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Podcast: The Thorne Podcast
Episode: The Harmful Effects of Heavy Metals
Description: Do you wonder if you have high levels of heavy metals in your system – like mercury, lead, or cadmium? Thorne’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Mary Kay Ross, joins us to explain how you can tell, why you should care, and answer audience questions about all things heavy metals.
During this episode you’ll learn about:
Heavy metals and toxins [1:54]
Exposure [3:00]
Genetics and heavy metal exposure [4:27]
Environmental exposure [5:15]
Mary Kay’s mission [6:15]
A leak in the house [10:08]
Black mold [10:40]
Overcoming mycotoxin [14:19]
Supplementing [16:49]
Methylation process [17:54]
Arsenic [20:21]
Questions from the community [22:30]
What makes a mold toxic [22:41]
Does mycotoxin poisonin...