Published Mar 4, 2020

How We Are Poisoning Our Children

Scholar Harriet Washington and Mark Hyman delve into environmental racism, lead poisoning, and food injustice, exposing how systemic inequities and corporate practices are poisoning marginalized communities and urging for meaningful change.

Episode Highlights

Topics covered

Environmental Racism
01
Exposure to Toxins
02
Food Injustice
03

Questions from this episode

Tell me more about the effects of alcohol
Asked by 37 people
What's brain health related to in the body?
Asked by 14 people
Why are testing and safety important in product development?
Asked by 2 people

How We Are Poisoning Our Children

Topics covered

Popular Clips

Alcohol's Hidden Dangers

Toxins and Intelligence

Environmental Toxins Exposed

Chemical Exposure Risks

Health Disparities Uncovered

Lead Poisoning Crisis

Environmental Justice Solutions

Targeted Marketing Issues

Mercury in Food

Detoxing Heavy Metals

Toxicity and Racism

Toxic Environments, Children

Blame and Responsibility

Environmental Racism Uncovered

Food Injustice Unveiled

Questions from this episode

Tell me more about the effects of alcohol

What's brain health related to in the body?

Why are testing and safety important in product development?

Episode Highlights

Environmental Racism

Exposure to Toxins

Food Injustice

How We Are Poisoning Our Children

Topics covered

Popular Clips

Questions from this episode

Episode Highlights

Environmental RacismHarriet Washington, an esteemed scholar, discusses the devastating impact of environmental racism on marginalized communities. She highlights systemic inequities and health disparities, urging for systemic changes to address these critical issues.

Environmental Racism

Exposure to ToxinsHarriet Washington sheds light on the severe impact of lead poisoning and chemical exposure on marginalized communities. She discusses the challenges in diagnosing and treating these issues and the importance of effective detoxification methods.

Exposure to Toxins

Food InjusticeHarriet Washington and Mark Hyman discuss how food companies target marginalized communities through marketing strategies, leading to significant health issues. They also explore the challenges and potential solutions around accessing healthy and nutritious food in these communities.

Food Injustice