Hey everyone, welcome to the Dr. Josh Axe Show, where each and every week we explore the science and principles behind how to grow in body, mind, spirit, and take your health and your life to the next level.

On today's episode, we'll be exploring breast implant illness and its prevalence today. And this is a really important topic because there are people today saying breast implant illness is not a thing.

It's not real.

There's some doctors and people in government who have come out and said that.

And then also, of course, there are tens of thousands of women coming out saying, no, this is very toxic.

In fact, I've got numerous symptoms because of it.

And so we'll find out the truth today based on some really telling scientific evidence. And here's the other thing you're going to start to see is you maybe have already seen in the media. We've seen so many celebrities coming out recently saying, I've had breast implant illness. And so I'm taking my implants out.

Well-known people like Danica Patrick, Chrissy Teigen, Tori Spelling, and Aisha Curry

have recently had their implants removed due to symptoms and influencers such as Natalie Jill,

Courtney Bursich and Michaela Peterson have as well.

And I personally know people, including my own mother-in-law,

one of my wife's best friends, many other patients I've cared for over the years,

who have had breast implant illness,

and because of it, had their implants removed,

and afterwards, seen a noticeable improvement in their health.

Now, I want to share a friend of mine who I recently went on her podcast.

Her name is Natalie Jill.

And here's what she recently posted on her social media feed.

She said, 33 years I've had implants, as many complications as I've had,

including capsular contractures, bot surgeries,

even a first rupture at 25 years old, I'd never experienced breast implant illness symptoms

that I knew of. That is what I had considered replacing again, but this rupture is different. I am not myself. My hands feel like arthritis

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