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Back to EpisodesLow-Tox Living: A Toxicologist's Guide To The Chemicals, Plastics & Endocrine Disruptors Affecting Your Hormones & Health, with Dr. Yvonne Burkart
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Why is literally everything we interact with daily made of plastic and chemicals?? And since avoiding them all is impossible, which ones are most toxic to us?
Toxicologist Dr. Yvonne Burkart joins me to separate the science from the fear. We break down the everyday chemicals and endocrine disruptors we're exposed to through food packaging, plastics, cookware, personal care products, fragrance, cleaning products, clothing, drinking water and more—and which changes are actually worth making.
We talk about phthalates, PFAS and “forever chemicals,” microplastics, and what the research says about their impact on our hormones, fertility, cancer risk, and overall health.
The good news? This isn’t a doomsday episode… there’s a lot of hope to be found in just a few adjustments, and Dr. Burkart shares the biggest changes she personally made to drastically improve her own health and fertility journey.
Dr. Yvonne Burkart, PhD, is a toxicologist and environmental health advocate specializing in reproductive and environmental toxicology. She is the author of the forthcoming book, The Low-Tox Solution: Simple Steps to Detoxify Your Body, Home and Environment, and she shares her valuable insights on her popular YouTube channel and on podcasts like Diary Of A CEO.
Tune in to learn about:
- What “toxic load” actually means and how much exposure we’re getting from the products we interact with daily
- The difference between endocrine disruptors, phthalates, PFAS (“forever chemicals”), and microplastics
- How toxins impact hormones, fertility, PCOS, and sperm health
- Understanding toxin exposure and cancer risk
- The surprising research on generational toxin impact, how exposure in pregnancy impacts the baby, and the potential link between ADHD and endocrine disruptors
- The biggest everyday sources of chemical exposure, from kitchen items to fragrance, cosmetics, and laundry
- Should we all be filtering our drinking water??
- Which low-tox swaps to prioritize first
- How to improve the air quality in your home
- How long does it take for these positive lifestyle changes to show in health testing?
- How to increase glutathione, your body’s natural detoxification system
This is the sensationalism-and-fear-free conversation about plastics that we all need as we strive for progress over perfection.
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