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Phthalates: Hidden Chemicals in Fragrance, Cosmetics, Cleaning Products and Plastics

Phthalates
Explore how plastics and fragrances influence immune balance and how to cut exposure for better health.
  • Level: Introductory
  • Duration: 1 hour
  • Author: Aly Cohen MD
  • Learners: 95+

Course Overview 

This course examines how phthalates and other plastic-associated chemicals influence immune balance, hormone regulation, and chronic disease risk. Drawing from the latest research and real-world examples, Dr. Aly Cohen explains how common exposures, from food packaging and medical devices to personal care products and household dust can disrupt endocrine and immune function, contributing to conditions such as thyroid disorders, reproductive challenges, and autoimmune disease.

Designed for both clinicians and health-conscious individuals, this session demystifies complex chemical pathways while offering clear, evidence-based strategies to lower exposure. Clinicians will learn how to incorporate environmental health into patient assessments and counseling, while participants will discover practical ways to make safer choices in daily life—from reading labels to selecting toxin-free materials.


By understanding how phthalates and bisphenols interact with the human body, you will gain the knowledge and confidence to make informed decisions, reduce toxic burden, and support better outcomes for yourself, your patients, and the planet.


Key Points

  • How Plastics Affect Hormones and Immunity

    Discover how phthalates and bisphenols, chemicals used in plastics, packaging, and cosmetics, can disrupt hormone balance, immune function, and metabolic health.
  • From Everyday Products to Chronic Illness

    Understand how repeated exposure to soft plastics, fragrances, and packaging materials may influence fertility, thyroid health, and autoimmune disease risk.
  • Practical Strategies to Reduce Toxic Load

    Learn how to identify hidden sources of phthalates in daily life and implement simple, science-backed swaps that lower exposure and support long-term wellness.

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Instructor

Aly Cohen MD

Dr. Aly Cohen is triple board-certified in rheumatology, internal medicine, and integrative medicine, as well as an environmental health expert in Princeton, New Jersey. When not seeing patients, Dr. Cohen is dedicated to informing as many people as possible of the lurking toxins in our lives, their impacts on health, and how to reduce exposures. Dr. Cohen can often be found educating her audience through speaker engagements and as a guest expert for news outlets and podcasts. She also is the founder of The Smart Human brand and podcast.   

She lives in central New Jersey with her husband and her two sons. 

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Some words from our students ...

This course was a game-changer for my practice. Dr. Cohen's insights into integrative medicine provided me with practical tools to enhance patient care, blending traditional and holistic approaches seamlessly. I now feel more confident in guiding my patients toward healthier, more balanced lives.
Siri Chand Khalsa MD
I want to let you know how great the presentation by Dr. Cohen on environmental toxins was. I also appreciate all of the work that goes into arranging for a presentation of this caliber. It was so informative and comprehensive.
EB
Kudos to you for creating and organizing a fabulous event Wednesday with Dr. Aly Cohen. Her lecture was both compelling and deeply concerning—a wake-up call to our world to be aware and active in dealing with toxins on, in, and around us. I shared the information on cell phone use and radiation with my sociology students yesterday and they were listening. My hope is they stop sleeping with their cell phones and balancing their computers on their laps
LWH
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The book features a 21-day healing program, detox recipes, and practical strategies to eliminate harmful chemicals from your life.
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