Every week, the average person ingests the equivalent weight of a credit card in plastic.* While certain preventive measures can significantly reduce your intake of these harmful substances, it’s crucial to acknowledge a more daunting concern: the bioaccumulation of microplastics in the brain, potentially at ten times the rate of other organs. Microplastics and their associated chemicals are alarmingly ubiquitous — they permeate breast milk, sperm, the hippocampus, the prefrontal cortex, the air we breathe, medications, the water supply, and our bloodstream, accumulating in most major organ systems. During this episode, we’ll explore the unsettling realities of microplastics and their associated chemicals, diving into how they infiltrate nearly every facet of our environment and body, and discuss actionable strategies to reduce exposure. Sweating modestly contributes to enhancing microplastic-associated chemical excretion. Get my free sauna report when you sign up for my newsletter: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/newsletter EPISODE LINKS: Show notes & transcript: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/episodes/microplastics MICROPLASTIC TOPIC ARTICLE: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/topics/microplastics PODCAST INFO: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/095-what-microplastics-are-doing-to-your-brain-body/id818198322?i=1000670188860 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1d7YX8JgREhLT40W9X8d1g SUPPORT MY MISSION: By becoming a FoundMyFitness Premium Member, you help support the free resources we offer through our public podcast. Members also get access to my monthly AMAs and private podcast (The Aliquot). Sign up here: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/crowdsponsor?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=microplastics_podcast SOCIALS: https://twitter.com/foundmyfitness https://facebook.com/foundmyfitness https://instagram.com/foundmyfitness * Some sources suggest this figure may need to be revised downward due to disagreements over the underlying calculations. Nevertheless, despite the lack of consensus, human and animal consumption of microplastics remains substantial and widespread. #microplastics