#160 A Cellular Approach to Bone Health and Recovery After 50 w/ Dr. Vivian Chen, MD + BoneCoach™ Osteoporosis & Osteopenia

Bone Coach™ Osteoporosis & Osteopenia – Joining us today to explore the role of environmental toxins, red light therapy, and bone health is Dr. Vivian Chen, a UK-trained medical doctor with over 15 years of clinical experience and board certification in internal medicine and family practice. Her approach to health shifted after her daughter was hospitalized as a newborn with unexplained symptoms—an experience that led Dr. Chen to uncover the role of environmental toxicity in both her daughter’s recovery and her own long-standing fatigue, acne, and brain fog.

That journey opened her eyes to root causes rarely addressed in conventional medicine. After moving to the San Francisco Bay Area, she made it her mission to help people reduce their toxin load and address overlooked environmental exposures. Today, she educates through her platform, Plateful Health, and is the co-founder of the red light therapy company LUMEBOX.

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Topics Covered

0:00 – Episode introduction
2:05 – Introducing Dr. Vivian Chen, UK-trained medical doctor
4:10 – How environmental toxins quietly impact health over time
6:22 – Dr. Chen’s personal journey into root-cause medicine
8:45 – Understanding toxic load and everyday exposures
11:10 – Environmental toxins, hormones, and bone health
13:40 – Mitochondrial health and why cellular energy matters
16:05 – Why fatigue, brain fog, and aging are often energy problems
18:50 – How toxin reduction supports detox pathways
21:30 – Introduction to red light therapy and how it works
24:10 – Red and near-infrared light for mitochondrial support
27:35 – Red light therapy, muscle recovery, and bone protection
30:20 – Practical ways to combine toxin reduction with red light therapy
33:45 – Who benefits most from red light therapy
36:10 – Common misconceptions and safety considerations
38:40 – Where listeners can learn more and connect with Dr. Vivian Chen

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Resources Mentioned

Shownotes @https://bonecoach.com/blogs/podcast/a-cellular-approach-to-bone-health-and-recovery-after-50-w-dr-vivian-chen-md-plateful-health-lumebox-red-light-therapy

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