The Truth About Microplastics - Dr Rhonda Patrick

Dr Rhonda Patrick is a biomedical scientist, researcher and a fitness podcaster. Every day, your body fends off harmful pathogens with ease. But what happens when environmental toxins like microplastics start to build up? What are they, and how can you protect yourself from their effects? Expect to learn why microplastics are so prevalent in our everyday lives, how to detoxify yourself from microplastics, which everyday items expose us most to microplastics, where microplastics are stored in your body, the impact on your health being bombarded by microplastics, why your clothes might be one of the biggest offenders of toxic plastic exposure, the best exercises and routines that help you remove microplastics from your system, how to offset your exposure to toxins in your food and environments, and much more… - 00:00 What You Need to Know About Microplastics 05:27 What Levels of Microplastics Are We Exposed To? 10:31 Where Do Plastics Go in the Body? 14:39 Different Types of Plastics 24:14 Sex Differences in Susceptibility 28:10 Most Common Places We’re Exposed to Microplastics 38:30 Are We Absorbing Microplastics From Our Clothes? 42:24 Is it Possible to Have Plastic-Free Food? 50:18 Best Tactics for Avoiding Microplastics 59:22 Is it Possible to Test & Remove Microplastics? 1:10:04 Advice to People Impacted By the LA Fires 1:15:54 Impact of the GRAS System on American Food 1:25:02 The Danger of Trans Fats 1:28:54 Nitrites & Nitrates 1:31:21 Should We Be Concerned About Added Sugar? 1:37:07 The Main Issues With Ultra-Processed Food 1:43:52 Do Sugar & Ultra-Processed Foods Cause Cancer? 1:47:21 How Sugar & Ultra-Processed Foods Impact Brain & Energy 1:53:57 How to Rebuild a Leaky Gut 1:56:57 Mitigating the Risks of Ultra-Processed Foods 2:08:03 What’s Next for Rhonda 2:11:40 Where to Find Rhonda - Get the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom - Get Rhonda’s free guide—“How to Train According to the Experts”—at https://howtotrainguide.com/ Subscribe to Rhonda’s YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@UCWF8SqJVNlx-ctXbLswcTcA - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Chris WilliamsonhostDr Rhonda Patrickguest

Feb 24, 20252h 13mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: February 24, 2025
Duration: 2h 13m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dr Rhonda Patrick is a biomedical scientist, researcher and a fitness podcaster. Every day, your body fends off harmful pathogens with ease. But what happens when environmental toxins like microplastics start to build up? What are they, and how can you protect yourself from their effects? Expect to learn why microplastics are so prevalent in our everyday lives, how to detoxify yourself from microplastics, which everyday items expose us most to microplastics, where microplastics are stored in your body, the impact on your health being bombarded by microplastics, why your clothes might be one of the biggest offenders of toxic plastic exposure, the best exercises and routines that help you remove microplastics from your system, how to offset your exposure to toxins in your food and environments, and much more… - 00:00 What You Need to Know About Microplastics 05:27 What Levels of Microplastics Are We Exposed To? 10:31 Where Do Plastics Go in the Body? 14:39 Different Types of Plastics 24:14 Sex Differences in Susceptibility 28:10 Most Common Places We’re Exposed to Microplastics 38:30 Are We Absorbing Microplastics From Our Clothes? 42:24 Is it Possible to Have Plastic-Free Food? 50:18 Best Tactics for Avoiding Microplastics 59:22 Is it Possible to Test & Remove Microplastics? 1:10:04 Advice to People Impacted By the LA Fires 1:15:54 Impact of the GRAS System on American Food 1:25:02 The Danger of Trans Fats 1:28:54 Nitrites & Nitrates 1:31:21 Should We Be Concerned About Added Sugar? 1:37:07 The Main Issues With Ultra-Processed Food 1:43:52 Do Sugar & Ultra-Processed Foods Cause Cancer? 1:47:21 How Sugar & Ultra-Processed Foods Impact Brain & Energy 1:53:57 How to Rebuild a Leaky Gut 1:56:57 Mitigating the Risks of Ultra-Processed Foods 2:08:03 What’s Next for Rhonda 2:11:40 Where to Find Rhonda - Get the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom - Get Rhonda’s free guide—“How to Train According to the Experts”—at https://howtotrainguide.com/ Subscribe to Rhonda’s YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@UCWF8SqJVNlx-ctXbLswcTcA - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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Chris Williamson
host
Dr Rhonda Patrick
guest
Narrator
other

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Dr Rhonda Patrick, The Truth About Microplastics - Dr Rhonda Patrick explores microplastics, Plastics, and Processed Foods: Hidden Threats to Health Revealed Dr. Rhonda Patrick explains how microplastics and associated chemicals (like BPA, phthalates, PFAS) have become ubiquitous in water, food, air, clothing, and consumer products, and how they accumulate in organs—especially the brain and reproductive tissues—with emerging links to dementia, hormonal disruption, and fertility problems.

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