b'I\\u2019m excited to have Lara Adler as my guest for today\\u2019s show! Lara is an Environmental Toxins Expert and Educator. She is a Certified Holistic Health Coach, who teaches health coaches, nutritionists, and other holistic health practitioners how to eliminate the number one thing holding their clients back from the results they are seeking- the unaddressed link between chemicals and chronic health problems. Lara trains practitioners to become experts in everyday toxic exposures so they can improve client outcomes without spending hundreds of hours researching on their own.\\nThe information about environmental toxins that Lara will be sharing today is vital for you, the listeners, on many different levels. People are often surprised to learn that there is not much protection in the US, even though we have federal agencies designed to protect consumers. Even from my perspective, as a savvy, allopathic, western medicine, functionally-trained nurse practitioner, I learned a lot from Lara that I did not know before, so stay tuned today to hear about the nasty truth behind environmental toxins.\\nThis episode is important, so be sure to listen to it several times, take actionable steps, and share it with your loved ones!\\xa0\\nIN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN\\n\\nLara discusses the scope of the issue of environmental toxins.\\n\\nWhy the products in the marketplace are not guaranteed to be safe.\\n\\nOur skin is our largest organ, yet most people don\\u2019t even think of skin as an organ.\\n\\nWe absorb many of the chemicals and compounds that we put on our skin.\\n\\nHow the levels of chemicals, and the associations between chemical exposures and certain illnesses or outcomes, are determined.\\n\\nLara talks about what sparked her interest in the area of environmental toxins.\\n\\nLara talks about endocrine-disrupting chemicals. She explains what they are and why we need to be concerned about them.\\n\\nLara talks about phthalates and some of the other more common obesogens.\\n\\nWe need to be a voice for others and protect those who have no access to workable solutions or organic food.\\n\\nHow to make meaningful changes, starting with things that are free and easy.\\n\\nThe problem with non-stick cookware.\\n\\nThere is a light at the end of the tunnel. Lara shares some healthy resources.\\n\\n\\n\\ufeffConnect with Cynthia Thurlow\\nFollow on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn\\nCheck out Cynthia\\u2019s website\\n\\nConnect with Lara Adler\\nOn her website\\nOn Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram\\nResources:\\nWatch \\u201cThe Devil We Know\\u201d and \\u201cDark Waters\\u201d on Netflix.\\nLara has curated several shopping guides on her website.'