Well just maybe your new Camelbak Podium doesn't leach chemicals. Why don't you research the newer material it's made of? Just because some much older Camelbak models potentially have this "hormone" issue, doesn't mean they all do. It looks to me like the Podium is pretty good as far as plastic bottles are concerned (BPA, BPS, BPF free plus some sort of fancy Hydroguard coating that actually does stop your drink tasting of plastic like most cheap bottles). Your alternative is to get a metal bottle if it spooks you that much.