Your brain is 0.5% plastic (And it's increasing...)

The Plastic Invasion

You’re swallowing and breathing thousands of plastic particles every week.

They’re in your water, food, air and even salt…

And now scientists found them in human brain tissue for the first time.

These tiny nanoplastics can slip through your brain’s natural defense system, the blood-brain barrier. They sneak in through your nose, your gut, and your bloodstream, riding in with bottled water, takeout containers, and even the dust in your room.

Once inside, they stick to brain cells, trigger inflammation, and mess with neurotransmitters that control focus, memory, and mood.

And the worst part is that plastic doesn’t break down. It just stays there, possibly for the rest of your life…

What Plastic Does to Your Brain

Once plastic gets in, it starts changing how your brain works.

In lab studies, animals exposed to microplastics showed:

🔸 Inflamed neurons (the brain’s immune system attacking itself)

🔸 Slower electrical activity - signals between brain cells literally took longer

🔸 More oxidative stress, meaning cells aged and died faster

Researchers found similar signs of inflammation and stress markers in human brain scans and blood samples from people with high microplastic exposure.

Brain fog, fatigue, low mood, slower reaction times - the same symptoms you feel when you’re burnt out.

It’s like your neurons are trying to think through static.

And because plastic never fully leaves, that brain fog can slowly become your new normal unless you start protecting yourself now…

🧠 How to Protect Your Brain

You can’t avoid plastic completely, it’s in the air we breathe and the food we eat.

But you can lower how much gets inside and help your brain fight back.

🔹 Stop heating plastic. Never microwave food in plastic containers or drink from bottles left in the sun. Heat breaks plastic down into smaller, more toxic particles.

🔹 Switch your bottles. Use glass or stainless steel instead of disposable ones. Even “BPA-free” plastics still shed microfragments. I buy glass water bottles from amazon.

🔹 Eat brain-protective foods. Antioxidants like berries, turmeric, and green tea neutralize microplastic-induced inflammation. Omega-3s from fish or algae oil rebuild damaged cell membranes. I take Omega-3 supplement.

🔹 Sweat it out. Exercise and sauna sessions help remove plastic compounds through sweat.

🔹 Boost neuron defense. Ingredients like citicoline, bacopa, and lion’s mane (all in Mind Lab Pro) strengthen cell membranes and improve detox at a cellular level.

Small steps stack up, you can’t stop the world from being plastic, but you can stop the plastic from becoming you.

Tools & Resources

Mind Lab Pro - my daily brain stack with citicoline, bacopa, and lion’s mane, helps your neurons stay sharp and resilient against inflammation.

Omega-3 - ultra-pure algae oil (no fishy taste, no mercury) that rebuilds brain cell membranes damaged by toxins.

A Poison Like No Other (book) - deep dive into how microplastics invaded our bodies and what scientists are doing about it.

Glass Water Bottle - ditch plastic bottles for good.

Glass Food Containers - safe for microwaving, easy to clean, and no microplastic leakage into your meals.

Thank you for reading 🙏

I’m not saying you need to live like a monk and ditch every plastic thing around you (impossible tbh), just start with small swaps. glass bottle, better food containers, more real food.

Your brain will thank you later.

see you next week
—Ernest:)