The Truth About Microplastics - Dr Rhonda Patrick

It’s astonishing how many people in the comments struggle with understanding nuanced ideas. Dr. Rhonda Patrick explicitly states at the outset that completely avoiding microplastics is impossible. She is merely outlining their negative health effects and highlighting major sources to help people minimize overexposure.

We can only do our best. A good water filter. Use jars & glass. Never heat in plastic. Buy glass stored items. And get rid of your inflatable love dolls.

Listening to them talk about the plastic water bottles being in the heat, I could help but laugh thinking back to all the ‘water caches’ around the various FOBs I was stationed at while in Iraq and how then all I was worried about was how much sand and dirt was caked to them not the microplastics that were leached and I was ingesting all year long! And then the giant plastic water tanks that held our non potable for showers and brushing our teeth and how once afternoon rolled around there was no need for a water heater as the water coming from the tanks was hot all on its own!

I hate that I didn’t get notified about this episode, stupid algorithm…banger of a show here thanks guys

Fantastic episode! Rhonda is great, I always come away with practical tips on things to do whenever I watch her. Please get her back soon and add her into your regular guest rotation :)

Hello you savages. Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/morebooks/ Here's the timestamps: 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

53:34 NOT MY CANNED SOUP TOO 😩😩😢

Literally drinking a warmed up Starbucks coffee while listening to this. Thanks for scaring the crap out of me 😂😂. Great Pod! Love the content.

Dr Rhonda Patrick is so awesome, she and Huberman have changed my life

As interesting as this was, I noticed it was extremely light on the WHY you should avoid microplastics unless you're pregnant or trying to be. Yes, she also mentioned Alzheimer's a couple of times, but Alzheimer's is so confounding that nearly everything at this point has some association. I'm not saying she's wrong about any of it, I just need more why to be convinced of anything.