The Breakfast Fiber That Flushes Out Toxic Chemicals - AI Podcast

Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health

Briana Mercola

Health & Fitness, Health, Alternative Health

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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A specific type of fiber called beta-glucan, found in oats and barley, was shown to reduce levels of harmful PFAS chemicals in the blood within just four weeks
Participants who consumed beta-glucan experienced significant drops in legacy PFAS compounds like PFOA and PFOS, which are linked to cancer and hormone disruption
The fiber group was the only one to show a meaningful reduction in the seven most high-risk PFAS chemicals identified by the National Academies of Sciences, including those that raise your risk for thyroid disease, cancer and ulcerative colitis
In a follow-up study using mice, animals exposed to high PFAS levels but fed beta-glucan had lower blood PFAS, improved fat metabolism and less liver stress compared to controls
The key to beta-glucan’s effect is its gel-forming action in your gut, which traps PFAS and interrupts their reabsorption cycle, allowing your body to eliminate them through stool

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0:00.0	Have you swapped your non-stick pans, filtered your water, yet still feel drained and inflamed?
0:05.0	Welcome to Dr. Mercola's Cellular Wisdom. Stay informed with quick, easy-to-listen summaries of our latest articles, perfect for when you're on the go. No reading required.
0:15.0	Subscribe for free at Mercola.com for the latest health insights.
0:19.0	Hello and welcome to Dr. Mercola's Cellular Wisdom.
0:23.6	I'm Ethan Foster and with me is Alara Sky.
0:26.6	Today we're asking, can a simple kind of fiber free you from hidden forever chemicals
0:31.6	circulating in your blood?
0:33.6	Those chemicals are P-FAS, per and polyfluoro-alkyel substances, found in food wrappers,
0:41.6	stain-proof fabrics, and hundreds of household items.
0:45.1	Because PFAS repel heat, oil, and water, they linger in your environment and, once absorbed,
0:52.4	in your bloodstream.
0:53.8	Over time, they raise your risk for thyroid disease,
0:56.9	hormone disruption, kidney problems, and certain cancers. The real concern is their half-life. PFAS
1:04.0	resist breakdown for years because your body recycles them. They leave your liver in bile,
1:08.9	reach your intestines, then slip back through your gut wall,
1:11.6	and return to the liver.
1:12.6	That entero-hepathic loop keeps your levels stubbornly high, even when you clean up external sources.
1:18.6	Researchers wondered whether interrupting that loop could lower the load.
1:22.6	They focused on beta-glucin, a gel-forming soluble fiber in oats and barley that already lowers
1:29.2	LDL cholesterol by trapping bile acids. Since PFAS share biochemical traits with bile acids,
1:36.2	scientists tested whether beta-glucin could bind PFS the same way. The human trial enrolled
1:41.8	72 men with elevated LDL.
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