Dr. Mark Hyman
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sperm count, sperm function, sperm motility.
They just are affecting every aspect of hormone function and they definitely affect thyroid function.
They also damage our mitochondria.
Now, these are the important little organelles inside our cells that turn food and oxygen into energy and do a lot of other things we're learning.
They are the most important foundation of your health.
And when they're damaged,
There's less energy.
When there's less energy, everything in your body slows down.
And it's not just a slow metabolism.
It affects aging itself.
It affects cancer risk.
It affects Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, mood, autism, fertility.
I mean, you name it, your mitochondria are involved in everything.
So when you're sensitive to mitochondria, and they're very sensitive, my friends, don't work well because they're overloaded with toxins, you are sick.
The next thing they do is they overwhelm our detoxification pathways.
They're all built in.
We sweat.
We breathe.
We poop.
We pee.