Plastics can be found in almost all parts of life. Even when they are tossed in the trash, evidence indicates that plastics degrade, but never disappear. That's why health experts recommend attempting to minimize exposure to them.

Not only does plastic stay in the environment indefinitely, scientists have discovered the plastic that breaks down into little, likely toxic, particles makes its way into our bodies. Those remains are called microplastics and their smaller counterparts, nanoplastics.

Christopher Hine, PhD, a researcher in the Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences at Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute, told CBN News more people need to become aware of these hazards.

"You need very sophisticated machinery and equipment to detect nanoplastics," he said. "

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