Microplastics Are In Your Blood. Forever Chemicals Are In Your Pan. Your Candle Is Toxic. Here's What To Do.

Most of us spend 90% of our time indoors. We breathe the air in our homes, cook on our pans, wear our clothes, and light our candles without thinking twice. But what if your nonstick pan is releasing forever chemicals into your food every time you cook? What if your polyester workout clothes are shedding microscopic plastic particles that end up in your bloodstream? What if the candle in your living room is releasing the same chemicals as secondhand cigarette smoke? In this episode, XO and CDA sit in the man cave and break down microplastics, PFAS, cookware, clothing, candles, air fresheners, and more — what they are, what the science says they do to the body, and exactly what you can switch to right now.

Keywords: microplastics health effects, PFAS forever chemicals home, nonstick cookware PFAS danger, polyester clothing microplastics, 100% cotton vs polyester, cast iron vs nonstick, candles toxic VOCs, air fresheners health risks, organic cotton clothing, safe cookware alternatives, how to reduce toxins at home, Past Present Pushback podcast

• EWG Tap Water Database — ewg.org/tapwater (look up what's in your water)

• EWG Healthy Living App — ewg.org (scan product barcodes for chemical ratings)

• Green Science Policy Institute PFAS-free product list — greensciencepolicy.org

• MADE SAFE certification — madesafe.org (certified non-toxic product database)

• GOTS certified organic clothing search — global-standard.org

• Guppyfriend washing bag (catches microplastic fibers in laundry) — guppyfriend.com