084: The Healing Powers of Infinity Green with Billy Merritt084: The Healing Powers of Infinity Green with Billy Merritt
You're Sober! Now What?
Tamar Medford talks with Billy Merritt about his long recovery from brain injury, the role of superfoods and lifestyle in healing, and practical routines that support sobriety and mental clarity. The conversation focuses on brain health, stress, mindset and simple daily habits that can help people in recovery feel stronger and more purposeful.
47:29•25 Mar 2021
Brain Health, Superfoods and Sober Routines with Billy Merritt
Episode Overview
- Building a healthier brain through consistent diet, exercise, sleep and reduced stress can support clearer thinking in recovery.
- An anti-inflammatory lifestyle, including limiting processed sugar, fried foods and certain oils, helps improve blood flow to the brain.
- Green foods and chlorophyll-rich superfoods play a key role in detoxifying acids, free radicals and heavy metals from the body.
- Deliberate mindset practices like affirmations, gratitude and written goals can contribute to neuroplasticity and more positive thought patterns.
- Simple, enjoyable movement such as walking, yoga and sober dance can burn off cortisol, reduce stress and make exercise easier to sustain.
“Ultimately, the goal is to be fit and healthy and happy and to see yourself as an unrepeatable miracle in the world on a very important mission.”
Curious about how others manage their health after serious setbacks? This chat between Tamar Medford and Billy Merritt offers a mix of brain science, lifestyle tips, and real-life grit that’s ideal for anyone in recovery who wants to feel sharper, stronger and more energised. Billy shares how a head injury in his twenties led to brain lesions, seizures and loss of function in his arms and hands.
Rather than give up, he spent 14 disciplined years rebuilding his health, starting with what he calls the body’s “supercomputer” – the brain. He talks about working with neurologists while becoming his own test subject, gradually crafting a healing routine built on diet, exercise, sleep, sunlight and stress management. You’ll hear him break down why oxygen-rich blood flow and an anti-inflammatory lifestyle matter so much, especially for people whose brains have been battered by years of addiction.
He explains how everyday choices like processed sugar, fried foods, certain oils and chronic stress can quietly choke blood flow to the brain, while movement, green foods and better sleep help clear toxins and support clearer thinking. The episode also digs into neuroplasticity and mindset.
Billy argues that a stronger “hardware” (your brain and body) makes it easier to run better “software” (your thoughts), and he shares how affirmations, writing goals and daily gratitude can slowly rewire old patterns of self-sabotage. Along the way, he describes his infinity greens product line, his book, and his love of simple, practical routines—think walking, yoga, push-ups, squats, and even sober dance events as powerful tools for stress relief and joy.
If you’re sober and wondering how to build a life that feels fit, happy and purposeful, this conversation might nudge you to rethink your habits and create a routine that truly supports your recovery. What small change could you start with today?
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