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In today’s issue:

• The hidden plastic threat in your tea and water

• How microplastics sabotage your skin from the inside out

• A shocking truth about what’s inside your bottled water

• What B.K.S. Iyengar says about Nurtrition

• Exclusive 20% OFF code from our sponsor Obvita Organics

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PILLAR SPOTLIGHT

The Truth About Tea Bags, Plastic & Your Skin

Okay, glow seekers, let's dive into this week's pillar: Nutrition! It sounds simple, right? But getting what you put into your body right is key to feeling fantastic and looking radiant, just like stepping out of a luxurious spa treatment.

This week’s issue might be the most important one yet — because it’s not about adding something in, it’s about cutting something out. And what we’re cutting is so small, you can’t even see it… but your skin feels it every day.

Green tea. Herbal blends. Chamomile before bed. Sounds like wellness, right?

But most tea bags — even the ones labeled "natural" — are coated in plastic to keep them from tearing, and research shows that just one tea bag can release over a billion microplastic particles into your cup.

And tea is just the beginning. Microplastics are now showing up in:

• Bottled water (up to 240,000 particles per liter)

• Sea salt, seafood, and packaged foods

• The air we breathe and the food containers we heat

• Human breast milk, semen, placenta, and even the first stool passed by newborns — proving exposure begins in the womb

• Blood vessels and tissue inside the penis, with studies showing embedded plastics increase the risk of heart attack and stroke fourfold

• Brain tissue, where plastic has been found post-mortem at levels equivalent to a plastic picnic spoon

When plastic enters your bloodstream, it doesn’t stay politely in your gut. It moves into your tissues, your hormones, and yes — your glow.

How Microplastics Affect Your Skin

These invisible invaders don’t just sit harmlessly in your system. They:

• Trigger inflammation, leading to puffiness, redness, and breakouts

• Disrupt hormones, throwing off collagen repair and moisture balance

• Weaken your skin barrier, causing dryness and sensitivity

• Interfere with nutrient absorption, robbing your glow from the inside out

Your skin is your body’s largest organ — and it mirrors what’s happening inside. When the body is burdened with toxins, it shows up on your face.

How to Reclaim Your Glow

• Avoid bottled water, especially if exposed to heat

• Use ceramic, glass, or stainless-steel plates and cutlery

• Drink from glass or stainless-steel water bottles

• Store food in glass containers and never microwave plastic

• Read beauty product labels and avoid polyethylene, nylon, and acrylates

• Choose clothing made from cotton, linen, bamboo, or other natural fibers

• Install a reverse osmosis filter to purify your drinking water

• Brew tea with loose-leaf blends or uncoated bags in ceramic or glass

• Minimize processed and plastic-packaged foods whenever possible

Every one of these is a nudge toward a more radiant, less burdened body.

Sources available upon request.

GLOW TIP

Switch your water — it’s the #1 way to protect your skin from microplastic damage.

Your skin is 64% water. But bottled and unfiltered tap water can contain hundreds of thousands of microplastic particles per liter.

These particles fuel inflammation, disrupt hormones, and dehydrate your glow from within.

The upgrade? Install a reverse osmosis filter and sip from glass or stainless-steel bottles only. Hydrate beautifully and give your skin the clean foundation it craves.

Our favorite reverse osmosis system is the Home Master HydroPerfection Undersink Reverse Osmosis System from Amazon.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

The information in Glow by Calla Skin is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Christine is a licensed spa professional in Florida and New York State, not a doctor. Always consult a healthcare professional before making health-related decisions.