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SuperLife with Darin Olien

Glitter | Fatal Conveniences™

SuperLife with Darin Olien

Darin Olien

Activism, Motivation, Environment, Education, Self-improvement, Fitness, Wellness, Health, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

All that glitters is gold, right?

That may be just a line from a song. But the truth is that humans have found ways to decorate the things around us to glitter and shine for thousands of years. It doesn’t matter if it’s an art project, a sparkly outfit or glowing makeup– people LOVE glitter. But what are these tiny bits of plastic doing to our bodies, and to the planet?

Learn all about the damaging effects of microplastics like glitter and how to remove them from you and your kids’ everyday life.

|| Full Links & Show Notes - https://darinolien.com/glitter-fatal-conveniences/

Transcript

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0:00.0

People love glitter, but do you know what those tiny, little bits of glitter are made

0:12.0

from?

0:13.0

Well, they're microplastics.

0:15.5

Microplastics seep into our bodies and into the environment causing damage in several

0:21.1

different ways.

0:22.1

If you have kids or nieces and nephews, you know how much of a headache it is to clean

0:28.4

up glitter once it's spilled, and we're using it in our cosmetics and makeups, which

0:34.0

affects us and our kids' hormones.

0:37.0

We even have a bigger problem because once those microplastics and glitter are out

0:43.0

there, they're not going away.

0:45.3

They spread in our oceans, they seep in our ground, affecting every living thing that

0:50.5

they come in contact with.

0:52.4

Let's dive into why glitter exists and how we can wean ourselves off of it for the

0:57.7

sake of ourselves, our kids, and our planet.

1:05.8

Welcome to Fatal Conveniences, where we address the things we may be doing in our daily

1:10.7

lives that are actually harming us, and in some cases, slowly killing us, tap water,

1:17.8

teflon, caffeine, blue light, food additives, you name it, we dive into it.

1:24.2

We take a critical look at everyday products that really are affecting us and our bodies

1:29.6

and the environment and how we can avoid them and find a solution.

1:34.3

So let's dive in.

1:48.8

That's right, this next Fatal Convenience is glitter.

1:54.7

That's right, you're like, glitter, yes, it is crazy.

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