September 27, 2019
Welcome to Ben Greenfield's Weekly Roundup and Cool New Discoveries!
Ben Greenfield's discoveries, from the latest news on the fronts of fitness, nutrition, health, wellness, biohacking and anti-aging research. I also recap my upcoming events and special announcements so you can keep up with giveaways, discounts and more!
New Discoveries Of The Week: Cool New Things I'm Trying, Books I'm Reading, And More!
– A Very Cool Wellness Experience I Found In San Diego (& A Weird Water Device).
If you follow my adventures on Instagram, you know I recently popped into a multi-day stay at The Sanctuary Wellness Experience in San Diego. This place was founded by herbalist and integrative health expert, Tracy Duhs, in 2008 as a destination for true wellness and education in the three pillars of health: mind, body, and spirit.
From my followers on Instagram, I got tons of questions about a “UMH device” my private cottage was equipped with.
What exactly is a UMH device?
It's basically a water “energizer” (very similar to the structured water unit I recently spoke with my Dad about here). But it looks like something off of the jewelry store section of a modern spaceship. It uses “medically recognized bioelectrical-impedance-analysis” to better hydrate cells in the extra- and intracellular space. UMH is made of brass, plated with 24-carat gold, and fitted with a pyramid-shaped polished quartz crystal. Internal handmade borosilicate glass vials provide a highly stable energy field.
Whatever they're doing, this stuff tastes like fresh, clear spring water. You can pick up a UMH here, and use code: BEN to receive free shipping (a $49 savings). If anything, it's a cool conversation piece for your living room, bedroom or guesthouse. (You can also read a comprehensive write up on Tracy's blog about restructuring water here.)
Another treatment I had at the Sanctuary Wellness Experience was a mud packing session. This is an ancient technique used to relieve toxic burdens as well as address interference fields. An interference field can be found in old injuries. These injuries can then affect the body's bioelectric pathways. When the body has suffered a trauma, such as a scar or blunt force, it can create what is called an “interference field.” Interference fields interrupt the body’s natural nerve and energy flow, causing a powerful short-circuit in the body’s bio-energy field. Interference fields can then reflex to other organs or glands, disturbing their function and preventing nutrients from being absorbed. These disturbances can impede the body's natural detoxification processes and causing the connective tissue to become saturated with toxic accumulation.
Through applied kinesiology, Tracy was able to find that my pathway from tailbone to GV20 had an interference field. This was a pertinent discovery as GV20 is equivalent to the power button on a CPU. She addressed this interference field with mud packing and then elevated the therapy by stacking a biocharging session on top of it. The treatment was then ended with sublingual peptide therapy.
Finally, Tracy put me through a custom nutritional program. Through electrodermal screening of each meridian point using an EAV device, Tracy was able to assess which organs or glands were in need of support. Once she assessed the organs and glands in need of support, she was then able to test which particular food or supplements best nourished the current need. Therefore all supplements and dosages were specific to my epigenetic code. She was able to uncover my need for specific lymph support. My body revealed that the best form of treatment was homeopathy.
Anyways, it was all quite interesting, and if you're in or near San Diego, this place is worth checking out. You can learn more at TheSanctuarySD.com or follow them here on IG. Before you go, I'd check out a really good book I recently read called “The Healing Code” and also the book “The Body Electric.” Both will teach you a bit more about how energy fields and quantum physics work, particularly when it comes to health and wellness.
Podcasts I Recorded This Week:
Unschooling, Plant Medicine, Anti-Aging, Veganism vs. Carnivore & More With The Mind Pump Guys!
This episode was brought to you by kApex – BiOptimizers (code: GREENFIELDK), Four Sigmatic (code: GREENFIELD), Felix Gray, and Kion Coffee (code: BGF10).
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Articles Published By Me And Kion This Week:
– 7 Ways To Stop Bone Loss In Its Tracks & Build Unbreakable Bone Density.
– How To Get More Protein On A Plant-Based Diet
– My full article feed and all past archives of my articles are here if you want to check out past articles.
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This Week's Most Popular Instagram Post:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2se23WAx4B/
This Week's Most Popular Tweet:
This new #antiaging cocktail (metformin/GH/DHEA), in my opinion, could have similar results w/ fewer side effects if replicated using calorie-restriction mimetics (berberine) with GH precursors (Colostrum) & autophagy strategies like quercetin and fasting: https://t.co/4Wd0zxHbVC
— Ben Greenfield (@bengreenfield) September 23, 2019
My Most Popular Facebook Post This Week:
https://www.facebook.com/BGFitness/photos/a.10150236853724179/10158496982799179/?type=3&theater
Leave your comments below – and any news or discoveries that you think I missed!
Cheers,
Ben
Hi Ben,
regarding cold showers….I’ve seen pieces where you say cold immediately after a workout is actually not the best thing, and other pieces where you mention cycling hot and cold at certain points.
If I do a quick 20 minute circuit first thing in the morning, should I follow it up with a cold shower? Same with my evening weighttraining session….If I workout at 4:30 in the afternoon and finish at 5:30, should I be taking a cold shower right when I get home? or wait until later in the evening?
Thanks