#190 - Matt Simon: A Poison Like No Other, Microplastics, Recycling Problems, Climate Change, “BPA Free” Myths , The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Microfiber Filters, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2023

⏱️ 102 minutes

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0:00.0	There are microplastics tumbling out of the atmosphere.
0:03.0	The equivalent of 300 million plastic bottles fall out of the sky every year as microplastic.
0:10.0	We know for sure that it is absolutely everywhere in the environment and in the home.
0:15.0	We know that there are lots of toxic things in plastics.
0:19.0	We need to reduce our reliance on them.
0:21.9	Alternatives are going to help, but we need to be very careful that we are not losing
0:26.7	things that are just as harmful.
0:28.3	The more we produce, the more contaminate the environment becomes.
0:31.6	Welcome to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast, where we meet the world's top experts to explore the secrets of health,
0:40.2	mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your existence and biohack
0:47.1	your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind, we're not dispensing medical advice
0:52.9	and are not responsible for any outcomes
0:55.2	you may experience from implementing the tactics lying herein. Are you ready? Let's do this.
1:04.2	Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking podcast. Oh my goodness, friends, I have been so eager to
1:09.9	air today's episode. If you're anything
1:11.6	like me, it is going to change your entire perspective on the world. Once you learn all
1:16.1	this information, you just can't unsee it. Matt Simons, a poison like none other, is mind-blowing.
1:22.2	You would not believe how prevalent microplastics are in our environment, our nature, our bodies, so many things. It is such a problem. You'll learn where microplastics are in our environment, our nature, our bodies, so many things.
1:28.5	It is such a problem.
1:30.4	You'll learn where microplastics are, everywhere from Mount Everest to the bottom of the oceans
1:35.0	to all in your clothes.
1:36.7	We talk about the toxicity potential of plastics, whether or not we will actually evolve
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