{"id":10090,"date":"2025-06-04T17:54:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T17:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.truthforhealth.org\/?p=10090"},"modified":"2025-07-24T15:03:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T15:03:48","slug":"microplastics-in-your-brain-and-body-hidden-threat-to-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.truthforhealth.org\/es\/2025\/06\/microplastics-in-your-brain-and-body-hidden-threat-to-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Tip from Dr. Vliet \u2013 Microplastics in Your Brain and Body \u2013 Hidden Threat to Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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I have written about the dangers of Microplastics<\/a> adverse effects on our health since 2003 in my book, It\u2019s My Ovaries, Stupid<\/u>! <\/em>published by Scribner.\u00a0 Finally, this topic is getting more widespread attention as the MAHA movement takes root, propelled by the energy, passion and dedication of our new Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.<\/p>\n

Microplastics are found throughout the world, including the oceans, and as far away as remote islands, and polar regions, and are a major threat to ecosystems due to their direct and indirect potentials as environmental pollutants and toxic effects on human health.<\/p>\n

Microplastics are generated when large synthetic polymer products, such as plastic packaging, are not properly disposed of or treated and then exposed to the environment, where they can decompose.\u00a0 Microplastics are generally considered to be a size \u22645 mm and can be classified as either primary or secondary<\/a>. Primary microplastics are intentionally added to products and can be found in cosmetics, personal care products, pharmaceuticals, detergents, and insecticides. Secondary microplastics are unintended by products of the degradation of larger plastic materials and can be found in plastic bottles, plastic bags, and plastic food containers.<\/p>\n

Microplastics enter our bodies primarily from the foods we eat and liquids we drink including our water. Once ingested microplastics are absorbed through the intestines and can travel through the circulatory system to various organs to reek their havoc. High levels of microplastics can increase oxidative stress, produce inflammatory cytokines, apoptosis (cell death), cytotoxicity, and gene expression disturbances. No wonder microplastics are associated with these damaging effects in humans:<\/p>\n