{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Under The Microscope: Can peeing a pool become toxic?","description":"Hey guys it\u2019s your girl Britt and today we\u2019ll be taking a closer look at some of the studies cluttering your news feed. It\u2019s almost summer time which means swimming pools may be in your near future. So when I came across an article that claimed that urinating in a pool is bad for your heart, I had to do some digging. The actual study, well more like hypothesis, was pretty cool. Researchers are suggesting that a sweetener commonly found in diet sodas secreted through urine called acesulfame (ass-a-soul-fame)potassium, or Ace-K for short can interact with the chlorine in pools to create toxic compounds. The good news is that scientists have found a way to quantify how much urine are in pools so they can start to track the effects. So in short, just don\u2019t pee in the pool.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; This Under The Microscope&amp;nbsp; has been brought to you by Executive Medicine of Texas. If you would like to become a patient of one of our awesome providers, check out emtexas.com. &amp;nbsp;  https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2017\/03\/01\/517785902\/just-how-much-pee-is-in-that-pool  https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/acs.estlett.7b00043 ","author_name":"Radical Wellness","author_url":"http:\/\/radicalwellness.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/19719275\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/106811504"}