Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Hormone Disruptors, and How to Detox Your Home | EP223
Wellness Junkies | Beauty & Wellness Tips, Hacks, Recs & Reviews for Women 40+Show Notes
REPLAY! This episode deserves a second listen, so we are bringing back a conversation you do not want to miss.
Your body carries a hidden chemical load, and most of the sources sit in your kitchen, your bathroom, and your grocery cart.
On Wellness Junkies, host Amy Sherman talks with Jenna Hua, PhD, CEO and founder of Million Marker, about endocrine-disrupting chemicals and how these hidden toxins can interfere with hormones, fertility, and long-term health. Jenna started Million Marker in 2019. The company offers a mail-in urine test for hormone disruptors, informed by her fertility struggles and her research as an environmental health scientist.
Jenna explains why BPA-free products can fall short, since manufacturers may swap one molecule for another and leave the label unchanged. She breaks down how phthalates in cosmetics can hide under the single word “fragrance” and shares the moment she found phthalates in her own vitamins and packaging tape.
The conversation connects fertility, toxins, and long-term health with clear science, showing why these exposures can build slowly over time. Jenna closes with simple ways to detox your home, from stainless steel cookware to glass food storage to a reverse osmosis water filter. This replay hands you a real plan reducing endocrine-disrupting chemicals at home.
Episode Breakdown: 00:00 Wellness Junkies Welcomes Jenna Hua Of Million Marker 02:02 What Million Marker Tests For In Your Body 06:30 How Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Affect Your Hormones 10:07 Why BPA-Free Labels Do Not Guarantee Safety 14:06 Why Manufacturers Still Use BPA And Phthalates 18:22 The Truth About Fragrance Free And Unscented Labels 20:43 How To Spot Petroleum-Based Ingredients On Labels 21:47 Inside The Million Marker Testing Process 26:39 What Your Results Mean Against The National Average 32:36 Why Exposure Timing Matters For Kids And Pregnancy 35:24 Simple Steps To Detox Your Home 41:36 Jenna's Go-To Wellness Hack And Beauty Routine
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About Jenna Hua: Jenna Hua, RD, MPH, PhD. Chief Executive Officer and Founder. A registered dietitian and environmental health scientist by training, Jenna's past research has focused on how our surrounding environment impacts our behaviors and health. An ardent believer in disease prevention, she wants to provide personalized preventive strategies for everyone to lead a healthier life.
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