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The headlines are loud: some popular protein powders—especially plant-based ones—are being flagged for having 10-times the amount of lead than is considered safe. And let’s be clear—no amount of lead in your blood is a good thing.

For women athletes, this hits harder.

Lead exposure messes with our reproductive systems, hormones, and menstrual cycles—the systems that drive our strength, endurance, and consistency.

And the other side effects of lead in our blood? Joint and muscle pain, brain fog, and headaches. All things that can derail our training, recovery, and focus—systems we fight to keep level every single day.

But before you dump your entire supplement stash, let’s pause for a second. The situation is not cause for immediate panic. Many of these reports are sensationalized.

Most experts agree: we’re not in immediate danger from our protein powders. The real issue is cumulative exposure—the slow build-up over time.

Just like our muscles adapt to training load, our bodies respond to what we put in them over time.

It’s not about one day, one scoop—it’s about the long game.