The Plastic Detox
Plastic has infiltrated our wardrobes, our water and even our bloodstreams, where it is quietly disrupting our hormonal health.
That’s the premise of Netflix’s ground-breaking new documentary, “The Plastic Detox”.On today’s show Dr. Shanna Swan, the renowned environmental epidemiologist from the film, exposes exactly how plastic chemicals are quietly reshaping our health.
Here’s a preview:
[6:00] What’s “Phthalates Syndrome,” and what is this class of chemicals doing to masculinity? What about their evil twins, bisphenols?
[19:00] Stop assuming that products on store shelves are safe! (And other advice for listeners who feel they have too much on their plate to worry about microscopic amounts of chemicals.)
[24:00] “It’s definitely not easy, but it’s also not that hard.” Here’s how Dr. Swan avoids plastic in her own life
[32:00] Hormone disrupting chemicals are in EVERYthing. How to identify which lifestyle swaps actually move the needle and which are just noise
[34:00] Are older items less dangerous?
Resources mentioned:
- The Plastic Detox (via Netflix)
- Unplasticyourlife.com
- Episode #393: Single-Use Poison (via Apple Podcasts, with investigative journalist Matt Simon)
- Environmental Working Group consumer guide
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