THIS EPISODE OF GROWING OLDER LIVING YOUNGER focuses on the impact of environmental toxins and toxicants on our health, how to recognize the adverse effects on our health and how to detoxify ourselves and our environment. Though we think we live “clean”, toxins are everywhere- in food, water, the air we breathe.  Today’s guest Is Dr. Wendie Trubow, who together with her husband, Dr. Ed Levitan, co-authored the book,  "Dirty Girl: Ditch the Toxins, Look Great, and Feel Freaking Amazing." A Functional Medicine certified practitioner and gynaecologist, Wendie is passionate about helping women optimize their health and lives. Through her personal struggles with mold and metal toxicity, celiac disease, and other health issues, Dr. Trubow has developed a deep sense of compassion and expertise for what her patients are facing. In their membership based wellness organization, Five Journeys, they focus on integrating 5 core areas of health to create wellness plans for their members. Episode Timeline: 0:11  Introduction to environmental toxin impact on health, and detoxification strategies. 3:13 How Wendie’s professional career and personal experience led to Five Journeys. 10:20 Creating healthy habits and self-care. 15:54 Environmental toxins and their impact on health. 22:50 Toxins and their impact on the body. 26:30 Therapeutic nutrition and evaluating client health 33:54 Non-toxic living for optimal metabolic health Learn more about Dr. Wendie Trubow DrWendie.com/gift https://www.facebook.com/fivejourneys https://www.instagram.com/5journeyshealth/ https://twitter.com/5JourneysHealth https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBIkSOxPL3t3wQuKmnGwGRA/about https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendietrubow/ About Your Host: Dr. Gillian Lockitch Order your copy of  Growing Older Living Younger, the Science of Aging Gracefully, and the Art of Retiring Comfortably. Download your free Guide to Living Younger Longer.  Schedule a free Discovery Call with Dr. Gill Email  Dr. Gill at [email protected] website: https://www.askdrgill.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gillian.lockitch/ GOLY Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/growingolderlivingyounger And if you have not already done so, please follow, rate and review the Growing Older Living Younger podcast.