1267: Rhonda Patrick | Protecting Your Brain and Body from Modern Life

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🗓️ 6 January 2026

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

From microplastics in your brain to multivitamins that actually work, Dr. Rhonda Patrick of FoundMyFitness separates real science from wellness hype here!

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What We Discuss with Dr. Rhonda Patrick:

Microplastics are accumulating in our brains at up to 10 times more than other organs, and studies show people with Alzheimer's disease had up to 10 times more microplastics in their brains than those without, suggesting these invisible particles may be driving neuroinflammation and cognitive decline.
That "BPA-free" label on your water bottle is essentially a marketing sleight of hand. Companies simply replaced BPA with BPS — a chemical now proven to be just as harmful as its predecessor, still disrupting hormones and leaching into everything you drink.
Screens and phones are the new sitting (which was the new smoking). Early screen time exposure in children is now linked to depression, mental illness, and even sensory processing issues later in life — and the dopamine-hijacking effects mirror how hyper-palatable processed foods rewire taste preferences.
A basic Centrum Silver multivitamin taken daily for two years delayed global brain aging by over two years and episodic memory decline by nearly five years in older adults, contradicting decades of "expensive urine" dismissals from the medical community.
Your brain's best friend might be sitting in your gym bag. Creatine at 10 grams daily accumulates in brain tissue, eliminates afternoon energy crashes, and supercharges cognitive performance under stress — a cheap, evidence-backed hack anyone can start today.
And much more...

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0:07.3	Screens are hyper stimulating.
0:10.5	Ooh, this feels good.
0:11.5	I want more of this versus go play or read a book.
0:14.1	But once they, like, go out and play, they really enjoy it.
0:16.9	And they do learn a lot through playing.
0:19.3	But like you said, you have to be there to watch them
0:21.7	or someone has to be there to watch them. And so there is just this big issue with kids getting
0:26.2	too much screen time. And I just think there's going to be a lot of negative consequences.
0:30.6	Screens and phones are the new smoking.
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