46 - Jenna Hua on Environmental Toxins

In Episode 46, Dr. Jenna Jua teaches us about the harmful chemicals that are in the everyday products that we use and the food that we consume. Learn about environmental exposures that lead to long-term health problems and how to detox from these environmental toxins. An environmental health scientist and dietitian by training, Dr. Jenna Hua is passionate about the environment, public health, and everything food. Jenna holds a BS in Nutrition and an MPH and Ph.D. in Environmental Health Sciences from UC Berkeley, and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford Medicine. Frustrated by the lack of data on how harmful chemicals (like BPA, phthalates, and parabens) from plastics and everyday products affect our health and clinical outcomes, and the absence of a personalized approach to mitigate harmful chemical exposures, Jenna set out on a mission to change these. She founded Million Marker, a health-tech startup dedicated to empowering everyone with the data and tools to determine how the products they use, the food they eat, and the water they drink negatively or positively influence their health. Million Marker is a consumer-focused science startup that empowers people to detox environmental toxins out of their lives through mail-in test kits, lifestyle audits, product recommendations, and counseling. Million Marker helps people understand what harmful chemicals are inside of them and then provides simple solutions to quickly reduce these chemicals. The company currently tests for 13 common hormone-disrupting chemicals including BPA, phthalates, parabens, and more. Social Media and Contact Information 1. [email protected] 2. www.millionmarker.com 3. Twitter and Instagram: @million_marker 4. Personal Twitter: @Jenna_hua Resources from the Interview 1. List of Toxic-Free Products: https://www.millionmarker.com/products 2. Fertility and Pregnancy Hub (educational content on fertility and pregnancy): https://www.millionmarker.com/pregnancy-fertility/ 3. Toxic-free Guide (how to live toxic-free): https://www.millionmarker.com/toxic-free-guide 4. Chemical Glossary (learn more about chemicals/ingredients and their sources and health impact): https://www.millionmarker.com/chemical-glossary