#138 - Alex Conley: Leukemia Survivor Reveals Foods & Supplements Killing Us
The Higher Self with Danny Morel
Danny Morel
4.6 • 780 Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2024
⏱️ 56 minutes
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In this week's episode of The Higher Self, we welcome health advocate and founder of KONO Nutrition, Alex Conley, on the show. Diagnosed at four, he overcame leukemia by twelve, sparking his commitment to never take health for granted. Determined to make a difference, he founded KONO to educate on the true value of supplements as part of a holistic health approach, steering clear of the misleading practices prevalent in the industry. Join Danny and Alex as they go deep into the topics of food, supplementation, and why most foods and supplements are slowly killing us, without us even knowing. If your health is a priority for you, you HAVE to listen to this episode. This episode is one of our most powerful and eye-opening ones thus far. Enjoy! Join the community for those healing, awakening, & transforming their life: https://www.dannymorel.com/awakenu/ Reunion Experience: https://www.reunionexperience.org/ (use the code: DannyReunion) Shop KONO Nutrition: https://kononutrition.com/discount/HigherSelf10 (use code HigherSelf for 10% off) _________ Alex Conley: Alex Conley, a leukemia survivor turned health advocate, embodies resilience and dedication to wellness. Diagnosed at four, he overcame leukemia by twelve, sparking his commitment to never take health for granted. This journey led him to study Health and Exercise Sciences in college and work at GNC, where his initial fascination with supplements turned to skepticism upon discovering their potential harm due to artificial ingredients. Through personal health setbacks, Alex realized the fitness industry's flawed emphasis on superficial results over genuine well-being. Determined to make a difference, he founded KONO to educate on the true value of supplements as part of a holistic health approach, steering clear of the misleading practices prevalent in the industry. His work emphasizes the importance of understanding what truly nurtures our health, advocating for an informed and balanced approach to fitness and supplementation. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexdconley _________ Join Our Community – https://www.dannymorel.com/awakenu Join Us At AWAKEN Your Highest Self – https://www.dannymorel.com/awaken Connect with Danny: Website | https://www.dannymorel.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/dannymorel/ LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannymorel/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/Danny.Morel.Page
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| 0:00.0 | Continue the conversation at Danny Morell.com backslash awaken you. |
| 0:06.6 | Welcome to this week's episode of the higher self. |
| 0:09.5 | You guys are not going to believe what you hear this week. |
| 0:12.4 | It blew my mind when I first discovered it all. |
| 0:16.1 | And I'm just going to start off by welcoming you. |
| 0:18.3 | Alex, how are you? |
| 0:19.2 | I'm good, man. |
| 0:19.6 | How are you? |
| 0:20.1 | I'm doing well. So, |
| 0:21.6 | in 30 seconds or less, why do you think it's important for them to listen to the very end of this episode? |
| 0:28.1 | So I think we're going to uncover a lot of truths about the supplement industry and kind of the |
| 0:31.7 | dark side of it, the difference between fitness and health and current flaws and the fitness approach |
| 0:37.2 | and then maybe just some |
| 0:38.5 | how to get back to the basics of what it means to put your health first. |
| 0:42.9 | Okay. |
| 0:43.2 | And you said dark. |
| 0:44.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:45.2 | Like how dark are we talking? |
| 0:47.1 | So I guess I'll start with the number one thing that caught my attention was I found |
| 0:52.5 | out in the supplement industry that amino acids, most of |
| 0:55.7 | them are made from three things, human hair, pig fur, or duck feathers. And so when I saw that, |
| 1:02.0 | I was like, okay, why are we doing this? How can it be done better? I have to do something about this. |
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