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Toxic Chemicals in Your Body: Protect Your Development, Fertility, and Peace of Mind

Sep 18, 2023

New episode out now! The incredible Jenna Hua, PhD, MPH of Million Marker joins Sophia on the podcast. Jenna tells her incredible story of discovery and healing from working as a Dietician with patients with diabetes, to pursuing environmental exposure research, to her personal experience with fertility.

 

Decades of studies show that these household and environmental toxins can impact the success of IVF, infertility treatments, and fetal development. She shares her passion of empowering people to know what is in their bodies — because this data empowers us to reduce our exposures.

 

Following this interview, Million Marker has a special offer for Ruan Living audience: 10% off your first order with code SOPHIA10 at checkout.

 

Keep reading for the show notes.

Podcast Show Notes

[0:55] Introduction of Jenna 

[4:15] Million Marker - Focusing on Your Environmental Exposures

[5:37] Aha Moments About Accessible Opportunities to Optimize Our Health

  • Nutrition - You Are What You Eat
  • Food Environment
  • Food Distribution 
  • Additives, Pesticides, and Other Chemicals

[6:58] External and Internal Environments Ultimately Leads to Your Health Conditions

[7:33] Frustration With the Medical System

[9:11] Medical System Based on Treatment Rather Than Prevention

[11:06] Getting Feedback on Your Toxic Exposures can Influence Fertility

[13:02] Chemicals That are Linked to Child Developmental Issues

[13:46] The Creation of the Million Marker

  • Out of Personal Necessity
  • The Lack of Data and Information for Further Research Studies

[17:34] The Key Chemicals that the Million Marker Kit Will Analyze

[18:24] How the Body Eliminates these Chemicals When Cutting Exposures

[19:18] Understanding About the Health Risks From the Chemicals 

  • The Hormone that Governs and Regulates Almost Every Single Bodily Function 
  • The Hormone Disruptors
  • The Persistent Chemicals, like DDT

[21:36] Talking About the Cocktail Effect 

[23:25] Factors That May Contribute to Experiencing Miscarriages

[25:46] The Importance of Knowing These Toxic Chemicals as Early as Possible

[29:00] A Few Things that People Should Know About Toxic Exposures

[30:06] Important Things You Need to Know About Fertility

[31:08] Things You Need to Be Aware of About Children’s Health

[31:47] Anything About Diet that You Should Know About

[33:10] Knowing About Rice and Arsenic

[35:28] The Ability to Detox Our Daily Exposures

[37:46] What People Should About Hormones

[40:08] Studies About Microplastics Found in the Placenta

[40:49] The Concept of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals and Their Impact

 [41:44] The Best Way to Start Detoxification

[45:16] The Improvements After Detoxification

[46:19] The Things People Should Know About Their Skin

[46:52] Taking Good Care of Your Immune System

[47:17] Talking About Immuno Toxicants and Skincare and Personal Care Products

  • Sunscreen
  • Cleaning Products
  • Plastics
  • Vinyl
  • Drinking Water
  • Disease Prevention
  • Genetics
  • Healing
  • Resiliency

[53:22] Please Follow Million Marker on Social Media

[53:45] Enjoy the $10 Off for the Million Marker Kit

About Ruan Living

Ruan Living is a research-informed lifestyle platform dedicated to helping people engage more intentionally with their homes, habits, and everyday environments. Rooted in the philosophy of Practical Nontoxic Living™, Ruan Living offers educational guidance, tools, and experiences designed to bring clarity, simplicity, and thoughtful design to modern living.

Founded by Sophia Ruan Gushée, author of the bestselling book A to Z of D-Toxing.

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