How Breast Implants Compromise Your Health and Make You Sick – Dr. Robert Whitfield MD : 1043

The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance

Dave Asprey

Nutrition, Fitness, Wellness, Fasting, Lifestyle, Meditation, Science, Brain, Hacking, Self-improvement, Fat, Biohacking, Health & Fitness, Education, Diet

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🗓️ 20 April 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Here's what you must know about the health risks and extensive symptoms of breast implant illness, as well as removal solutions. Dr. Robert Whitfield MD discusses the often-overlooked health risks associated with breast implants. Women who experience breast implant illness have symptoms like brain fog, memory loss, fatigue, joint pain, anxiety, and many more.

While there’s not a definitive cause of breast implant illness, a common theory points to an immune system response. Breast implants in the body can lead to persistent foreign body reactions, silicone toxicity, heavy metal exposure, biofilm development around the implants, and free radical/oxidative damage. Over time, these reactions weaken the immune system and cause health symptoms from minor to severe. Your autoimmune response, endocrine system, thyroid & adrenals, and gut all could be affected.

Dr. Robert Whitfield MD’s an Austin-based plastic surgeon who’s cared for hundreds of women with breast implant illness, performs breast explants, and teaches other surgeons about this illness and treatment methods. In his years of experience in breast reconstruction for cancer patients, microsurgery, and a deep understanding of the body's reactions to foreign materials, he's developed a unique insight into the world of breast implant illness.

This episode serves as a guide to what could be happening in your body, what symptoms to watch for, and breast implant removal options if you suspect you may have breast implant illness. Get more information and take a quiz at https://breastimplantillnessexpert.com and share this important episode with your spouse, a family member, a friend, or a colleague.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the human upgrade with Dave Asprey.
0:06.0	Formerly, Bulletproof Radio.
0:12.0	You're listening to the human upgrade with Dave Asprey.
0:15.0	Today's interview is an in-person interview in Austin, Texas.
0:20.3	Today we're going to talk about something that I think you need to know about because
0:24.6	either you may have breast implants or people in your life do, and it's not really clear
0:31.6	to understand why you're having some strange symptom and how it could possibly be connected
0:36.7	to your breasts.
0:37.7	So, what I thought I'd do is I'd find a top expert in the country on breast implants
0:44.3	and that we'd have a real serious conversation about it.
0:47.2	So Dr. Rob Whitfield is here on the show.
0:51.7	And he's done a lot of breast implants.
0:54.5	You put them in.
0:55.5	Yes.
0:56.5	And you've taken probably more out than you put in by far, yes.
1:00.6	All right.
1:02.4	So most people who put breast implants into women will sort of tell you on a penalty of
1:10.8	death breast implants are harmless.
1:14.6	But at some point, you must have had a wake-up call to figure out that this wasn't working.
1:18.7	What was your wake-up call?
1:19.7	One of the best things you can do to improve high-field is to get at least six and a half
1:28.6	hours of quality sleep every night.
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