30 June 2026
Banned in Europe, flowing from your tap: the Atrazine story they tried to bury
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This chemical was banned in Europe 20 years ago...so why is it in the tap water of over 40 million Americans? In this episode, Doctor Chris Motley breaks down what the research found on frogs exposed to Atrazine and what this means for you.
The company that makes this herbicide went to great pains to keep this research hidden, but in this episode you'll learn how it can get into drinking water, the possible hormonal effects and - crucially - how you can keep your body safe from pesticides with a few simple steps and an assist from old medicine like TCM.
Dr. Motley's recommendations:
Get your water checked - This website provides some options: https://shorturl.at/cVi2F,
and you can enter your zip code here for FREE info: https://shorturl.at/sXHO4
Filter your water (consider reverse osmosis if you're interested). Carbon block and reverse osmosis remove most atrazine from drinking water -
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122936
If you find chemicals like Atrazine in your water, you'll want to support the body's filtering organs according to Chinese Medicine - your liver and kidneys. TCM in chronic kidney disease - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9340222/
Here’s How to Do That:
Nothing complicated: drink cups of Dandelion tea, milk thistle or Chrysanthemum tea. Take cranberry juice with D-Mannose and Uva Ursi:
https://shorturl.at/mEQxc
Other Herbal Options: Schisandra: https://shorturl.at/RpAme
Chanca Piedra: https://shorturl.at/TfpK8
Glypho - X: https://shorturl.at/cB5r6
In this episode you'll learn:
How Atrazine contaminates the tap water of tens of millions and is the most-detected pesticide in US water - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/atrazine-water-tied-hormonal-irregularities/
USGS found atrazine in most farmcountry streams and much of the groundwater - https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/us-drinking-water-and-watersheds-widely-contaminated-hormone-disrupting-pesticide
How this chemical can linger in crop soil for many months and, according to the CDC, any Atrazine run-off takes a long time to break down in streams, rivers and lakes, leading to it popping up in water wells in agricultural regions.
Possible symptoms that have been correlated with chemicals like Atrazine: lower birth weight, birth defects, possible period cycle disruption - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4946150/
WHO's cancer agency classified atrazine a probable human carcinogen - https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/whos-cancer-research-arm-finds-atrazine-is-probable-human-carcinogen-2025-11-21/
How to protect your endocrine system when legal limits are not necessarily safe limits.
This isn’t about fear: it’s about informing you so you can protect your health and the health of your family.
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*Most of us are mineral deficient and we don’t even know it! Want to get your minerals in? BEAM Minerals is a simple shot of minerals each morning. Head to https://shorturl.at/6iKET and use code DRMOTLEY for 20% off your first order.
*Join Doctor Motley’s newsletter for TCM insights and regular podcast updates: https://www.doctormotley.com/
*Do you have a ton more in-depth questions for Doctor Motley? Check out his course on emotions and the body in his membership. You’ll find other courses full of his expertise and clinical wisdom, plus bring all your questions to his weekly lives! To try risk-free for 15 days click here: https://www.doctormotley.com/15
The company that makes this herbicide went to great pains to keep this research hidden, but in this episode you'll learn how it can get into drinking water, the possible hormonal effects and - crucially - how you can keep your body safe from pesticides with a few simple steps and an assist from old medicine like TCM.
Dr. Motley's recommendations:
Get your water checked - This website provides some options: https://shorturl.at/cVi2F,
and you can enter your zip code here for FREE info: https://shorturl.at/sXHO4
Filter your water (consider reverse osmosis if you're interested). Carbon block and reverse osmosis remove most atrazine from drinking water -
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122936
If you find chemicals like Atrazine in your water, you'll want to support the body's filtering organs according to Chinese Medicine - your liver and kidneys. TCM in chronic kidney disease - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9340222/
Here’s How to Do That:
Nothing complicated: drink cups of Dandelion tea, milk thistle or Chrysanthemum tea. Take cranberry juice with D-Mannose and Uva Ursi:
https://shorturl.at/mEQxc
Other Herbal Options: Schisandra: https://shorturl.at/RpAme
Chanca Piedra: https://shorturl.at/TfpK8
Glypho - X: https://shorturl.at/cB5r6
In this episode you'll learn:
How Atrazine contaminates the tap water of tens of millions and is the most-detected pesticide in US water - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/atrazine-water-tied-hormonal-irregularities/
USGS found atrazine in most farmcountry streams and much of the groundwater - https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/us-drinking-water-and-watersheds-widely-contaminated-hormone-disrupting-pesticide
How this chemical can linger in crop soil for many months and, according to the CDC, any Atrazine run-off takes a long time to break down in streams, rivers and lakes, leading to it popping up in water wells in agricultural regions.
Possible symptoms that have been correlated with chemicals like Atrazine: lower birth weight, birth defects, possible period cycle disruption - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4946150/
WHO's cancer agency classified atrazine a probable human carcinogen - https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/whos-cancer-research-arm-finds-atrazine-is-probable-human-carcinogen-2025-11-21/
How to protect your endocrine system when legal limits are not necessarily safe limits.
This isn’t about fear: it’s about informing you so you can protect your health and the health of your family.
------
Want more of The Ancient Health Podcast? Subscribe to the YouTube channel.
Follow Doctor Motley
Website
------
*Most of us are mineral deficient and we don’t even know it! Want to get your minerals in? BEAM Minerals is a simple shot of minerals each morning. Head to https://shorturl.at/6iKET and use code DRMOTLEY for 20% off your first order.
*Join Doctor Motley’s newsletter for TCM insights and regular podcast updates: https://www.doctormotley.com/
*Do you have a ton more in-depth questions for Doctor Motley? Check out his course on emotions and the body in his membership. You’ll find other courses full of his expertise and clinical wisdom, plus bring all your questions to his weekly lives! To try risk-free for 15 days click here: https://www.doctormotley.com/15