Toxins vs. Your Fertility: The Silent Battle You Didn’t Know You Were Fighting
Are you unknowingly sabotaging your fertility with everyday products and hidden environmental toxins? 😟
In this deep dive episode, we uncover The Toxic 5 — the most dangerous and often overlooked contributors to reproductive health struggles.
Whether you're actively trying to conceive, dealing with hormone imbalances, or simply preparing your body for the future, this conversation is packed with game-changing insights you won't want to miss!
Meet Our Guest:
Evan H. Hirsch, MD — also known as The EnergyMD — is a world-renowned fatigue expert, best-selling author, and professional speaker. He is the creator of the EnergyMD Method, a science-backed, clinically proven 4-step process to resolve chronic fatigue, ME/CFS, and Long Covid naturally. Through his best-selling book, podcast, and 100% online practice, he has helped thousands of people worldwide. Featured on TV, podcasts, and summits, Dr. Hirsch is passionate about holistic healing. When he's not in the office, you can find him singing musicals, dancing hip-hop, and playing basketball with his family!
🌿 What You'll Learn in This Episode:
🔎 The Toxic 5 Explained:
- Heavy Metals – Found in water, soil, and old infrastructure; disrupt hormone function and damage sperm/egg quality.
- Endocrine Disruptors – Hidden in plastics, canned goods, and even "clean" cosmetics; silently mess with hormone balance.
- Glyphosate – A pesticide commonly found in non-organic foods and feminine hygiene products; impacts gut and vaginal microbiomes.
- Mold Exposure – Often unnoticed in homes; delays conception and triggers hormonal imbalance and recurrent loss.
- Chronic Infections – Stress the immune system and rob resources from reproductive health; often missed without proper testing.
🧠 Plus, we dive into:
- The gut-hormone-fertility connection
- Why detoxing your environment is more critical than taking supplements
- The essential role of mind-body healing and addressing trauma for conception
- Simple product swaps to reduce toxin exposure without overwhelm
🔥 Key Takeaways:
- Step-by-step strategies for starting your low-tox fertility lifestyle
- How to avoid greenwashing traps (like “BPA-free” that still isn’t safe!)
- Building a long-term, toxin-free environment that supports your fertility dreams
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