This is

Monika Reinagal and you're listening to the nutrition diva podcast.

Thanks for tuning in.

We're talking toxins today, but there is some good news to share.

And now let's move on with our topic today.

You know, one of the grim facts of life in our modern era is that all of us are constantly

exposed to pollutants and other harmful byproducts of our industrialized society.

I'm afraid there's just no way to avoid it.

Sure, you can buy only organic food,

avoid using plastic containers,

use all natural cleaning products, and use an organic dry cleaner, and all of these can help reduce your exposure, but not to zero.

Thalates, for example, are compounds that are widely used in cosmetics soaps and food packaging and

98% of us have thallates circulating in our bloodstream.

Now not everyone agrees that this is a problem but there are a growing number of studies linking

Thalate exposure to things like diabetes, allergies, and even infertility.

If you're nervous about Thalates, you might want to start eating at home more often.

Researchers recently found that those who frequent fast food or quick serve restaurants,

basically any restaurant that doesn't have a waiter or waitress.

They had significantly higher levels of phthalates in their urine, possibly because of all

the plastic packaging, plates, and utensils involved.

PCBs are another nasty category of chemicals, so nasty in fact that they were banned almost 40 years ago.

Unfortunately, all the PCBs that were unleashed into our

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