Environmental Toxins - How They May Be Hurting You And What You Can Do About It

July 02, 2020 1 min read


 


In This Episode:

[00:22] Welcome Lara Adler to discuss environmental toxins. 

[01:17] Learn more about Lara’s background and why she started studying toxins. 

[07:13] What are some of the worst products on the toxicity scale? 

[09:51] Where can you find phthalates and why are they so harmful? 

[13:24] Indoor air quality has been found to be significantly worse than outdoor quality. 

[16:10] Phthalates merge with house dust causing serious problems for your family and pets. 

[19:14] Are air purifiers helpful?

[22:44] How can you find out more about the furniture you purchase? 

[25:40] Why self-extinguishing cigarettes resulted in flame retardants in furniture materials. 

[29:35] Ironically, flame retardants have never worked because the chemicals are not on the outside of the furniture. 

[32:03] Which pillows are the best to purchase? 

[34:46] Are there toxins in your food and cookware? 

[36:48] Why lawsuits against chemical manufacturers are almost impossible. 

[39:31] What should you be on the lookout for with your cookware? 

[43:20] There are no requirements for manufacturers to disclose how their cookware products are made. 

[46:55] Why carbon steel and glass are ideal.

[48:05] What sorts of things should we look out for in personal care products? 

[53:19] Connect with Lara.


Links and Resources:

Peak Performance Life

Peak Performance on Facebook
Peak Performance on Instagram


Lara’s Website

Lara on Instagram

Naturepedic Pillows

Food Fix by Dr. Mark Hyman


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