Dr. Josh Axe

Cellular Toxicity: The Root Cause of Aging, Inflammation & Chronic Disease

You might be doing everything “right” for your health, and still feel exhausted, inflamed, or stuck. The reason may be cellular toxicity: an invisible overload from food, water, air, stress, infections, and even your own metabolism that quietly ages your cells and hijacks your energy. In this episode, Dr. Josh Axe breaks down the hidden threats damaging your cells and shares a practical, step by step blueprint to restore your health from the inside out. Thank you to our sponsors! Sunlighten Sauna: https://get.sunlighten.com/axepodcast Manukora Manuka Honey: https://manukora.com/axe Watch The Dr. Josh Axe Show every Monday & Thursday on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drjoshaxe?sub_confirmation=1 🎧 Early Access! Our listeners enjoy every episode before anyone else! Tune in below and join our exclusive group of listeners → Spotify: https://bit.ly/DrJoshAxeSpotify Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3JDvWcS Order my NEW BOOK, The Biblio Diet → https://bit.ly/4oPEP3t Watch my free training on how to naturally balance your blood sugar and reverse your symptoms → http://DrAxeDiabetesClass.com Discover practical steps you can take today to start healing your thyroid naturally → http://DrAxeThyroidClass.com If you’re ready to start feeling like yourself again and balance your hormones, take my free class → http://DrAxeHormoneClass.com Uncover what’s really going on in your body with advanced biomarker testing for hormones, thyroid, and metabolism— plus a 1-hour consultation with a Senior Health Advisor! → http://mybloodwork.com CONNECT WITH DR. JOSH AXE Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/drjoshaxe/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/DrJoshAxe/ TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@thedrjoshaxeshow/ X → https://x.com/drjoshaxe/ LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshaxe Website → http://thehealthinstitute.com Sign up for my newsletter → https://bit.ly/4oE9Jf3 Ask Dr. Axe → http://speakpipe.com/drjoshaxe 0:00 Find Healing at the Cellular Level 2:17 What Is Cellular Toxicity? 10:20 3 Hidden Threats 20:50 Why Our Cells Are Aging 25:46 Liver: Your Detox Command Center 29:18 Cellular Healing Action Plan 37:30 Key Takeaways Links https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2025/06/new-epa-data-shows-165m-people-exposed-forever-chemicals-us https://www.who.int/news/item/04-04-2022-billions-of-people-still-breathe-unhealthy-air-new-who-data https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/129437 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019318495?via%3Dihub https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7347016/ https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/mthfr-gene-mutation-tests-symptoms-treatment https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8619365/ https://www.cdc.gov/mold-health/about/index.html https://publichealth.gmu.edu/news/2025-06/international-study-reveals-glyphosate-weed-killers-cause-multiple-types-cancer https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/3492/ https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-025-01187-2 https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-finalizes-first-ever-national-drinking-water-standard https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/full/10.1289/EHP10359 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41370-024-00742-2 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8078867/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8025785/ https://www.ewg.org/research/body-burden-pollution-newborns https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.33443 https://www.ars.usda.gov/plains-area/gfnd/gfhnrc/docs/news-articles/2012/the-question-of-sugar/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11351758/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/hayflick-limit https://idf.org/news/gbd-estimates-2021/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39450216/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047637423001148?via%3Dihubhttps:// https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9345296/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37527766/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-018-0092-9 www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/patient/gerson-pdq https://longevity.stanford.edu/lifestyle/2024/04/08/what-is-fiber-and-why-is-it-important-for-the-microbiome/ DISCLAIMER This content is strictly the opinion of Dr. Josh Axe and is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to provide medical advice or to take the place of medical advice or treatment from a personal physician. All viewers of this content are advised to consult their doctors or qualified health professionals regarding specific health questions. Neither Dr. Axe nor the publisher of this content takes responsibility for possible health consequences of any person or persons reading or following the information in this educational content. All viewers of this content, especially those taking prescription or over-the-counter medications, should consult their physicians before beginning any nutrition, supplement or lifestyle program. MB01PPOQMPYEI8C