Bryan Johnson· Author
A recent study found thousands of microplastic particles in standard hospital IV fluids.
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A recent study found thousands of microplastic particles in standard hospital IV fluids.
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Plus the exposure route is unique since microplastics enter the bloodstream directly, bypassing digestion or inhalation
A sample of IV fluid via an IV bag contained 8 microplastic particles per 100µl.
This experiment supports what early literature suggests: IV bags and lines may leach microplastics directly into your bloodstream.
A standard wellness IV drip may deliver up to 40,000 microplastic particles directly into your bloodstream.
IV bags have thousands more microplastics than water bottles.
A standard wellness IV drip may deliver up to 40,000 microplastic particles directly into your bloodstream.
Your IV infusions may leach microplastics directly into your bloodstream.
So we shared that we did a test on an IV drip. So a lot of people get NAD drips and vitamin drips and we tested the microplastics in a typical drip and we found that it had on average 40,000 microplastics in a drip.
I mean, when you think about like, you know, what an IV drip is, it's plastic tubing connected to a plastic catheter coming from a plastic bag.