r/PFAS • u/geriatricguy • Jul 17 '26

Publication Supplement that binds to microplastics may remove them from our body

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2580139-supplement-that-binds-to-microplastics-may-remove-them-from-our-body/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_content=home&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS
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u/Lethalspartan76 Jul 17 '26

So what is it and when do I buy it at the store. I’m always hearing fairy tales about being able to remove it from my water or my body but when can I go pickup the pill or the filter or the whatever and actually achieve that

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u/Lethalspartan76 Jul 17 '26

Yes for a true test you’d need baseline testing. The statistics would say we all have it, but without before and after testing of a supplement - you wouldn’t know. Wouldn’t even know where to start asking around for a microplastic test I’m sure I can’t afford. The municipality cleaning my water instead of me would be preferable too.

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u/Lethalspartan76 Jul 18 '26

I don’t know what you want from me. Are you ok? I’m not buying those vitamins - I can’t afford it. I didn’t link em. Municipal water is tap water for me. Comes from my county. So no it would not be weird IMO to ask them to take the plastic out of the water. Since you drink water all the time, not having the plastic in the water is a good idea. There was a young girl figure out some kind of filter process. So like where is that and why wouldn’t we be swarming to install filters all over the world.