Vivian Chen, M.D.: “The body needs you to nourish it in order to detox effectively.”
Vivian, an internal medicine physician, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss why "detoxing" deserves a rebrand, little ways to detox every single day, plus:
- Vivian’s professional background & journey to medicine (~00:17)
- Biggest toxins to avoid at all costs (~09:21)
- Easy tweaks to avoid toxins in your home (~10:32)
- What detoxing actually means (~14:40)
- How to support your natural detoxification processes every day (~19:18)
- The role of mitochondrial health in detox (~23:03)
- The best foods for mitochondrial health (~26:52)
- How red light therapy can enhance your health (~29:13)
- How to practice red light therapy at home (~34:24)
- Cutting-edge science that will transform your health (~40:20)
- How to practice hot and cold therapy without a sauna (~46:54)
- How to make sure you sweat out heavy metals (~49:59)
- How to know if your detox pathways are blocked (~55:26)

Referenced in the episode:
- Follow Vivian on Instagram.
- Check out LUMEBOX.
- Listen to Clean Beauty School.
- Take Vivian's "Are your detox pathways blocked?" quiz.
- A study on weight loss & increased levels of pesticides.
- A study on red light therapy & skin aging.
- A study on red light therapy & acne.
- Read more about the benefits of red light therapy.
- A study on saunas & brain health.
- Shop mbg's daily detox+.
- mbg Podcast episode #99, with Wim Hof.

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