How to Remove Toxins from our Foods, Products, and Bodies

Published: Jan. 22, 2024, 11 a.m.

View the Show Notes For This Episode\nGet Free Weekly Health Tips from Dr. Hyman\nSign Up for Dr. Hyman\u2019s Weekly Longevity Journal\nGet Ad-free Episodes & Dr. Hyman+ Audio Exclusives\nIn today\u2019s episode, I talk with Ken Cook, Dr. Elizabeth Boham, and Maggie Ward about toxin exposures all around us and how to remove toxins from our bodies.\nKen Cook is the president and co-founder of the Environmental Working Group (EWG). He is widely recognized as one of the environmental community\u2019s most prominent and influential critics of industrial agriculture and the nation\u2019s broken approach to protecting families and children from toxic substances. Under Cook\u2019s leadership, the EWG has pioneered the use of digital technologies to empower American families with easy-to-use, science-driven tools to help reduce their exposure to potentially harmful ingredients in food, drinking water, cosmetics, and other household products. Capitol Hill\u2019s closely read newspaper The Hill regularly lists Cook in its annual roster of Washington\u2019s top lobbyists, writing that Cook\u2019s \u201cinfluence spans the country\u201d and calling EWG \u201cthe tip of the green movement\u2019s spear.\u201d\nDr. Elizabeth Boham is a physician and nutritionist who practices Functional Medicine at The UltraWellness Center in Lenox, MA. Through her practice and lecturing she has helped thousands of people achieve their goals of optimum health and wellness. She witnesses the power of nutrition every day in her practice and is committed to training other physicians to utilize nutrition in healing.\nMaggie Ward, MS, RD, LDN, is the Nutrition Director at The UltraWellness Center. Maggie holds a master\u2019s degree in Nutrition from Bastyr University which focuses on using whole foods for holistic Nutrition Therapy. In addition, she completed her requirements to become a registered dietitian at Westchester Medical Center in NY. Prior to joining The UltraWellness Center team in 2008, Maggie worked at The Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York providing nutrition counseling to children and families dealing with HIV. She also taught at the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan and other sites throughout New York City, teaching nutritionally focused cooking classes for children and adults. Much of her focus is on food allergies, digestive disorders, inflammatory conditions, pediatrics, and sports nutrition.\nThis episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and ButcherBox.\nStreamline your lab orders with Rupa Health. Access more than 3,000 specialty lab tests and register for a FREE live demo at RupaHealth.com.\nButcherBox is giving new members FREE ground beef for LIFE with their first order. Visit butcherbox.com/farmacy and use code FARMACY.\n\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices