3 easy ways to reduce plastic chemicals in your body

60 percent. That’s how much the levels of plastic-associated chemicals dropped in people’s urine after one just week of changing their diet, according to a new study.

And for a topic that can generate a lot of anxiety, the study’s results offer a glimmer of hope that everyday dietary choices can actually move the needle on our health, says Dr. Trisha Pasricha, a physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and The Washington Post’s Ask a Doctor columnist.