The Plastic Detox

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10:43a, 4/10/26
For the love of God, please watch this. Six couples with fertility issues began their plastic detox. I wont spoil it, but the ending is quite interesting!

The documentary covers all the toxins in our every day plastics. It breaks down how they enter your body, how its effected people getting pregnant, having healthy children, touches on autism, changes in sexuality, and a long list of other things. It was great! The birth rate steadily declining is scary and this documentary explains why that is.

This documentary is on Netflix

Ive already spent over $150 on switching our consumables over to glass.
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3:21p, 4/10/26
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260329222938.htm
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3:54p, 4/10/26
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I'm more concerned about PFAS. Which the Trump admin rolled back restrictions on in drinking water.
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4:28p, 4/10/26
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As an environmental scientist working with water quality standards across every state in the southeast, midwest, and Atlantic coast....I hate to break it to you but there's no sense getting worked up over PFAS and microplastics. It's too late. Our society, our environment, even our bloodstreams are just too saturated with them at this point. Ain't no turning back the clock.
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In reply to FL_Ag1998 • 5:33p, 4/10/26
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What's your opinion on this in comparison to removing lead from gasoline, as lead was already all over and in our environment? Is the nature of the problem different?
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In reply to schmendeler • 7:09p, 4/10/26
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schmendeler said:
What's your opinion on this in comparison to removing lead from gasoline, as lead was already all over and in our environment? Is the nature of the problem different?


Should we work on the problem, continue to establish soil and gw standards, do our best to clean it up where we find it, and reduce it going forward? Absolutely. In no way, am I trying to reduce its magnitude as a problem.

I'm simply stating that it doesn't keep me up at night, nor does any other contaminant. Like you said, there's bad stuff found naturally all over. Grab a random soil sample from anywhere and you're liable to find high levels of arsenic, lead, or any other metals that are naturally occuring. And we've done, such a thorough job of spreading microplastics and pfas everywhere across this Earth, that you're going to be exposed to them no matter how hard you try, and we likely won't ever be rid of them. At some point they'll become like any other contaminant - i.e. maybe a site contaminated with PFAS gets completely remediated, or maybe it simply gets closed with restrictions like a Deed Restriction.
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In reply to FL_Ag1998 • 1:49p, 4/11/26
FL_Ag1998 said:
As an environmental scientist working with water quality standards across every state in the southeast, midwest, and Atlantic coast....I hate to break it to you but there's no sense getting worked up over PFAS and microplastics. It's too late. Our society, our environment, even our bloodstreams are just too saturated with them at this point. Ain't no turning back the clock.


Watch the documentary and tell that to the new mothers
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2:51p, 4/11/26
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If this is the plague of the 21st century, why isn't the life expectancy going down?

Not saying we should fill a salt shaker with plastic and put it on our food, but are we making a bunch out of nothing? I don't trust anything I read anymore because it seems everyone has an agenda. Some facts I would like to know: how much is in a bottle of water vs water out of my fridge with a standard fridge water filter? Is there a point where tupperware stops shedding? How much is/are they shedding? How much is in the food we eat? Let's say a homemade hamburger vs a fast food hamburger.

There are a bunch of other questions that don't have answers, not enough answers to make an informed decision, or the answers are tainted with political bias. When that is the case, and it seems to be more common these days, I start looking for the dead bodies. No bodies, no big changes from me.
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2:53p, 4/11/26
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Dang. Forgot this was the entertainment board while I was typing that. Sorry if that is a big derail.
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In reply to Milwaukees Best Light • 4:20p, 4/11/26
Milwaukees Best Light said:
If this is the plague of the 21st century, why isn't the life expectancy going down?

Not saying we should fill a salt shaker with plastic and put it on our food, but are we making a bunch out of nothing? I don't trust anything I read anymore because it seems everyone has an agenda. Some facts I would like to know: how much is in a bottle of water vs water out of my fridge with a standard fridge water filter? Is there a point where tupperware stops shedding? How much is/are they shedding? How much is in the food we eat? Let's say a homemade hamburger vs a fast food hamburger.

There are a bunch of other questions that don't have answers, not enough answers to make an informed decision, or the answers are tainted with political bias. When that is the case, and it seems to be more common these days, I start looking for the dead bodies. No bodies, no big changes from me.


I believe it was the 1940s when the USA started switching to plastics when making things in factories. Maybe the 1950s.

If you watch the documentary it covers things other than the birth rate steadily falling. Each generation gets more and more micro plastics built up in the bodies than the previous generation.

Im 46 years old. My wife turns 36 this year and she wants kids. The biggest take away we got was the six couples that struggled for years to get pregnant and then tried the plastic detox... and of course their results.

Each person in said couples had their micro plastic levels tested before and after they did their detox. So the data is there, the results are also there.

So far we have eliminated drinking water from water bottles. We've stopped heating anything with plastic in our microwave. We've switched over many things into glass and have bags and bags full of plastic sitting outside the house now.

Its not going to hurt anyone to at least watch the documentary. If you do, you might feel at least a little differently.

**edit**

Ill counter your life expectancy question with a question. What if the world back in 1926 knew what we now know in regards to nutrition and medicine? Because in 1926, they weren't consuming plastic at the rate people were in let's say, 1956
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4:35p, 4/11/26
The results of 6 people on a TV show isn't science. It's reality TV with a more serious soundtrack.

Falling birth rates in the US have much more to do with shifting socioeconomic statuses, changes in cultural values, and the widespread availability of reliable contraception than anything else.
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In reply to maverick2076 • 6:04p, 4/11/26
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The results of 6 people on a TV show isn't science. It's reality TV with a more serious soundtrack.

Falling birth rates in the US have much more to do with shifting socioeconomic statuses, changes in cultural values, and the widespread availability of reliable contraception than anything else.

So you didnt watch it either?
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9:28p, 4/11/26
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This is on my list to watch. We had a tough time having kids, eventually did but there was no specific reason. Would be interesting to have been able to look at this kind of data.

Also some weird discussion on this thread.
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In reply to Blonde Coffee Beans • 10:58p, 4/11/26
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Blonde Coffee Beans said:
Milwaukees Best Light said:
If this is the plague of the 21st century, why isn't the life expectancy going down?

Not saying we should fill a salt shaker with plastic and put it on our food, but are we making a bunch out of nothing? I don't trust anything I read anymore because it seems everyone has an agenda. Some facts I would like to know: how much is in a bottle of water vs water out of my fridge with a standard fridge water filter? Is there a point where tupperware stops shedding? How much is/are they shedding? How much is in the food we eat? Let's say a homemade hamburger vs a fast food hamburger.

There are a bunch of other questions that don't have answers, not enough answers to make an informed decision, or the answers are tainted with political bias. When that is the case, and it seems to be more common these days, I start looking for the dead bodies. No bodies, no big changes from me.


I believe it was the 1940s when the USA started switching to plastics when making things in factories. Maybe the 1950s.

If you watch the documentary it covers things other than the birth rate steadily falling. Each generation gets more and more micro plastics built up in the bodies than the previous generation.

Im 46 years old. My wife turns 36 this year and she wants kids. The biggest take away we got was the six couples that struggled for years to get pregnant and then tried the plastic detox... and of course their results.

Each person in said couples had their micro plastic levels tested before and after they did their detox. So the data is there, the results are also there.

So far we have eliminated drinking water from water bottles. We've stopped heating anything with plastic in our microwave. We've switched over many things into glass and have bags and bags full of plastic sitting outside the house now.

Its not going to hurt anyone to at least watch the documentary. If you do, you might feel at least a little differently.

**edit**

Ill counter your life expectancy question with a question. What if the world back in 1926 knew what we now know in regards to nutrition and medicine? Because in 1926, they weren't consuming plastic at the rate people were in let's say, 1956



I wish you the best. We struggled to have kids at 24. Obviously eliminating toxins from your body is never a bad thing. But the key thing from your post is 36. Pregnancy chances start to plummet after 30. I think a lot of the falling birth rates are due to the "I want to party and travel till I'm 35, then settle down".

As a divorced 46 year old you would not believe the number of women on dating apps from 38-48 that don't have kids and want to have kids. The number of men out there that are my age looking to have a kid graduate at 64 is very low. Hell I'm counting the days to my own freedom at 49.

I'm not trying to sound harsh, but I do want to be clear. Eliminating plastics is not going to be this magic elixir for getting pregnant. If you and the missus want to bring a kid into the world, mazel tov. But at your ages if you're not, you need to be seeing a specialist, both of you.

Best of luck.
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In reply to Ol_Ag_02 • 11:44p, 4/11/26
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Agreed, if the wife is 36 and you want to have kids I would hope that you're already actively exploring options with your doctor(s) and making sure both parties are firing on all cylinders.

I do too agree that declining birth rates is in part due to the later age that people are choosing to have kids.
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In reply to Blonde Coffee Beans • 7:03a, 4/12/26
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Absolutely take the little steps to remove plastics as much as you can from your life. At my house we use glass containers, and I've never been a huge bottled water drinker. I wish you and your wife the best of luck, and we need to continue reducing plastics and cleaning them up for those future generations.
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12:40p, 4/12/26
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There always seems to be a macho element when it comes to clean food.

I for one mix roundup in all my GMO food products.
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2:24p, 4/12/26
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turns out he was a raging alcoholic and that is why is liver failed not the diet
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3:06p, 4/12/26
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Just to add a happier counterpoint, we had two kids when my wife was in her mid to late 30s (and I'm a decent bit older) so it totally can happen. Wasn't the plan but it's a great motivator for me to stay in amazing shape.

It isn't a bad idea to seek out a doc who specializes in geriatric pregnancy however (whoever coined that term should be fired), there's some nuances and things to know that are helpful. We have a great one in north Austin if you happen to be local.
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In reply to Queso1 • 3:24p, 4/12/26
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Queso1 said:
There always seems to be a macho element when it comes to clean food.

I for one mix roundup in all my GMO food products.


You could. Glyphosate is harmless. Just like GMO foods.
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In reply to Queso1 • 1:09a, 4/13/26
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Queso1 said:
There always seems to be a macho element when it comes to clean food.

I for one mix roundup in all my GMO food products.


That's why they call it "Roundup ready". Yes?
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