33. Ben Greenfield: How to Detox Your Body in Today’s Modern World
Join your host Tracy Duhs as she gets interviewed by Ben Greenfield, human performance consultant, speaker, and New York Times bestselling author of 13 books, including the wildly popular titles“BeyondTraining” and“Boundless.” “This concept of detoxing being woven into your daily or weekly routine is underplayed ” -Ben Greenfield In this episode, Ben interviews Tracy about the early beginnings of her hydration journey and her key findings from owning her own Wellness Centre. They discuss how Tracy became obsessed with hydration, how she traveled the world to find a solution for her daughter’s health problems, the importance of a daily detoxing routine, and how the simplest things, such as walking on a beach can augment your health. About Ben Greenfield: Ben is an advisor, investor, and board member of multiple corporations in the health and fitness industry, and is also the founder of KION, a nutritional supplements company that combines time-honored superfoods with modern science to allow human beings to achieve peak performance, defy aging, and live an adventurous, fulfilling joyful and limitless life. Former collegiate tennis, water polo, and volleyball player, bodybuilder, 13-time Ironman triathlete, and professional obstacle course racer, Ben has been voted by the NSCA as America’s top Personal Trainer and by Greatist as one of the top 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness. Ben hosts the highly popular fitness, nutrition, and wellness website BenGreenfieldFitness.com, a site with over a million monthly visitors, featuring articles, podcasts, and product reviews from Ben. Ben resides in Spokane, Washington with his wife, Jessa, and twin boys, River and Terran, where he enjoys worshiping God and praising Christ, swinging kettlebells, fiction, guitar, ukulele, spearfishing, bowhunting, plant foraging, and cooking. Key timestamps 2:00 How Tracy started her hydration journey 06:21: Ben’s learnings on water 10:14 What is amniotic fluid? 11:20: Tracy’s educational background in medicine 18:20 Tracy’s battle with her daughter’s sickness 20:05: What is the metal detox experience like? 21:21: What is a lymphatic cleanse? 25:08: How to know if the detox system is working properly 27:17 Where does energy flow in the body? 28:21: Ben and Tracy’s detoxing routine 34:37: How did Tracy find out what was the problem with her dry sac? 37:36: What other than minerals do you need to be properly hydrated? 38:49: The importance of sunlight for hydration 40:55: How taking your shoes off keeps you alive 47:24: How positive thoughts and relationships override unhealthy habits 49:17: When did Tracy start drinking deterred and depleted water? 54:10: Tracy’s realizations from owning a Wellness Centre 55:18: Going back to the basics: the 9 pillars of health 1:00:00: Why water will never fulfill your thirst Related Links/Products Mentioned Grace and Parker skincare, checkout code HYDRATE Dr. Gerald Pollack – How Water Receives the Imprint of Everything it Comes in Contact With