Hoboken Functional Medicine

Correlation does not equal causation but this kind of data is compelling enough to not ignore it. Pesticides and herbicides are pervasive in our food and water systems. They are ubiquitous but we can limit exposure with our daily choices.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04342-5

Open access article
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2845311

“Experiments performed on human tissues and in animals reveal that microplastics cause inflammation and damage to cells and to DNA. Observational studies have reported that after surgical removal of cholesterol and fatty deposits (plaque) inside arteries carrying blood to the brain (carotid arteries), rates of heart attack, stroke, and death from any cause approximately 3 years later were substantially higher among patients who had plaque containing microplastics compared with those without microplastics.”