191: Resiliency Radio with Dr. Jill: How Pesticide Exposure Could Be Ruining Your Health

Pesticides are chemicals that are commonly used in agriculture to kill pests and protect crops. However, the effects of these chemicals on human health are often overlooked. In this eye-opening conversation, Dr. Jill Carnshan and Lyn Patrick, ND explore how pesticide exposure can potentially ruin your health and what steps you can take to protect yourself. One aspect they delve into is the connection between wildfires and pesticide exposure. With the increasing prevalence of wildfires and smoke damage, many people are unknowingly exposed to harmful chemicals released into the air. Dr. Jill and Lyn provide valuable insights on how this exposure can impact your health and what precautions you can take. KEY POINTS: ✅ Tips that may surprise you on the best way to clean up your home after wildfire exposure and smoke damage ✅ Everything you need to know about glyphosate toxicity and how best to avoid it ✅ Pesticides and organophosphates, and the most common places, you will find them in the food supply, and how to avoid exposure ✅ How do you take action to get Chlormequat out of our food supply. 👩🏻 Lyn Patrick, ND Lyn Patrick, ND, graduated from Bastyr University in 1984 with a doctorate in naturopathic medicine and has been in private practice in Arizona and Colorado for 35 years. She is a published author of numerous articles in peer-reviewed medical journals, a past Contributing Editor for Alternative Medicine Review, and recently authored a chapter in the newly released textbook Clinical Environmental Medicine (Elsevier 2019). She speaks internationally on environmental medicine, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, endocrine disruption, metal toxicology and other topics. She is currently Faculty for the Metabolic Medicine Institute Fellowship in collaboration with George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She is also a founding partner and presenter at the Environmental Health Symposium, an annual international environmental medicine conference based in the United States. After the passing of her longtime colleague Dr. Walter Crinnion she is continuing to educate primary care providers in the area of environmental medicine through the EMEI Global platform and the EMEI Review podcast. In her spare time, she enjoys biking, hiking and kayaking the mountains, lakes, and rivers of southwestern Colorado. Lyn's Links Course: https://emei.thinkific.com/courses/emei-review Clinical training: https://emeiglobal.com