Learn more about microplastics in our overview Topic page: www.foundmyfitness.com/topics/microplastics Timestamps you should hear: (00:03:59) Why exclusively drinking bottled water could increase your microplastic intake by up to 90,000 particles per year (00:07:07) Why consuming food or drinks heated in plastic increases BPA exposure up to 55x (00:08:07) How microwaving food in plastic containers can release over 4 million microplastic particles into a meal in just 3 minutes (00:08:18) Why microwavable popcorn is a major source of PFAS (AKA, forever chemicals) (00:21:15) How consuming canned soup daily for 5 days affects urinary BPA levels (00:26:38) The likely link between BPA & autism spectrum disorder (00:33:46) Why the brain may bioaccumulate plastic at 10-20x the rate of other organs (00:34:17) The strong correlation between brain microplastic levels & neurodegenerative disease (00:34:50) Why the growing amount of microplastic in human brains (50% more from 2016 to 2024) is cause for concern (00:43:56) How drinking from an aluminum can lined with BPA can increase blood pressure in just a few hours (00:50:31) Why you should never drink Topo Chico sparkling water (00:53:02) The only water filtration method that removes up to 99% of microplastic particles (00:57:14) Why disposable coffee cups are a major source of BPA exposure (00:58:14) How salt adds 7,000 microplastic particles to your diet every year (00:59:18) How to reduce microplastics in indoor air (01:00:52) How to alter your wardrobe to reduce microplastic exposure (01:02:32) Why handling receipts a major source of BPA exposure - especially after using hand sanitizer (01:06:28) Why sulforaphane could increase BPA, BPS, & phthalate excretion (01:10:15) Are microplastic-associated chemicals excreted through sweat?
A few years ago I removed all synthetic fibers from bedding and replaced with wool, linen, cotton, bamboo, and down. Since the mattress is not so easy to do this, I put latex mattress topper with cotton cover that completely wrapped the mattress because I figured the worst thing we can do is breath in synthetic fibers every night for 8-10 hours. Funny thing is I didn't extrapolate this practice to clothing until very recently or my dishes. Your show is a good kick in the pants to just start getting rid of as much synthetics and plastic in my home as possible. Mentioning bedding would have been a good part of your discussion as to me this is the biggest exposure we have.
It’s such an early topic.. nobody is covering it yet. Even Rhonda was late to it. But thank god. Evident by the views the industry hasn’t yet caught on
I remember being a little kid eating microwave popcorn and literally scraping the butter-plastic-chemical sludge from the sides of the bag and eating it. No wonder I have so many shortcomings 😔
Man I wish I was ignorant instead of learning about this. I used to take deep inhales from the bags of popcorn right out of the microwaved because I loved that fresh popcorn smell.
Learning about this stuff can feel painful (totally understandable), but it's important so we can improve our choices moving forward. I hope you consider your "shortcomings" an opportunity area for growth. All we can do is get a little better each day :)
Listened to Huberman episode on the dangers of this also recently, but that whole "Credit card a week" is massively inaccurate as the data was reviewed again and he noted would take hundreds of years to consume that much.
I believe nano sized zeolite can detox/remove microplastics. Studies have shown this can be done in wastewater, no published human studies yet, but zeolite is safe to ingest, so may be a safe way to mitigate the problem without chelating important trace minerals. Zeolite has shown to also safely remove heavy metals from bodily tissues
Regular blood donation will also help reduce the amount of micro plastic in the body. When the donated blood is removed, the body produces fresh replacement blood- which is not contaminated, so it dilutes the amount of microplastics in the blood.
Rhonda thank you for helping us all so much. You are brilliant and passionate and it takes such effort to put all this together. Grateful beyond words for humans like you.
I used to run a trucking company and Poland springs and many beverage companies will happily ship their products in 100f(trailer will be much hotter). No refrigeration, all these companies do not care about your health they will happily kill you sooner to make money. Some will refrigerate though, the smaller the company the more likely they are to use a refrigerated trailer, if it’s a mega corporation it’s about a 0% chance from my experience.
thank you Rhonda !! I know you're a big fan of broccoli spouts. (I can see why) it seems SOOO overwhelming after hearing your podcast. This is a fight we may not win 100 percent, but all your info is good for reducing the effects of all these "Poisons". Thank you for your immense knowledge of our health. I've been listening to you for quite some time. Thanks again. !
A very thorough look at microplastics and plasticizers. Probably the best video available talking about this! We definitely need 10000x more testing of food products straight off the shelf to help understand the patterns of the the most concentrated sources. One important source I've heard about is sewage biowaste grown crops and feed. Municipal sewage systems output is massive polluted with nylon and polyester microfibers from clothing. Applying biowaste to grow crops seems like a clever use of human biomass but it is believed that these fibers can directly enter the food being grown. Seems that until we can find a solution to filter it (is this even possible??) we should stop doing this, or know what crops are being most affected.
Thank you, Rhonda. As many as people as possible need to become aware of the worldwide crisis of microplastics. The issue of microplastics is even more complex than when we used to use leaded gasoline, which caused a widespread drop in IQ.
This microplastics phenomena and its impact on the social conscious is about to explode. Thank you for creating this content! We bought a reverse osmosis system and are eliminating all plastic food ware.
I’m so heartbroken. I just had a full on crying session. Humans have successfully found a way to toxify the earth at the micro level in a way that cannot be undone. What does it matter if we eliminate micro plastics from our own bodies if they just end up being dumped back into the environment? How can this be fixed? All the plants and animals accumulating this stuff in their tissues. I’m devastated. I haven’t felt this way since I learned where meat comes from and about CAFOs as a young child.
I think microplastics represent the purest form of the desecration of nature. In films it's always portrayed as the destruction of environments, such as in Avatar where the humans are mining and deforesting Pandora. But the form taken in reality has been much more pernicious. Small, microscopic, and invading every square inch of our entire planet, both inside and outside of all organisms.
Tour de force! I was making broccoli sprouts a few years ago at home based on your suggestion. Time for me to get back to that! If you ever have a separate follow up video on even more suggestions for microplastics and chemical mitigation that would be great. Thank you!
Very interesting, the problem is worst than I imagined, very disturbing, but may explain many issues….great advice, thank you for making people aware of this problem !!!
If we drink or eat these mircoplastics, they would for sure end up in the colon. How does the microbiome play a part in helping ? Some microorganisms have been found to possess enzymes capable of breaking down certain types of plastics. Thank you
Btw, i donated blood for the first time recently and they said its a great way to get rid of microplastics in the blood (and that they filter those out so you are not giving those to another person when your blood is used).
I’m going as often as is allowed, it comes with a lot of benefits and as a bonus also helps others. One hour out of my day every two months is a small price to pay.
I think you just described my life. I have Hypothyrodism, ADHD, Autism and sensory issues (extremely irritated by bad and unwanted smells, can't look at cars at night because of the headlights, etc). Plastic might be the explanation for me and my family members. I am transitioning from plastic bottles to metal ones and trying to follow the rest of your advice. Reverse osmosis water filteration might be the biggest challenge here.
I mean, if you think about any of the dozen super volcanoes (very different from a regular volcano) randomly erupting, scientists creating a black hole to destroying the earth, or even a meteor coming, microplastics barely seem like a problem at all! 😊
The episode where in Rhonda kicks off the halloween season with a horror episode. Avoiding plastic feels impossible especially for the majority of the world that lives on earth. Oh wait, that's everyone. We're all dying from plastic.
I make a point of researching how people did everyday things before plastic was used. I read old books and ask my elders. For instance, my dad told me that they used to freeze meat and fish by dipping it in water, freezing, dipping again, etc. until it had a thick coat of ice. This completely prevents freezer burn! So it's actually better than plastic wrap.
Thank you for this Rhonda! I really appreciate your work, it has helped me tremendously! I will watch this when I get some time. I recently decided to stop wearing all clothes containing synthetic materials (with a few exceptions). I also got a much better water filter. I never put any plastic in the microwave or heat it around my food. And by the way, I am right now in the process of learning how to sprout my own seeds, including broccoli! You were the one that introduced me to broccoli sprouts! Thanks! 😃
Thank you dr Rhonda. About 15 years ago, I had to do extensive research into micro plastics due to personal health problems. Sadly, there doesn't seem to be much progress regarding the decrease or elimination of those microplastics. Pretty much everything you presented was already available as information back then... The picture you painted is quite sad, that we humans are doing this to ourselves and our environment - without much hope for a change. A few comments/questions: 1. I don't recall you talking about our skin absorbing microplastics from clothing. Is this the case? You recommend switching to natural fibers - for those of us in our menopause years, it could be impossible. I've been wearing a lot more fleece and "plastic" clothing since suffering from hot flashes. The sweat wicking fabric has made my life bearable. No way I'm switching back to natural fabrics and changing a few times per day... Hopefully I'm not absorbing too much microplastics though while wearing these. 2. Reverse osmosis is an option to remove microplastics from our water; there are different types of filters and many of these RO waste a lot of water when flushing the filters, sometimes 5-6x the amount of water produced for consumption. Getting rid of one problem to create another problem is not ideal. Any other option you can suggest that would be mindful of water consumption? 3. Growing our own broccoli sprouts seem to be a winning idea ;). For binding microplastics and getting them out of our body: how about cilantro / zeolite/ activated charcoal ? 4. Sweating the microplastics out: do you think the microplastics expulsion rate could be magnified if doing thermal contrast therapy, meaning alternating bouts of hot/cold in an hour or two, instead of just sweating in a sauna? 5. Is there a particular way that is preferred for reducing or eliminating microplastics that have crossed the blood brain barrier into the brain? Many thanks - love your podcasts!
She missed reading the Columbia University study from January of this year. RO water contains nanoplastics leached from the RO membrane itself. On average, 240,000 nanoparticles per litre. RO IS NOT THE SOLUTION!
There are many sources of PFAS in the environemnt and in our households. But in addition to industrial exposures (workplace or dumping of chemicals that contaminate water sources), it needs to be remembered that freshwater fish and seafood are a major source of elevated PFAS levels in the general population. Bile acid sequestrants (pharmacalogical as well as natural such a psyllium) are one route for shortening the half life.
Thanks for the comment about HEPA filters. Never realized they can be useful for microplastics. Now I’m happy to have been using them at home for the last 20 years or so.
Ya my wife loves putting hot food on plastic plates and serving to my kids i tell her you need to let the food cool down first. need to go buy some glass plates 😢
I berate my coworkers for using plastic utensils ir plates during our lunch break constantly. I'm that guy who carries a set of stainless steel fork and knife and a foldable knife everywhere I go and avoid plastic near my food at all cost. Take those plastic plates and tiss them in the garbage!!! Get bamboo plates/bowls if glass/porcelain is of concern.
As a barista, I can also say that Starbucks will give you rewards like free food and drinks for bringing your own drink container, lol. Just need to sign up for the app and scan at the register. It’s basically a punch card and you get 10 cents off your drink
Hi Rhonda. I would love to see you do a video on Sodium Lauryl Sulphates (the foaming agent used in soaps, toothpaste and beauty products). There seems to be some misinformation about the safety of them from doing some research. Would love to hear your opinion! Thanks
There was an article in the news today (as I post this, 3 months after your video) about tea bags releasing huge amounts of nanometer sized microplastics, that get absorbed in the intestines and make their way in the bloodstream. I guess I knew tea bags were made of plastic but now I don't think I'll use them anymore. Including green tea and some microbiotics that I thought were good for me.
I once dated a girl that worked in an autism child clinic. She broke up with me because I tried to tell her that the reason autism rates are drastically increasing is because of issues like this specifically. I've lost many friends relationships among Steven being ostracized from the public by speaking about this stuff for the last 25 years
well this certainly sucks. They are absolutely everywhere. It's like you discover smoking cigarettes are bad so you decide to quit but all 4 of your roommates smoke in the house and you work at a bar where people smoke inside. how the fuck I gonna avoid these? In my food, water, air
Hi Dr. Patrick, thank you so much for this informative video. I knew about some of these things, but I learned a lot as well. I have a question though. I understand RO water filters remove a lot including the minerals you mentioned. However, is water a sufficient source of your daily minerals anyway? Shouldn’t we really get these from somewhere else (food, supplements, etc.) in order to get the RDA necessary for your body? Thanks!
Thank you, wonderful but sad information. Can you put the links to the papers you're flashing on the screen somewhere so we can read them? Thanks for everything you do for us!
Pause the video when a study paper appears on your computer screen. Enlarge the image of the study paper and then you can read the title of the study then go look it up on the NHI website.
So, we need to be extremely wealthy to apply many of these methods to lower exposure. Also, the majority of the world is not going to do or be able to even comprehend this. Something like 70% of humans on earth live on less than $10 dollars a day. Governments need to be more mindful and we already know how impossible that can be especially with so many countries more concerned with greed, power and war. I miss being a little kid. To be blissfully unaware of how awful humankind is.
BPA is also restricted by several of the aforementioned regulations, including the FDA. Each country has their version of it, but it is all similar. BPA has not been used in the manufacture of water bottles nor indeed anything in contact with any food item for a couple decades. The compound used now is PET and not PC, which is polycarbonate and contains trace levels of BPA, generally
If we spend all our time/money on all the micro things we won't have any left for the macro things that most people don't have managed yet, which have a much larger impact. Example: I wasted a couple hours contacting plumbers who said they won't even install RO systems under the sink, because they're made of cheap parts that constantly break and flood houses (already happened to my neighbor). They want to do it on a main filter line but said not to bother until you need new pipes. We can look at fear-based solutions not backed by science, but rather speculation "just to play it safe" but we'd get so much more bang for our buck by just doing something macro like not buying bottled water except on rare occasions like air travel.
Yup. There’s only so much we can do/control, and best to concentrate efforts on the biggest offenders and/or low hanging fruit. Box fan + Merv13 filter = cheap and effective air filter for home. Bring stainless steel coffee mug to Starbucks. Get rid of Tupperware in exchange for set of Pyrex. Sleep well, exercise a lot, have good relationships.
Thank you for all the info, but I’m now torn cause of my Topo Chico consumption. Surely, that PFAS number refers to the Topo Chico from the plastic bottle and not the glass bottle? 🤞🏽🤞🏽 Anyone have a link to the study?
Hello Doctor Patrick. A thought just occurred to me. Aren't fish full of microplastics? Doesn't that mean that fish oil omega 3 supplements probably have a large quantity of microplastics in them?
Exactly my concern. This is why I opted for an all steel distiller and a distillation process. That was HARD enough to find on itself! I wouldn’t trust these cheap Chinese RO systems to not be riddled with plastic .. seems inevitable
Q for Dr. Patrick - I don't know if you communicate with Brian Johnson - he has a video and he talks about blood test kits for plastics - and he says he's compiling the largest dataset of this data. I don't take his claims of eternal youth very seriously, but do you have an opinion on either the blood test or the dataset? Is there another large scale dataset of plastic bioaccumulation?
No one delivers information with more intensity and stress the way than Rhonda does. If the information isn't scary enough, her piercing voice makes it that much more excruciating to come to grips with.
What about through our skin pores? Our skin breathes too and we have tiny skin gaps where our skin can absorb liquid, including allowing the skin to sweat out, which in turn could possibly also absorb micro plastics!?
There was a recent study that was testing micro plastics before and after RO. The RO did remove most microplastics but also released some. However the study did not cover the RO membrane itself so things like age of the membrane, maintenance schedule, brand etc was not listed. So more research needs to be done for a definitive answer. Geeze, stress never ends!
Thank you Dr. Patrick for you educational videos. I always learn so much from you. I have an RO water system at home. What do you do when you go on vacation? Do you drink tap water or bring bottled water
This is a great question. I’m a big fan of coffee and have had a hard time finding it. Would be happy to talk to you more about it I have a La Pavoni europiccola, which is mostly metal - but i need to continue researching because i think there may be a single part in there in the critical path of the water that is plastic based. Thankfully these coffee machines have a large community behind them with the ability to buy custom parts
I have a question that could not answer trough search. You talked about the harms of acrylic fibers , but dit not saw any study showing cumulative microplastics from acrylic sources in humans, why?
Incredibly difficult to completely avoid, would be good to hear the best way to reduce exposure to the worst plastic - ie the “low hanging fruit” I never buy or drink bottled water of lots of reasons, one more reason.
Do Pet bottles contian microplastics and does this have a meaningful effecto on body? . also rhonda excellent pdocast. please more! like huebermna every week.
Learn more about microplastics in our overview Topic page: www.foundmyfitness.com/topics/microplastics
Timestamps you should hear:
(00:03:59) Why exclusively drinking bottled water could increase your microplastic intake by up to 90,000 particles per year
(00:07:07) Why consuming food or drinks heated in plastic increases BPA exposure up to 55x
(00:08:07) How microwaving food in plastic containers can release over 4 million microplastic particles into a meal in just 3 minutes
(00:08:18) Why microwavable popcorn is a major source of PFAS (AKA, forever chemicals)
(00:21:15) How consuming canned soup daily for 5 days affects urinary BPA levels
(00:26:38) The likely link between BPA & autism spectrum disorder
(00:33:46) Why the brain may bioaccumulate plastic at 10-20x the rate of other organs
(00:34:17) The strong correlation between brain microplastic levels & neurodegenerative disease
(00:34:50) Why the growing amount of microplastic in human brains (50% more from 2016 to 2024) is cause for concern
(00:43:56) How drinking from an aluminum can lined with BPA can increase blood pressure in just a few hours
(00:50:31) Why you should never drink Topo Chico sparkling water
(00:53:02) The only water filtration method that removes up to 99% of microplastic particles
(00:57:14) Why disposable coffee cups are a major source of BPA exposure
(00:58:14) How salt adds 7,000 microplastic particles to your diet every year
(00:59:18) How to reduce microplastics in indoor air
(01:00:52) How to alter your wardrobe to reduce microplastic exposure
(01:02:32) Why handling receipts a major source of BPA exposure - especially after using hand sanitizer
(01:06:28) Why sulforaphane could increase BPA, BPS, & phthalate excretion
(01:10:15) Are microplastic-associated chemicals excreted through sweat?
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Probably the video on TH-cam that should have more views ever. The whole world should see this.
calm down
A few years ago I removed all synthetic fibers from bedding and replaced with wool, linen, cotton, bamboo, and down. Since the mattress is not so easy to do this, I put latex mattress topper with cotton cover that completely wrapped the mattress because I figured the worst thing we can do is breath in synthetic fibers every night for 8-10 hours. Funny thing is I didn't extrapolate this practice to clothing until very recently or my dishes. Your show is a good kick in the pants to just start getting rid of as much synthetics and plastic in my home as possible. Mentioning bedding would have been a good part of your discussion as to me this is the biggest exposure we have.
Yes!
TBH tho linen sheds SO MUCH fibers I get a ton of dust in the room. While it’s natural, I wonder if it’s good to get so much in my body
Maybe the scariest, eye opening podcast I’ve heard, thank u dr Patrick for sharing this with all, what an epic episode 🙏
Brocoli sprouts are the gift that keep on giving, amazing.
I listen to a lot of health channels, but why is this the one of the few channels where they’re talking about micro plastics thank you Rhonda!!
It’s such an early topic.. nobody is covering it yet. Even Rhonda was late to it. But thank god.
Evident by the views the industry hasn’t yet caught on
I remember being a little kid eating microwave popcorn and literally scraping the butter-plastic-chemical sludge from the sides of the bag and eating it. No wonder I have so many shortcomings 😔
Man I wish I was ignorant instead of learning about this. I used to take deep inhales from the bags of popcorn right out of the microwaved because I loved that fresh popcorn smell.
Same!
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Learning about this stuff can feel painful (totally understandable), but it's important so we can improve our choices moving forward. I hope you consider your "shortcomings" an opportunity area for growth. All we can do is get a little better each day :)
I did the same through all of college. It's no wonder it took me so long to get pregnant. Thankfully autism didn't hit any of my kids.
Listened to Huberman episode on the dangers of this also recently, but that whole "Credit card a week" is massively inaccurate as the data was reviewed again and he noted would take hundreds of years to consume that much.
I believe nano sized zeolite can detox/remove microplastics. Studies have shown this can be done in wastewater, no published human studies yet, but zeolite is safe to ingest, so may be a safe way to mitigate the problem without chelating important trace minerals. Zeolite has shown to also safely remove heavy metals from bodily tissues
yeah but only in the gut, right? not the inhaled microplastics or otherise absorbed.
@@Fantersam nano zeolite can be absorbed into the blood from the gut
Regular blood donation will also help reduce the amount of micro plastic in the body. When the donated blood is removed, the body produces fresh replacement blood- which is not contaminated, so it dilutes the amount of microplastics in the blood.
@@Nancy-k3r6p wouldn’t that donated blood be going into the recipient?
@@Nancy-k3r6p wouldn’t that donated blood be going into the recipient?
Rhonda thank you for helping us all so much. You are brilliant and passionate and it takes such effort to put all this together. Grateful beyond words for humans like you.
This is one of the most informative and useful videos on YT! Thanks Rhonda for bringing awareness to this global problem!
I used to run a trucking company and Poland springs and many beverage companies will happily ship their products in 100f(trailer will be much hotter). No refrigeration, all these companies do not care about your health they will happily kill you sooner to make money. Some will refrigerate though, the smaller the company the more likely they are to use a refrigerated trailer, if it’s a mega corporation it’s about a 0% chance from my experience.
thank you Rhonda !! I know you're a big fan of broccoli spouts. (I can see why) it seems SOOO overwhelming after hearing your podcast. This is a fight we may not win 100 percent, but all your info is good for reducing the effects of all these "Poisons". Thank you for your immense knowledge of our health. I've been listening to you for quite some time. Thanks again. !
A very thorough look at microplastics and plasticizers. Probably the best video available talking about this! We definitely need 10000x more testing of food products straight off the shelf to help understand the patterns of the the most concentrated sources. One important source I've heard about is sewage biowaste grown crops and feed. Municipal sewage systems output is massive polluted with nylon and polyester microfibers from clothing. Applying biowaste to grow crops seems like a clever use of human biomass but it is believed that these fibers can directly enter the food being grown. Seems that until we can find a solution to filter it (is this even possible??) we should stop doing this, or know what crops are being most affected.
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Thanks for speaking out on such an important topic
Rhonda - your work is so very thorough. Thank you for this eye-opener. Forever vigilance: not forever plastics.
The quantity AND quality of data presented in this video is unparalleled
Thank u so much, Dr. Rhonda!!!
Thank you, Rhonda. As many as people as possible need to become aware of the worldwide crisis of microplastics. The issue of microplastics is even more complex than when we used to use leaded gasoline, which caused a widespread drop in IQ.
This microplastics phenomena and its impact on the social conscious is about to explode. Thank you for creating this content! We bought a reverse osmosis system and are eliminating all plastic food ware.
This issue needs to be getting way more attention. This is fundamentally altering society by disrupting everyone's bodily functions.
I’m so heartbroken. I just had a full on crying session. Humans have successfully found a way to toxify the earth at the micro level in a way that cannot be undone. What does it matter if we eliminate micro plastics from our own bodies if they just end up being dumped back into the environment? How can this be fixed? All the plants and animals accumulating this stuff in their tissues. I’m devastated. I haven’t felt this way since I learned where meat comes from and about CAFOs as a young child.
Nature will always find a way, but will humans?
I think microplastics represent the purest form of the desecration of nature. In films it's always portrayed as the destruction of environments, such as in Avatar where the humans are mining and deforesting Pandora. But the form taken in reality has been much more pernicious. Small, microscopic, and invading every square inch of our entire planet, both inside and outside of all organisms.
In the future AI powered by quantum computers will be able to provide many answers if not solutions to such issues.
Tour de force! I was making broccoli sprouts a few years ago at home based on your suggestion. Time for me to get back to that! If you ever have a separate follow up video on even more suggestions for microplastics and chemical mitigation that would be great. Thank you!
HEY kislux !! I have been watching you for years and im so proud of where you have made it! I love you so much! Also thanks for making my day
Thank you Rhonda, you're a legend. I now have seven pages worth of notes all thanks to you. Love your work.
Very interesting, the problem is worst than I imagined, very disturbing, but may explain many issues….great advice, thank you for making people aware of this problem !!!
If we drink or eat these mircoplastics, they would for sure end up in the colon. How does the microbiome play a part in helping ? Some microorganisms have been found to possess enzymes capable of breaking down certain types of plastics. Thank you
I highly doubt such microorganisms live in our gut but I guess it's possible
Btw, i donated blood for the first time recently and they said its a great way to get rid of microplastics in the blood (and that they filter those out so you are not giving those to another person when your blood is used).
Women live a lot longer due to natural menstrual cycle!!
Great info. Thank you!
I’m going as often as is allowed, it comes with a lot of benefits and as a bonus also helps others. One hour out of my day every two months is a small price to pay.
@@xKarenWalkerx that makes sense. They also said regular donors live 3 years longer on average.
Does donating also reduce heavy metals?
One of the smartest woman in the history of the world..........I love you Rhonda
I think you just described my life. I have Hypothyrodism, ADHD, Autism and sensory issues (extremely irritated by bad and unwanted smells, can't look at cars at night because of the headlights, etc). Plastic might be the explanation for me and my family members.
I am transitioning from plastic bottles to metal ones and trying to follow the rest of your advice. Reverse osmosis water filteration might be the biggest challenge here.
No one can look at headlights of cars at night. The newer LED headlights are way too bright and harsh.
Just added a neurosis to my daily life....
Wait til you hear about heavy metals
@@drmedwuast yet another problem that sulforaphane helps with!
Heavy metal 🎸 will stabilize our senses while we navigate microplastics.
Brake dust is another one for you to worry about.
I mean, if you think about any of the dozen super volcanoes (very different from a regular volcano) randomly erupting, scientists creating a black hole to destroying the earth, or even a meteor coming, microplastics barely seem like a problem at all! 😊
The episode where in Rhonda kicks off the halloween season with a horror episode. Avoiding plastic feels impossible especially for the majority of the world that lives on earth. Oh wait, that's everyone. We're all dying from plastic.
I make a point of researching how people did everyday things before plastic was used. I read old books and ask my elders.
For instance, my dad told me that they used to freeze meat and fish by dipping it in water, freezing, dipping again, etc. until it had a thick coat of ice. This completely prevents freezer burn! So it's actually better than plastic wrap.
this needs 100x the views and comments then it has!! let em know!!
Thank you for this Rhonda! I really appreciate your work, it has helped me tremendously! I will watch this when I get some time.
I recently decided to stop wearing all clothes containing synthetic materials (with a few exceptions). I also got a much better water filter. I never put any plastic in the microwave or heat it around my food.
And by the way, I am right now in the process of learning how to sprout my own seeds, including broccoli! You were the one that introduced me to broccoli sprouts! Thanks! 😃
I want to watch this but 4 mins in and i am exhausted with life.
Don't. U will end up living in a deep jungle to sort all this out
superb content
Amazing episode. Really shows the importance of trying to minimize these microplastics!
Never felt so apathetic about avoiding a harmful substance
Thank you dr Rhonda. About 15 years ago, I had to do extensive research into micro plastics due to personal health problems. Sadly, there doesn't seem to be much progress regarding the decrease or elimination of those microplastics. Pretty much everything you presented was already available as information back then... The picture you painted is quite sad, that we humans are doing this to ourselves and our environment - without much hope for a change.
A few comments/questions:
1. I don't recall you talking about our skin absorbing microplastics from clothing. Is this the case? You recommend switching to natural fibers - for those of us in our menopause years, it could be impossible. I've been wearing a lot more fleece and "plastic" clothing since suffering from hot flashes. The sweat wicking fabric has made my life bearable. No way I'm switching back to natural fabrics and changing a few times per day... Hopefully I'm not absorbing too much microplastics though while wearing these.
2. Reverse osmosis is an option to remove microplastics from our water; there are different types of filters and many of these RO waste a lot of water when flushing the filters, sometimes 5-6x the amount of water produced for consumption. Getting rid of one problem to create another problem is not ideal. Any other option you can suggest that would be mindful of water consumption?
3. Growing our own broccoli sprouts seem to be a winning idea ;). For binding microplastics and getting them out of our body: how about cilantro / zeolite/ activated charcoal ?
4. Sweating the microplastics out: do you think the microplastics expulsion rate could be magnified if doing thermal contrast therapy, meaning alternating bouts of hot/cold in an hour or two, instead of just sweating in a sauna?
5. Is there a particular way that is preferred for reducing or eliminating microplastics that have crossed the blood brain barrier into the brain?
Many thanks - love your podcasts!
Thank you Dr. Rhonda, that video will change my lifestyle. You are really positive to all of us.
Thank you for being diligent with references!
Incredible thorough walk through of this important topic thank you Rhonda!
RO filters use plastic to filter the water doesn’t it, how do we know the filter is not breaking down into the water?
I’m sure it removes more than it releases. I use RO to fill my water distiller. Saves me cleaning time
How ironic isnt it? The best solution is something made out of plastic. I use one but still.
plastic is not plastic. And guess what, we even place plastic into our organs on purpose, e.g. catheters or to enhance breasts
She missed reading the Columbia University study from January of this year. RO water contains nanoplastics leached from the RO membrane itself. On average, 240,000 nanoparticles per litre. RO IS NOT THE SOLUTION!
@@martytennant then wtf is the solution?
There are many sources of PFAS in the environemnt and in our households. But in addition to industrial exposures (workplace or dumping of chemicals that contaminate water sources), it needs to be remembered that freshwater fish and seafood are a major source of elevated PFAS levels in the general population. Bile acid sequestrants (pharmacalogical as well as natural such a psyllium) are one route for shortening the half life.
Thank you Rhonda for sharing such valuable information. Everyone should see this!
Thank you for talking about this very important issue, Rhonda!
what a wonderful place to live
Plastic in your phone, computer, car, sofa, bed, refrigerator, ...
Sit under a tree, fast, and stop breathing 🤪
I was thinking the same just don’t breathe or eat 😂😬😭😭😭😭
I think the easiest thing is to not drink or eat it at the least 😅
Don't forget to remove all your clothes before sitting under that tree.
Thanks for the comment about HEPA filters. Never realized they can be useful for microplastics. Now I’m happy to have been using them at home for the last 20 years or so.
Ya my wife loves putting hot food on plastic plates and serving to my kids i tell her you need to let the food cool down first. need to go buy some glass plates 😢
I berate my coworkers for using plastic utensils ir plates during our lunch break constantly. I'm that guy who carries a set of stainless steel fork and knife and a foldable knife everywhere I go and avoid plastic near my food at all cost.
Take those plastic plates and tiss them in the garbage!!! Get bamboo plates/bowls if glass/porcelain is of concern.
Ceramic works too. There are many plastic alternatives. But you're right, avoid heat + plastic.
So you had no clue either! Thinking that letting the food cool solved the problem. Glad you’re getting glass plates!
As a barista, I can also say that Starbucks will give you rewards like free food and drinks for bringing your own drink container, lol. Just need to sign up for the app and scan at the register. It’s basically a punch card and you get 10 cents off your drink
Amazing content, thanks for raising the much-need attention on this topic.
Hi Rhonda. I would love to see you do a video on Sodium Lauryl Sulphates (the foaming agent used in soaps, toothpaste and beauty products). There seems to be some misinformation about the safety of them from doing some research. Would love to hear your opinion! Thanks
There was an article in the news today (as I post this, 3 months after your video) about tea bags releasing huge amounts of nanometer sized microplastics, that get absorbed in the intestines and make their way in the bloodstream. I guess I knew tea bags were made of plastic but now I don't think I'll use them anymore. Including green tea and some microbiotics that I thought were good for me.
I once dated a girl that worked in an autism child clinic. She broke up with me because I tried to tell her that the reason autism rates are drastically increasing is because of issues like this specifically.
I've lost many friends relationships among Steven being ostracized from the public by speaking about this stuff for the last 25 years
well this certainly sucks. They are absolutely everywhere. It's like you discover smoking cigarettes are bad so you decide to quit but all 4 of your roommates smoke in the house and you work at a bar where people smoke inside. how the fuck I gonna avoid these? In my food, water, air
spot on!
scary, but it's better to know and demand change, than ignore for the sake of "calm nerves" :)
Hi Dr. Patrick, thank you so much for this informative video. I knew about some of these things, but I learned a lot as well. I have a question though. I understand RO water filters remove a lot including the minerals you mentioned. However, is water a sufficient source of your daily minerals anyway? Shouldn’t we really get these from somewhere else (food, supplements, etc.) in order to get the RDA necessary for your body? Thanks!
Holy shit! This video is a goldmine!! Share this!!!
You're the GOAT Rhonda!
Is there a RO system you would suggest Rhonda? Re mineralization drops? Thank you for sharing !
Hey Rhonda,
What do you think about HEPA filters releasing fiberglass into the air? Have you looked into it?
Thank you, wonderful but sad information. Can you put the links to the papers you're flashing on the screen somewhere so we can read them? Thanks for everything you do for us!
Pause the video when a study paper appears on your computer screen. Enlarge the image of the study paper and then you can read the title of the study then go look it up on the NHI website.
she took it personal with topo chico 😂
So, we need to be extremely wealthy to apply many of these methods to lower exposure. Also, the majority of the world is not going to do or be able to even comprehend this. Something like 70% of humans on earth live on less than $10 dollars a day. Governments need to be more mindful and we already know how impossible that can be especially with so many countries more concerned with greed, power and war.
I miss being a little kid. To be blissfully unaware of how awful humankind is.
BPA is also restricted by several of the aforementioned regulations, including the FDA. Each country has their version of it, but it is all similar.
BPA has not been used in the manufacture of water bottles nor indeed anything in contact with any food item for a couple decades.
The compound used now is PET and not PC, which is polycarbonate and contains trace levels of BPA, generally
Trusting that the FDA is actually enforcing any of that or doing random checks - Nope!
Polyethylene was found in arteries walls in studies.
"use reverse osmosis" you mean the filter, housing and tubing made of plastic?
This is true, I’m confused 😮😅
I made a similar comment as I missed this. So the remedy is glass/metal containers and rubber? hoses. How can we influence a change.
@@barrythI'm not aware of any stains steel reverse osmosis units, are you?
Lifestraw pitcher has the least amount of plastic but plastic-free is unavoidable. The pitcher isn’t reverse osmosis though.
Excellent information! But didn’t hear about microplastics in fish we consume.
If we spend all our time/money on all the micro things we won't have any left for the macro things that most people don't have managed yet, which have a much larger impact.
Example: I wasted a couple hours contacting plumbers who said they won't even install RO systems under the sink, because they're made of cheap parts that constantly break and flood houses (already happened to my neighbor). They want to do it on a main filter line but said not to bother until you need new pipes.
We can look at fear-based solutions not backed by science, but rather speculation "just to play it safe" but we'd get so much more bang for our buck by just doing something macro like not buying bottled water except on rare occasions like air travel.
Yup. There’s only so much we can do/control, and best to concentrate efforts on the biggest offenders and/or low hanging fruit. Box fan + Merv13 filter = cheap and effective air filter for home. Bring stainless steel coffee mug to Starbucks. Get rid of Tupperware in exchange for set of Pyrex. Sleep well, exercise a lot, have good relationships.
When we drink cold water from plastic bottles are we at a greater risk of contamination?
What do you think about zeolite as a binder?
🌼Rhonda 🌼 You are the best. 🌎 The world needs more Rhondas! Bless you for your knowledge and good heart. 🌞
Hi Rhonda, thanks for your videos. Can you please dive into hyperbaric oxygen therapy in relation to dementia/alzheimers? Thank you very much.
Thank you for all the info, but I’m now torn cause of my Topo Chico consumption. Surely, that PFAS number refers to the Topo Chico from the plastic bottle and not the glass bottle? 🤞🏽🤞🏽
Anyone have a link to the study?
Hello Doctor Patrick. A thought just occurred to me. Aren't fish full of microplastics? Doesn't that mean that fish oil omega 3 supplements probably have a large quantity of microplastics in them?
Everybody should be concerned and we should start doing something about it now.
Hi Rhonda. Aren't reverse osmosis systems made mostly of plastic? Seems counter-productive.
Not if the water post process tests negative or greatly reduced for microplastics
Thanks!
Hey, thanks a bunch!
I have an RO system and it's great. But if nearly the whole system is made of plastic, doesn't it generate microplastics itself?
Exactly my concern. This is why I opted for an all steel distiller and a distillation process. That was HARD enough to find on itself!
I wouldn’t trust these cheap Chinese RO systems to not be riddled with plastic .. seems inevitable
Awesome episode. Thank you for this!
Great video - very useful.
Q for Dr. Patrick - I don't know if you communicate with Brian Johnson - he has a video and he talks about blood test kits for plastics - and he says he's compiling the largest dataset of this data. I don't take his claims of eternal youth very seriously, but do you have an opinion on either the blood test or the dataset? Is there another large scale dataset of plastic bioaccumulation?
I think the part about the brain is kinda overreaction because we didn’t see any major rise in neurological consequences
It's insane how bad we've went with this.
We are so slow with this
No one delivers information with more intensity and stress the way than Rhonda does. If the information isn't scary enough, her piercing voice makes it that much more excruciating to come to grips with.
This podcast was both alarming and depressing.
Thank you for sharing your expertise.
What about through our skin pores? Our skin breathes too and we have tiny skin gaps where our skin can absorb liquid, including allowing the skin to sweat out, which in turn could possibly also absorb micro plastics!?
Dose using revere osmosis water filter help to reduce microplastic in water !!
There was a recent study that was testing micro plastics before and after RO. The RO did remove most microplastics but also released some. However the study did not cover the RO membrane itself so things like age of the membrane, maintenance schedule, brand etc was not listed. So more research needs to be done for a definitive answer.
Geeze, stress never ends!
Every time I listen to, or even see dr. Rhonda, I place an order of broccoli sprouts 😂
Thank you for sharing the knowledge with us! 😊
what brand of reverse osmosis filter should we buy tho??? can you recommend some?
Thank you Dr. Patrick for you educational videos. I always learn so much from you. I have an RO water system at home. What do you do when you go on vacation? Do you drink tap water or bring bottled water
Thanks to all the people that wanted us to use plastic bags and not paper at the supermarket
Thank you, very informative.
Super interesting. Thank you Rhonda.
Rhonda you are a godsend. Can extended fasting help reduce microplastics in the body?
THIS IS WHY PEOPLE HAVE ENDOMETRIOSIS AND THEY CLAIM THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN AND UN-CURABLE
What coffee makers (that make great coffee) have no plastic?
This is a great question. I’m a big fan of coffee and have had a hard time finding it. Would be happy to talk to you more about it
I have a La Pavoni europiccola, which is mostly metal - but i need to continue researching because i think there may be a single part in there in the critical path of the water that is plastic based. Thankfully these coffee machines have a large community behind them with the ability to buy custom parts
I have a question that could not answer trough search.
You talked about the harms of acrylic fibers , but dit not saw any study showing cumulative microplastics from acrylic sources in humans, why?
Incredibly difficult to completely avoid, would be good to hear the best way to reduce exposure to the worst plastic - ie the “low hanging fruit” I never buy or drink bottled water of lots of reasons, one more reason.
There is no escape. This is a SHTF event that nobody has really thought about until now.
So… we’re screwed?
Do Pet bottles contian microplastics and does this have a meaningful effecto on body? . also rhonda excellent pdocast. please more! like huebermna every week.