Show 1404: How You Can Avoid the Harms from Forever Chemicals

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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This week, an eminent toxicologist, now retired, describes the concerns about PFAS compounds, also known as forever chemicals. Although scientists have known for decades that they get into our bodies readily, the apparent benefits led to their widespread use. These are compounds that do a wonderful job keeping your boots and rain gear dry, keeping […]

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0:00.0	I'm Joe Gradyton and I'm Terry Grady. Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy.
0:06.1	You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at people's pharmacy.com.
0:14.0	For decades, P-fast chemicals seemed like modern miracles.
0:18.0	Then toxicologists discovered some disconcerting problems.
0:22.0	This is the People's Pharmacy with
0:25.3	Terry and Joe Grady.
0:39.8	Forever, Chemical. Forever chemicals also called purr and polyfluorolle substances or Pefas for short are now ubiquitous in our environment and in us.
0:45.0	Such compounds have been used in non-stick cooking equipment, fast food packaging,
0:49.8	carpets, and upholstery, even dental floss. What are they doing in our bodies?
0:56.0	How are you exposed to PFS and how can you reduce your exposure?
1:00.0	We'll get advice from a world-renowned toxicologist.
1:03.7	Coming up on the People's Pharmacy, howlines, most Americans are trying to put COVID in their rearview mirror.
1:21.0	At this point, the rate of infections is low around the country, although epidemiologists expect
1:27.3	increases during the winter, but even past COVID infections are causing
1:32.2	trouble.
1:33.6	Kids and teens who had COVID are 50% more likely than their peers to develop type 2 diabetes.
1:41.0	Investigators compared the health records of 600,000 young people between January 2020 and December
1:48.2	2022.
1:50.2	Approximately half had COVID during that time.
1:53.2	The other half had colds, flu, or another respiratory infection.
1:57.7	The absolute risk of diabetes is low,
2:00.4	under 1% for people between 10 and 19 years old.
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