What You Need to Know About Lead and Other Heavy Metals In Your Protein Powder

Dhru Purohit Show

Dhru Purohit

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.7 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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This episode is brought to you by Birch Living, Our Place, Pique Life, and Fatty15. If you’ve been following this podcast, you know we’ve had several experts emphasize the importance of adequate protein intake, and sometimes that comes in the form of protein powder. But if you’ve seen the recent headlines, you might be wondering whether protein powder could actually be harmful to your health. Today on The Dhru Purohit Show, Dhru breaks down the research behind a recent Consumer Reports investigation into lead found in protein powders. He shares the behind-the-scenes details of how the study was conducted, including which products were tested, the process used, and the standards applied to measure levels of concern. Dhru also discusses which products tested higher, provides practical ways to reduce exposure to heavy metals, and highlights what the article may have overlooked. In this episode, Dhru dives into: Introduction: Why some people are rethinking their daily protein shake (00:00) The truth behind the headlines (2:00) How products were tested, the testing process, and standards (4:00) What the report revealed (7:30) Why lead shows up in our food? (17:19) Best and worst options for reducing exposure (19:19) Why some proteins test cleaner (26:46) How to lower your daily exposure (33:36) What the article overlooked (36:16) Why protein matters (39:16) Final thoughts (42:16) *Correction: Equip Foods: No Natural Flavors in Chocolate Protein Powder Also mentioned in this episode: Sign up for Dhru’s Try This Newsletter Solo Episode Community Survey The Truth About Lead Powder In Protein Dhru’s Smoothie Recipe Try This: Nighttime Light Exposure Study Try This: They once called her crazy, but today she's celebrated as a hero This episode is brought to you by Birch Living, Our Place, Pique Life, and Fatty15. Birch is exclusively offering my community 27% off their Birch Living mattress and two Eco-Rest pillows with your mattress purchase. Just head to birchliving.com/dhru today to get this offer today. Reduce your toxic load by upgrading your cookware! Go to fromourplace.com today and use promo code DHRU at checkout to receive 10% off any order. Ready for your healthiest glow? Get 20% off for life, a complimentary gift, and explore the clean, plant-powered essentials behind your favorite new routine at piquelife.com/DHRU. Fatty15 is offering an additional 15% off its 90-day subscription Starter Kit. Go to fatty15.com/dhru and use code DHRU to replenish your C15 levels for long-term health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone. Drew Pro here. I have a fun solo episode for you today about some things that I've
0:04.5	been paying attention to starting off with something that's been making the headlines in the last
0:10.0	few weeks that's been getting all the attention. And if you just believe the headlines and you did
0:16.0	what they said, which was avoid all protein powders, it could harm your health. What am I talking about?
0:23.0	I'm talking about five things you need to know about a viral report that talked about
0:28.3	heavy metals in our protein powders. And the reason I'm talking about this is because if you've
0:34.4	been paying attention to this podcast for the last two, three, four years,
0:37.8	we've been on, like so many people, the protein train.
0:41.3	Understanding that protein, as our friend Dr. Gabriel Alliance says, is the fuel for muscle.
0:47.3	And muscle is the building blocks of longevity.
0:51.9	And it's the protective aspect of our entire body, our bones. It's a metabolic sink.
0:57.5	It burns glucose. When we have adequate muscle, we age better. And a big part of that is making
1:03.5	sure we have appropriate amounts of protein in our diet. And one way that people have done that,
1:08.5	including myself, over the past few years, is they've added in some supplemental protein.
1:13.2	Because many people, including myself, I realized I just wasn't consuming enough for the goals that I had when it came to my longevity, my muscle mass, etc.
1:22.6	And many of you are in that same boat.
1:24.8	So when you came across the same headline that I came across, which was protein powders and shakes
1:29.5	contain high levels of lead, I'm sure you scratched your head and we're wondering, hey, is this
1:35.3	true and do I need to start avoiding protein powder?
1:38.6	I don't want any heavy metals in my body or any excessive amount of heavy metals.
1:42.5	So, you know, the truth is this.
2:01.6	Most people, they see these headlines and they walk away and they're just like, oh, you should be careful of protein and having too much protein because you may get higher levels of lead. But if we don't dig into the actual report, push back a little bit, understand what it's talking about, what it's not talking about, we will end up in a position where we'll have fear around something that could greatly benefit us. So I'm sure you saw it, but consumer reports dropped
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