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EPISODE · Jan 15, 2026 · 44 MIN

Cellular Toxicity: The Root Cause of Aging, Inflammation & Chronic Disease

from The Dr. Josh Axe Show · host Dr. Josh Axe

You might be doing everything “right” for your health, and still feel exhausted, inflamed, or stuck. The reason may be cellular toxicity: an invisible overload from food, water, air, stress, infections, and even your own metabolism that quietly ages your cells and hijacks your energy. Thank you to our sponsors! Sunlighten Sauna: https://get.sunlighten.com/axepodcast Manukora Manuka Honey: https://manukora.com/axe Watch The Dr. Josh Axe Show every Monday & Thursday on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drjoshaxe 🎧 Early Access! Our podcast listeners get every episode early, and you can tune in and be a part of our exclusive listeners below →  Spotify: https://bit.ly/DrJoshAxeSpotify Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3JDvWcS My Favorite Sauna Brand→ Sunlighten Sauna: https://get.sunlighten.com/axepodcast My Favorite Honey Brand→ Manukora Manuka Honey: https://manukora.com/axe Order My Book, The Biblio Diet → https://bit.ly/4oPEP3t Watch my free training on how to naturally balance your blood sugar and reverse your symptoms →http://DrAxeDiabetesClass.com  Discover practical steps you can take today to start healing your thyroid naturally →   DrAxeThyroidClass.com  If you’re ready to start feeling like yourself again and balance your hormones, take my free class → DrAxeHormoneClass.com  Uncover what’s really going on in your body with advanced biomarker testing for hormones, thyroid, and metabolism— plus a 1-hour consultation with a Senior Health Advisor! →  http://MyBloodWork.com  CONNECT WITH DR. JOSH AXE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjoshaxe/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJoshAxe/ TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@thedrjoshaxeshow/ X: https://x.com/drjoshaxe/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshaxe Website: http://thehealthinstitute.com Sign up for my newsletter: https://bit.ly/4oE9Jf3 Ask me a question: http://speakpipe.com/drjoshaxe   Links https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2025/06/new-epa-data-shows-165m-people-exposed-forever-chemicals-us https://www.who.int/news/item/04-04-2022-billions-of-people-still-breathe-unhealthy-air-new-who-data https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/129437 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019318495?via%3Dihub https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7347016/ https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/mthfr-gene-mutation-tests-symptoms-treatment https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8619365/ https://www.cdc.gov/mold-health/about/index.html https://publichealth.gmu.edu/news/2025-06/international-study-reveals-glyphosate-weed-killers-cause-multiple-types-cancer https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/3492/ https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-025-01187-2 https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-finalizes-first-ever-national-drinking-water-standard https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/full/10.1289/EHP10359 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41370-024-00742-2 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8078867/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8025785/ https://www.ewg.org/research/body-burden-pollution-newborns https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.33443 https://www.ars.usda.gov/plains-area/gfnd/gfhnrc/docs/news-articles/2012/the-question-of-sugar/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11351758/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/hayflick-limit https://idf.org/news/gbd-estimates-2021/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39450216/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047637423001148?via%3Dihubhttps:// https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9345296/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37527766/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-018-0092-9 www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/patient/gerson-pdq https://longevity.stanford.edu/lifestyle/2024/04/08/what-is-fiber-and-why-is-it-important-for-the-microbiome/ DISCLAIMER This content is strictly the opinion of Dr. Josh Axe and is for informational and educational purposes only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You might be doing everything “right” for your health, and still feel exhausted, inflamed, or stuck. The reason may be cellular toxicity: an invisible overload from food, water, air, stress, infections, and even your own metabolism that quietly ages your cells and hijacks your energy. Thank you to our sponsors! Sunlighten Sauna: https://get.sunlighten.com/axepodcast Manukora Manuka Honey: https://manukora.com/axe Watch The Dr. Josh Axe Show every Monday & Thursday on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drjoshaxe 🎧 Early Access! Our podcast listeners get every episode early, and you can tune in and be a part of our exclusive listeners below →  Spotify: https://bit.ly/DrJoshAxeSpotify Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3JDvWcS My Favorite Sauna Brand→ Sunlighten Sauna: https://get.sunlighten.com/axepodcast My Favorite Honey Brand→ Manukora Manuka Honey: https://manukora.com/axe Order My Book, The Biblio Diet → https://bit.ly/4oPEP3t Watch my free training on how to naturally balance your blood sugar and reverse your symptoms →http://DrAxeDiabetesClass.com  Discover practical steps you can take today to start healing your thyroid naturally →   DrAxeThyroidClass.com  If you’re ready to start feeling like yourself again and balance your hormones, take my free class → DrAxeHormoneClass.com  Uncover what’s really going on in your body with advanced biomarker testing for hormones, thyroid, and metabolism— plus a 1-hour consultation with a Senior Health Advisor! →  http://MyBloodWork.com  CONNECT WITH DR. JOSH AXE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjoshaxe/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJoshAxe/ TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@thedrjoshaxeshow/ X: https://x.com/drjoshaxe/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshaxe Website: http://thehealthinstitute.com Sign up for my newsletter: https://bit.ly/4oE9Jf3 Ask me a question: http://speakpipe.com/drjoshaxe   Links https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2025/06/new-epa-data-shows-165m-people-exposed-forever-chemicals-us https://www.who.int/news/item/04-04-2022-billions-of-people-still-breathe-unhealthy-air-new-who-data https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/129437 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019318495?via%3Dihub https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7347016/ https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/mthfr-gene-mutation-tests-symptoms-treatment https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8619365/ https://www.cdc.gov/mold-health/about/index.html https://publichealth.gmu.edu/news/2025-06/international-study-reveals-glyphosate-weed-killers-cause-multiple-types-cancer https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/3492/ https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-025-01187-2 https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-finalizes-first-ever-national-drinking-water-standard https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/full/10.1289/EHP10359 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41370-024-00742-2 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8078867/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8025785/ https://www.ewg.org/research/body-burden-pollution-newborns https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.33443 https://www.ars.usda.gov/plains-area/gfnd/gfhnrc/docs/news-articles/2012/the-question-of-sugar/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11351758/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/hayflick-limit https://idf.org/news/gbd-estimates-2021/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39450216/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047637423001148?via%3Dihubhttps:// https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9345296/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37527766/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-018-0092-9 www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/patient/gerson-pdq https://longevity.stanford.edu/lifestyle/2024/04/08/what-is-fiber-and-why-is-it-important-for-the-microbiome/ DISCLAIMER This content is strictly the opinion of Dr. Josh Axe and is for informational and educational purposes only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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