Plastic consumption and hidden pathogens: A deadly alliance

Plastic permeates our food, water, and air making us fat, infertile, and susceptible to hidden pathogens. This is producing strange disease patterns that leave many clinicians at a loss for answers. Thankfully Dr. Jin Zhao has adapted his approach to botanical medicine to fit our increasing environmental pressures.

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