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🎧 How are nanoplastics affecting your health? Can small everyday choices truly help combat plastic pollution? 🌍💡 

Join Anthony Hartcher and special guest Andie Holman, author of The Mermaid’s Wrath, as they explore the hidden dangers of nanoplastics—how they infiltrate our food, disrupt hormones, and harm ecosystems. Plus, discover practical, easy-to-adopt lifestyle changes that reduce plastic waste and protect both your health and the planet. 🌱♻️ 

From eco-anxiety and solastalgia to the power of consumer choices in shaping corporate responsibility, this episode dives deep into the intersection of health, sustainability, and personal action. Don't miss this eye-opening conversation! 

About Andie Holman: 

Raised by pirates and a believer in faeries, Andie Holman finds magic in life’s small moments. With 30 years in natural medicine, she blends environmental awareness and holistic well-being into her storytelling. 

Having lived in Bermuda, England, West Virginia, and Colorado, she now calls Canada’s Pacific coast home, alongside her husband and a lively menagerie of animals. Her latest book, The Mermaid’s Wrath, explores nanoplastics' impact on health and the planet, inspiring change for a sustainable future.  

Connect with Andie Holman: 

Book in Amazon: https://a.co/d/iwV2mWb 
Website: https://www.andieholman.com/ 
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/authorandie.bsky.social 

Takeaways 

• The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is alarming and massive. 
• Eco-anxiety is a growing concern among individuals, especially youth. 
• Small actions, like choosing glass over plastic, can lead to significant change. 
• Mental health is affected by environmental crises, leading to feelings of helplessness. 
• The ocean is impacted by human actions, and we must take responsibility. 
• Awareness and education are crucial in combating environmental issues. 
• The book 'The Mermaid's Wrath' aims to entertain while educating about pollution. 
• Personal responsibility can lead to collective action against plastic use. 
• Governments are beginning to recognize the need for international treaties on plastic. 
• Empowering individuals can lead to a global movement for change. 

About me&my health up & Anthony Hartcher     
me&my health up seeks to enhance and enlighten the well-being of others. Host Anthony Hartcher is the CEO of me&my wellness which provides holistic health solutions using food as medicine, combined with a holistic, balanced, lifestyle approach. Anthony holds three bachelor's degrees in Complementary Medicine; Nutrition and Dietetic Medicine; and Chemical Engineering. 

Chapters 

0:00 Music Intro  

0:07 Impact of Nanoplastics on Health 

7:35 Impact of Consumer Choices on Environment 

23:03 Global Action Against Plastic Pollution 

30:19 Empowering Environmental Action Through Fiction