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Podcast: The Heart of Healthcare | A Digital Health Podcast
Episode: Sounding the Alarm on Forever Chemicals | Founder of the Green Science Policy Institute Arlene Blum
Description: It’s in our water, our food, and so many other products we use on a daily basis, from non-stick pans to popcorn bags. And it’s making us really sick.More and more scientists are becoming concerned that PFAS chemicals, also known as “forever chemicals,” are impacting human health. Evidence is growing that links these everyday exposures, particularly to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (or EDCs), are linked to cancer, infertility, birth defects, asthma, allergies, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and more.In this episode, we talk to one of the world’s leading environmental health scientists and advocates...