394: Dr. Ben Lynch on Rewriting Your Genetic Destiny

Dr. Ben Lynch (IG: @drbenlynch) is the bestselling author of Dirty Genes and a leader in the field of nutrigenomics. He's also president of Seeking Health, an innovative company providing supplements, courses, and tools designed to help people overcome genetic dysfunction and optimize health. In this episode, we discuss: How the PBS show A Tale of Two Mice dramatically changed the direction of Ben’s life Growing up on a ranch working with sick and infertile animals Taking a year off university to backpack overseas Ben’s health started to deteriorate in India and how Ayurvedic medicine helped heal him His personal account of volunteering for Mother Teresa If you don’t have perspective how can you have empathy? Too much comfort makes people complacent The integrity behind Seeking Health supplements 3 years of research went into creating Seeking Health's prenatal vitamin Children watch every move you make and learn by your actions Ben wants to teach his sons the value of travel How seeing an Ayurvedic practitioner changed Ben’s perspective on health Intermittent fasting 12 to 16 hours a day is part of a healthy lifestyle It’s ok to have dirty genes as long as you know how to clean them up You have to know what your core values are Ben’s journey through college, running a landscaping business, & studying Naturopathic medicine Realizing we are in control of our genes and how they express themselves Dirty genes we are born with vs. genes that are acting dirty The human body doesn’t want to waste resources on genetic expression Air pollution has a negative impact on your genes Environmental factors are a risk for infertility Why you should get the air and water quality tested in your home How to decrease EMFs in your home Avoidance is key - stop bringing toxins into your home Recommended air and furnace filters for your home Why air duct cleaning is important Setting a reminder to replace your filters Indoor air is more toxic than outdoor air Buy wood furniture or second hand furniture that has off-gassed Rewrite your genes Show sponsors: Organifi <== 20% off all Organifi products Paleovalley <== 15% off all Paleovalley products by using the code ultimatehealth at checkout BiOptimizers <== 10% off all BiOptimizers products by using the code ultimatehealth at checkout Related links: Dr. Ben Lynch - Dirty Genes (book) Dr. Ben Lynch's website Seeking Health StrateGene Follow Dr. Ben Lynch (Seeking Health) on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube Mother Teresa (books) Dr. D.R. Gala, Dr. Dhiren Gala, Dr. Sanjay Gala - Juice-Diet For Perfect Health (book) Gary Vaynerchuk (books) Sachin Patel - The Living Proof Institute Listen to Sachin Patel previously on TUHP (episodes #168 and #246) Mindvalley Bastyr University - Naturopathic Medicine Dr. Bruce Lipton (books) Listen to Dr. Bruce Lipton previously on TUHP (episodes #142 and #240) Alen Air Lifebreath Indoor Air Systems Berkey Related episodes: 361: Dr. Alejandro Junger – Living In A Higher State Of Consciousness 356: Sayer Ji – Unlocking Your Body’s Radical Resilience 270: Nicolas Pineault – The Non-Tinfoil Guide To EMFs 264: Daniel DeBaun – Understanding EMFs & How To Protect Yourself 224: Sahara Rose – The Ancient Wisdom Of Ayurveda For The Modern World Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links. Making a purchase through these links won't cost you anything but we will receive a small commission. This is an easy, free way of supporting the podcast. Thank you! How can you support our podcast? 1. Apple users, please subscribe and review our show on Apple Podcasts, we make sure to read them all. Android users, be sure to subscribe to our show on Google Podcasts. Subscribers never miss any of the action ;) 2. Tell a friend about The Ultimate Health Podcast. They will surely thank you later. You can use the envelope button below to email a friend or tell them about TUHP in person. 3. Join TUHP Facebook community (FREE). This is where we all stay in touch and ask questions in between episodes. Join our community. 4. Follow our adventures on our favourite social media platform, Instagram. 5. Download The Ultimate Health Podcast app (FREE). This way you'll have our whole library of episodes right at your fingertips. Download our iOS/Apple app or our Android app. 6. Share using the buttons below. Thank you!