when you realise how much of this stuff we use everyday.xxx
Yes we have to be careful when using this things.
Thanks for making the world an even scarier place prasetio! Interesting hub and it shows how dangerous some everyday things can be
Hello Prasetio
This is another of your great hubs. My son loves instant noodles so I'll have to make sure he leaves three days between eating them. It is scary how dangerous everyday items are for our health. Thanks for taking the time to enlighten us all.
Amber:)
Nice Hub! It is very informative for our daily routine life. Please you also "TAKE CARE" and wright this type of hub. Keep it up....
A very informative hub.I found the information about plastic bottles interesting. I will avoid reusing them or use glass which I prefer.
Very important information. I watched the movie...i think it was called TAPPED awhile back and will never buy another bottle of water for the rest of my life. Bought a few of those stainless steel kanteen bottles off amazon for my water and they work wonderfully and water never tasted so good!
Very interesting prasetio! I always throw away plastic bottles and also give the kids special bottles that I refill. I stay away from certain things like some packaged foods. Some you mentioned here. I guess I believe "knowledge" is key and everything is ok in moderation. Thank you for this useful information. Have a lovely day! G
Unbelievable information Prasetio. This read was a real eye opener - especially about the plastic bottles. I always knew plastic bottles were bad but when I read it in black and white it really brought it home to me. I really think a lot of cancers and illnesses have been brought about since he introduction of plastic. Great hub and rating up and pressing those tabs as always.
Awesome hub, prasetio!
We can never really live in a world that is entirely and absolutely free from dangers and risks. It is a fact of life that we should all learn to adapt. Thank you.
The barbeque meat looks delicious, but I agree with you that anything excessive is not good for us. It’s just sad to say that I don’t like cucumber. I guess I have to learn to like it especially that I like barbeque every summer. This is an informative hub. You also reminded us to be careful in the things that we normally use. Rated up!
I did know the plastic bottle one already, but some I didn't it's good to stay informed of these things, thanks.





























































SilentReed Level 5 Commenter 15 months ago
Thanks for the warnings and the helpful tips.
Most people's daily life consist of rushing from one place to another.Because of busy schedules sadly we have no time for the family meal or home cooking and must rely on instant meals from fast food or street vendors where health safety is in question..