# The Missing Step Before Any Biohack Works: Clayton Thomas & Tess Cheng

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Podcast: [Biohackers World Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/biohackers-world-podcast-7100761)
Published: 2026-02-12T17:45:06+00:00
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Duration seconds: 589

## Resource

What if your body isn't broken, it's just overwhelmed? Recorded live at Biohackers World Conference in Miami, health and wellness coach Tess Cheng sits down with Clayton Thomas, Founder and CEO of The ROOT Brands, to unpack why detoxification and gut health sit at the center of energy, metabolism, mental performance, and overall wellness. Clayton explains why modern fatigue, chronic inflammation, sugar cravings, brain fog, and poor focus often trace back to one overlooked issue: toxic load and toxin accumulation at the cellular level. Using a simple but powerful analogy, you don't remodel a house before putting out the fire. He breaks down why cellular detox and cleaning cells come before supplements, hormone optimization, or biohacking performance hacks. In this conversation, you'll learn how environmental toxins and heavy metals quietly disrupt gut health, microbiome balance, neurotransmitter production, and metabolic function, why dopamine and serotonin start in the gut (not the brain), and how supporting the body's natural detox pathways and detoxification systems can restore mental clarity, sustained energy, and metabolic resilience.

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