Microplastics: What They Are, Why They are Dangerous, and How to Protect Yourself

The Dr. Hyman Show

Dr. Mark Hyman

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Medicine

4.6 • 8.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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View Show Notes From This Episode Get Free Weekly Health Tips from Dr. Hyman Sign Up for Dr. Hyman’s Weekly Longevity Journal Microplastics, tiny pollutants that infiltrate our environment, are known to have serious implications on our health and ecosystems. In today's episode, we explore how microplastics contribute to conditions like obesity and cancer and we identify the top sources of exposure. Listen now for practical steps to detoxify your body and reduce microplastic exposure in your everyday life. This episode is brought to you by AG1, Neurohacker, and Cymbiotika. Get your daily serving of vitamins, minerals, adaptogens, and more with AG1. Head to DrinkAG1.com/Hyman and get a year's worth of D3 and five Travel Packs for FREE with your first order. Optimize your brain heath with Qualia Mind. Visit QualiaLife.com/DrHyman to get 75% off and use code DRHYMAN for an additional 15% off your order. Upgrade your supplement routine with Cymbiotika. Get 20% off with free shipping on all orders. Head to Cymbiotika.com and use code HYMAN.

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0:00.0	Before we get into today's episode, I'd like to take a minute to remind you some exciting news.
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0:25.2	I'm so excited to share these recipes with you and so much more.
0:28.6	And again, the young forever cookbook comes out on Tuesday, June 4th.
0:32.1	Pre-order yours today.
0:33.9	Coming up on this episode of the Doctors Pharmacy,
0:36.4	a new study found that a liter of water from plastic water bottles contained,
0:39.9	and this is scary, 240,000 detectable plastic fragments.
0:44.2	I'm gonna say that again, a liter of water
0:46.3	from a plastic water bottle contains 240,000
0:49.8	detectable plastic fragments.
0:51.9	And that's about 10 to 100 times more than previous
0:54.2	estimates and about 90% of these fragments were nanoplastics not microplastics.
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