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Podcast: Dr Ron Unfiltered Uncensored
Episode: Ep 521 Microplastics, Microbiome and Health
Description: These tiny particles contain harmful chemicals like flame retardants, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), and plasticizers such as BPA, which can disrupt hormones and cause chronic inflammation.
We share our bodies with our gut microbes. You could even say that much of what we are depends on the bacteria we carry. They can make us thin or fat, healthy or sick, happy or depressed. Science is just beginning to understand how gut microbes affect our health.
According to the video, microplastics are tiny plastic fragments that have permeated our lives. They are found in our food packaging, c...