The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
No.1 Toxicologist: Stop Using Scented Candles! These Products Were Making Me Infertile! Using This Product Is Harming Your Future Kids!
Mon, 18 Nov 2024
Is your everyday routine killing you, what are the deadly toxins that are lurking in everyday products and how are they harming your health? Dr Yvonne Burkart is a PhD Toxicologist and former Senior Toxicologist in the flavour and fragrance industry. She is also the creator of the YouTube channel, ‘Yvonne Burkart, PhD’. In this conversation, Dr Yvonne and Steven discuss topics such as, the link between everyday products and infertility and cancer, the amount of microplastics in our bodies, the hidden dangers of scented candles, and how your makeup routine pollutes your body. (00:00) Intro (02:16) Yvonne's Warning (07:59) How Being A Mom Amplified Yvonne's Mission (10:17) How The Medical System Lied To Yvonne About Her Reproductive System (12:22) How Many Day-To-Day Products Are Toxic? (14:27) Yvonne's Background (15:52) Understanding Multi-Generational Toxicity (17:06) What Are Endocrine Disruptors? (19:07) Diseases In Children Linked To Endocrine Disruptors (19:48) The Link Between Microplastics And ADHD (20:28) The Effect Of Endocrine Disruptors On Puberty (21:45) The Shift In Fertility Trends (23:01) Shouldn't The FDA Regulate These Toxins? (25:19) Is There Malicious Intent Behind The Government's Inaction? (28:59) How Yvonne Measures Her Health Improvements (31:32) The Rise Of Cancer In The Modern Age (34:51) Products To Avoid For Better Health (44:17) Why Are Fragrances In Everything? (47:31) Allergy Statistics And Trends (49:32) Rates Of Disease In Other Societies (50:55) The Rise Of PFAS Chemicals (52:20) Non-Stick Pan Dangers Explained (56:54) Safe Kitchen Utensils To Use (58:37) Are Plastic Containers Safe? (01:03:07) How Microplastics Are Destroying Our Brains (01:04:55) Is Bottled Water Bad For You? (01:08:01) The Dangers Of Takeaway Coffee Cups (01:09:54) Should You Filter Your Water? (01:12:52) Cost-Effective Health Tips Everyone Can Do (01:14:55) Antiperspirants And The Health Impact Of Aluminum (01:20:50) Thoughts On Menstrual Products (01:23:43) Are Our Clothes Toxic? (01:24:46) How Toxic Are Our Cleaning Products? (01:26:12) Why Products Targeted To Black Women Contain More Toxins (01:32:16) Are Candles Safe? (01:36:33) Is Incense Safer Than Candles? (01:38:19) Is Vaping Harmful To Health? (01:39:35) What You Need To Know About Air Quality (01:42:52) The Dangers Of Burning Wood Indoors (01:44:05) Indoor Air Pollution Statistics (01:45:07) How To Increase Your Body's Antioxidants (01:47:24) The Benefits Of Whole Foods (01:51:44) What Else Should We Talk About? (01:53:02) Are Your Pets Safe From Toxins? (01:54:52) Guest's Last Question (01:57:07) Yvonne's Advice For Parents Follow Yvonne: Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/ulLGFXiIxOb Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/D5zXHtlIxOb YouTube - https://g2ul0.app.link/gvkc2dnIxOb Disclaimer: The particular candle shown in this episode doesn't contain paraffin wax. The refillable stick deodorant product mentioned doesn’t contain parabens or phthalates Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes Join the waitlist for The 1% Diary - https://bit.ly/1-Diary-Waitlist-Megaphone-Ad-Reads You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Shopify - http://shopify.com/bartlett Colgate - https://www.colgate.com/en-gb/colgate-total Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: What warning does Dr. Yvonne Burkart give about everyday products?
Those microplastics have been found in lungs, heart, brain, penis.
There's microplastics in my penis.
Yes, and scientists have found that eventually we will become more plastic than we are humans if we continue at this rate.
You seem really pissed off about this.
I'm really angry that people have to suffer. I mean, these chemicals are causing children to have cognitive delays. They start having behavioral issues. And I think it brings up a lot of emotions for me because I've been personally impacted. But I think of how many millions of people around the world are struggling and don't know why.
So what are the most important things that we can do to have the biggest impact?
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Thank you so much for your time. Back to this episode. Dr. Yvonne Burkhardt, I've consumed a lot of your content. I've seen your videos. I've read a ton of your work. Just to start, if you had to sort of encapsulate the warning that you're communicating to people into a sentence, what would that warning be?
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Chapter 2: How does being a mom amplify Yvonne's mission?
So it wasn't until I embarked on a journey of self-discovery and research that I started to uncover the linkages between these low-dose environmental chemicals and products that we're using all the time and how they impacted my health. And when I started to remove them and replace them with safer options, my health returned.
My health recovered and I was actually able to conceive my own children without assistance.
How old were you when you were first told that IVF was the only route?
I was 32.
Okay. And you had tests done and stuff and at that time to see if you were, your sort of fertility levels and things like that.
Right. I was actually not having a cycle at that point for nine months.
You didn't have a period at all?
As a toxicologist, someone who's trained and done the research,
When you were told that IVF is the only route, what did they say was the problem? Because if someone's telling you that IVF is the only route, presumably they're saying that you're maybe implying between the lines that you're broken in some way or that it's normal not to have a period at 32. What does the system tell you is the problem with you?
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Chapter 3: What are endocrine disruptors and why are they dangerous?
Okay.
Right. That's helpful. But that still doesn't take away the fact that there are known carcinogens and allergens in there. So if you've got any kind of respiratory problems, any kind of skin problems, and you just don't want to expose yourself to unnecessary carcinogens, then it would be beneficial to avoid fragrance.
What about a little spray? Just a...
Ich meine, es hängt davon ab, ob es dir wirklich nützt. Wirst du von diesem kleinen Stoff einen Effekt bekommen?
Ich will nicht riechen. Das ist der Grund, warum ich das rieche, weil dieser Topf ziemlich fest ist. Wenn es fest ist und es heiß ist, werde ich es riechen. Also rieche ich es einfach. Es ist wirklich ein öffentlicher Service für andere Leute. Ich rieche mich selbst gut. Ich kann es nicht riechen, aber es ist für Jack und das Team.
Well, the question would be, can you find a safer alternative? And the answer is yes.
How do I find a safer alternative? What am I looking for?
So you don't want fragrances. I don't. And you definitely, yes, so avoid the word fragrance, unless it says that the fragrance comes from essential oils.
Okay, but if it comes from essential oils, will it still make me smell nice?
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Chapter 4: How do everyday products contribute to infertility?
What do you mean by detox capabilities? As in my liver and kidneys?
Yeah, exactly. Every cell in your body has some antioxidants in it. If you didn't, you would be dead. Because in order to live on this planet and breathe oxygen, we need antioxidants to neutralize the free radicals that happen. Durch cellulare Respiration, richtig? Also, wenn wir Oxygen atmen, sind es freie Radikale, die geschaffen werden.
Und unsere Zellen haben natürlich in ihnen Antioxidantien wie Glutathion. Und sie helfen, diese freien Radikale zu neutralisieren. Aber Glutathion ist auch wichtig für Detoxifizierung von wirtschaftlichen Chemikalien. So if you think about it, how does the body decide what's more important? Do I neutralize these free radicals because I need to breathe and live?
Or do I have to deal with these chemicals over here? I don't know. So you're literally being torn. Your body is torn at this point. What to deal with first? And usually it's the oxygen. I need to breathe. So let me neutralize the free radicals from breathing oxygen. Then I'll deal with these chemicals later if I have enough left in the tank. And most people don't.
Modern lifestyles are resulting in depletion of glutathione. Our glutathione is being robbed by these microplastics, by these parabens, phthalates and other chemicals that you find in consumer products.
If you had to sum up in a sentence what microplastics are doing to us, what would that sentence be?
Slowly killing us over time. We're becoming plastic. We're actually known as the plasticine epic. Humankind is more plastic. Eventually we will become more plastic than we are humans if we continue at this rate. There have been over 300 million metric tons of plastics produced.
I mean, that's a really big number, but I can't really wrap my head around it.
And they don't go away. They don't go away. That's the problem. They just continually break up into smaller and smaller and smaller and smaller fragments.
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