Ep. 53 Breast Implant Illness with Jennifer Woodward

Breast Implant Illness has become a problem affecting hundreds of thousands of women with implants. Many women with implants are beginning to experience ​ unexplainable symptoms, such as: fatigue, cognitive dysfunction (brain fog, memory loss), muscle aches, joint pain, hair loss, dryness throughout the body, recurring infections, gastrointestinal and digestive issues, rashes, problems with thyroid and adrenals. When you think about it, illness from implants makes a lot of sense considering implants are foreign bodies with 40+ chemicals that can leak silicone, heavy metals and chemicals. We know those harsh plastics, chemicals and heavy metals are associated with infection, inflammation, free radical damage, lowering immune system and autoimmune disease. In this episode, we talk with nutritionist, fellow FDN and friend of mine, Jennifer Woodward about her decision to remove her implants. We cover her a-ha moment that her implants were causing lingering health complications, how she researched for her explant surgeon, the questions she has, how she prepared her body for explant and what she did post op to keep her body healthy.