# 300: Resiliency Radio with Dr. Jill - Microplastics: Invisible Exposure Changing Human Biology w/ Lyn Patrick

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Podcast: [Resiliency Radio with Dr. Jill Carnahan, MD](https://stenobird.com/podcast/resiliency-radio-with-dr-jill-carnahan-md-4157429)
Published: 2026-02-11T13:06:00+00:00
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## Resource

Welcome to Resiliency Radio with Dr. Jill Carnahan, where today's episode uncovers one of the most urgent and invisible threats to human health: microplastics. Dr. Jill is joined by internationally respected environmental medicine expert Dr. Lynn Patrick for a deep, science-based discussion on how microplastics are quietly changing human biology—from the gut to the brain to the cardiovascular system. In this eye-opening conversation, Dr. Jill Carnahan and Dr. Patrick explore why microplastics may pose an even greater long-term risk than PFAS and other "forever chemicals." You'll learn how **nanoplastics—now responsible for up to 90% of exposure—**are small enough to cross the gut lining, lungs, blood-brain barrier, and even the placenta, accumulating in tissues with no effective exit pathway. Key topics include: ① Why microplastics act as "Trojan horses" for pesticides, heavy metals, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals ② Research linking microplastics to heart disease, dementia, IBD, and colorectal cancer ③ The alarming rise of plastic particles found in human brain tissue ④ How everyday items—bottled water, food packaging, and tea bags—drive exposure ⑤ Why microplastics overwhelm detox pathways and resist normal elimination ⑥ Emerging strategies for exposure reduction, including water filtration, avoidance, and the evolving role of plasmapheresis ⇨ Dr. Patrick also shares decades of clinical insight into environmental toxicology and explains why awareness—not fear—is the first step toward protection in a plastic-saturated world. ❤️ If you care about long-term brain health, cardiovascular health, gut integrity, and environmental medicine, this episode offers critical knowledge and practical strategies to reduce risk and protect resilience. ✨ Like, subscribe, and share t…

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