Tracy Duhs is here today. She is a hydration expert who believes that optimal health is a fundamental right for all humanity, not just a privilege for a select few. Tracy helps people activate their vitality and feel alive by educating on basic health foundations that most people do not know. She works as a modern wellness advocate specializing in the restorative powers of intelligent hydration.
Tracy is an expert in wellness advocacy and education, starting with her podcast, HYDRATE. She frequently consults large corporations and hotels to help build and facilitate wellness experiences. She also serves as the Director of the International Brain Summit. Tracy is the founder of the Sanctuary Wellness Experience in San Diego and co-founder of Hydrate at the Sanctuary. People have so many misconceptions about water and hydration. Tracy shares a wealth of knowledge on the science of hydration and wellness.
- [03:16] The volume of water we drink is just a small fraction of the picture of hydration.
- [03:42] Tracy has devoted her life to learning about health, wellness, and hydration.
- [04:05] She has an undergraduate degree in pre-med and has run a wellness clinic for 16 years. She also went to herbal school for three years and she has a Ph.D. She's been studying wellness for a long time.
- [04:44] At a molecular level we are 99% water molecules.
- [05:34] When she was pregnant with her first daughter, she went through a period where she felt like she couldn't get enough water.
- [07:00] She discovered that spring water quenched her thirst longer.
- [08:55] Minerals are helpful, but it's not just as simple as taking electrolytes. Water lacking in minerals makes our cells dehydrated.
- [10:15] The right balanced set of minerals can help with osmotic flow.
- [11:44] Our blood plasma is identical to the plasma in the ocean.
- [13:42] If Tracy could take one product on a desert island it would be Quinton Isotonic.
- [19:44] She makes her own electrolyte drink with water, lemon, salt, and honey.
- [20:18] There are different ways to structure your water.
- [24:19] Spring water picks up minerals.
- [27:47] Nine pillars of health. Back to the basics of getting enough sunlight, nutrition, hydration, sleep, minerals, connection in a loving community, and grounding.
- [29:41] A lot of Tracy's patients were missing these basic pillars of health.
- [33:01] Going back to the basics worked far better than all of the supplements. Cells need an osmotic balance and flow.
- [33:31] The nine pillars of health optimize the cells to work for you.
- [34:37] Tracy thinks that shilajit is amazing for detoxification and minerals.
- [36:21] Top tips include switching to spring water, observing your mindset, and finding a connective and loving community.
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