"Welcome to the Plasticene Age: Microplastics and Nanoplastics"

Presenter: Anne Marie Fine, NMD 
Original Date: Februaury 1 2025 

Plastic pollution is one of the greatest 21st Century environmental challenges to planetary health, causing widespread destruction to both ecosystems and human health. The analysis No Plastic in Nature: Assessing Plastic Ingestion from Nature to People, based on a study commissioned by WWF and carried out by University of Newcastle, Australia, suggests people are consuming about 2000 tiny pieces of plastic every week- the amount found in a credit card.

Bio: Dr. Fine is one of the world’s leading authorities in Environmental Medicine. She is the Co-Founder and Medical Director of Environmental Medicine Education International, LLC a one-year, post-graduate course for physicians in this emerging specialty. Dr. Fine is a licensed and board-certified naturopathic physician and has held licenses to practice medicine in Arizona and California for over 20 years. Dr. Fine is a Fellow of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, past VP of the National Association of Environmental Medicine, currently serves on the board of the Integrative Health Policy Consortium, and a Science Advisor to Made Safe. She is also adjunct faculty at the Sonoran University of Health Sciences, where she teaches Environmental Medicine, a best-selling author, consultant, published author of numerous articles in international peer-reviewed journals, and internationally recognized speaker.

NUNM is accredited by the North American Naturopathic Continuing Education Council (NANCEAC). This activity qualifies for 1.5 General (1.5 CEUs Total).