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Microplastics In Glass Bottles & Lead In Salt? Cardio Before Strength Or Strength Before Cardio? Creatine Causes Hair Loss? & More: Solosode #492

Ben Greenfield Life

Ben Greenfield

Education, Fitness, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.65.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In the episode, you’ll get to explore some surprising, science-backed insights that could upgrade the way you approach health, performance, and longevity. You’ll discover why your favorite glass water bottle might not be as “clean” as you think, thanks to new research showing it can leach up to 50 times more microplastics than plastic bottles. I break down exactly how that happens, what it means for your health, and offer simple, realistic ways to reduce your microplastic exposure without overhauling your entire life.

Whether you're trying to cut through the noise on microplastics, optimize your workouts, protect your hair while using creatine, or explore unconventional brain-boosting hacks, this episode gives you the tools to think critically, act intentionally, and take your health into your own hands.

Full show notes: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/492

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Transcript

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0:00.0

In this episode of the Boundless Life podcast, microplastics in glass bottles and lead in salt,

0:06.8

cardio before strength or strength before cardio, does creatine cause hair loss and a whole lot more?

0:13.3

Welcome to the Boundless Life with me, your host, Ben Greenfield.

0:17.8

I'm a personal trainer, exercise physiologist, and nutritionist, and I'm passionate

0:21.9

about helping you discover unparalleled levels of health, fitness, longevity, and beyond.

0:33.9

A trokey is this thing. How do I describe this?

0:38.5

You put it like right in your mouth where you'd normally put two or like a nicotine pouch or whatever.

0:44.4

That's called a buckle trokey, a buckle trokey.

0:46.9

It kind of gets absorbed through your cheek mucosa.

0:49.5

Now, I'm not talking about nicotine or tobacco right now.

0:53.3

What I'm talking about is this company called Trescriptions.

0:55.4

They make science-back pharmaceutical-grade physician-designed trokeys.

1:00.6

Dissolvable lozons that you put between your upper cheek and your gum, and these ingredients get infused in that very vascular area, very close to your brain, into your body.

1:10.8

This totally bypasses the digestive system.

1:13.2

So you get really good onset and higher bioavailability compared to just like swallowing a capsule,

1:18.2

which could take like two hours to take effect.

1:20.2

And they have crazy pharmaceutical grade quality trokeys.

1:23.1

They've got like methylene blue, cortisepin from cortiseps mushroom,

1:30.3

a garin from the fly agaric mushroom,

1:34.0

B3 GABA for relaxation, and a lot more.

1:36.4

Like they have their trocalm for relaxation.

1:39.1

They have their tro-ZZZ for sleep.

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