{"id":11769,"date":"2026-08-05T11:36:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/microplastics-in-the-body-an-invisible-burden-of-our-time\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T12:11:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T10:11:40","slug":"microplastics-in-the-body-an-invisible-burden-of-our-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/en\/microplastics-in-the-body-an-invisible-burden-of-our-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Microplastics in the Body \u2013 An Invisible Burden of Our Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11769\" class=\"elementor elementor-11769 elementor-11753\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fba0f02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fba0f02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f3b976 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0f3b976\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a13a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40a13a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8328c58 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"8328c58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\">\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Home\"><\/i>\n<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/en\/\">Startseite<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ba7c95 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-headline\" data-id=\"1ba7c95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:250}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"jet-headline jet-headline--direction-vertical\"><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__first\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">Microplastics in the Body \u2013 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__second\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">An Invisible Burden of Our Time<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eadce8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5eadce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be2c91 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6be2c91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Dear Patients,<\/strong><\/p><p>We often talk about environmental pollution, about plastic in the oceans, in the air and in our food. Yet one crucial question is often overlooked: <strong>What happens when these particles enter our body? <\/strong>This is precisely why the topic has become so relevant today. Microplastics are no longer a distant environmental issue, but something we encounter every day.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6b83f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d6b83f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8039de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8039de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8fdf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e8fdf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge-kleiner-verlauf-1920x330.webp\" class=\"attachment-full-hd size-full-hd wp-image-6139\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge-kleiner-verlauf-1920x330.webp 1920w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge-kleiner-verlauf-300x51.webp 300w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge-kleiner-verlauf-1024x176.webp 1024w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge-kleiner-verlauf-768x132.webp 768w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge-kleiner-verlauf-1536x264.webp 1536w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/berge-kleiner-verlauf-2048x352.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e44828 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-headline\" data-id=\"3e44828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"jet-headline jet-headline--direction-horizontal\"><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__first\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">Microplastics Are Everywhere <\/span><\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__space\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__second\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">\u2013 Closer Than We Think<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162295d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"162295d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f9f229 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-headline\" data-id=\"9f9f229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"jet-headline jet-headline--direction-horizontal\"><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__first\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">Microplastics Are Everywhere <\/span><\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__space\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__second\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">\u2013 Closer Than We Think<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99ba3c0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99ba3c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Microplastics are present in many areas of everyday life. They can be found, among other places: <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a423b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a423b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-226cf71 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"226cf71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f741b2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f741b2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>in the <strong>air<\/strong> we breathe, especially indoors<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b2f8bc e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b2f8bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e660ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e660ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>in <strong>drinking water<\/strong> and <strong>bottled beverages<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-873facc e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"873facc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f4b46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66f4b46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>in <strong>foods<\/strong> such as fish, salt, honey and beer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707d7a4 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"707d7a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9514d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9514d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>in <strong>soil<\/strong>, <strong>plants<\/strong> and the entire food chain<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-970d13f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"970d13f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Studies show that a large proportion of water samples examined worldwide contain microplastics, in some cases in high concentrations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac36d18 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-headline\" data-id=\"ac36d18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"jet-headline jet-headline--direction-horizontal\"><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__first\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">New Findings: <\/span><\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__space\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__second\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">Microplastics in the Human Body<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a63c2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57a63c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Current <strong>scientific studies<\/strong> indicate that microplastics and nanoplastics are not only absorbed, but can also be detected in the body. Such particles have been found, among other places: <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f2ea0 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"35f2ea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">in the <strong>blood<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">in the <strong>lungs<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">in the <strong>intestines<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">in organs such as the <strong>liver<\/strong> and <strong>kidneys<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">even in the <strong>brain<\/strong> and <strong>placenta<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f1eab elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8f1eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">These particles may trigger cellular stress, inflammation and hormonal disruption. They are also suspected of contributing to chronic diseases over the long term. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176ca5a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-headline\" data-id=\"176ca5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"jet-headline jet-headline--direction-horizontal\"><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__first\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">Why <\/span><\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__space\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__second\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">This Matters for Your Health<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb7f042 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb7f042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Microplastics do not act in isolation. The particles often carry <strong>additional pollutants<\/strong>, for example: <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed9236 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1ed9236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">plasticisers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">flame retardants<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">environmental toxins<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f7d65 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-mobile-align-start elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"76f7d65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">plasticisers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">flame retardants<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">environmental toxins<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585694b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"585694b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">This can create a combination that places a <strong>lasting burden<\/strong> on the body, often unnoticed and over many years. Especially in cases of chronic symptoms, fatigue or inflammatory processes, it may therefore be useful to also consider possible environmental burdens. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8770594 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-headline\" data-id=\"8770594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"jet-headline jet-headline--direction-horizontal\"><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__first\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">Our Approach: <\/span><\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__space\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__second\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">Identifying Burdens and Reducing Them in a Targeted Way<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82d028 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c82d028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">At Alpstein Clinic, we pursue a <strong>holistic approach<\/strong>. This means that we consider not only the symptoms, but also possible hidden stress factors affecting the body\u2019s internal environment. A central component of this is the <strong>targeted reduction of environmental toxins in the body<\/strong>. Our aim is to support the organism where burdens may impair regeneration and health.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c93b6f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c93b6f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/vimeo.com\\\/1035922953&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-embed\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-383bc87 e-con-full blurry e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"383bc87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d94795 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-headline\" data-id=\"4d94795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"jet-headline jet-headline--direction-horizontal\"><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__first\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">Inuspheresis\u00ae \u2013 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__space\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__second\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">Modern Blood Purification at the Highest Level<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5196758 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5196758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">At Alpstein Clinic, INUSpheresis\u00ae offers an <strong>innovative procedure<\/strong> that can filter harmful substances directly from the blood. Among other things, the following substances can be removed: <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742592d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"742592d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">microplastics and nanoplastics<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">heavy metals<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">pro-inflammatory substances<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">immune complexes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-141599b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"141599b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The result is an improved internal environment \u2013 an important prerequisite for regeneration and health.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2353018 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2353018\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6966568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6966568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Patients Often Report<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f76cee elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f76cee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">After treatment, many patients report:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d545d66 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d545d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">more <strong>energy<\/strong> and <strong>improved performance<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">a <strong>reduction in inflammatory processes<\/strong> <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>better regeneration<\/strong> <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">an increased <strong>general sense of well-being<\/strong> <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1645cf0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1645cf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Analyses of the filter material also show that microplastics can be removed from the blood.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2d087 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-headline\" data-id=\"0f2d087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"jet-headline jet-headline--direction-horizontal\"><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__first\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">Conclusion: Invisible Burden \u2013 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__space\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__second\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">Targeted Relief<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f2867 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00f2867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microplastics are an issue that affects us all, often without us noticing it directly. This makes it all the more important to <strong>support the body in a targeted way <\/strong>and take possible burdens seriously. <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The combination of <strong>modern diagnostics<\/strong> and <strong>innovative procedures<\/strong> such as <a href=\"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/en\/treatment-spectrum\/inuspheresis\/\">INUSpheresis\u00ae<\/a> opens up new perspectives in the fields of prevention and therapy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3eee3f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b3eee3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf8366f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf8366f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2452cb7 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2452cb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e675fe7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e675fe7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881acfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"881acfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2880\" src=\"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AC-Dr-Arndt-Seemann-1920x2880.webp\" class=\"attachment-full-hd size-full-hd wp-image-3344\" alt=\"Herr Dr. med. Arndt Seemann\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AC-Dr-Arndt-Seemann-1920x2880.webp 1920w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AC-Dr-Arndt-Seemann-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AC-Dr-Arndt-Seemann-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AC-Dr-Arndt-Seemann-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AC-Dr-Arndt-Seemann-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AC-Dr-Arndt-Seemann-1365x2048.webp 1365w, https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AC-Dr-Arndt-Seemann-scaled.webp 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-765bc7e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"765bc7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-441d0f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"441d0f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. med. Arndt Seemann<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e17927c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e17927c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"62\" height=\"62\" src=\"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/icon_schweizer-kreuz_x3.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1273\" alt=\"Schweizer Kreuz\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7265f01 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-headline\" data-id=\"7265f01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"jet-headline jet-headline--direction-horizontal\"><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__first\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">We look forward to<\/span><\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__space\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"jet-headline__part jet-headline__second\"><span class=\"jet-headline__label\">meeting you in person<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88aeb87 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88aeb87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Would you like to find out whether environmental burdens may also be relevant to your health? <br>We would be pleased to provide you with personal, individual advice at Alpstein Clinic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc27c11 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-tablet-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fc27c11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/alpstein-clinic.ch\/en\/contact\/\" aria-label=\"Jetzt Kontakt aufnehmen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"alpstein alpstein-Pfeil-rechts\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microplastics in the Body \u2013 An Invisible Burden of Our Time Dear Patients, We often talk about environmental pollution, about plastic in the oceans, in the air and in our food. 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