27 Aly Cohen, MD talks the MOST NEEDED information about being Non-Toxic: Living Clean in a Chemical World
Dr Aly Cohen, MD’s, new book is out & you need it. She lets us in to her transition from triple-board certified internist, rheumatologist and integrative medicine doctor to non-toxic warrior, sharing that she wrote this book out of her shock and rage that the medical world doesn’t include environmental medicine in assessment or treatment of disease. She’s taken this mission seriously and is refreshingly frank about the creation, use and impacts of these chemicals. The book walks systematically through topics of prenatal care, food, air, water, medications, personal care products, gym and travel tips, giving a practical ‘to-do’ list so you can get the cliff-notes for yourself & family. In this episode, she offers us some behind-the-scenes insight into the field of rheumatology, resources and how to make step by step habitual changes to keep yourself healthy for the long-run. Dr Cohen is very funny, ‘a realist’ who colors her hair & loves her coffee but fervently applies her ‘chemical lens’ to guide you towards a ‘cleaner’ version of you. Want to know about how to choose tampons healthy for your body and simultaneously save the Earth? Listen to this show.
About Dr Aly Cohen:
Dr. Aly Cohen is a triple-board-certified Internist, Rheumatologist and Integrative Medicine Specialist, as well as an environmental health expert in Princeton, New Jersey. She has collaborated with the Environmental Working Group, Cancer Schmancer, and other disease-prevention organizations, and is coeditor of the textbook, Integrative Environmental Medicine, part of the Oxford University Press Weil Integrative Medicine Library. She lectures nationally on environmental health topics for elementary/ high schools, colleges/ universities, medical schools, and physician- training programs, and she is a regular expert guest for television, print, and podcasts. In 2015, she created TheSmartHuman.com to share environmental health, disease prevention, and wellness information with the public and she is working to integrate environmental health information into high school curricula nationwide. Her TEDx talk, “How to Protect Your Kids from Toxic Chemicals” can be found on YouTube, and you can follow her health and wellness tips and recommendations on Facebook at The Smart Human, Twitter, and Instagram: @thesmarthuman. Sign up for The Smart Human newsletter, read her latest posts at thesmarthuman.com and listen to her podcast The Smart Human. Dr Cohen lives on a farm in New Jersey with her husband, two sons and lots of furry friends.
Resources:
Aly Cohen, MD, FACR, FABoIM
Founder & Medical Director-Integrative Rheumatology Associates, PC
Founder & Medical Director-The Smart Human LLC.
Jones/Lovell Fellow, Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine
Faculty, Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM)
Co-Editor/Contributor: "Integrative Environmental Medicine", Oxford University Press, 2017
Co-author: "Non-Toxic: Guide to Living Healthy in a Chemical World", Oxford University Press, 2020
TEDx Talk: How To Protect Your Kids from Toxic Chemicals
www.AlyCohenMD,com