I got some bad news from a mail-in test I recently took: my body is teeming with the plastic ingredient bisphenol A (BPA)—a known hormone disruptor. Bisphenols and another chemical class, phthalates, are ubiquitous and dangerous. But there are ways you can get screened and purge your body of the chemicals (some of them, anyway).
Eating foods like garlic and onions can cause a bad aftertaste. But there are certain foods you can eat to get rid of one. (Originally published in 2019.)