37: The Impacts of Chemicals on Hormones in Our Bodies with Dr. Leo Trasande MD, MPP

Plastics not only destroy our planet but also degrades our health. Harmful chemicals like endocrine disrupting-chemicals can be easily found in today's products. To have a better understanding of these hazardous chemicals, Dr. Leo Trasande returns to talk about the impacts of chemicals on hormones in our bodies! Dr. Leo Trasande is a physician at NYU and the author of Sicker, Fatter, Poorer and an internationally renowned leader in environmental health. He is best known for a series of studies published in Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology and the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism Join me in this episode as we talk about how you can avoid these harmful chemicals, the regulations on these materials, it's impact on children and adults, and what you can do to spread more awareness about this issue! In this Episode, We Discuss: The regulations related to toxic chemicals Why plastic is dangerous to our health The chemical structure of plastics that makes it harmful Dr. Leo explains the endocrine system and why you should be concerned about disrupting chemicals Natural vs. Synthetic The types of plastics Safe and simple steps you can take to avoid plastics and harmful chemicals The top 10 diseases linked to plastic exposure The problem with lack of transparency and regulation If plastic clothing is a concern or not How to be the change you seek   Get to know Dr. Leo: Dr. Leo Trasande is an internationally renowned leader in environmental health. His research focuses on the impacts of chemicals on hormones in our bodies. He also led the way in documenting the economic costs for policymakers of failing to prevent diseases of environmental origin proactively. To know more about Dr. Leo and his works, you can go to his website here Dr. Leo Trasande Twitter --- Did you enjoy today's episode? Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast app to get notified immediately when a new episode comes out! If you enjoyed the Mercast, please click here to leave a review and share this episode with a friend! I hope you spend some time in nature today! I'll catch you next time. Subscribe to The Mercast ++ Apple Podcasts ++ Spotify ++ Castbox