What Your Physician Never Told You About: Mercury, Arsenic and Mold In Our Food Supply

About this episode

Meg Marie O'Rourke discusses the impact of environmental toxins in our food supply on health and offers strategies for reducing exposure.

In this episode of The Harmony With Food Show, Registered Dietitian and Functional Nutritionist Meg Marie O'Rourke explores the science behind common environmental toxins found in food and how they may impact inflammation, allergies, asthma, metabolism, hormone balance, and overall health. Meg discusses mercury in fish, arsenic in rice, mold toxins (mycotoxins) in foods such as coffee and peanuts, and the growing concern surrounding microplastics and endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Listeners will learn how these exposures may contribute to weight loss resistance, fatigue, immune dysfunction, respiratory symptoms, and chronic health challenges, as well as practical strategies for reducing exposure without becoming overwhelmed by fear-based health messaging. Meg also explains the concept of "obesogens," the role of inflammation in chronic disease, and why a personalized, test-based approach may be more effective than generic nutrition advice. In This Episode: The connection between allergies, asthma, inflammation, and nutrition Mercury exposure and its potential effects on metabolism and thyroid health Arsenic in rice and rice-based products Mold toxins (mycotoxins) in coffee…

People in this episode

Host: Meg Marie O'Rourke

Topics covered

• environmental toxins
• nutrition
• chronic health challenges
• functional testing
• weight management
• inflammation

Keywords

• mercury
• arsenic
• mold toxins
• mycotoxins
• microplastics
• endocrine disruptors
• obesogens
• nutrition
• inflammation

Mentioned in this episode

Products: mercury, arsenic, mold toxins, mycotoxins, microplastics, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, obesogens, coffee, peanuts, rice

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