This Startup Says It Can Clean Your Blood of Microplastics

This Startup Says It Can Clean Your Blood of Microplastics

The elective medical industry is cashing in on plastic pollution fears, but the evidence of harm from microplastics is still deeply uncertain.

My blood contains on average about 190 microplastic particles per milliliter. I know this because Yael Cohen, CEO of Clarify Clinic, made me realize it. According to her, it is not (yet) a low level, but it still means “about a million particles in the circulatory system”. Disturbing, right? Clarify Clinic is one of those luxury facilities in the heart of London that offer blood cleansing from microplastics and other substances considered toxic.…