{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"E133. Forever Chemicals Detox (Part 5): "Household Repeat Offenders\u2122: Everyday Products That Hide Forever Chemicals (PFAS)"","description":"Part 5 of the Forever Chemicals Detox 101 series Modern life surrounds us with synthetic chemicals\u2014in the things we cook with, clean with, wear, furnish our homes with, and use every day. Rather than target harmful chemicals one by one, we can avoid up to categories of them by recognizing certain patterns. This can help us make wiser choices without becoming overwhelmed. In this episode, I explain the thinking behind my Household Repeat Offenders\u2122 framework: categories of materials, treatments, and product characteristics that repeatedly show up as potential sources of concerning chemical and heavy-metal exposures. In this episode, I explain the thinking behind my Household Repeat Offenders\u2122 framework: categories of materials, treatments, and product characteristics that repeatedly show up as potential sources of concerning chemical and heavy-metal exposures. We focus especially on PFAS, or \u201cforever chemicals\u201d\u2014why they persist, where scientists have detected them in the human body, and why I consider them an important Household Repeat Offender\u2122. In this episode: How chemicals from everyday products can make their way into our homes and bodies Where PFAS have been detected in the body, including what we know about breast milk Why PFAS are unusually persistent in people and the environment How the Household Repeat Offenders\u2122 framework can simplify decisions about what to buy, own, and do Why recognizing patterns may be more useful than trying to memorize hundreds\u2014or thousands\u2014of individual chemicals The goal isn\u2019t to eliminate every exposure. It\u2019s to understand enough to make informed, practical choices about the exposures that may matter most. This is Part 5 of my Forever Chemicals Detox 101 series. Go deeper: Explore the complete PFAS & Forever Chemicals guide for the science, common exposure sources, practical ways to reduce exposure, and the full Forever Chemicals Detox 101 series. Read A to Z of D-Toxing: The Ultimate Guide to Reducing Our Toxic Exposures Learn the foundations of the Practical Nontoxic Living\u2122 framework with the free Ultimate Home Detox Kickstart email series. ","author_name":"Practical Nontoxic Living\u2122","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ruanliving.com","html":"