How Microplastics Are Ruining Your Health - Dr Rhonda Patrick - #907

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Dr Rhonda Patrick is a biomedical scientist, researcher and a fitness podcaster. Every day, your body fends off harmful pathogens with ease. But what happens when environmental toxins like microplastics start to build up? What are they, and how can you protect yourself from their effects? Expect to learn why microplastics are so prevalent in our everyday lives, how to detoxify yourself from microplastics, which everyday items expose us most to microplastics, where microplastics are stored in your body, the impact on your health being bombarded by microplastics, why your clothes might be one of the biggest offenders of toxic plastic exposure, the best exercises and routines that help you remove microplastics from your system, how to offset your exposure to toxins in your food and environments, and much more… Timestamps: (00:00) What You Need to Know About Microplastics (05:27) What Levels of Microplastics Are We Exposed To? (10:31) Where Do Plastics Go in the Body? (14:39) Different Types of Plastics (24:14) Sex Differences in Susceptibility (28:10) Most Common Places We’re Exposed to Microplastics (38:30) Are We Absorbing Microplastics From Our Clothes? (42:24) Is it Possible to Have Plastic-Free Food? (50:18) Best Tactics for Avoiding Microplastics (59:22) Is it Possible to Test & Remove Microplastics? (01:10:04) Advice to People Impacted By the LA Fires (01:15:54) Impact of the GRAS System on American Food (01:25:02) The Danger of Trans Fats (01:28:54) Nitrites & Nitrates (01:31:21) Should We Be Concerned About Added Sugar? (01:37:07) The Main Issues With Ultra-Processed Food (01:43:52) Do Sugar & Ultra-Processed Foods Cause Cancer? (01:47:21) How Sugar & Ultra-Processed Foods Impact Brain & Energy (01:53:57) How to Rebuild a Leaky Gut (01:56:57) Mitigating the Risks of Ultra-Processed Foods (02:08:03) What’s Next for Rhonda (02:11:40) Where to Find Rhonda Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Extra Stuff: Listen to Rhonda's podcast - FoundMyFitness: https://tinyurl.com/bd36cfd3 Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberma - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices