Toxic Tangents

Hugh & Grace is a #MillionMarkerApproved Product. They have a line of hormone-safe face and body oil, serums, and soaps crafted by award-winning formulators. You can receive 10% off  by clicking our Link In Bio and using the code MILLION.⁠ Through her own personal adversities, Sara Jensen was driven to develop Hugh & Grace, a better-than-clean skincare brand. Her 14-year struggle to have a family caused Sara and her husband set out to rethink the self-care industry. ⁠ ⁠ The husband-and-wife duo identified a gap in the  market for self-care products that address hormone safety, as most personal care products — including clean, non-toxic products — contain harmful chemicals that can impact our hormones and our health. ⁠ ⁠ Sara  and her husband were amazed when two of their family members  volunteered to be their surrogates, and the couple founded Hugh &  Grace to create high-performing, hormone-safe products for the whole  family!⁠ ⁠ Prior to founding Hugh & Grace, Sara earned her MBA from USC Marshall and spent the previous six years working at USC Marshall in development on the major gifts team. ⁠ ⁠ She is also responsible for spearheading the maternity leave policy change at USC, the largest private employer in LA, to include adoptions and surrogacy. She is the proud mother to Hugh, 4, and Grace, 2. ⁠

Trauma isn't something that happens, and then poof! We just move on. It's something that can linger for years...even our entire lives. It can have a lasting impact  on your mindset, productivity, and lifestyle choices. ⁠ ⁠ That is why we are so excited to be joined by Dr. Christian Gonzalez aka Dr. G (@doctor.gonzalez).  Dr. G is a Naturopathic Doctor who specializes in mental health,  trauma, cancer, and toxins. We're going to discuss how trauma manifests  into illnesses and what to do about it. ⁠ ⁠ Dr. G is also the co-founder of the @swellscore and host of the Heal Thy Self Podcast (@healthyself.drg).⁠ ⁠

Many women who use Million Marker's services have been prescribed birth control at various points in their lives. Some received birth control as a child for acne issues. Others have been prescribed birth control for dealing with conditions like PCOS. ⁠While this is a useful solution for some, birth control is not a one-size-fits-all approach. For any women,  it can add to their anxiety, mess up regular hormone production, and more. ⁠Birth control is synthetic hormones that act as endocrine disruptors. That means they can mess up our natural hormonal signaling.⁠ ⁠ Today's guest has helped many of her clients transition off of birth control. We will be joined by Chelsea Potter, RDN (@good.mood.nutrition). Chelsea is a Hormone Dietitian who uses food and supplements to help women balance hormones.⁠ ⁠

We  are very excited about today's Instagram Live! We're going to talk  Million Marker's Detect & Detox Test Kit with Astrid Patiño of @TheUntoxinMovement. Astrid is a Million Marker affiliate who became one after using the kit herself. ⁠ ⁠ She is going to discuss her experience using the test, what she thought about the results, and how she's implementing recommendations from her personalized report.⁠ ⁠ Are you interested in learning about your exposure to toxic chemicals, like:⁠ ⁠ ✔️ BPA⁠ ✔️ BPA alternatives⁠ ✔️ Phthalates⁠ ✔️ Parabens⁠ ✔️ Oxybenzone⁠

Unexplained  infertility can be one of the most frustrating, heartbreaking obstacles a  family can face. Millions of families struggle trying to conceive, with  many feeling letdown by their providers' lack of answers. That's why we're so excited to be joined today by Dr. Kalea Wattles (@functionalfertility). ⁠ ⁠ Dr. Wattles combines her Naturopathic and Functional Medicine training to  treat patients with a “Functional Fertility” perspective, using a root-cause, science-based, body-systems approach to cultivating a fertile body.⁠ ⁠ Dr. Wattles is going to discuss some of the lesser-talked about reasons for infertility, including:⁠ ⁠ ♀️ Thyroid issues⁠ 🤰 Progesterone problems⁠ 🔥 Oxidative stress/inflammation⁠ 🤒 Altered immunity⁠ 🦠 Gut health issues⁠ 🥕 Nutritional needs ⁠

"Period pain is common but not normal." - Leah Brueggemann (@leah_brueg), Functional Diagnostic Nutritional Practitioner and Period Repair Expert. ⁠We  are so excited to have Leah join us on Instagram Live today. Leah is a Hormone Coach who specializes in painless periods and balancing hormones naturally. ⁠We're going to discuss types of period pain, the role hormones play in menstrual discomfort, foods you should eat to alleviate debilitating cramps, and more!⁠

Today we delve back into our series of candid talks with Million Marker’s founder and CEO, Jenna Hua, to discuss what the day-to-day of a start-up is like. We pick Jenna’s brain about her advice to listeners interested in entrepreneurship, gain insight into her personal career development, and what she has learned about overcoming obstacles in running a company.

At Million Marker, we’ve brought on some of the best to provide novel solutions to addressing toxic exposures. Toxic Tangents invites one of our interns Cecilia, who has just finished her Masters in Public Health at UC Berkeley, to shed some light on her journey leading up to her time with us at Million Marker. Grab a snack and hear about her research with National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) data and how she integrated her studies with her work at Million Marker!

It’s back-to-school season, and it’s more important than ever to prepare our children to head out into the world. But how do we protect them from the invisible dangers that are all around us? Sit down with Dr. Brenda Eskenazi, the Director of The Center for Environmental Research and Children’s Health at UC Berkeley, as she discusses how environmental toxins affect our daily lives and that of our children. Most importantly, listen to her advice on how to best shield our children from harmful chemicals. For information about environmental research and children's health, please visit https://cerch.berkeley.edu/home or https://cchp.ucsf.edu/

This isn’t a call out but have you been to a fertility doctor? It doesn’t matter the answer because we could all learn more about fertility! Tune into this episode of Toxic Tangents with Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh, better known as The Egg Whisperer, and find out why fertility care is so essential. Listen as she covers topics from challenges with conceiving, misconceptions around fertility, and what the acclaimed TUSHY method is. You can follow Dr. Aimee on Instagram @eggwhisperer and learn more on draimee.org.