EMFs, Microplastics, Red Light & More: The REAL Science Behind Today’s Biggest Wellness Topics

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Do you know what the major sources of microplastics are in your home? Are you trying to decide whether you should throw out your plastic cutting board? Are you ingesting heavy metals without even knowing it? Is your microwave hurting you? I’m sitting down with Dr. Vivian Chen to learn more about microplastics, heavy metals, EMFs, PFAS, forever chemicals, water filtration, red light therapy, and health myths and tips. If it’s a toxin you’re afraid of, we’re getting into it. 1:58 Protein for Weight Loss? 4:31 Benefits of Fiber 8:27 Microplastic Prevention and Detoxification 21:10 Water Filtration and PFAS 30:29 Are Microwaves Safe? 37:10 Cooking with Olive Oil 39:20 Sugar Alternatives 44:58 Red Light Therapy 46:47 Can You “Wear Out” Your Mitochondria? 1:05:13 EMF Exposure 1:14:04 Bluetooth Headphones 1:20:52 Reducing Exposure to Harmful Chemicals Check out the EWG tap water database. For more from Dr. Chen, you can find her on Instagram @plateful.health or online at www.platefulhealth.com. Subscribe to her Substack at platefulhealth.substack.com. Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order Liz’s book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. Connect with Liz on Instagram @lizmoody or online at www.lizmoody.com. Subscribe to the substack by visiting https://lizmoody.substack.com/welcome. This episode is sponsored by: Seed: go to seed.com/lizmoody and use code LIZMOODY for 25% off your first month. Pique: go to piquelife.com/LIZMOODY for up to 20% off plus a special gift. Thrive Market: go to thrivemarket.com/LIZMOODY for 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift. The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast. This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. The Liz Moody Podcast Episode 321. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What do you think that the wellness world is paying too much attention to?
0:03.3	And what do you think they're not paying enough attention to?
0:05.7	Just an additional 10 grams of fiber can reduce your risk of dying by 11%.
0:11.8	The best thing you can do in your kitchen is swap your plastic tupperware to glass.
0:18.6	You cook with olive oil.
0:20.3	Yes.
0:20.9	What does the science say?
0:22.2	Gosh, I feel like there's so much myth around this.
0:25.1	The nervous system and our brain and what we tell our bodies is actually the conductor of the
0:31.1	orchestra that's our body.
0:33.1	Hello, friends, and welcome back to the Liz Moody podcast.
0:36.2	Today we're going to dive into what the real science actually says about some of the
0:39.7	most controversial wellness topics that you see on the internet.
0:43.2	This is the type of nuanced conversation that makes me so glad that I have a podcast
0:47.3	because the answers often aren't as simple or as inflammatory as a 30-second social media
0:53.0	post would lead you to believe. You're going to come
0:55.7	away from this episode with tons of questions answered and easy action steps that you can take
1:01.4	to feel better in your body today. Our guest today is Dr. Vivian Chen. Vivian is a medical
1:07.3	doctor with over 14 years of experience in the UK. She is an absolute expert at
1:12.7	combing through the research to help people reduce their toxic load, improve their mitochondrial
1:17.3	health, and get to the root cause of chronic health challenges. She is the founder of plaitful
1:22.6	health and the writer of an incredible substack that I will link in the show notes. There is a lot of info in the
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