464: What we’re still getting wrong about detoxes | Internal medicine doctor Vivian Chen, M.D.

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. - Sign up for The Long Game . We hope you enjoy this episode sponsored by Nerdwallet , and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube ! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices