Madison Brecka: On Mold Illness, POTS, Endocrine Disruptors, & The Toxic Load Crisis
4/23/202639 min
The average woman applies 180 chemicals to her body every single day, and most of them are quietly disrupting her hormones, her cycle, and her fertility. In this episode, I’m joined by my daughter, Madison Brecka, who went from caregiver syndrome and mystery illness to becoming one of the most passionate voices in the clean living space after dismantling her own toxic environment from the inside out.
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First 90 secondsMadison Brecka· Guest0:00
I am probably the cover girl of caregiver syndrome. I'm so driven to not say no to people and patients that I actually wasn't even consciously aware of how much pain that I was in.
Gary Brecka· Host0:09
As these symptoms started to grow, you just leaned in and just with your own stubborn willpower just pushed through these days.
Madison Brecka· Guest0:17
I need to be there for everyone and feeling that caregiver guilt, but at the same time, to be a caregiver, you have to take care of yourself. I was also [laughs] living in mold. And then finally one day I woke up and I'm like, "I'm fed up. I'm gonna take the line that self-care is not selfish, and I'm gonna figure out what's going on."
Gary Brecka· Host0:31
Now it all made sense, the inflammation, why even some of the physicians in our circle didn't catch it. We finally had the villain.
Madison Brecka· Guest0:38
You didn't realize how much of a bath you are in in toxins until you start to go down the rabbit hole.
Gary Brecka· Host0:44
They call this the toxic load. It sounds like fear-mongering, but basically what you're trying to do is just get around the system, back to the basics.
Madison Brecka· Guest0:51
And we're being naive by applying so many products and kind of turning a blind eye to fragrance, parabens, and phthalates.
Gary Brecka· Host0:57
I'm really proud of you because maybe my message inspired you, but you really went on this journey by yourself. What's next for Madison Brecka?
Madison Brecka· Guest1:04
I am working on something that has taken over a year. I have a lot of great minds behind it, and- Ultimate Human.
Gary Brecka· Host1:20
Hey, guys. Welcome back to the Ultimate Human podcast. I'm your host, human biologist Gary Brecka, where we go down the road of everything