Ben Greenfield Life

In today's podcast, you get to meet Alex Tarris. 

  Alex's job is to test and review health technology - stuff like saunas, biohacking gear, cold lasers, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and oxygen concentrators, steam generators, whole body vibration, rebounders, infrared mats -  you get the idea. He has a masters degrees in nutrition, and over a decade of experience working as a consultant for the sports, health and spa industries.   Sounds like an interesting job, especially in an industry fraught with cheap Chinese knock-offs, product scams, overpriced equipment and a severe lack of proven, credible research findings.   In this jam-packed podcast episode, I get to interview Alex about detoxing, saunas, personal health gear and much more. Alex's website is HealthHacksReviewed.com, where you can use code bengreen15 for a 15% discount on anything there (and Alex has specifically mentioned you can also leave any comments below).   During our discussion, you'll discover:   -The biggest benefits and the biggest risks of infrared saunas, and what you must be cautious with when you're sitting in one...   -Why the woods from most companies that produce saunas are extremely unhealthy...   -What an oxygen concentrator is and how you can use it for something called "Exercise With Oxygen Therapy" (EWOT)...   -Why certain versions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy are actually illegal to buy in the USA...   -How the average steam room at a gym can fill your lungs with chlorine and fluoride, and how to easily make your own steam room in your own shower...    -What Alex thinks about mini-trampolines, rebounders, and whole body vibration, and whether it is silly "fake" exercise...   -Why cheap, knock-off products such as elliptical trainers or whole body vibration can mess you up biomechanically...   -The difference between patented truly innovative functional features backed by engineering and research vs. features that are simply trademarked terms that a company is using for the marketing appeal of their content to entice you into an increased perceived value of their brand...   -What Alex would put in the "ultimate man cave" if he were going to build some kind of chamber that contained all the best personal health, detox, exercise equipment he could have in it.   -Why your elliptical machine could be destroying your hips and knees...   -And much more!   And again, for a 15% sitewide discount on anything Alex and I discuss in this episode, just visit HealthHacksReviewed.com, and use code bengreen15. That'll give you 15% off anything on his site and you can use that code anytime, as much as you want (the specific sauna I use that Alex and I discuss in this episode is the "Clearlight Series Y Infrared Sauna).   Resources we discuss during this episode:   -Biomat infrared mat   -The research I discuss about EWOT (concentrated oxygen training)   -Cells powered by sunlight and chlorophyll   -article about ICES for PEMF (yeah, those are plenty of acronyms!)   Leave your questions, comments and feedback at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and either Alex or I will respond!

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