We talked with Dr Aly Cohen, MD about toxins and her new book (“Non-Toxic: Living Healthy in a Chemical World”) Dr. Aly Cohen is an integrative board-certified medical doctor who specializes in bone, muscle, autoimmune disease, inflammation, and environmental health. That is why she gets along with my mom, who also loves to talk about inflammation! Dr. Cohen works with the Environmental Working Group, is a published medical author. Her recent book is called, “Non-Toxic: Living Healthy in a Chemical World” (in stores now)! Be sure to also check out her TEDx talk called How to Protect Your Kids from Toxic Chemicals! As a recognized advocate for health education, Dr. Cohen also works as a writer, interviewer and producer for children and adult health programs on an array of network and cable TV channels.
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[00:02] – Welcome to The Holistic Kids’ Show. We are Zain and Abdullah, the Holistic Kids. Our mission is to educate and empower us kids to heal from the inside out!
[00:52] – Dr. Aly Cohen, works with the environmental working group, (EWG). She is a published medical author. Her recent book is called “Non-Toxic: Guide to Living Healthy in a Chemical World.”
[04:40] – Well, it turns out that we now know many of the chemicals that are in our world; about 90,000 as Dr. Aly mentioned.
[09:48] – We are forced to deal with heavy metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic.
[11:02] – We make sure we detoxify with lots of greens; stay away from chemicals and yes, we make sure we sweat daily.
[13:14] – We love foods that will keep our bodies healthy, we eat lots of foods with fiber and foods that will help our body make glutathione for a super clean body.
[15:10] – You really want good quality fats; the body really thrives up with very high-quality fats.
[17:25] -There are environmental toxins that your body must deal with. Our food, water, our homes and body care products are often the source of hidden toxins that we are interacting with daily.
[22:10] – Here is one of the things we can do in the kitchen to lessen the toxic load in our bodies
[23:19] – Well, Dr. Aly recommends people go to some of the resources that we listed in her book but also, you know the environmental working group is a wonderful partner.
[25:03] – Yes, there is a group of people that really do figure out which products are safer than others; this is what Dr. Cohen is teaching us.
[26:47] – Well, you know, we’re using a lot of technology especially with remote schooling.
[31:50] – Follow Dr. Cohen on social media. Thank you so much doctor for joining us today and helping us kids to empower other kids!
USEFUL RESOURCES:
- iTunes episode
- Spotify episode
- Get Dr. Aly’s book here!
- The Holistic Kids YouTube Episode
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Read our other blog with Dr. Erika Gray, here!
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