Cellular Toxicity: The Root Cause of Aging, Inflammation & Chronic Disease

The Dr. Josh Axe Show

You might be doing everything “right” for your health, and still feel exhausted, inflamed, or stuck. The reason may be cellular toxicity: an invisible overload from food, water, air, stress, infections, and even your own metabolism that quietly ages your cells and hijacks your energy.


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https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2025/06/new-epa-data-shows-165m-people-exposed-forever-chemicals-us

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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7347016/

https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/mthfr-gene-mutation-tests-symptoms-treatment

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8619365/

https://www.cdc.gov/mold-health/about/index.html

https://publichealth.gmu.edu/news/2025-06/international-study-reveals-glyphosate-weed-killers-cause-multiple-types-cancer

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/3492/

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https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/full/10.1289/EHP10359

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41370-024-00742-2

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8078867/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8025785/

https://www.ewg.org/research/body-burden-pollution-newborns

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.33443

https://www.ars.usda.gov/plains-area/gfnd/gfhnrc/docs/news-articles/2012/the-question-of-sugar/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11351758/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/hayflick-limit

https://idf.org/news/gbd-estimates-2021/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39450216/

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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9345296/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37527766/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-018-0092-9

www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/patient/gerson-pdq

https://longevity.stanford.edu/lifestyle/2024/04/08/what-is-fiber-and-why-is-it-important-for-the-microbiome/

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You might be doing everything “right” for your health, and still feel exhausted, inflamed, or stuck. The reason may be cellular toxicity: an invisible overload from food, water, air, stress, infections, and even your own metabolism that quietly ages your cells and hijacks your energy.


Thank you to our sponsors!

Sunlighten Sauna: https://get.sunlighten.com/axepodcast

Manukora Manuka Honey: https://manukora.com/axe


Watch The Dr. Josh Axe Show every Monday & Thursday on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drjoshaxe

🎧 Early Access!

Our podcast listeners get every episode early, and you can tune in and be a part of our exclusive listeners below → 

Spotify: https://bit.ly/DrJoshAxeSpotify

Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3JDvWcS

My Favorite Sauna Brand→ Sunlighten Sauna: https://get.sunlighten.com/axepodcast

My Favorite Honey Brand→ Manukora Manuka Honey: https://manukora.com/axe

Order My Book, The Biblio Diet → https://bit.ly/4oPEP3t

Watch my free training on how to naturally balance your blood sugar and reverse your symptoms →http://DrAxeDiabetesClass.com 

Discover practical steps you can take today to start healing your thyroid naturally →   DrAxeThyroidClass.com 

If you’re ready to start feeling like yourself again and balance your hormones, take my free class → DrAxeHormoneClass.com 

Uncover what’s really going on in your body with advanced biomarker testing for hormones, thyroid, and metabolism— plus a 1-hour consultation with a Senior Health Advisor! →  http://MyBloodWork.com 

CONNECT WITH DR. JOSH AXE

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjoshaxe/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJoshAxe/

TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@thedrjoshaxeshow/

X: https://x.com/drjoshaxe/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshaxe

Website: http://thehealthinstitute.com

Sign up for my newsletter: https://bit.ly/4oE9Jf3

Ask me a question: http://speakpipe.com/drjoshaxe  

Links

https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2025/06/new-epa-data-shows-165m-people-exposed-forever-chemicals-us

https://www.who.int/news/item/04-04-2022-billions-of-people-still-breathe-unhealthy-air-new-who-data

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/129437

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019318495?via%3Dihub

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7347016/

https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/mthfr-gene-mutation-tests-symptoms-treatment

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8619365/

https://www.cdc.gov/mold-health/about/index.html

https://publichealth.gmu.edu/news/2025-06/international-study-reveals-glyphosate-weed-killers-cause-multiple-types-cancer

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/3492/

https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-025-01187-2

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-finalizes-first-ever-national-drinking-water-standard

https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/full/10.1289/EHP10359

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41370-024-00742-2

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8078867/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8025785/

https://www.ewg.org/research/body-burden-pollution-newborns

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.33443

https://www.ars.usda.gov/plains-area/gfnd/gfhnrc/docs/news-articles/2012/the-question-of-sugar/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11351758/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/hayflick-limit

https://idf.org/news/gbd-estimates-2021/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39450216/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047637423001148?via%3Dihubhttps://

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9345296/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37527766/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-018-0092-9

www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/patient/gerson-pdq

https://longevity.stanford.edu/lifestyle/2024/04/08/what-is-fiber-and-why-is-it-important-for-the-microbiome/

DISCLAIMER

This content is strictly the opinion of Dr. Josh Axe and is for informational and educational purposes only.

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