“The Plastic Detox” came out on Netflix on March 16, 2026. The runtime of 1 hour and 30 minutes dove deep into the harsh reality of just how toxic our daily habits are. Seeing past the facade that things that have become “normalized” are actually not normal at all.
The human brain has enough plastic in it to make the equivalent of a plastic spoon. If that fact alone doesn’t scare you enough, here are a few simple things that I learned about the micro-plastic epidemic in our world right now in the short span of a 90 minute documentary: Drinking out of plastic water bottles can do enough damage to cause at least 3 different types of cancers linked to your reproductive health, everything we touch, spray, consume, breath in or rub into our skin can seep into our systems reeking all kinds of havoc on our hormones. Infertility and male sperm count can be directed related to how much plastic is in our systems as it contains certain plastics such as Polypropylene, Polystyrene, or even Polyethylene.
All of these are endocrine disrupters, meaning that our hormones get sent mixed signal that put our systems down a path that can lead to further problems along the line. Problems such as obesity, certain cancers, hormonal imbalances, and reproductive deformities that start in utero.
The buzz that I first saw of this documentary started on TikTok. Many people raved about the cold hard truth that PhD environmental epidemiologist Shanna Swan, revealed are in our everyday products. Products such as containers we use for our food, shampoo and conditioner bottles, and even our clothes that contain material such as polyester or phthalates. Some videos even went as far as to show people throwing away all of their Tupperware containers right in the moment, starting their way down a road of a healthier lifestyle.
These are our most sensitive parts of our bodies that are being affected, seeping into our bloodstreams and wreaking havoc wherever they reach. If you want answers, head on over to Netflix, and watch “The Plastic Detox” on Netflix. Uncover the secrets that these huge corporations are hiding from us and find out the truth! It may just save your life.
