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Pursuit of Wellness

Toxins 101: Mold, Testing & Hidden Dangers From World Class Experts

Pursuit of Wellness

Mari Llewellyn

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Fitness, Nutrition

4.82.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2024

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Ep. # 125 In this week's Monday Mashups, we explore the crucial topic of living a toxin-free life with insights from leading experts. Hear from Darin Olien, co-host of Down to Earth with Zac Efron, as he examines the hidden dangers of modern conveniences and their impact on our health. Allison Evans of Branch Basics shares her personal journey to wellness and practical tips for maintaining a toxin-free home. Plus, Emily Morrow of CLEARSTEM Skincare reveals how to identify and address mold toxicity and build a supportive health team. Tune in for a powerful blend of expert advice on protecting your health from environmental toxins. Leave Me a Message - click here! For Mari’s Instagram click here! For Pursuit of Wellness Podcast’s Instagram click here! For Mari’s Newsletter click here! For Darin’s Instagram click here! For Darin’s Book Fatal Conveniences click here! For Branch Basics click here! and use code POW20 for 20% off For Emily’s Website click here! For Emily’s Instagram click here! For POW Brand Promo Codes click here! Sponsored By: Sleep is the foundation of health, and there is nothing better than waking up feeling refreshed and ready to attack the day. Use code POW for 20% off your order at dreamrecovery.io Right now, Hungryroot is offering Pursuit of Wellness listeners 40% off your first delivery and free veggies for life. Just go to Hungryroot.com/POW, to get 40% off your first delivery and get your free veggies. For a limited time, you can get $30 off the first box - PLUS free Croissants in every box - when you go to Wildgrain.com/POW to start your subscription. That’s Wildgrain.com/POW, or you can use promo code POW at checkout. “Cozy Earth provided an exclusive offer for my listener’s today. Up to 40% off site wide when you use the code “PURSUIT” at cozyearth.com Topics Discussed Darin Olien - 02:46 - Darin’s backstory and why he wrote his book 09:36 - Raising Awareness of a Hidden Toxic Products 12:30 - Exploring Fatal Conveniences and Health Impacts 14:57 - Lack of US health regulation 21:06 - Shelf stable food 23:13 - Detoxifying your bathroom 27:51 - Product recommendations 33:28 - Chemicals and human fertility impact Alison Evans - 38:58 - Tips for dealing with toxins in your home while pregnant 42:11 - All wet wipes have preservatives 46:01 - Branch basics kit 49:49 - Tips for starting your non toxic journey 55:36 - Clean eating 57:28 - Managing your household 01:01:58 - Tips for starting your non toxic journey Emily Morrow - 01:06:03 - How Emily & Mari met 01:08:28 - Emily’s wellness journey 01:12:49 - Mold Toxicity, how it shows itself 01:14:46 - Common issues in lab work 01:17:05 - Normal ISN'T optimal 01:19:32 - Myths around cholesterol 01:21:47 - Everything in the body is connected 01:24:12 - How YOU can find and build your health team and what tests you should be asking for?

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Pursuit of Wellness Podcast and I'm your host Mari Llewellyn.

0:09.0

What is up guys?

0:10.0

Welcome back to the Pursuit of Wellness. Today we have a fantastic episode all about

0:15.9

how to live a life, toxin free. We are talking to top experts, Allison Evans, Darren O'Lian and Emily Morrow.

0:24.0

I think we all know in today's society we are surrounded by toxins and it's causing major issues with our health,

0:30.0

whether it's hormones, fertility, men's sperm count, various issues, gut health.

0:36.7

And I think it's really important to consider the suggestions from these experts.

0:42.3

We're talking about things like mold, testing, hidden dangers in everyday products.

0:46.3

I will say it's important to consider, take the advice and apply it to your life in the best way possible,

0:52.0

but don't feel like everything has to be done.

0:55.0

I think it can be so overwhelming sometimes to think that we need to eliminate absolutely

0:59.4

everything that has toxins and it simply is impossible.

1:02.4

I think it's about living the best life

1:05.1

you can while considering the suggestions from these experts and doing the

1:09.7

best you can so that you are better prepared to be in a toxic environment.

1:14.6

For example, something that's easily avoidable is a car air freshener.

1:18.9

That's something that I've noticed really, really triggers my headaches. It makes me feel awful. So if there's anything in your

1:25.3

life that's easy to eliminate I would focus on that. Before we hop into today's

1:29.8

episode I want to mention we are doing a giveaway every week for the month of August.

1:34.4

We will be picking a listener to win a Bloom Sparkling Energy PR box,

1:38.5

Pursuit of Wellness Totebag and Healing Air a Hat.

1:41.5

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