Dr. Leo Trasande is the Jim G. Hendrick, MD Professor, Director of the Division of Environmental Pediatrics and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics at NYU School of Medicine. He also serves on the faculty of the NYU Wagner School of Public Service and the NYU College of Global Public Health. He is an internationally renowned leader in environmental health. His new book is called Sicker, Fatter, Poorer: The Urgent Threat of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals to Our Health and Future...and What We Can Do About It.
What you'll learn from this episode:
How synthetic chemicals may be expanding our fat cells, fighting even our best efforts to lose weight.
The truth about herbicides, pesticides, and what they're potentially doing to our thyroid function.
How common environmental pollutants affect our brain development, including what they're potentially doing to our children's brains.
The testosterone crisis—why so many men seem to be suffering from low libido and erectile dysfunction.
How to vote with your wallet for systemic change, and how to avoid these chemicals on a low budget.
And so much more!
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Resources from this episode:
Sicker, Fatter, Poorer: The Urgent Threat of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals to Our Health and Future . . . and What We Can Do About It by Leonardo Trasande, MD
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