The Dr. Hyman Show

Post-COVID Syndrome: A Functional Medicine Approach | This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley COVID-19 has had an incredible impact on all of our lives, with over 17 million confirmed cases worldwide to date. In the United States, up to 20% of infected individuals are hospitalized and those with a chronic disease are at an exponentially higher risk of hospitalization than someone who is metabolically healthy. Unfortunately, only 12% of us in the U.S. are metabolically healthy. So one of the best things we can do for our individual bodies, and our collective body is to fix our metabolic health as fast as possible. In every infection, there are two factors at play: the microbe and the host. While we can’t control the microbe, we have extraordinary control over us, the host. This is why it is so important to support your immune system so you are more resilient to infection. In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Boham to discuss how we can build resiliency to both prevent poor outcomes and recover from COVID-19 using the principles of Functional Medicine. Elizabeth Boham is a physician and nutritionist who practices functional medicine at The UltraWellness Center in Lenox, MA. Through her practice and lecturing she has helped thousands of people achieve their goals of optimum health and wellness. She witnesses the power of nutrition every day in her practice and is committed to training other physicians to utilize nutrition in healing. Dr. Boham has contributed to many articles and wrote the latest chapter on Obesity for the Rankel Textbook of Family Medicine. She is part of the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and has been featured on the Dr. Oz show and in a variety of publications and media including Huffington Post, The Chalkboard Magazine, and Experience Life. Her DVD Breast Wellness: Tools to Prevent and Heal from Breast Cancer explores the functional medicine approach to keeping your breasts and whole body well. For more information, please visit drhyman.com/uwc This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley. Paleovalley is now offering Doctor’s Farmacy listener's 15% off your entire first order. Just go to paleovalley.com/hyman to check out all their clean Paleo products and take advantage of this deal. In this episode, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Boham discuss: How diet-related, inflammatory chronic diseases put people at higher risk for worse outcomes from COVID-19 Building a strong immune system and improving the nutritional status of our population The role that zinc plays in regulating our immune system, the prevalence of zinc deficiency in the United States, and how zinc levels may influence the severity of COVID-19; food sources include oysters and pumpkin seeds Vitamin D deficiency and optimizing Vitamin D levels for a healthy immune system Quercetin and its influence on COVID-19 outcomes; food sources include dill, onion, oregano, chili pepper, apples, leafy green vegetables, broccoli The benefits of EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate), a component in green tea; recommended 4 cups of green tea a day or 225mg from a supplement The importance of glutathione, a master antioxidant and detoxifier, on the immune system and its effects on COVID-19 outcomes; food sources include cruciferous vegetables (such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale), green tea, garlic, onions and shallots Increasing glutathione levels through NAC: (n-acetylcysteine) supplementation, taking liposomal glutathione, IV therapy, and inhaled glutathione Melatonin’s influence on our immune system; supplementing with 3-5mg of melatonin at night Post-COVID Syndrome and applying the principles of Functional Medicine to COVID-19 recovery; boosting mitochondria and adrenal function Supporting gut health for COVID-19 recovery Using herbs and medicinal mushrooms to support COVID-19 recovery and boost our immune system Oxidative therapies including intravenous vitamin C, intravenous glutathione, intravenous NAD, and ozone therapy Improving metabolic health in rapid time Additional Resources What Supplements Should I Take? After decades of collective experience our team at The UltraWellness Center developed the following guidelines. These are generally safe but you should always consult with your health care provider before starting anything new. Those most helpful for supporting your immune function are the following: A multivitamin and mineral. Other options: PhytoMulti, VitaPrime, MultiThera Vitamin C: 1000-2000 mg a day Other options: Vitamin C with R-LA Vitamin D3: 1000-4000 IU a day Other options: Liquid D3 Zinc: 20 mg a day Quercetin Ascorbate: ¼ teaspoon twice a day Other options: Quercetin and Nettles Melatonin: 1-2 mg at night, sustained release Probiotics A Functional Medicine Approach To COVID-19 https://drhyman.com/blog/2020/04/01/a-functional-medicine-approach-to-covid-19/ The Functional Medicine Approach to COVID-19: Nutrition and Lifestyle Practices for Strengthening Host Defense https://athmjour

Why Cultural Competency Is Key To A Healthy Population | This episode is brought to you Four Sigmatic Black, Indigenous, and people of color are far more likely to get sick and die from the 10 leading causes of death due to a range of factors. Among these is lack of access and the cascading effects of racism, prejudice, stereotyping, and unconscious bias on minority health. And unfortunately, this is a historic problem, with injustices such as the Tuskegee syphilis experiment that started in the 1930s leading to a deep mistrust of the medical system that still lingers in the Black community today. Dr. Hyman recently explored this history and current practices in the medical system in conversations with Dr. Charles Modlin and Harriet Washington. He also spoke with Dr. Modlin and Tawny Jones about the importance of creating culturally competent healthcare initiatives to remove many of the barriers that perpetuate racial health disparities. Dr. Charles Modlin is a Kidney Transplant Surgeon, Urologist, Executive Director of Minority Health, and the Cleveland Clinic Physician Lead for Public Health. He is the past President of Cleveland Clinic Medical Staff, Member Board of Governors and Board of Trustees. He founded and directs Cleveland Clinic’s Minority Men’s Health Center (MMHC) and in 2003 established Cleveland Clinic’s Annual Minority Men’s Health Fair. In 2011, he was named by The Atlanta Post as one of the Top 21 Black Doctors in America. He graduated from Northwestern University and Northwestern University Medical School, completed a six-year residency in Urology at New York University, a three-year fellowship in kidney transplantation surgery at Cleveland Clinic and joined the Cleveland Clinic Staff in 1996. He is a noted national leader for eliminating health disparities. Honors include appointment to the Ohio Commission on Minority Health by two Ohio Governors, Northwestern University Presidential Alumni Medal, 2007 MLK Community Service Award, Call & Post 100 Top Influential Leaders, Cleveland Magazine Best Doctors, Cleveland Clinic Bruce Hubbard Stewart Humanitarianism Award, and 2015 Black Professional Association Professional of the Year recognition. Harriet A. Washington has been the Shearing Fellow at the University of Nevada's Black Mountain Institute, a Research Fellow in Medical Ethics at Harvard Medical School, a senior research scholar at the National Center for Bioethics at Tuskegee University, and a visiting scholar at DePaul University College of Law. She has held fellowships at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Stanford University. She is the author of Deadly Monopolies, Infectious Madness, and Medical Apartheid, which won a National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN/Oakland Award, and the American Library Association Black Caucus Nonfiction Award. Tawny Jones is an accomplished Administrator at the Cleveland Clinic. For 19 years, she has served as a well-respected leader, managing patient concentric care initiatives, creating value, and delivering results in quality improvement, efficient resource management, and health system optimization for various clinical departments. Currently, Tawny leads clinical operations at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine where the goal is to establish the efficacy of Functional Medicine and demonstrate its cost effectiveness and its ability to improve health. Her passion for the promotion of preventative health services and community-based interventions gave impetus to the development of several clinical programs. The Functioning for LifeTM shared medical program for chronic disease management is her brainchild and has proven to be a successful model for addressing lifestyle and behavior change. Tawny is also on the African Employee Resource Group Steering Committee and is committed to helping minorities achieve their career goals. Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation, “Why We Have The Worst Health Outcomes Of All Industrialized Nations,” with Dr. Charles Modlin, Dr. Leonor Osorio, and Tawny Jones here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/ModlinOsorioJones Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation, “How We Are Poisoning Our Children,” with Harriet Washington here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/HarrietWashington This episode is brought to you by Four Sigmatic. Right now Four Sigmatic has an exclusive deal only for Doctor’s Farmacy listeners. Receive up to 39% off on their bestselling Lion’s Mane Coffee bundles. To get this deal, just go to foursigmatic.com/hyman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Harmful Effects Of Glyphosate, The Most Common Agrochemical | This episode is brought to you by Tushy and ButcherBox We’re living in an age where it’s increasingly hard to avoid exposure to toxins. Some of the most ubiquitous are right on our food, on some of the most commonly eaten items in the American diet. It’s no wonder that illnesses related to toxicity, like cancer, infertility, and neurological diseases, are on the rise. The most widely used pesticide in our food supply is glyphosate. It’s used all over the world on more than 70 different food crops, including corn, soy, and wheat and is linked to some serious health risks, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It’s terrifying to consider that a bowl of Cheerios has more glyphosate per serving than vitamins D and B12, both of which are added to try to boost nutritional value. We need to change our food system if we want to change our health, and it’s issues like these that need our help. I was so happy to sit down with my good friend Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to dig into the topic of glyphosate and corruption in the agricultural industry. Bobby Kennedy serves as President of Waterkeeper Alliance, Chairman of the Board and Chief Legal Counsel for Children’s Health Defense, and of counsel to Morgan & Morgan, a nationwide personal injury practice. He was previously Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper, Senior Attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, and a Clinical Professor and Supervising Attorney at Pace University School of Law’s Environmental Litigation Clinic. This episode is brought to you by Tushy and ButcherBox. The Tushy bidet is a sleek attachment that clips onto your existing toilet and connects to the water supply behind your toilet to spray you with clean, fresh water. And it’s really affordable, starting at only $79. Right now Tushy is offering Doctor’s Farmacy listeners 10% off, too, so it’s a better time than ever to make the switch to a bidet. Just go to hellotushy.com/HYMAN. ButcherBox makes it super easy to get humanely raised meat that you can trust delivered right to your doorstep. ButcherBox has everything you could want - like 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef and wild Alaskan salmon - and shipping is always free. Visit ButcherBox.com/farmacy Here are more of the details from our interview: How glyphosate is used, its prevalence, any why it’s so bad for us (6:03) Monsanto, Rachel Carson, and the chemical industry’s efforts to quash dissent of its products (9:01) Monsanto’s introduction of Roundup ready corn and patented seeds (18:25) The incidence of spraying Roundup on crops at time of harvest and how that coincides with the rise of gluten allergies, celiac disease, and other illnesses (21:59) How the Daubert standard kept a legal suit from being filed against Monsanto until 2015 (23:53) Dewayne Johnson v. Monsanto Company, the first case brought against Monsanto for toxic effects of Roundup (32:11) Glyphosate’s toxic effects on the human and soil microbiome (41:33) The Environmental Protection Agency’s relationship and support of Monsanto (44:12) Halting the freefall of our democracy into plutocracy (55:15) Follow Bobby Kennedy Jr. on Facebook @rfkjr, on Instagram @robertfkennedy, and on Twitter @robertkennedyjr

Male Menopause, Low Libido, And Testosterone Replacement | This episode is brought to you by Audible Many of us are living life completely out of balance—and the type of imbalance that affects almost everyone in our society is hormonal imbalance. Men tend to have declining hormone levels as they age, and low testosterone can cause men to lose muscle and gain fat, leading to sexual dysfunction, low sex drive, fatigue, mental fogginess, and bone loss. However, making changes to your diet and lifestyle can have an incredible effect on rebalancing hormone levels and increasing testosterone. Additionally, testosterone replacement therapy can also be used to rebalance your hormones and increase happiness, vitality, and health. In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. George Papanicolaou to discuss the functional medicine approach to treating low testosterone and how they determine when to use hormone replacement therapy. George Papanicolaou is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is Board Certified in Family Medicine from Abington Memorial Hospital. He is also an Institute for Functional Medicine Practitioner. Upon graduation from his residency he joined the Indian Health Service. He worked on the Navajo reservation for 4 years at the Chinle Comprehensive Medical Facility where he served as the Outpatient Department Coordinator. In 2000, he founded Cornerstone Family Practice in Rowley, MA. He practiced with a philosophy centered on personal relationships and treating the whole person, not just not the disease. He called that philosophy “Whole Life Wellness”. Over time as the healthcare system made it harder for patients to receive this kind of personal care Dr. Papanicolaou decided a change was needed. He began training in Functional Medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine. In 2015, he established Cornerstone Personal Health – a practice dedicated entirely to Functional Medicine. Dr. Papanicolaou to join The UltraWellness Center in 2017. For more information, please visit drhyman.com/uwc This episode is brought to you by Audible.com. Audible.com has a special offer for The Doctor’s Farmacy listeners: you get two free credits for books when you sign up for your free 30 day trial. Just go to http://www.audibletrial.com/DRHYMAN In this conversation, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Papanicolaou discuss: The conventional vs functional medicine approach to treating hormone imbalances Symptoms and drivers of hormonal imbalance in men How statin drugs can affect testosterone levels The interconnectedness of all hormones Improving testosterone levels through exercise and meditation How Dr. Papanicolaou treated a patient for hormone imbalance Methods for testosterone replacement including topicals, injectables, and pellets Testosterone and prostate cancer Testosterone replacement for women Additional resources: Low T? 5 Steps to Boost Testosterone Naturally https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2015/05/29/5-steps-to-boost-testosterone-naturally/ Hormone Magic: Let’s Start With Testosterone https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/09/23/hormone-magic-lets-start-with-testosterone/ Man Magic: Testosterone Part 2 https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/11/22/man-magic-testosterone-part-2/ Getting to the Root of Male Hormone Imbalances https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/08/16/getting-to-the-root-of-male-hormone-imbalances/ Getting to the Root | Male Hormones Part 2 https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/11/18/getting-to-the-root-male-hormones-part-2 The Power Of Food To Heal Everything From Autoimmune Disease To Traumatic Brain Injury https://drhyman.com/blog/2019/12/18/podcast-ep85/ The Underlying Causes and Solutions for Women’s Hormonal Balances with Dr. Elizabeth Boham https://drhyman.com/blog/2020/04/10/podcast-hc6/ Postmenopausal Hormones: Helpful Or Harmful? with Dr. Elizabeth Boham https://drhyman.com/blog/2020/07/06/podcast-hc17/

Reversing Metabolic Disease | This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley Only 1 in 8 Americans are considered metabolically healthy (think obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension). Our poor metabolic health is driving our chronic disease epidemic and putting people at higher risk of experiencing severe complications from COVID-19, if they are to get the virus. The good news is that it is possible to become metabolically healthy in a matter of months, if not weeks. In recent conversations with Dr. Aseem Malhotra and Chris Kresser, Dr. Hyman discusses the drivers of poor metabolic health and how, with the right support, making changes to your diet and lifestyle can rapidly optimize your health. Dr. Aseem Malhotra is a founding member of Action on Sugar and was the lead campaigner highlighting the harm caused by excess sugar consumption in the United Kingdom, particularly its role in type 2 diabetes and obesity. In 2015, he coordinated the Choosing Wisely campaign by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges as lead author in a BMJ paper to highlight the risks of overuse of medical treatments. In the same year, he became the youngest member to be appointed to the board of trustees of UK health think tank, The King's Fund, that advises government on health policy. His first book, co-authored with Donal O' Neill, The Pioppi Diet, has become an international bestseller. Chris Kresser M.S., L.Ac is the co-director of the California Center for Functional Medicine, founder of Kresser Institute, and the New York Times bestselling author of The Paleo Cure and Unconventional Medicine. He is one of the most respected clinicians and educators in the fields of Functional Medicine and ancestral health and has trained over 1,500 clinicians and health coaches in his unique approach. His health coaching program, called ADAPT, is the one I recommend for my staff at Cleveland Clinic and he’s the guy I trust with my own health. Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation with Dr. Aseem Malhotra, “How Diet Is Driving COVID-19 Outcomes,” here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/DrAseemMalhotra Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation with Chris Kresser, “Is Meat As Bad As We Think: Breaking Down Nutrition Myths,” here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/ChrisKresser This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley. Paleovalley is offering Doctor’s Farmacy listener's 15% off your entire first order. Just go to paleovalley.com/hyman to check out all their clean Paleo products and take advantage of this deal. I definitely recommend trying the Grass-Fed Beef Sticks, Bone Broth Protein, and the Organ Complex.

Why Health Is Not Determined By Our Healthcare System | This episode is brought to you by Thrive Market and AquaTru We can’t expect to create healthy bodies if we aren’t growing healthy food. But our food system is broken and involves many barriers, especially for underserved communities like North American Indigenous people living on reservations. I talk a lot about the overwhelming burden of chronic disease. Unfortunately, tribes relying on government commodities (white sugar, white flour, and white fat) are among some of the most susceptible to those illnesses and we’re now seeing them fare much worse against COVID-19 as a result. For that reason, food sovereignty is an extremely important topic of our time. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I sit down with Paulette Jordan to talk about her experiences as a proud member of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and what kinds of changes are needed in order to reverse the health issues that Indigenous and other populations like these are facing at increasing rates. Paulette was the 2018 democratic gubernatorial nominee in Idaho, becoming the first woman nominated to the position by a major party in the state and the first Native American woman nominated for Governor in US history. She is recognized in Idaho and across the nation as an inspirational and audacious leader. This episode is brought to you by Thrive Market and AquaTru. Thrive Market has made it so easy for me to stay healthy, even with my intense travel schedule. Not only does Thrive offer 25 to 50% off all of my favorite brands, but they also give back. For every membership purchased, they give a membership to a family in need. Get up to $20 in shopping credit when you sign up and any time you spend more than $49 you’ll get free carbon-neutral shipping. All you have to do is head over to thrivemarket.com/Hyman. We need clean water and clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. That’s why I’m teaming up with AquaTru and AirDoctor to offer you the AquaTru Water Purification System and AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier systems at a special price. Learn more at www.drhyman.com/filter. Here are more of the details from our interview: How Paulette’s upbringing helped shape her views on food, healthcare, and community sustainability (5:23) People first healthcare, food sovereignty, and social determinants of health (9:00) Solving food sovereignty issues by relearning how to connect to and grow the food we eat (15:07) Social determinants of health (19:15) How community keeps us healthy (23:37) Fixing the healthcare system through preventative care and reversing chronic disease (30:38) Reimagining our agriculture system (35:18) The influence our unhealthy food system has had on the concept of cultural foods (43:18) How COVID-19 has humbled Paulette (54:40)

In this new Q&A series, Dr. Mark Hyman takes live questions from his community. For a chance to speak with Dr. Hyman during a future Ask Mark Q&A, text your question to 413-225-8995 using the hashtag #AskMark Topics covered in this episode include: Dr. Hyman's favorite non-stick pots and pans Making a living as a health coach helping disadvantaged communities Successfully transitioning off an anti-depressant Breaking free from sugar addiction How farmers can help improve the food system Improving brain function Managing PMS Inflammation and autoimmune disease Getting to the root of fatigue when you're already doing everything right Mentioned in this episode: Our Place Always Pan Dr. Hyman's 10 Day Reset and free guide Hu Chocolate The UltraMind Solution by Dr. Mark Hyman Soil Health Academy Genius Foods by Max Lugavere Brain Maker by Dr. David Perlmutter The Underlying Causes and Solutions for Women’s Hormonal Balances with Dr. Elizabeth Boham The Autoimmune Solution by Dr. Amy Myers The Immune System Recovery Plan by Dr. Susan Blum

Supplements: Useful Or Useless? | This episode is brought to you by Audible Even with a perfect diet, the combination of many things—including our depleted soils, the storage and transportation of our food, genetic alterations of traditional heirloom species, and the increased stress and nutritional demands resulting from a toxic environment—make it impossible for us to get all the vitamins and minerals we need solely from the foods we eat. And large-scale deficiencies of nutrients in our population—including omega-3 fats, vitamin D, folate, zinc, magnesium, and iron—have been well documented. So what do we need to know when it comes to combating these deficiencies with supplementation? In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Boham to discuss common nutrient deficiencies and what you need to know about determining what supplements are best for you. Elizabeth Boham is a physician and nutritionist who practices functional medicine at The UltraWellness Center in Lenox, MA. Through her practice and lecturing she has helped thousands of people achieve their goals of optimum health and wellness. She witnesses the power of nutrition every day in her practice and is committed to training other physicians to utilize nutrition in healing. Dr. Boham has contributed to many articles and wrote the latest chapter on Obesity for the Rankel Textbook of Family Medicine. She is part of the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and has been featured on the Dr. Oz show and in a variety of publications and media including Huffington Post, The Chalkboard Magazine, and Experience Life. Her DVD Breast Wellness: Tools to Prevent and Heal from Breast Cancer explores the functional medicine approach to keeping your breasts and whole body well. For more information, please visit drhyman.com/uwc This episode is brought to you by Audible.com. Audible.com has a special offer for The Doctor’s Farmacy listeners: you get two free credits for books when you sign up for your free 30 day trial. Just go to http://www.audibletrial.com/DRHYMAN In this episode, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Boham discuss: Personalizing supplement use Why nutrient deficiencies are so prevalent Common nutrient deficiencies including magnesium, zinc, vitamin D, and folate Understanding research on the effectiveness of of vitamins and supplements Physical signs of nutrient deficiencies Functional Medicine testing for nutrient deficiencies Why the quality of supplements matter Symptoms of magnesium deficiency and things that deplete magnesium The various forms of magnesium Additional resources: Optimizing Nutrition Through IV Therapy https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2020/06/03/optimizing-nutrition-through-iv-therapy/ Supplement Safety Demystified https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2017/12/11/supplement-safety-demystified/ Magical Magnesium https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2020/03/11/magic-magnesium/ Do You Need Supplements? https://drhyman.com/blog/2015/04/02/do-you-need-supplements/ Digesting Fat, Optimizing Your Health, and My Daily Supplements https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/04/28/digesting-fat-optimizing-health-daily-supplements/ Magnesium: Meet the Most Powerful Relaxation Mineral Available https://drhyman.com/blog/2010/05/20/magnesium-the-most-powerful-relaxation-mineral-available/ Vitamin D – Why You are Probably NOT Getting Enough https://drhyman.com/blog/2010/08/24/vitamin-d-why-you-are-probably-not-getting-enough/ Why You Should Not Stop Taking Your Vitamins https://drhyman.com/blog/2013/06/11/why-you-should-not-stop-taking-your-vitamins-2/

How To Move Through Difficult Emotions | This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley The body and the brain are inextricably linked. So when we suppress our hardest experiences and emotions, they linger in our bodies and hold more power over us. Befriending our emotions and facing them head-on provides us the support and space to heal our emotional wounds. And using our physical state to change our mental state, and vice versa, is an incredible tool for moving through difficult emotions and attending to our overall health and wellbeing. In his conversations with Tom Bilyeu and Dr. Jim Gordon, Dr. Hyman discussed specific strategies to do just that using simple physical exercises and practices. Tom Bilyeu is a filmmaker and serial entrepreneur who chased money hard for nearly a decade and came up emotionally bankrupt. To that end, he and his partners sold their technology company and founded Quest Nutrition—a company predicated not on money, but rather on creating value for people with the mission to end metabolic disease, something impacting Tom’s own family. After exiting Quest and generating extraordinary personal wealth, Bilyeu turned his attention to the other pandemic facing society, the poverty of poor mindset. To solve the mindset problem at scale and help hundreds of millions of people adopt an empowering mindset he has co-founded the media studio Impact Theory with his business partner and wife, Lisa Bilyeu. Their aim is to influence the cultural subconscious by creating content that empowers people. Dr. Jim Gordon is the author of The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma and is a Harvard educated psychiatrist and a world-renowned expert in using mind-body medicine to heal depression, anxiety, and psychological trauma. He has worked with traumatized children and families in Bosnia, Gaza, Haiti, post-9/11 New York, and Parkland, among many other areas across the world facing tragedy and trauma. Dr. Gordon also works with veterans and active-duty military to address PTSD. Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation, “Why Your Mindset Matters If You Want Health And Wealth” with Tom Bilyeu here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/TomBilyeu Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation, “Is It Possible to Truly Heal From Trauma?” with Dr. James Gordon here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/DrJimGordon This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley. Paleovalley is offering my listener's 15% off your entire first order. Just go to paleovalley.com/hyman to check out all their clean Paleo products and take advantage of this deal. I definitely recommend trying the Grass-Fed Beef Sticks, Bone Broth Protein, and the Organ Complex.

Are Cows The Cause Or Cure For Climate Change? | This episode is brought to you by Tushy, ButcherBox, and chili If you’re confused about meat and its relationship with the climate, human health, and animal welfare, this is the podcast for you. These topics have been extremely conflated and many have turned to veganism as an answer. Unfortunately, it’s not so simple. And a black and white approach to diet can be dangerous not only for our individual nutritional needs, but it can slow much-needed progress when it comes to truly supporting and protecting our environment. There’s no doubt that factory farming should be illegal, but that is a far cry from stating that all meat is bad. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy I’m thrilled to sit down with Diana Rodgers and Robb Wolf to talk about the nuances of regeneratively raised meat and how it can reverse climate change, support better health for those that eat it, and provide natural and caring conditions for the animals it involves. Robb Wolf, a former research biochemist, is the two-time New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Paleo Solution and Wired to Eat. Robb is the co-founder of The Healthy Rebellion, a social movement with the goal of liberating 1 million people from the sick-care system. Robb is the executive producer of the film Sacred Cow. Diana Rodgers, RD, is a “real food” nutritionist living on a working organic farm near Boston, Massachusetts. She’s an author, runs a clinical nutrition practice, hosts the Sustainable Dish Podcast, and is an advisory board member of Animal Welfare Approved and Savory Institute. Her new book, Sacred Cow: The Case For Better Meat, just launched, and the Sacred Cow film she directed and produced will be out later this summer. This episode is brought to you by Tushy, ButcherBox, and chili. The Tushy bidet is a sleek attachment that clips onto your existing toilet and connects to the water supply behind your toilet to spray you with clean, fresh water. And it’s really affordable, starting at only $79. Right now Tushy is offering Doctor’s Farmacy listeners 10% off, too, so it’s a better time than ever to make the switch to a bidet. Just go to hellotushy.com/HYMAN. ButcherBox makes it super easy to get humanely raised meat that you can trust delivered right to your doorstep. ButcherBox is now gradually welcoming new customers due to increased demand, but only if you’re on the waitlist! So reserve your spot today at ButcherBox.com/farmacy, and you’ll get an email when they’re ready to take your order. One of the easiest and most effective ways to get better sleep every single night is through temperature regulation, which is why I was so relieved to discover the transformative products from chili. The chiliPAD and OOLER system are two really cool gadgets that fit over the top of your mattress and use water to control the temperature of your bed—which helps lower your internal temperature and trigger deep relaxing sleep. Right now chili is offering my audience a really great deal. Get 25% off the chiliPAD with code hyman25 or 15% off OOLER with code hyman15, just go to chilitechnology.com/drhyman. Here are more of the details from our interview (audio): Is now the time to end meat? (6:32) Death is part of life and part of farming and agriculture (9:35) Robb’s personal experience eating a vegan diet (16:28) Cattle and climate change (23:43) Understanding the nuance of greenhouse gas and methane production (27:56) Can we feed the world using regenerative agriculture? (34:24) How much water does it take to raise cattle? (40:17) Is meat bad for your health? (45:12) Supporting food sovereignty (54:13) Should we reduce our meat intake overall, even if it is quality meat? (55:37) Find more information at www.sacredcow.info Find more information about Diana Rodgers at www.sustainabledish.com. Follow Diana on Facebook @sustainabledish, on Twitter @sustainabledish, and on Instagram @sustainabledish Find more information about Robb Wolf at https://robbwolf.com/. Follow Robb on Facebook @robbwolfonline, on Twitter @robbwolf, and on Instagram @dasrobbwolf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What Really Causes Autoimmune Disease with Dr. Todd LePine | This episode is brought to you by AirDoctor Autoimmune diseases are a huge issue, affecting over 80 million Americans. They include type 1 diabetes, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, colitis, Crohn’s disease, and dozens of others, but they all have one thing in common: The body attacks itself. Conventional medicine uses pharmaceutical drugs to treat autoimmune disease but fails to answer one simple question: Why is the body out of balance to begin with, and how do we help it regain the proper balance? Functional Medicine, on the other hand, applies a personalized approach to treating autoimmune disease providing a map to find the root cause underlying autoimmune disease. In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. Todd LePine to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to treating autoimmune disease, and lupus specifically. Dr. LePine graduated from Dartmouth Medical School and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, specializing in Integrative Functional Medicine. He is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. Prior to joining The UltraWellness Center, he worked as a physician at Canyon Ranch in Lenox, MA, for 10 years. Dr. LePine’s focus at The UltraWellness Center is to help his patients achieve optimal health and vitality by restoring the natural balance to both the mind and the body. His areas of interest include optimal aging, bio-detoxification, functional gastrointestinal health, systemic inflammation, autoimmune disorders and the neurobiology of mood and cognitive disorders. Dr. LePine teaches around the world, and has given lectures to doctors and patients at American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), Age Management Medicine Group (AMMG), the University of Miami Integrative Medicine Conference, The Kripalu Center in Lenox, MA, and is on the faculty for American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M). Dr. LePine is the head of the Scientific Advisory Board for Designs for Health and a consultant for Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory. He enjoys skiing, kayaking, hiking, camping and golfing in the beautiful Berkshires, and is a fitness enthusiast. In this conversation, Dr. Hyman and Dr. LePine discuss: Common indicators of lupus Traditional treatments and medications used to treat lupus Pharmaceutical triggered lupus Pre-autoimmune disease and preemptive personalized medicine How Dr. LePine treated a patient with lupus The connection between Epstein Barr virus and autoimmune disease Five main triggers of autoimmune disease Lectins and mannose binding lectin deficiency Ozone therapy The relationship between lupus and hormones Foods to eat and to avoid for autoimmune disease For more information visit drhyman.com/uwc This episode is sponsored by AirDoctor. We need clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. Learn more about the AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier system at a special price at www.drhyman.com/filter Additional resources: Getting to the Root: Taking the Overwhelm Out of Autoimmunity https://drhyman.com/blog/2015/09/04/10-steps-to-reverse-autoimmune-disease/ A New Approach to Autoimmune Disease https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/06/27/a-new-approach-to-autoimmune-disease/ Top 5 Diet Changes for Autoimmunity https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2017/06/30/top-5-diet-changes-for-autoimmunity/ 10 Steps to Reverse Autoimmune Disease https://drhyman.com/blog/2015/09/04/10-steps-to-reverse-autoimmune-disease/ Is There A Cure For Autoimmune Disease? https://drhyman.com/blog/2010/10/09/is-there-a-cure-for-autoimmune-disease/ How to Stop Attacking Yourself: 9 Steps to Heal Autoimmune Disease https://drhyman.com/blog/2010/07/30/how-to-stop-attacking-yourself-9-steps-to-heal-autoimmune-disease/

Why Food Companies Make Unhealthy Products, And What We Can Do About It | This episode is brought to you by Four Sigmatic Here’s the simple truth: Food companies are in business to make money. If people eat or drink less of their products, they lose. This is the primary reason for why Big Food seeks to hook consumers and keep us coming back for more. The food industry approaches food as “engineering projects,” with the end goal of creating “heavy users”—a disturbing internal term used by food manufacturers that helps them make as much money as possible at the expense of public health. But as more and more consumers demand healthier foods, many companies are working hard to meet that demand. So how can we support this innovation and reward companies who are trying to do the right thing? Dr. Hyman explores these topics in his past interviews with Michael Moss and Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian. Michael Moss is a New York Times investigative reporter turned food-focused journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner for Explanatory Reporting, and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, “Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us”. He also has another book coming out soon called, “Hooked: Food and Free Will,” focused around food and addiction. Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian is a cardiologist, Dean and Jean Mayer Professor at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and Professor of Medicine at Tufts Medical School. As one of the top nutrition institutions in the world, the Friedman School’s mission is to produce trusted science, future leaders, and real-world impact. Dr. Mozaffarian has authored more than 400 scientific publications on dietary priorities for obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases, and on evidence-based policy approaches to reduce these burdens in the US and globally. He has served in numerous advisory roles including for the US and Canadian governments and, in 2016, Thomson Reuters named him as one of the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds. This episode is brought to you by Four Sigmatic. Right now Four Sigmatic is offering up to 40% off on their best selling Lion’s Mane Coffee bundles exclusively for listeners of The Doctor’s Farmacy. To get this deal, just go to foursigmatic.com/hyman. This is a really incredible deal so it’s the perfect time to branch out from your regular morning cup of coffee and try Four Sigmatic’s mushroom blends to enhance your brain-power, energy, and immunity throughout the day. Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation with Michael Moss here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/MichaelMoss Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation with Dr. Mozaffarian here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/DariushMozaffarian

Why Obesity, Hunger, And Malnutrition Are Found Together In The Same People | This episode is brought to you by Thrive Market and AirDoctor Coronavirus has got us thinking about a lot, including many parts of daily life that may not have crossed our minds before. A big one of those topics is food, and with unemployment at an all-time high, we’re seeing many people who need to utilize food stamps to help make ends meet. Unfortunately, the SNAP program (food stamps) caters to the purchase of cheaper, calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods over healthy, real, wholesome foods. We see that people who are food insecure and rely on programs like this are actually much more likely to be overweight or obese. The “N” in SNAP is for “nutrition,” and while there are SNAP benefits at beneficial food institutions like farmers’ markets, the program still has a long way to go to serve public health. Our food system is in desperate need of change, and as we look at current conditions in our world from COVID-19, we also see that the restaurant industry is in desperate need of help. The two actually go hand in hand. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I talk to Tom Colicchio, the chef and owner of Crafted Hospitality, which currently includes New York’s Craft, Riverpark, and Temple Court; Los Angeles’ Craft Los Angeles; and Las Vegas’ Heritage Steak and Craftsteak. In an effort to broaden his long-standing activism around food issues, Tom served as an executive producer to the 2013 documentary A Place at the Table about the underlying causes of hunger in the United States. This eye-opening experience led Tom on a journey to Washington DC where he has been a mainstay in our nation’s capital in the years since. From holding members of Congress accountable on their voting records around food to working with former FLOTUS Michelle Obama on the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, Tom has established himself as the leading “Citizen Chef” advocating for a food system that values access, affordability, and nutrition over corporate interests. This episode is brought to you by Thrive Market and AirDoctor. Thrive Market has made it so easy for me to stay healthy, even with my intense travel schedule. Not only does Thrive offer 25 to 50% off all of my favorite brands, but they also give back. For every membership purchased, they give a membership to a family in need. Get up to $20 in shopping credit when you sign up and any time you spend more than $49 you’ll get free carbon-neutral shipping. All you have to do is head over to thrivemarket.com/Hyman. We need clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. That’s why I’m teaming up with AirDoctor to offer you the AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier systems at a special price. Learn more at www.drhyman.com/filter. Here are more of the details from our interview: Why those who are most food insecure have the highest risk of diabetes and obesity (8:08) How Tom when from being a chef to doing lobbying work in Congress (9:32) Making nutritious foods more accessible and affordable through SNAP and through the food supply system (18:15) Why SNAP doesn’t go far enough (24:06) Systemic racism in the food system (26:06) The populations who are on SNAP (27:02) Improving working conditions for food system workers by demonopolizing food production (30:57) The Independent Restaurant Coalition’s work to support the restaurant industry during the coronavirus pandemic (39:08) How Tom is approaching his restaurant operations at this time (46:03) Innovation in the food supply system (51:39) Check out Tom’s podcast Citizen Chef with Tom Colicchio at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/citizen-chef-with-tom-colicchio/id1513237410 Follow Tom on Facebook @TomColicchio, on Instagram @tomcolicchio, and on Twitter @tomcolicchio

Postmenopausal Hormones: Helpful Or Harmful? with Dr. Elizabeth Boham | This episode is brought to you by AquaTru Women experiencing menopause are not destined to suffer from hot flashes, impaired mood, muscle loss, poor sleep, memory difficulties, and sexual problems. Menopausal symptoms are signs of imbalances in your sex hormones; they are not the result of mutant genes that destroy our vitality as we age. Instead, they are treatable symptoms of underlying imbalance in one of the core systems in your body. While conventional medicine commonly jumps to prescribe hormone replacement, Functional Medicine seeks to figure out the “why” – what is causing the symptoms and how can you treat the underlying problem. While sometimes this does include hormone replacement,, the important thing is to find the way to replace them that most aligns with your body. In this mini-episode, Dr. Hyman is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Boham to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to treating symptoms of menopause. They also discuss how they evaluate when to prescribe postmenopausal hormones and share patient case studies. Elizabeth Boham is a physician and nutritionist who practices functional medicine at The UltraWellness Center in Lenox, MA. Through her practice and lecturing she has helped thousands of people achieve their goals of optimum health and wellness. She witnesses the power of nutrition every day in her practice and is committed to training other physicians to utilize nutrition in healing. Dr. Boham has contributed to many articles and wrote the latest chapter on Obesity for the Rankel Textbook of Family Medicine. She is part of the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and has been featured on the Dr. Oz show and in a variety of publications and media including Huffington Post, The Chalkboard Magazine, and Experience Life. Her DVD Breast Wellness: Tools to Prevent and Heal from Breast Cancer explores the functional medicine approach to keeping your breasts and whole body well. This episode is sponsored by AquaTru. We need clean water not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. Learn more about the AquaTru water filter at a special price at www.drhyman.com/filter In this episode, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Boham discuss: The Women’s Health Initiative and hormone replacement therapy Perimenopause vs menopause Common perimenopause and menopause symptoms Why it matters how a woman goes into menopause Hormones, cancer, and chemotherapy How environmental toxins affect hormones How nutritional deficiencies affect estrogen metabolism Personalizing hormone use Pros and cons of giving hormones orally and transdermally Giving progesterone and testosterone For more information visit drhyman.com/uwc Additional Resources The Underlying Causes And Solutions For Women’s Hormonal Imbalances https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/WomensHormones How Do I Naturally Balance Female Sex Hormones? https://drhyman.com/blog/2015/08/14/how-do-i-naturally-balance-female-sex-hormones/

Decolonizing Our Food System | This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley Many of our sustainable farming practices actually stem from African and indigenous roots. However, the division of land, government subsidies, and financial resources that are available favor white farmers. In fact, since 1920 African-American farmers have lost over 14 million acres of land. This decline of Black, Brown, and Native farmers has had far-reaching negative impacts. It means a decline of wealth and continued generational financial hardship. It means a disconnection from history and cultural practices that connect people to the land. It also means that these communities don’t have access to the same fresh, healthy foods as predominantly white communities In this mini-episode, Dr. Hyman discusses these topics with Leah Penniman. Leah Penniman is a Black Kreyol educator, farmer, author, and food justice activist from Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, NY. She co-founded Soul Fire Farm in 2010 with the mission to end racism in the food system and reclaim our ancestral connection to land. As Co-Executive Director, Leah is part of a team that facilitates powerful food sovereignty programs—including farmer training for Black and Brown people, a subsidized farm food distribution program for communities living under food apartheid, and domestic and international organizing toward equity in the food system. Her book, Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land is a love song for the land and her people. Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation with Leah Penniman: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/LeahPenniman This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley. Paleovalley is offering my listener's 15% off your entire first order. Just go to paleovalley.com/hyman to check out all their clean Paleo products and take advantage of this deal. I definitely recommend trying the Grass-Fed Beef Sticks, Bone Broth Protein, and the Organ Complex.

How To Overcome Sugar Addiction with Keegan Allen and Tom Hopper | This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and chili I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard someone say they wish they had more willpower to be able to quit sugar. But here’s the thing: it’s an actual physical addiction and the food industry strives to get us hooked on sugar. So, it’s not about willpower, it’s about biochemistry. The great news is that we can reset our biochemistry and those sugar cravings and take back our health. The more you avoid sugar and refined carbohydrates (which just turn into sugar in your body) the more your body recognizes the natural sweetness in healthy foods like blueberries or even a red bell pepper. My guests on this episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, Keegan Allen and Tom Hopper, have both been through the sugar struggle, and they’re here to share their inspiring stories of overcoming the addiction to discover their most vibrant health. Keegan is an American actor, musician, photographer, and author. He’s known for his main role as Toby Cavanaugh on the Freeform series Pretty Little Liars. Allen's passion in his younger years tended towards photography, cinematography, and other roles behind the camera. Tom is an English actor. He has appeared as Sir Percival in Merlin, Billy Bones in Black Sails, Dickon Tarly in Game of Thrones, and Luther Hargreeves in Netflix’s new show The Umbrella Academy. This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and chili. ButcherBox makes it super easy to get humanely raised meat that you can trust by delivering it right to your doorstep. ButcherBox is committed to humanely raised animals that are never given antibiotics or added hormones and since they take out the middleman you get extra savings. ButcherBox is now gradually welcoming new customers due to increased demand, but only if you’re on the waitlist! So reserve your spot today at ButcherBox.com/FARMACY, and you’ll get an email when they’re ready to take your order. With the summer heat creeping up this is the perfect time to improve your sleep with a cooler bed and support your overall wellness routine at the same time. Right now, chili is celebrating Christmas in July with the gift of 20% off any sleep system. Just go to chilitechnology.com and enter code HYMAN20 at checkout to get 20% off any chili sleep system until July 8th. Here are more of the details from our interview: The health scare that led Tom to cut out sugar and start to view food as medicine (3:58) Keegan’s health journey from being pre-diabetic to understanding that his diet was making him unwell (12:42) Lactose intolerance, infertility, and sugar (17:10) Food labeling and ingredient lists (25:56) The first step to take to improve your diet (32:43) The science of sugar and how sugar affects your immune system (35:53) Keegan’s experience resetting his diet and improving his health (43:43) Sugar, cancer, and the ketogenic diet (48:07) The 10-Reset available at getfarmacy.com or getfarmacy.com/free (51:26) Worsening health metrics among children (58:08) Follow Keegan Allen on Instagram @keeoone and on Twitter @KeeganAllen Follow Tom Hopper on Instagram @tom.hopperhops and on Twitter @Tomhopperhops

In this new Q&A series, Dr. Mark Hyman takes live questions from his community. For a chance to speak with Dr. Hyman during a future Ask Mark Q&A, text your question to 413-225-8995 using the hashtag #AskMark Topics covered in this episode include: The best and worst oils for cooking How to get involved in improving our food system Staying healthy on a vegetarian diet How medical students can work towards becoming physicians who understand larger systems issues How to get restorative sleep The #1 change Dr. Hyman would make to improve food policy Gluten, heartburn, and GERD High intensity exercise and autophagy What to eat to prevent diabetes Mentioned in this episode: Eat Fat Get Thin by Dr. Mark Hyman Food: What the Heck Should I Eat by Dr. Mark Hyman Food Fix by Dr. Mark Hyman The UltraMind Solution by Dr. Mark Hyman Food Fix Action Guide Food Policy Action Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine Patient Programs Chicago Food Policy Action Council Karen Washington, Rise and Root Farm Ron Finley, Gangsta Gardener The Moral Determinants of Health by Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP Institute for Functional Medicine Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine Dr. Hyman’s Sleep Master Class Dr. Hyman’s 10-Day Reset Dr. Hyman’s 10-Day Reset: How To Do The 10-Day Reset (Without the Kit) Virta Health

Is Brain Fog Caused By Your Microbiome? with Dr. Todd LePine | This episode is brought to you by AirDoctor Many of us have experienced an inability to sustain our train of thought, difficulty focusing, the feeling like you’re living in a daze, and other types of brain fog. So what causes brain fog? The key insight is that your brain is not just some object sitting on the top of your shoulders. Your brain is an organ that’s connected to everything else happening in your body. And fixing your brain starts with fixing your body. When it comes to brain fog, that usually means attending to your gut health. In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. Todd LePine to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to treating brain fog. They explain why brain fog is so inextricably linked to gut health and how brain fog can be triggered by a range of things from diet to allergies to autoimmune conditions to environmental toxins and much, much more. Dr. LePine graduated from Dartmouth Medical School and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, specializing in Integrative Functional Medicine. He is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. Prior to joining The UltraWellness Center, he worked as a physician at Canyon Ranch in Lenox, MA, for 10 years. Dr. LePine’s focus at The UltraWellness Center is to help his patients achieve optimal health and vitality by restoring the natural balance to both the mind and the body. His areas of interest include optimal aging, bio-detoxification, functional gastrointestinal health, systemic inflammation, autoimmune disorders and the neurobiology of mood and cognitive disorders. Dr. LePine teaches around the world, and has given lectures to doctors and patients at American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), Age Management Medicine Group (AMMG), the University of Miami Integrative Medicine Conference, The Kripalu Center in Lenox, MA, and is on the faculty for American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M). Dr. LePine is the head of the Scientific Advisory Board for Designs for Health and a consultant for Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory. He enjoys skiing, kayaking, hiking, camping and golfing in the beautiful Berkshires, and is a fitness enthusiast. This episode is sponsored by AirDoctor. We need clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. Learn more about the AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier system at a special price at www.drhyman.com/filter In this episode, Dr. Hyman and Dr. LePine discuss: Brain fog is not a condition, it is a symptom Gut fermentation is as a common cause of brain fog How gluten, dairy, diet, food sensitivities, and gut dysbiosis can lead to brain fog Other reasons for brain fog including infections, tick infections, allergies, environmental toxins, autoimmune conditions, and more The relationship between the immune system and the gut How Dr. LePine worked with and treated a patient experiencing brain fog For more information visit drhyman.com/uwc Additional Resources: Supporting Our Innate Resilience https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/08/25/supporting-our-innate-resilience/ The Wrong Gut Bugs Can Make You Fat and Sick (and How to Fix Them) https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2017/09/21/the-wrong-gut-bugs-can-make-you-fat-and-sick-and-how-to-fix-them/ Getting Healthy is an Inside Job https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2016/03/16/getting-healthy-is-an-inside-job/ Building a Better Immune System for Lifelong Health and Vitality https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/11/06/building-a-better-immune-system-for-lifelong-health-and-vitality/ A New Approach to Autoimmune Disease https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/06/27/a-new-approach-to-autoimmune-disease/ Fixing Your Broken Brain + Lots More: 10 Takeaways from My Most-Asked Questions https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/01/08/fixing-broken-brain-lots-10-takeaways-asked-questions/ The Broken Brain Podcast – My Personal Journey to Fixing My Brain with Dr. Mark Hyman https://drhyman.com/blog/2018/08/02/the-broken-brain-podcast-my-personal-journey-to-fixing-my-brain-with-dr-mark-hyman-14/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It can often feel like stress is all around us. Stress can come in many different forms. Socioeconomic stress is a real burden for many people, as is the stress of taking care of several generations within a family, or meeting the demands of our jobs. Stress can also come in the form of bad food and poor or inadequate sleep. In all its many forms stress leads to inflammation. And inflammation actually kills the brain cells that help us make good decisions, and it makes those in the fight or flight part of the brain grow. This leads to anger and opposition and supports negative behavior and decision making. Dr. Hyman explores how stress can lead us to make unhealthy choices in his recent conversations with Drs. Rangan Chatterjee, Austin Perlmutter, and David Perlmutter. They also share information about what we can do to stop the negative effects of stress in our lives. Dr. Rangan Chatterjee is regarded as one of the most influential doctors in the UK and wants to change how medicine will be practiced for years to come. He hosts the biggest health podcast in Europe, Feel Better, Live More, which Apple has announced as one of the most downloaded new podcasts of the past year. His first book, How to Make Disease Disappear, is an international bestseller all over the world and has sold over 250,000 copies worldwide in just 18 months. His most recent book, the #1 bestseller, The Stress Solution, tackles what the WHO calls the health epidemic of our time—stress. Dr. David Perlmutter is a Board-Certified Neurologist and four-time New York Times bestselling author. He serves on the Board of Directors and is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition. He serves as a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and has published extensively in peer-reviewed scientific journals including Archives of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and The Journal of Applied Nutrition. His books have been published in 34 languages and include the #1 New York Times bestseller Grain Brain, The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs and Sugar, with over 1 million copies in print. Dr. Perlmutter’s new book Brain Wash, co-written with his son Austin Perlmutter, MD, was just released on January 14, 2020. Dr. Austin Perlmutter is a board-certified internal medicine physician. He received his medical degree from the University of Miami and completed his internal medicine residency at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland Oregon. His academic focus is on understanding the decision-making process, how it is influenced by internal and external factors, and how it changes our health and illness outcomes. He is also interested in methods of improving burnout and poor mental health in the medical field. He writes for Psychology Today on his blog, The Modern Brain. Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length interview with Dr. Chatterjee here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/DrRanganChatterjee Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length interview with Drs. David and Austin Perlmutter here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/DrsDavidAustinPerlmutter

What’s Wrong With The Business Of Politics And How To Fix It with Katherine Gehl | This episode is brought to you by Four Sigmatic and Thrive Market Politics is Big Business, there’s no way around it. We’re in an extremely divisive time, and we used to be able to get things done with a much more bipartisan approach. In the 60s, voting patterns were greatly blended, but they’ve only continued to move further apart since then. This hinders things like improvements to public health in favor of private gain. You know I always want to find the space for positive change, though, so I was excited to sit down and talk about solutions for improving our current political system on this episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy with Katherine Gehl. Katherine is a business leader, writer, speaker, and political innovation activist. She was president and CEO of Gehl Foods, a $250 million, high-tech food manufacturing company in Wisconsin with approximately 350 employees. Prior to joining Gehl Foods in 2007, Gehl held a range of positions in industry and government. Katherine recently authored The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy. This episode is brought to you by Four Sigmatic and Thrive Market. From now through June 28, 2020 Four Sigmatic is having their biggest sale of the year with savings up to 50% off. Plus, Doctor’s Farmacy listeners receive an EXTRA 20% off with code HYMAN. This is a really incredible deal so it’s the perfect time to branch out from your regular morning cup of coffee and try Four Sigmatic’s mushroom blends to enhance your brain-power, energy, and immunity throughout the day. Just go to foursigmatic.com/HYMAN or use code HYMAN at checkout. Thrive Market has made it so easy for me to stay healthy, even with my intense travel schedule. Not only does Thrive offer 25 to 50% off all of my favorite brands, but they also give back. For every membership purchased, they give a membership to a family in need. Get up to $20 in shopping credit when you sign up and any time you spend more than $49 you’ll get free carbon-neutral shipping. All you have to do is head over to thrivemarket.com/Hyman. Here are more of the details from our interview: Katherine’s realization that our political system is not broken, it’s working exactly as it was designed to work (8:46) The disconnection between elected officials acting in the public interest and getting elected (or re-elected) (13:33) How party primaries keep us from seeing results in Congress (15:28) How Democrats and Republicans effectively work together to rig the rules of the game and prevent new competition from entering our political industrial complex (21:49) Why increasing the power of the vote would be more impactful than reducing money in politics (24:30) Getting new competition into our political industrial system (27:34) Changing our voting rules to empower voters and get more results in Congress (34:17) How “Final Five Voting” can fix our troubled political system (45:53) Why The Hastert Rule is problematic (53:52) Creating incentives for elected officials to change the rules of Congress to get more done (58:01) Learn more and order your copy of “The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy” at gehlporter.com Find Katherine online at katherinegehl.com and follow her on Facebook @KatherineMGehl and on Twitter @katherinegehl

Treating The Underlying Causes Of High Blood Pressure with Dr. George Papanicolaou | This episode is brought to you by AirDoctor Almost a quarter of the worldwide adult population has high blood pressure or hypertension. An additional third of American adults have what is called a pre-hypertensive condition. Hypertension is a leading cause of heart disease and can lead to kidney failure, stroke, dementia, and more. Conventional medicine typically treats hypertension with medications which is generally effective in reducing risk of these complications. However, these medications frequently come with unintended side effects. Functional Medicine, on the other hand, seeks to get to and treat the root cause of whatever is causing hypertension. In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. George Papanicolaou to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to treating high blood pressure. They discuss how things like diet, sleep apnea, insulin resistance, and more are often the driving forces of hypertension. George Papanicolaou is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is Board Certified in Family Medicine from Abington Memorial Hospital. He is also an Institute for Functional Medicine Practitioner. Upon graduation from his residency he joined the Indian Health Service. He worked on the Navajo reservation for 4 years at the Chinle Comprehensive Medical Facility where he served as the Outpatient Department Coordinator. In 2000, he founded Cornerstone Family Practice in Rowley, MA. He practiced with a philosophy centered on personal relationships and treating the whole person, not just not the disease. He called that philosophy “Whole Life Wellness”. Over time as the healthcare system made it harder for patients to receive this kind of personal care Dr. Papanicolaou decided a change was needed. He began training in Functional Medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine. In 2015, he established Cornerstone Personal Health – a practice dedicated entirely to Functional Medicine. Dr. Papanicolaou to join The UltraWellness Center in 2017. In this conversation, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Papanicolaou discuss: What’s is considered normal blood pressure and why this metric is constantly changing Why high blood pressure is so dangerous The traditional medicine vs Functional Medicine approach to treating high blood pressure Why blood pressure needs to be treated How to get an effective blood pressure measurement Major causes of hypertension including insulin resistance, sleep apnea, low magnesium, low Omega-3 fats, and environmental causes Is salt an issue for high blood pressure? The connection between gut issues and high blood pressure For more information visit drhyman.com/uwc This episode is sponsored by AirDoctor. We need clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. Learn more about the AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier system at a special price at www.drhyman.com/filter Additional resources: Natural Remedies for Healthy Blood Pressure https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/04/12/natural-remedies-for-healthy-blood-pressure/ 5 Strategies for Better Sleep https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2020/03/19/5-strategies-for-better-sleep-2/ Magical Magnesium https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2020/03/11/magic-magnesium/ A Functional Medicine Approach to Obesity: 10 Ways to Lose Weight & Keep It Off https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/04/03/a-functional-medicine-approach-to-obesity-10-ways-to-lose-weight-keep-it-off/ 10-Day Rest GetFarmacy.com Should We All Avoid Gluten https://drhyman.com/blog/2018/09/26/podcast-ep20/ 8 Simple Hacks for a Better Night’s Sleep https://drhyman.com/blog/2016/04/13/8-simple-hacks-for-a-better-nights-sleep/ Magnesium: Meet the Most Powerful Relaxation Mineral Available https://drhyman.com/blog/2010/05/20/magnesium-the-most-powerful-relaxation-mineral-available/

Many of us live in a constant state of low-grade dissatisfaction that we don’t need or deserve. Yet there are tools waiting within all of us that can connect us to our purpose—and show us how to share our unique gifts with the world. In his conversations with Reverend Michael Beckwith and Dr. Andrea Pennington, Dr. Hyman explores how we can connect to our highest selves through simple practices, even in the face of relentlessly hostile messages from society. Reverend Michael Beckwith is the Founder and Spiritual Director of the Agape International Spiritual Center, a trans-denominational community headquartered in Los Angeles, comprised of thousands of local members and global live streamers. In 2012, Rev. Michael Beckwith addressed the UN General Assembly during its annual World Interfaith Harmony Week. As co-founder and president of the Association for Global New Thought, he hosts conferences featuring harbingers of world peace including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and had the distinguished honor of presenting Nelson Mandela with the Gandhi King Award. Dr. Beckwith is a sought after meditation teacher, conference speaker, and seminar leader on the Life Visioning Process™. Dr. Pennington is an integrative physician, acupuncturist, meditation teacher, and #1 international bestselling author. She received her Doctor of Medicine from Washington University School of Medicine, trained at Georgetown University Hospital, and received certification in Age Management Medicine with the Cenegenics Medical Institute. Her extensive study of medical nutrition, positive psychology, and neuroscience-inspired biohacking led her to create a holistic media platform, In8Vitality, to teach people how to blend ancient wisdom and modern science for enhanced vitality and life mastery. In Andrea’s latest book, The Real Self Love Handbook, she explores her personal journey from depression to real self-love and how The Cornerstone Process, a 5-step self-discovery framework, is setting people free from the drama of past trauma. Tune into Dr. Hyman’s full conversation with Reverend Michael Beckwith at https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/RevMichaelBeckwith Tune into Dr. Hyman’s full conversation with Dr. Andrea Pennington at https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/DrAndreaPennington

Why We Have To Face Death To Be Fully Alive with Lauren Zander | This episode is brought to you by AquaTru and chili We could all use a little help figuring out life sometimes. Or even a lot of help! And when we are willing to ask for it and also ask ourselves some tough questions, we can live more deeply, openly, and joyfully. One of the big parts of digging into things that make us unhappy is thinking about the ultimate “Why?” And it really comes down to making the most of this precious life because we know death is coming eventually. This can be a scary topic, but it doesn’t have to be. In facing the idea of death myself and enlisting the help of a life coach, I’ve become happier, healthier, and more successful without fear of what comes next. Today I’m excited to talk to my best friend and life coach, Lauren Zander, on The Doctor’s Farmacy. Lauren Handel Zander is the Co-Founder and Chairwoman of Handel Group®, an executive life coaching company. Her coaching methodology, The Handel Method®, is taught in over 50 universities and institutes of learning around the world, including MIT, Stanford Graduate School of Business, NYU, and the New York City Public School System. Lauren is also the creator of Inner.U: Learn to Human BetterⓇ , the online coaching course that teaches the entirety of The Handel Method, which has been used by dozens of celebrities, CEOs, and entrepreneurs since 2004, and she is the author of Maybe It’s You, a no-nonsense, practical manual that helps readers figure out not just what they want out of life, but how to actually get there. This episode is brought to you by AquaTru and chili. We need clean water and clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. That’s why I’m teaming up with AquaTru and AirDoctor to offer you the AquaTru Water Purification System and AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier systems at a special price. Learn more at www.drhyman.com/filter. One of the easiest and most effective ways to get better sleep every single night is through temperature regulation, which is why I was so relieved to discover the transformative products from chili. The chiliPAD and OOLER system are two really cool gadgets that fit over the top of your mattress and use water to control the temperature of your bed—which helps lower your internal temperature and trigger deep relaxing sleep. Right now chili is offering my audience a really great deal. Get 25% off the chiliPAD with code hyman25 or 15% off OOLER with code hyman15, just go to chilitechnology.com/drhyman. Here are more of the details from our interview: The twelve areas of life that Lauren typically works with clients on (5:12) How facing death makes you face life better (7:44) My fascination with death as a college student and my experience as a hospice worker (9:41) Coaching Lauren did with a dying mother and her adult son (12:32) Lauren’s tool of having clients write parent letters (16:56) Dealing with feelings of helplessness and hopelessness in response to the circumstances of 2020 (31:06) Building a life you love when your dreams and visions have been disrupted (37:18) Work I’ve been doing with Lauren around my sleep issues (40:59) Changing your life by working with your mind (44:44) Lauren’s online coaching course, Inner.U (45:12) Sign up for Inner.U LIFE for just $325 (regular price $650) at https://www.handelgroup.com/markhyman/ and use the code HYMAN75 at checkout. Talk to a human and see if Handel Group coaching options are right for you at https://bit.ly/0604FARM-con Find the Handel Group online at HGLife.Coach and follow them on Facebook @HGLifeCoaching and on Instagram @handelgroup

“I can’t breathe” has become a powerful phrase to symbolize the problem of systemic racism and unchecked prejudiced violence in our country. It’s also a powerful metaphor for the weight of how people feel when it comes to the social, economic, and healthcare inequalities that continue to thrive. And in the age of COVID-19, we keep hearing people say they can’t wait to get back to normal. But if this is what normal has looked like, do we really want it? It’s time for us to get more involved than ever before to create a new normal that includes social justice, civil rights, and compassion. On this episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, I talked with John Grossenbacher about how to begin this reimagining of America and so much more. John is a Navy veteran, was the Captain of a nuclear attack submarine, and rose to be a Vice Admiral and Commander of the US Submarine Forces. Following the Navy, John became the Director of the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL). INL is a sprawling industrial-scale research facility that covers 900 square miles and employs 4,000 people. There he led science and engineering research in energy, environmental, national, and homeland security fields. He also advised Governors, Senators, Congressmen, state, and local leaders in the region and Canada on energy, environmental, and homeland security matters. Here are more of the details from our interview: Saving the idea of America (3:08) Monopolization of wealth and industry in America (5:29) Managing our way out of the coronavirus pandemic with competence and compassion (8:37) Reforming America’s broken systems (12:26) They mythology of America and the American dream (16:28) Creating a culture of values (22:55) The impact of technology on our lives (25:39) Do we really want to get back to normal? (28:48) Reforming the food system and why you can’t separate the food system from politics (32:13) Learning from history and science, and John’s book recommendations include, “American Gospel” by John Meacham, “Thinking in Systems” by Donella H. Meadows, and “Trust” by Francis Fukuyama (48:53)

Addressing The Underlying Causes Of Infertility with Dr. Elizabeth Boham | This episode is sponsored by Inner.U About 10% of women of reproductive age are struggling with infertility and that number is on the rise. Individuals struggling with infertility can often feel hopeless. And while there is no across the board explanation for what causes infertility, by looking at the underlying issues that may be factoring in, it can often be reversed. In this mini-episode, Dr. Hyman is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Boham to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to treating infertility. They discuss specific patient cases and share why it is important to consider a wide range of factors including toxin exposure, nutritional deficiencies, stress management, and more. Elizabeth Boham is a physician and nutritionist who practices functional medicine at The UltraWellness Center in Lenox, MA. Through her practice and lecturing she has helped thousands of people achieve their goals of optimum health and wellness. She witnesses the power of nutrition every day in her practice and is committed to training other physicians to utilize nutrition in healing. Dr. Boham has contributed to many articles and wrote the latest chapter on Obesity for the Rankel Textbook of Family Medicine. She is part of the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and has been featured on the Dr. Oz show and in a variety of publications and media including Huffington Post, The Chalkboard Magazine, and Experience Life. Her DVD Breast Wellness: Tools to Prevent and Heal from Breast Cancer explores the functional medicine approach to keeping your breasts and whole body well. In this episode, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Boham discuss: Why infertility may be on the rise The difference between the traditional and Functional Medicine approach to infertility Reasons why people may struggle with infertility including diet, toxin exposure, nutritional deficiencies, stress management, exercise, sleep, and more What your waist to hip ratio and body composition can tell you How insulin and thyroid issues can affect fertility Celiac disease and nutrient deficiencies The importance of good prenatal vitamins with folate For more information visit drhyman.com/uwc When you sign up for Inner.U LIFE , you get a lifetime subscription to the program, 1 free session with an Handel Group Certified Coach, and access to Inner.University, with a 6-week coaching Masterclass to kick start your journey in the program. You can now get Inner.U Life for half off using code HYMAN75. Just visit https://www.handelgroup.com/markhyman to get Inner.U Life for only $325. The next Masterclass kicks off on July 1. Additional resources: Is An Underactive Thyroid To Blame For Your Mysterious Symptoms? with Dr. Elizabeth Boham The Underlying Causes and Solutions for Women’s Hormonal Balances with Dr. Elizabeth Boham Clara’s Case Study: Overcoming Infertility https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/09/05/claras-case-study-overcoming-infertility/ A Functional Medicine Approach to Infertility https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/09/01/a-functional-medicine-approach-to-infertility/ Supporting the Thyroid: Food as Medicine https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/03/15/supporting-thyroid-food-medicine/ Stop Drinking Your Calories https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/03/05/stop-drinking-calories/ 7 Strategies to Reverse Infertility https://drhyman.com/blog/2015/10/14/7-strategies-to-reverse-infertility/ Food, Fat, and Infertility https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/06/05/food-fat-infertility/

Meat That Is Good For You And The Planet with Fred Provenza | This episode is brought to you by Thrive Market, Joovv, and chili Eating a variety of phytonutrients is a powerful way to support optimal health, from things like colorful fruits and veggies. Another really cool side of phytonutrients is the impact they have on making animals healthier, too. In fact, animals who graze on a diverse variety of pasture, with lots of different kinds of wild plants, get an incredible array of phytonutrients. They will even intuitively mix and match their nutritional needs to what plants are available, making sure they get the right balance of vitamins and minerals. Animals who’ve been able to graze like this provide much healthier meat that passes more nutritional benefits along to us. Plus they get to live happier, more natural lives! Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I talk to Fred Provenza about the amazing world of phytochemicals and what they can do for animals and our own bodies. Fred grew up in Salida, Colorado, working on a ranch and attending school in Wildlife Biology at Colorado State University. He is professor emeritus of Behavioral Ecology in the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University where he worked for 35 years, directing an award-winning research group that pioneered an understanding of how learning influences foraging behavior and how behavior links soil, plants, herbivores, and humans. He is the author of three books, including Nourishment: What Animals Can Teach Us About Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom; Foraging Behavior: Managing to Survive in a World of Change; and The Art & Science of Shepherding: Tapping the Wisdom of French Herders (co-authored with Michel Meuret). He has also published over 300 research papers in a wide variety of scientific journals. This episode was sponsored by Thrive Market, Joovv, and chili. Thrive Market has made it so easy for me to stay healthy, even with my intense travel schedule. Not only does Thrive offer 25 to 50% off all of my favorite brands, but they also give back. For every membership purchased, they give a membership to a family in need. Get up to $20 in shopping credit when you sign up and any time you spend more than $49 you’ll get free carbon-neutral shipping. All you have to do is head over to thrivemarket.com/Hyman. I recently discovered Joovv, a red light therapy device. Red light therapy is a super gentle non-invasive treatment where a device with medical-grade LEDs delivers concentrated light to your skin. It actually helps your cells produce collagen so it improves skin tone and complexion, diminishes signs of aging like wrinkles, and speeds the healing of wounds and scars. Check out the Joovv products at joovv.com/farmacy and use the code FARMACY at checkout. One of the easiest and most effective ways to get better sleep every single night is through temperature regulation, which is why I was so relieved to discover the transformative products from Chili. The chiliPAD and OOLER system are two really cool gadgets that fit over the top of your mattress and use water to control the temperature of your bed—which helps lower your internal temperature and trigger deep relaxing sleep. Right now chili is offering my audience a really great deal. Get 25% off the chiliPAD with code hyman25 or 15% off OOLER with code hyman15, just go to chilitechnology.com/drhyman Here are more of the details from our interview: How Fred started thinking about the relationship between phytochemicals, plant diversity, and animal health (8:08) Nutrient deficiencies in animals and in humans that have resulted from industrial agriculture and mono diets (13:32) How animals naturally meet their nutritional requirements by eating a diversity of plants (17:58) How palatability illustrates our innate nutritional wisdom, and the innate nutritional wisdom of animals (23:40) What animals in feedlots are fed (30:50) The four reasons why food quality has declined from our modern agricultural practices (34:10) Is eating grass-fed meat better for our health, and is all grass-fed meat created equal? (41:39) Would it be better for the environment if humans stopped eating meat altogether? (52:43) Are we eating too much meat? (1:05:58) What you eat with meat, and spices may influence the effects of meat on our health (1:11:45) Flavor is developed in utero and early in life (1:19:02) Get Fred’s book, Nourishment: What Animals Can Teach Us about Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom via Chelsea Green here, at Barnes & Noble here, and via Amazon here Find Fred’s paper, “Is Grassfed Meat and Dairy Better for Human and Environmental Health?” here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before I became a doctor, I actually studied Buddhism. I wanted to understand the root of human suffering, and through that understand the way to creating happiness. I realized that by becoming a doctor, I could help people alleviate suffering in multiple ways. Better yet, through Functional Medicine, I could get to the root cause of why the body is struggling and correct it from the ground up. My interest in Buddhism was sparked when my sister took me, at just 15 years old, to a lecture by Professor Robert Thurman, the leading American expert on Tibetan Buddhism. My life has never been the same, and I was thrilled to sit down and tell him that on this episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy. Robert Thurman is the Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion at Columbia University; President of the Tibet House U.S., a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Tibetan civilization; and President of the American Institute of Buddhist Studies, a non-profit affiliated with the Center for Buddhist Studies at Columbia University and dedicated to the publication of translations of important artistic and scientific treatises from the Tibetan Tengyur. Time chose Professor Thurman as one of its 25 most influential Americans in 1997, describing him as a “larger than life scholar-activist destined to convey the Dharma, the precious teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, from Asia to America.” *For context this interview was recorded in April 2020 Here are more of the details from our interview: Robert’s description of “Buddhism in a nutshell” (11:04) The first Noble Truth (or fact) of Buddhism: Recognizing that we suffer (15:30) The second Noble Truth (or fact) of Buddhism: Misunderstanding that our reality causes suffering (20:13) The third Noble Truth (or fact) of Buddhism: Freedom from suffering (22:44) The fourth Noble Truth (or fact) of Buddhism: The 8-fold path of education, or training (26:24) Using Buddhism as a lens for dealing with COVID-19 and all the resulting suffering (31:02) Changing our relationship to fear through empathy (37:37) Robert’s experience as a young man, traveling to India, and meeting the Dalai Lama (42:16) Robert’s psychedelic experience and how psychedelics be used to treat and educate (45:21) Book recommendations to go inward, and learn more about Buddhist thought and the environmental movement (59:02) Learn more about Robert Thurman at https://bobthurman.com/ Follow Robert on Facebook @Robert.A.F.Thurman and on Twitter @bobthurman Listen to Robert’s podcast at https://bobthurman.com/bob-thurman-podcast/

Prolozone and Nutritional Therapy for Osteoarthritis with Dr. George Papanicolaou | This episode is sponsored by AirDoctor Millions of Americans suffer from chronic joint pain, most commonly in the knee, due to osteoarthritis. Conventional medicine typically treats the symptoms of osteoarthritis but does not necessarily do anything to reverse it. Functional Medicine approaches these issues differently, treating and reversing chronic inflammation through lifestyle, diet, botanicals, targeted supplements, and more—including more “out of the box” therapies like ozone and prolozone. In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with his colleague, Dr. George Papanicolaou, to discuss their experiences treating chronic joint pain in patients with nutritional and prolozone therapy. George Papanicolaou is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is Board Certified in Family Medicine from Abington Memorial Hospital. He is also an Institute for Functional Medicine Practitioner. Upon graduation from his residency he joined the Indian Health Service. He worked on the Navajo reservation for 4 years at the Chinle Comprehensive Medical Facility where he served as the Outpatient Department Coordinator. In 2000, he founded Cornerstone Family Practice in Rowley, MA. He practiced with a philosophy centered on personal relationships and treating the whole person, not just not the disease. He called that philosophy “Whole Life Wellness”. Over time as the healthcare system made it harder for patients to receive this kind of personal care Dr. Papanicolaou decided a change was needed. He began training in Functional Medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine. In 2015, he established Cornerstone Personal Health – a practice dedicated entirely to Functional Medicine. Dr. Papanicolaou to join The UltraWellness Center in 2017. In this conversation, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Papanicolaou discuss: Traditional therapies for arthritis and joint pain Why obesity is a risk factor for arthritis Microbiome of the gut can be found in the knee Using an anti-inflammatory diet and lifestyle interventions to treat osteoarthritis Why going gluten and dairy free, along with eliminating sugar, can improve joint pain How physical therapy can improve osteoarthritis How ozone and prolozone therapy works, and how it is used to treat arthritis, and how many treatments are typically needed Dr. Hyman’s personal experience with ozone treatment Supporting healing with nutrients How prolozone can rebuild cartilage For more information visit drhyman.com/uwc This episode is sponsored by AirDoctor. We need clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. Learn more about the AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier system at a special price at www.drhyman.com/filter Additional Resources: Dr. George Papanicolaou | Medical Specializations https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/11/19/dr-george-papanicolaou-medical-specializtions/ Nature’s Ibuprofen: Inflammation Pain Relief from Within! https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2015/02/09/natures-ibuprofen-inflammation-pain-relief/ Conquering Arthritis Naturally https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/12/01/conquering-arthritis-naturally/ How Traumatic Stress Fuels the Flame of Gut Issues (and Arthritis) https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/10/03/traumatic-stress-fuels-flame-gut-issues-arthritis/ Dr. Hyman’s 10-Day Reset https://getfarmacy.com

Like most of you, I’m feeling the heaviness of our national news. The injustice we continue to be reminded of through violent, devastating acts needs to stop. We cannot tolerate a system that ignores equality and deems it acceptable to ignore a human plea for air, for life. On April 4, 2018, on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, I was honored to be asked to speak at Riverside Church in Harlem. The day was focused on MLK Jr.’s fight for civil rights and social justice for minorities and the poor. Today, in lieu of airing our previously planned episode, I am instead sharing that talk I gave at Riverside Church just over two years ago, as an acknowledgment of the targeting of Black lives in our society and the need for systemic change to protect Black health and Black lives. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” We can no longer be silent about this.

Over 40% of college students report feeling too depressed to function on a daily basis. Over 60% are overwhelmingly anxious. This was not always the case. COVID-19 aside, what is it about our modern times that is leading to stress instead of joy? One of my observations is that we’re meant to be human beings, not humans doing, yet we’re constantly just trying to get things done, to accumulate more possessions, to achieve power and success. But we can reframe our perspective of what matters and focus more on simply being—on sitting, listening, noticing—to improve our happiness and satisfaction in life. Today’s guest on The Doctor’s Farmacy, Laurie Santos, is the perfect person to talk to about actively working on increasing our happiness. Laurie Santos is a Professor of Psychology and the Head of Silliman College at Yale University, as well as the host of the critically acclaimed podcast The Happiness Lab. After observing a disturbing level of unhappiness and anxiety among her students, she began teaching a course entitled "Psychology and the Good Life," which quickly became the most popular course in Yale's history and has also reached almost 2 million people from all over the world online. Although she’s now best known as a "happiness expert,” Santos's research explores the much broader question of "What makes the human mind unique?" and often includes comparing the cognitive capacities of non-human animals to humans. Here are more of the details from our interview: When Laurie began to notice the mental health crisis among her students (2:18) How we are misguided about what will make us happy by our culture and our intuition (5:32) The happiest countries in the world and one likely reason why the United States doesn’t make the list (9:09) How happiness is created through gratitude practices and serving others (12:17) Using social media and our technological devices more productively (22:49) Hacking your stress through your breath, diet, and more (40:24) Exercise your compassion muscle and fight compassion fatigue through metta, or loving kindness meditation (44:34) Creating new habits and rituals to build happiness (50:43) Ways in which the coronavirus pandemic is changing and affecting us (55:08) Post-traumatic growth (58:00) Check out Laurie’s podcast, The Happiness Lab at https://www.happinesslab.fm/ and follow her on Twitter @lauriesantos

Treating Acne From The Inside Out with Dr. Elizabeth Boham | This episode is sponsored by AirDoctor Acne is the #1 skin condition in the United States, affecting not just millions of teenagers but an increasing number of adults as well. We spend over a billion dollars for prescriptions and over-the-counter (OTC) products to cure acne, yet at best these are short-term solutions. Conventional medicine deals with symptoms, so their solutions for acne include lathering on potions and lotions, and taking antibiotics or strong liver-damaging medications. Functional Medicine, on the other hand, addresses the problem’s root cause. From this lens, we can understand that numerous factors contribute to acne, including nutritional status, stress, toxicity, inflammation and hormonal and gut imbalances. In this mini-episode, Dr. Hyman is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Boham to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to treating acne and other skin issues. Dr. Elizabeth Boham is a physician and nutritionist who practices Functional Medicine as part of my team at The UltraWellness Center in Lenox, MA. Through her practice and lecturing, she has helped thousands of people achieve their wellness goals. She is part of the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and has been featured on the Dr. Oz show and in a variety of publications and media including Huffington Post, The Chalkboard Magazine, and Experience Life. Her DVD Breast Wellness: Tools to Prevent and Heal from Breast Cancer explores the Functional Medicine approach to keeping your breasts and whole body well, a topic she is passionate about as a breast cancer survivor. In this episode, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Boham discuss: Why what you’re eating is so much more important than what you put on your skin How topical skin treatments can work in short term but cause issues in the long term Foods that can commonly cause acne, including sugar, starch, dairy, and processed foods How sugar affects our microbiome and immune system How Dr. Boham treated two patients with acne The gut-skin connection Nutrients that are really important for skin to turn over, including vitamin A and zinc How toxins such as pesticides and BPA can affect skin and overall health Supporting your detoxification system through diet, hydration, sweat, and more For more information, visit drhyman.com/uwc This episode is sponsored by AirDoctor. We need clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. Learn more about the AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier system at a special price at www.drhyman.com/filter Additional resources: “Got Acne? What You Put IN Your Body is More Important Than What You Put on Your Skin” https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/08/01/got-acne-what-you-put-in-your-body-is-more-important-than-what-you-put-on-your-skin/ “Inner Glow” https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2017/07/17/inner-glow/ “Hormones and Neurotransmitters” https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2012/10/17/lesson-3-hormones-and-neurotransmitters/ “Gut and Digestive Health” https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2012/10/17/lesson-4-gut-digestive-health/ “Detoxification” https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2012/10/17/lesson-5-detoxification/ “Energy, Mitochondria and Oxidative Stress” https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2012/10/17/lesson-6-energy-mitochondria-oxidative-stress/ “Clean Beauty” https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/04/25/clean-beauty/ “Why Is Sugar So Hard To Kick” https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/08/15/why-is-sugar-so-hard-to-kick/ “Essential Glutathione: The Mother of All Antioxidants” https://drhyman.com/blog/2010/05/19/glutathione-the-mother-of-all-antioxidants/ “Defeating Acne, Quick Meal Prep, and How to Gain Weight on a Low Carb Diet” https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/04/17/defeating-acne-quick-meal-prep-gain-weight-low-carb-diet/ “10 Simple Strategies to Eliminate Acne” https://drhyman.com/blog/2015/11/04/10-simple-strategies-to-eliminate-acne/ “Do Milk and Sugar Cause Acne” https://drhyman.com/blog/2011/02/11/do-milk-and-sugar-cause-acne/ “How to Feed the Gut” https://drhyman.com/blog/2018/04/13/how-to-feed-your-gut/ “Get These Toxins Out of Your House: https://drhyman.com/blog/2016/07/25/get-these-toxins-out-of-your-house/ “Enhance Detoxification” https://drhyman.com/blog/2010/08/30/the-ultramind-solution-key-5-enhance-detoxification/ “EWG’s 5 Ways to Reduce Your Exposure to Toxic BPA” https://www.ewg.org/news-and-analysis/2018/02/5-ways-reduce-your-exposure-toxic-bpa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kerry Kennedy - Is Your Food Grown by Oppressed Farmworkers? | Brought to you by Thrive Market, Athletic Greens, and Theragun Social injustice is all around us. With the age of COVID-19, we see it in the higher rates of illness in our most underserved communities. On a larger, everyday scale we see it in the exploitation of farmworkers we all rely on to produce our food. Of course, these are only two examples of many human rights issues that we all should be thinking about. We often make a mistake in thinking we’re too insignificant to help. We’re not politicians, lobbyists, philanthropists, so what could we possibly do? The answer is a lot—with each small step of activism we take, we send positive ripples out into our communities and the rest of the world. I was so excited to sit down with my good friend Kerry Kennedy to talk about human rights activism and how her family has historically been a part of producing positive social change. Kerry is the president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Since 1981, she has worked on diverse human rights issues including child labor, disappearances, indigenous land rights, judicial independence, freedom of expression, ethnic violence, impunity, women's rights, and the environment. Kerry is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Being Catholic Now, Robert F. Kennedy: Ripples of Hope, and Speak Truth to Power: Human Rights Defenders Who Are Changing Our World. Kerry founded RFK Compass, which convenes biannual meetings of institutional investors who collectively control $5 to $7 trillion in assets to address the impact of human rights violations on investment outcomes. She serves on the boards of the U.S. Institute of Peace, Human Rights First, Ethics in Action, SDG USA, Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa, Health eVillages, Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation, Nizami Ganjavi International Center as well as several public companies. This episode was sponsored by Thrive Market, Athletic Greens, and Theragun. Thrive Market has made it so easy for me to stay healthy, even with my intense travel schedule. Not only does Thrive offer 25 to 50% off all of my favorite brands, but they also give back. For every membership purchased, they give a membership to a family in need. Get up to $20 in shopping credit when you sign up and any time you spend more than $49 you’ll get free carbon-neutral shipping. All you have to do is head over to thrivemarket.com/Hyman. I use Athletic Greens in the morning as part of my daily routine. It’s really one supplement that covers so many bases and you’d be hard-pressed to find something else this comprehensive in one place. Right now Athletic Greens is offering my audience their Vitamin D3/K2 Liquid Formula free with your first purchase. Just go to athleticgreens.com/hyman to get your free bottle of Vitamin D3 and K2 with your first purchase. The Theragun is a percussive handheld therapy tool that I can use at home on myself or you can use it on a partner. There are a variety of devices to choose from and multiple head attachments to get different kinds of targeted muscle treatments. The Gen Four series, with an OLED screen, personalized Theragun app, and plenty of power for deep relaxation start at just $199. Just go to theragun.com/Hyman to get your Theragun today. Here are more of the details from our interview: Robert and Ethel Kennedy’s social justice work and how it influenced Kerry’s human rights work (7:06) Exploitation of food and farm workers in the U.S. and New York state (17:51) How Black people were intentionally excluded from the Fair Labor legislation passed by President Roosevelt (23:34) The importance of allowing collective bargaining among farm workers (26:10) The Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ work preventing exploitation of farm workers and how their model is being replicated around the world (30:15) The Fair Food Program and how it’s different from most social responsibility compacts (36:59) Health, economic, and human rights inequities in the United States (40:24) The silver linings of the coronavirus pandemic (43:27) RFK’s moral imagination, his role in the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the speech he gave on the night of MLK Jr.’s assassination (48:56) Social emotional learning (57:58) Learn more about Kerry’s work at RFK Human Rights at https://rfkhumanrights.org/ and follow her on Facebook @KerryKennedyRFK and on Twitter @KerryKennedyRFK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maintaining good health is front and center in most of our minds right now, and for good reason. As we take in the latest news on COVID-19 each day, it’s the perfect time to take a deeper look at why some of us are more susceptible to this virus. How can we collectively improve our immunity to combat this pandemic more successfully? How can we protect ourselves in the future? There are many ways. And you won’t be surprised that food and the policies that influence our food system are a huge piece of that puzzle. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy I talk with Senator Bill Frist, a politician, doctor, farmer, author, and much more. Senator Frist is a heart and lung transplant surgeon and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader. He represented Tennessee in the U.S. Senate for 12 years and was elected Majority Leader in 2003. He led passage of the 2003 Medicare Modernization Act and the historic PEPFAR HIV/AIDS legislation that has saved millions of lives worldwide. As the founder and director of the Vanderbilt Multi-Organ Transplant Center, he performed over 150 heart and lung transplants, authored over 100 peer-reviewed medical articles, and published seven books on topics such as bioterrorism, transplantation, and leadership. Throughout this episode, we discuss how a lack of appreciation for data and science among policymakers is affecting how we handle COVID-19, as well as healthcare in general. *For context, this interview was recorded on May 1, 2020. Here are more of the details from our interview: Lack of appreciation for data and science among policymakers, as it relates to COVID-19 and healthcare in general (4:35) Is there an opportunity to improve our food system through policy at this moment in time? (7:28) Health and economic benefits of providing medically tailored meals to people with chronic disease (11:03) Food industry lobbying in Congress (15:44) Reforming our national food stamp and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (22:06) How policy moves from an idea to implementation, and why language and storytelling are critical to this process (26:03) Training COVID-19 contract tracers to be community health workers (41:24) Addressing challenges around the way we grow food and our commodity crop food system (52:13) Our health and its effect on our national security (1:01:35) Find Sen. Frist online at http://billfrist.com/ and follow him on Facebook @SenatorBillFrist and on Twitter @bfrist. Subscribe to Sen Frist’s podcast, A Second Opinion, at https://bit.ly/aso-podcast

Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases often go undiagnosed or are misdiagnosed. This is partially because Lyme mimics other illnesses such as the flu, manifesting as diverse symptoms including headaches, muscle aches, stomach ulcers, constipation, and joint pain, making diagnosing and treating Lyme very difficult. Left unchecked, Lyme symptoms can worsen, creating a long-running inflammatory response and autoimmune illness. Lyme disease, or borreliosis, is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which can proliferate to every area in your body. The good news is that with some work and effort, you can successfully treat Lyme disease. In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. Todd LePine to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to identifying and treating chronic Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. Dr. LePine graduated from Dartmouth Medical School and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, specializing in Integrative Functional Medicine. He is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. Prior to joining The UltraWellness Center, he worked as a physician at Canyon Ranch in Lenox, MA, for 10 years. Dr. LePine’s focus at The UltraWellness Center is to help his patients achieve optimal health and vitality by restoring the natural balance to both the mind and the body. His areas of interest include optimal aging, bio-detoxification, functional gastrointestinal health, systemic inflammation, autoimmune disorders and the neurobiology of mood and cognitive disorders. Dr. LePine teaches around the world, and has given lectures to doctors and patients at American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), Age Management Medicine Group (AMMG), the University of Miami Integrative Medicine Conference, The Kripalu Center in Lenox, MA, and is on the faculty for American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M). Dr. LePine is the head of the Scientific Advisory Board for Designs for Health and a consultant for Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory. He enjoys skiing, kayaking, hiking, camping and golfing in the beautiful Berkshires, and is a fitness enthusiast. This episode is sponsored by AirDoctor. We need clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. Learn more about the AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier system at a special price at www.drhyman.com/filter In this episode, Dr. Hyman and Dr. LePine discuss: Why conventional medicine doesn’t acknowledge chronic Lyme disease Why chronic Lyme and other tick-borne illness can present, or exist along with, conditions such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue system, autoimmune issues, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s and dementia, multiple sclerosis, SIBO and other gut issues, depression, and more What syphilis can teach us about Lyme and other tick-borne illness Conventional vs Functional Medicine testing, identification, and treatment for Lyme Using botanicals, herbs, sauna, and sunshine exposure to treat Lyme Can you get rid of Lyme? Off-the-grid therapies for Lyme including stem cells, exosomes, hyperbaric oxygen, hyperthermia, ozone therapy, and peptides For more information visit drhyman.com/uwc Additional Resources: “7 Strategies To Tackle Lyme Disease” https://drhyman.com/blog/2015/10/09/7-strategies-to-tackle-lyme-disease/ “Getting to the Root Cause of MS and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome” https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/05/08/getting-root-cause-ms-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/ “The Myth of Diagnosis” https://drhyman.com/blog/2018/05/04/the-myth-of-diagnosis/ “Innovative Treatments for Chronic Disease Not Available in the US” https://drhyman.com/blog/2018/12/12/podcast-ep31/ “My Journey to Functional Medicine” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/03/20/my-journey-to-functional-medicine/

The ketogenic diet has gained a lot of popularity in the past couple of years. If you’re not quite sure what it is, why it could be beneficial, or you’re well-acquainted with it and just want to learn more, this episode is for you. The ketogenic diet, or keto as it’s called, is a high-fat low carbohydrate diet. While some people take this to mean loads of conventionally raised meat and dairy, the true (and beneficial version) means lots of beneficial fats from things like avocados, nuts and seeds, and coconut; high-quality protein from clean sources like grass-fed meat and pasture-raised eggs; and plenty of non-starchy vegetables. To hash out more of the details about keto and how it can support good health, I was excited to talk with my friend and one of the leading voices in the Paleo/Primal and keto movements, Mark Sisson. Mark is the founder of the popular daily health blog, Mark’s Daily Apple, godfather to the Primal food and lifestyle movement, and the New York Times bestselling author of The Keto Reset Diet. His latest book is Keto for Life, where he discusses how he combines the keto diet with a Primal lifestyle for optimal health and longevity. Mark is the author of numerous other books as well, including The Primal Blueprint. This episode is sponsored by Joovv, chili, and my Sleep Master Class. I recently discovered Joovv, a red light therapy device. Red light therapy is a super gentle non-invasive treatment where a device with medical-grade LEDs delivers concentrated light to your skin. It actually helps your cells produce collagen so it improves skin tone and complexion, diminishes signs of aging like wrinkles, and speeds the healing of wounds and scars. Check out the Joovv products at joovv.com/farmacy and use the code FARMACY at checkout. One of the easiest and most effective ways to get better sleep every single night is through temperature regulation, which is why I was so relieved to discover the transformative products from Chili. The chiliPAD and OOLER system are two really cool gadgets that fit over the top of your mattress and use water to control the temperature of your bed - which helps lower your internal temperature and trigger deep relaxing sleep. Right now chili is offering my audience a really great deal. Get 25% off the chiliPAD with code hyman25 or 15% off OOLER with code hyman15, just go to chilitechnology.com/drhyman In this modern world we place too much value on staying busy and deprioritizing sleep, which is why I have created my first ever Master Class. It guides you through the most important steps to getting better sleep, starting today. To learn more about the Sleep Master Class, head over to drhyman.com/sleep. Here are more of the details from our interview: Mark’s wake-up call to change how he ate and exercised at 28 years old (5:42) Tenets of the Primal Blueprint (13:50) Reversing the aging process through metabolic flexibility (19:36) What is a ketogenic diet? (24:37) How long does it take to adapt to the ketogenic diet and why do people get the “keto flu”? (33:15) Can you eat too much on the ketogenic diet? (35:53) The way to know if you’re doing a ketogenic diet properly (39:28) Weightlifting and the importance of muscle, especially as you age (41:12) Why burning fat is better than burning sugar for longevity (44:21) Do you have to be “keto” all of the time to get the benefits of a ketogenic diet? (53:02) Find Mark online at www.marksdailyapple.com and follow him on Facebook @marksdailyapple, on Instagram @marksdailyapple, and on Twitter @Mark_Sisson Get Mark’s latest book Keto for Life at http://www.ketoreset.com/forlife/

Only 12% of us in the US are metabolically healthy—it’s pretty alarming when the healthy population is the minority. And in the age of COVID-19, it’s important to recognize that those with a chronic disease are at an exponentially higher risk of hospitalization than someone who is metabolically healthy. If we as a population were healthier (think less obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, etc.), the evidence supports that we’d be faring much better throughout this pandemic. Of course, a major driver of chronic diseases and the risks they create is our food system. We can’t expect to be a resilient population if we aren’t feeding our bodies real food with real nutrients we can use to function optimally. To dig into this topic further, I was excited to sit down with Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian on this episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy. Dr. Mozaffarian is a cardiologist, Dean and Jean Mayer Professor at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and Professor of Medicine at Tufts Medical School. As one of the top nutrition institutions in the world, the Friedman School’s mission is to produce trusted science, future leaders, and real-world impact. Dr. Mozaffarian has authored more than 400 scientific publications on dietary priorities for obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases, and on evidence-based policy approaches to reduce these burdens in the US and globally. He has served in numerous advisory roles including for the US and Canadian governments and, in 2016, Thomson Reuters named him as one of the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds. For context, this interview was conducted on April 30, 2020. Here are more of the details from our interview: Three ways COVID-19 influences food and nutrition, and visa versa (3:28) How our national health and economic outcomes from COVID-19 might be different were we a metabolically healthy society (7:37) We can improve our metabolic health in real time (9:53) Micronutrients and their potential for preventing and reducing COVID-19 severity (11:32) Strategies to address our chronic disease pandemic and problems with our food system (28:41) How obesity is affecting our military and national security (33:23) Why we need a coordinated national organizing office around food and nutrition policy (48:18) Functional Medicine for our food system (54:55) Obstacles to changing and improving our food system (56:12) Educating policymakers through strategic collaboration among stakeholders (1:00:30) Find the “Report of the 50th Anniversary of the White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health: Honoring the Past, Taking Actions for our Future” at https://sites.tufts.edu/foodnutritionandhealth2019/ Follow Dr. Mozaffarian on Twitter @Dmozaffarian.

Many of us wonder why we keep getting sick and repeatedly suffer from recurrent infections—whether it be sinus infections, ear infections, urinary tract infections, cold and flu, or a range of other infections. While conventional medicine typically treats these infections with antibiotics, Functional Medicine digs deeper to determine the cause of the infection and what can be done to eliminate it. In this mini-episode, Dr. Hyman is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Boham to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to breaking the cycle of recurrent infections and how to make ourselves more immune resilient. Elizabeth Boham is a physician and nutritionist who practices functional medicine at The UltraWellness Center in Lenox, MA. Through her practice and lecturing she has helped thousands of people achieve their goals of optimum health and wellness. She witnesses the power of nutrition every day in her practice and is committed to training other physicians to utilize nutrition in healing. Dr. Boham has contributed to many articles and wrote the latest chapter on Obesity for the Rankel Textbook of Family Medicine. She is part of the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and has been featured on the Dr. Oz show and in a variety of publications and media including Huffington Post, The Chalkboard Magazine, and Experience Life. Her DVD Breast Wellness: Tools to Prevent and Heal from Breast Cancer explores the functional medicine approach to keeping your breasts and whole body well. In this episode, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Boham discuss: Strengthening our immune system to break the cycle of recurrent infections. COVID-19. How antibiotics can disrupt the balance of bugs in our microbiome, affecting the immune system, and leading to a cycle of infections. A 10-year old patient Dr. Boham treated who was consistently getting sick from cold and flu. Dairy as a common cause of congestion and recurrent ear infections. Boosting the immune system with zinc and vitamin C. How heavy metals, such as lead, interrupt gut function and affect the immune system. Using probiotics and supplements to personalize treatment for recurrent infections. Supporting the detoxification system to improve the immune system. Treating recurrent bladder infections. Common causes of urinary tract infections (UTIs). Breaking the cycle of recurrent bladder infections by drinking a lot of water, urinating frequently, wiping from front to back, wearing cotton underwear, and urinating after sex as well as with probiotics, cranberry, D-mannose, and herbs. Rejuvenating the immune system with sleep, exercise, stress reduction, a whole foods diet, getting off sugar, and eliminating ultra-processed foods. For more information visit drhyman.com/uwc This episode is sponsored by AirDoctor. We need clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. Learn more about the AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier system at a special price at www.drhyman.com/filter Additional Resources: “Five Tips for Building a Better Immune System” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2020/02/08/five-tips-for-building-a-better-immune-system/ “5 Steps to Break the Cycle of Chronic Urinary Tract Infections” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2017/09/15/5-steps-to-break-the-cycle-of-chronic-urinary-tract-infections/ “Getting to the Root | Episode 3 | Supporting the Immune System” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/04/23/getting-to-the-root-episode-3-supporting-the-immune-system/ “Top 5 Foods to Support Your Immune System” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/11/12/top-5-foods-to-support-your-immune-system/ “The Wrong Gut Bugs Can Make You Fat and Sick (and How to Fix Them)” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2017/09/21/the-wrong-gut-bugs-can-make-you-fat-and-sick-and-how-to-fix-them/ “How To Feed Your Gut” https://drhyman.com/blog/2018/04/13/how-to-feed-your-gut/ “Are You Still Consuming Dairy?” https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/07/27/still-consuming-dairy/ “Stuffy Nose, Headaches, and Honey” https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/04/21/stuffy-nose-headaches-honey/ “Heartburn and Candida: What is Your Gut Trying to Tell You?” https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/04/06/heartburn-candida-gut-trying-tell/ “Here’s the Downside of Antibiotics Your Doctor Might Not Tell You” https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/01/25/heres-downside-antibiotics-doctor-might-not-tell/ “A Functional Medicine Approach to COVID-19” https://drhyman.com/blog/2020/04/01/a-functional-medicine-approach-to-covid-19/ Dr. Hyman’s 10 Day Reset getfarmacy.com Dr. Hyman’s 10 Day Reset free resource guide getfarmacy.com/free Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Food is political, whether we like it or not. From the subsidies used to grow the crops that produce our massive amounts of ultra-processed foods, to school lunches, to the meals being served on our own dinner tables and even in the White House, the state of our food system is impacted by policy on an incredible scale. My guest on today’s episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy has played a very positive role in trying to impact those policies for the better to make America healthier as a whole. Sam Kass is the former Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition in the Obama administration. After cooking for the Obamas in Chicago for two years, Sam joined the White House kitchen staff in 2009. During his White House tenure, he took on several additional roles including Executive Director of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign and Senior White House Policy Advisor for Nutrition. As one of the First Lady’s longest-serving advisors, he helped the First Lady create the first major vegetable garden at the White House since Eleanor Roosevelt’s victory garden. Currently, Sam is a Partner at Acre Venture Partners. Acre is a venture capital fund investing in the future of food with a mission to improve human and environmental health in the food system. The fund focuses on early-stage, highly disruptive impactful companies in the food system focused on agriculture, supply chain, and consumer. Sam is also the author of Eat a Little Better: Great Flavor, Good Health, Better World. *For context, this episode was recorded in March 2020. This episode is sponsored by Athletic Greens, Thrive Market, Theragun and Farmacy. I use Athletic Greens in the morning as part of my daily routine. It’s really one supplement that covers so many bases and you’d be hard-pressed to find something else this comprehensive in one place. Right now Athletic Greens is offering my audience their Vitamin D3/K2 Liquid Formula free with your first purchase. Just go to athleticgreens.com/hyman to get your free bottle of Vitamin D3 and K2 with your first purchase. Thrive Market has made it so easy for me to stay healthy, even with my intense travel schedule. Not only does Thrive offer 25 to 50% off all of my favorite brands, but they also give back. For every membership purchased, they give a membership to a family in need. Get up to $20 in shopping credit when you sign up and any time you spend more than $49 you’ll get free carbon-neutral shipping. All you have to do is head over to thrivemarket.com/Hyman. The Theragun is a percussive handheld therapy tool that I can use at home on myself or you can use it on a partner. There are a variety of devices to choose from and multiple head attachments to get different kinds of targeted muscle treatments. The Gen Four series, with an OLED screen, personalized Theragun app, and plenty of power for deep relaxation start at just $199. Just go to theragun.com/Hyman to get your Theragun today. Here are more of the details from our interview : Sam’s experience training as a chef in Vienna and how it led him to think about agriculture and food policy (8:34) How Sam began cooking for the Obama family and his experience working in the White House (12:24) The passage of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and the challenges around school lunch reform (16:05) How tomato sauce, French fries, and pizza came to be considered vegetables in schools (19:39) The impactfulness of the “Community Eligibility Program” provision in the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act which allows schools to serve free breakfast to students (25:24) The current administration’s attempts to roll back standards put into place through the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (31:26) The reason why junk food is more affordable than healthy food (41:07) Why government is not well positioned to change our food system (43:00) Innovation in the food industry (45:00) The negative feedback loop between food production and climate change (48:36) Check out Sam’s cookbook, “Eat a Little Better: Great Flavor, Good Health, Better World: A Cookbook” here. Follow Sam on Twitter @chefsamkass and on Instagram @samkassdc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While we can’t be sure what’s in store for us with the future of COVID-19, we can try to learn from the past to tackle this situation in the smartest way possible. That means looking at previous infectious disease epidemics and understanding zoonotic diseases like this one, that are passed from animals to humans, and how they’re different from the other pandemic diseases we’ve been able to eradicate. I was excited to connect with Dr. Steven Gordon to dig into these topics deeper, today on The Doctor’s Farmacy. Dr. Gordon is the Chairman of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Professor of Medicine at the Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western University. His clinical interests include infective endocarditis including cardiac electronic implantable device infections as well as opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. He is a Fellow in the American College of Internal Medicine and a Member of the Infectious Disease Society of America. Dr. Gordon is the person to talk to when it comes to gaining a better understanding of infectious diseases. He explains some of the unique characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 and how they will dictate the way we move forward with healthcare and as a society in the coming years. The good news is that Dr. Gordon has a positive outlook about our ability to cope with COVID-19. *For context, this episode was conducted on May 1, 2020 Here are more of the details from our interview: Lessons learned from previous infectious disease epidemics (3:11) Unique characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 and how they will influence our ability to move forward as a society over the next few years (6:12) Evaluating infection rates, antibody testing, and mortality rates (9:39) Do we need widespread testing, and is it even possible? (12:02) Why are some locations affected more than others by coronavirus? (13:53) Treatments for COVID-19, what we’ve tried and what might be coming (18:44) Why a COVID-19 vaccine might not be the magic bullet we’ve been waiting for (22:51) Wearing masks and other culture change for effective COVID-19 prevention (31:18) Dr. Gordon’s coronavirus projections for the next two years (35:33) Can you get COVID-19 more than once? (38:28) How healthcare could improve if 5G and internet were a free utility for all (46:27)

Functional Medicine is all about looking at the way our systems function together, rather than focusing on one part of the body at a time. The steps you take to support whole-body health work in the same way. Diet, exercise, stress reduction—they simultaneously affect more than just one aspect of your health—and new research has revealed that choices around these things can have major impacts on our sleep, and how that cycles back to support overall optimal health. In this episode I sit down with Dr. Todd LePine to discuss why so many of us experience issues related to our sleep and what we can do about it. Dr. LePine graduated from Dartmouth Medical School and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, specializing in Integrative Functional Medicine. He is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. Prior to joining The UltraWellness Center, he worked as a physician at Canyon Ranch in Lenox, MA, for 10 years. Dr. LePine’s focus at The UltraWellness Center is to help his patients achieve optimal health and vitality by restoring the natural balance to both the mind and the body. His areas of interest include optimal aging, bio-detoxification, functional gastrointestinal health, systemic inflammation, autoimmune disorders and the neurobiology of mood and cognitive disorders. Dr. LePine teaches around the world, and has given lectures to doctors and patients at American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), Age Management Medicine Group (AMMG), the University of Miami Integrative Medicine Conference, The Kripalu Center in Lenox, MA, and is on the faculty for American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M). Dr. LePine is the head of the Scientific Advisory Board for Designs for Health and a consultant for Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory. He enjoys skiing, kayaking, hiking, camping and golfing in the beautiful Berkshires, and is a fitness enthusiast. This episode is sponsored by my Sleep Master Class. In this modern world we place too much value on staying busy and deprioritizing sleep, which is why I have created my first ever Master Class. It guides you through the most important steps to getting better sleep, starting today. To learn more about the Sleep Master Class, head over to drhyman.com/sleep In this episode, Dr. Hyman and Dr. LePine discuss: The value in asking if you are waking up refreshed How artificial light at night disrupts hormones and sleep The importance of getting exposure to natural light in the morning How side effects from medication, caffeine, alcohol, eating late at night, and environmental toxins can all affect sleep Sleep hygiene routines The link between temperature and sleep Consequences of chronic sleep deprivation Sleep and the immune system EMFs (or electric and magnetic fields) and their effects on our physiology Additional treatments for sleep issues For more information visit drhyman.com/uwc Products mentioned in this episode: TrueDark https://truedark.com/ Purity Coffee https://puritycoffee.com/ Oura Ring https://ouraring.com/ Chili https://www.chilitechnology.com/ 10-Day Reset https://getfarmacy.com/ Additional Resources: “Your Brain and Immunity: The Fascinating Connection You Need to Nurture” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/06/04/your-brain-and-immunity-the-fascinating-connection-you-need-to-nurture/ “Magical Magnesium” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2020/03/11/magic-magnesium/ “5 Strategies for Better Sleep” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2020/03/19/5-strategies-for-better-sleep-2/ “Why is my teenager so tired?: A personal story” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/09/25/why-is-my-teenager-so-tired-a-personal-story/ “8 Simple Hacks for a Better Night's Sleep” https://drhyman.com/blog/2016/04/13/8-simple-hacks-for-a-better-nights-sleep/ “Sleep Heals” https://drhyman.com/blog/2018/12/20/sleep-heals/ “Is Coffee Good or Bad for You?” https://drhyman.com/blog/2016/07/14/is-coffee-good-or-bad-for-you/ “Food Bites with Dr. Hyman – Nighttime Snacking” https://drhyman.com/blog/2015/05/15/food-bites-with-dr-hyman-nighttime-snacking/ “Food Bites with Dr. Hyman – What can I do to stay asleep and sleep more deeply?” https://drhyman.com/blog/2015/02/05/food-bites-dr-hyman-can-stay-asleep-sleep-deeply/ “Is There An Antidote to Stress?” https://drhyman.com/blog/2019/12/31/podcast-ep87/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When’s the last time you remembered a new phone number? This used to be the norm, but now most of us rely on our digital devices for everything from phone numbers to directions and even basic math. This might feel harmless but it’s actually doing our brains a disservice. We’re living in an age of digital dementia, because we don’t have to rely on our brains for the memorization and navigation we used to. But it doesn’t have to be that way—we can retrain ourselves to learn faster, retain information better, and really maximize our time spent learning. The secret is meta-learning, or the science of learning how to learn. There’s no better person to dive into this topic than Jim Kiwk, my guest today on The Doctor’s Farmacy. Jim is the founder of Kwik Learning and a widely recognized world expert in speed-reading, memory improvement, brain performance, and accelerated learning. For over two decades he has served as the brain coach to many of the world’s leading C-suite executives and celebrities. After a childhood brain injury left him learning-challenged, Jim created strategies to dramatically enhance his mental performance. He has since dedicated his life to helping others unleash their true brainpower to learn faster and perform smarter. His recent book, Limitless, provides the keys to accelerated learning and endless potential This episode is sponsored by my Sleep Master Class and Joovv. In this modern world we place too much value on staying busy and deprioritizing sleep which is why I have created my first ever Masterclass which guides you through the most important steps to getting better sleep today. To learn more about the sleep masterclass, head over to drhyman.com/sleep. Sign-up today to watch the first three lessons of the sleep masterclass for free. Here are more of the details from our interview (video / audio): Jim’s brain injury at the age of 5 and how it affected him throughout his childhood education and beyond (8:26) How technology is driving information overload, digital deluge, digital distraction, digital dementia, and digital deduction (12:03) Who we spend time with is who we become (17:10) How we grow is connected to how we learn (19:05) Investment in knowledge pays the most in dividends (20:30) The value of learning how to learn (21:45) The Limitless Model to learn and achieve anything faster; and how mindset, motivation, and method can act as constraints between where you are and where you want to be (24:21) Debunking lies that limit people from speed reading (38:30) How to read a book a week (41:20) Why Jim’s speed reading method works (50:47) Get a copy of Jim’s book, Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life at https://www.limitlessbook.com/ Find Jim online at https://jimkwik.com and follow him on Facebook @kwiklearning, on Twitter @kwiklearning, and on Instagram @jimkwik

As we continue to learn more about COVID-19, we continue to see a pattern in those more at risk. People who aren’t metabolically healthy (think obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension) are much more likely to experience severe complications if they are to get the virus. And to put that in perspective, only 1 in 8 Americans are considered metabolically healthy. That means a lot of us are at risk during this already alarming time. We can start changing that today, though, and create a newfound health baseline while creating a greater level of resilience when it comes to chronic disease and future situations like this. The US isn’t the only place dealing with an epidemic of obesity and other metabolic diseases. The UK and other parts of the world are also struggling, thanks to the spread of the ultra-processed food and a sedentary lifestyle. On this episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, I’m joined by Dr. Aseem Malhotra to talk about the impact COVID-19 is having on the UK, the risks that metabolic diseases pose with the virus, and much more. Dr. Aseem Malhotra is a founding member of Action on Sugar and was the lead campaigner highlighting the harm caused by excess sugar consumption in the United Kingdom, particularly its role in type 2 diabetes and obesity. His first book, co-authored with Donal O' Neill, The Pioppi Diet, has become an international bestseller. *For context, this episode was recorded on April 24, 2020 Here are more of the details from our interview: Metabolic disease, excess body fat, and chronic inflammation lead to worse outcomes from COVID-19, as well as from the flu (5:13) Dr. Aseem’s personal experience with belly fat and excessive sugar intake (13:53) Five markers to assess metabolic health (17:49) Risks associated with sarcopenic obesity and loss of muscle mass, especially among older people (21:30) Health disparities and COVID-19 outcomes (25:24) Why the idea of personal responsibility is fundamentally flawed when it comes to our current food environment, including the food environment in hospitals (27:51) The role of public health interventions in improving life expectancy (34:11) What is ultra processed food? (40:56) Dr. Malhotra’s diet recommendations for combating inflammation and preventing insulin resistance (43:30) Eating healthier on a budget, how policy can make healthier foods more affordable, and the Environmental Working Group’s Good Food On A Tight Budget Shopping Guide (48:04) Learn more about Dr. Aseem Malhotra at http://doctoraseem.com/. Follow him on Facebook @aseem.malhotra.98, on Instagram @lifestylemedicinedoctor, and on Twitter @draseemmalhotra.

The body and brain are one interconnected system, which means you can’t treat anxiety effectively by using only drugs or psychotherapy. You need to treat the body, because the body and brain are one interconnected system. Unfortunately, conventional medicine plays the name and blame game. It says, you are “anxious;” you need an “anti-anxiety” medication. But saying you are anxious explains nothing about why you have anxiety. Functional Medicine takes a different approach. By taking a detailed history and personalized approach, it seeks to get to the root of the issue. In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with his colleague, Dr. George Papanicolaou, to discuss how they treat patients suffering with anxiety. George Papanicolaou is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is Board Certified in Family Medicine from Abington Memorial Hospital. He is also an Institute for Functional Medicine Practitioner. Upon graduation from his residency he joined the Indian Health Service. He worked on the Navajo reservation for 4 years at the Chinle Comprehensive Medical Facility where he served as the Outpatient Department Coordinator. In 2000, he founded Cornerstone Family Practice in Rowley, MA. He practiced with a philosophy centered on personal relationships and treating the whole person, not just not the disease. He called that philosophy “Whole Life Wellness”. Over time as the healthcare system made it harder for patients to receive this kind of personal care Dr. Papanicolaou decided a change was needed. He began training in Functional Medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine. In 2015, he established Cornerstone Personal Health – a practice dedicated entirely to Functional Medicine. Dr. Papanicolaou to join The UltraWellness Center in 2017. This episode is sponsored by AirDoctor. We need clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. Learn more about the AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier system at a special price at www.drhyman.com/filter In this conversation, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Papanicolaou discuss: The conventional medicine vs Functional Medicine approach to treating anxiety Why making yourself more psychologically resilient makes you more physically resilient How Dr. Papanicolaou treated a patient with panic attacks, difficulty focusing, and bloating DNA testing to determine how your genes might be influencing anxiety How gut issues, including SIBO, IBS, and gluten sensitivity, can lead to anxiety Urine peptide testing How Dr. Papanicolaou treated a patient with, anxiety, brain fog, hair loss, and fatigue How anxiety can be related to hormones and autoimmune issues For more information visit drhyman.com/uwc

When we think about health, we usually think about diet and exercise. We think about the things we are doing for our physical body to promote wellness. But what about the things we can’t see? Relationships are a big one. For example. committing just ten to fifteen minutes a day to talking to someone we love is a powerful way to keep ourselves happy and connected, especially now during this time of coronavirus quarantine. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I talk with Dr. Vivek Murthy about nurturing greater connection and what it means for our health. Dr. Murthy served as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States between 2014-2017. As the Vice Admiral of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, he commanded a uniformed service of 6,600 public health officers globally. During his tenure, Dr. Murthy launched the TurnTheTide campaign, catalyzing a movement among health professionals to address the nation’s opioid crisis. He also issued the first Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health, calling for expanded access to prevention and treatment and for recognizing addiction as a chronic illness, not a character flaw. In 2017, Dr. Murthy focused his attention on chronic stress and loneliness as prevalent problems that have profound implications for health, productivity, and happiness. His book Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World was just published on April 28th. *For context, this episode was recorded in February 2020. This episode is sponsored by Simple Mills and Branch Basics. There are definitely not many baking mixes out there I trust. Simple Mills is an exception because they use real-food ingredients. Having a few boxes of Simple Mills mixes on hand is an easy kitchen hack for healthier baking on those days you just need a little extra help. Now until May 29th, 2020 you can get 20% off at simplemills.com using the code DRHYMAN20. Branch Basics makes a biodegradable, non-GMO, fragrance-free, multi-purpose concentrate that can clean everything in your house safely. You can honestly use it for anything - in the kitchen or bathroom or even for laundry or cleaning your wood floors. Right now Branch Basics is offering 15% off their Starter Kit, just go to branchbasics.com and use the code HYMAN15 at checkout. Here are more of the details from our interview: How Dr. Murthy came to focus on loneliness (9:04) The science behind loneliness and its impact on our health (14:24) Why we don’t always see the loneliness that exists around us (19:22) Loneliness and its connection to addiction (20:45) Building connection through love and kindness (29:51) Steps we can take in our individual lives to combat loneliness and build a connected life (37:36) Shifting culture to a society that focuses on people over reputation, power, and wealth (42:27) Our connection to other people is built on having a strong connection to ourselves (44:01) Why we often struggle with loneliness in the workplace (45:22) Getting over the obstacles that keep us from investing in connection in our own lives (48:54) Learn more about Dr. Murthy at www.vivekmurthy.com and get a copy of his book, “Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World” at https://www.vivekmurthy.com/together-book Follow Dr. Murthy on Facebook @drvivekmurthy, on Instagram @drvivekmurthy, and on Twitter @vivek_murthy

One in three children born today will develop type 2 diabetes and four out of ten will be overweight. There’s a fundamental problem happening around our country when it comes to how we feed our kids and the lifelong health risks they face as a result. When we think about fixing the problem, it makes sense to look at our schools. In Boston, for example, 30,000 children a day rely on the school food system for 2 to 3 meals a day. That gives the educational system a lot of power to change the nutritional profile of our children’s diets with real food, but unfortunately, many districts are stuck relying on packaged and processed options. Certain groups are making some amazing positive changes, though, by installing real school kitchens that serve real food. My friend Jill Shah, who joined me for this episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, has led that fight in the Boston public school system with incredible results. Jill Shah is the President of the Shah Family Foundation, which supports innovative and transformative work where education, healthcare, and community intersect in the city of Boston. The foundation’s primary work and support is centered on Boston’s schools and community organizations, with the goal of sharing broadly the programs and solutions that prove successful. Jill’s civic interests include healthy food in schools, food access in high-needs neighborhoods, rigorous and successful public schools for all kids, and a deeper collaboration between education and healthcare around issues of physical, mental, emotional, and social health. *For context, this interview was recorded on March 31, 2020 Here are more of the details from our interview: School food programs during school closings from COVID-19 (3:36) The experience that led Jill to work on school food program reform in Boston (7:34) Serving whole, real food in schools costs less, employs more people, and is completely scalable (10:58) National policy rollbacks of guidelines implemented during the Obama administration (17:58) Improvements in children’s health, behavior, and academic performance (21:01) The role of local governments in addressing school food programs (25:22) How school food program reform can support local economies (30:32) Dealing with competitive foods in schools (33:00) Getting My Way Cafe into your local school system (41:49) Branding My Way Cafe as a lever for change (44:25) Learn more about My Way Cafe and reforming school food programs at mywaycafe.org and shahfoundation.org Find the documentary Eat Up at eatupfilm.com

Mounting research shows that there is no magic bullet to treat heart disease, cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis, allergies, digestive disorders, headaches, fatigue, or any of the myriad problems we suffer from in the 21st century. But increasing evidence also shows us something else. It shows that food is the most powerful “drug” we have not just to prevent, but also treat, cure, and reverse most chronic illnesses. Food contains information that speaks to our genes, not just calories for energy. What you eat programs your body with messages of health or illness. We are learning from research in the field of nutrigenomics, that food “talks” to our DNA switching on or off genes that lead to health or disease. In this mini-episode, Dr. Hyman speaks with Maggie Ward about the nutrition-focused appointments she conducts at The UltraWellness Center, and the power of treating people with food. Maggie Ward, MS, RD, LDN, is the Nutrition Director at The UltraWellness Center. Maggie holds a masters degree in Nutrition from Bastyr University which focuses on using whole foods for holistic Nutrition Therapy. In addition, she completed her requirements to become a registered dietitian at Westchester Medical Center in NY. Prior to joining The UltraWellness Center team in 2008, Maggie worked at The Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York providing nutrition counseling to children and families dealing with HIV. She also taught at the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan and other sites throughout New York City, teaching nutritionally focused cooking classes for children and adults.Much of her focus is on food allergies, digestive disorders, inflammatory conditions, Pediatrics and Sports Nutrition. Maggie has been counseling individuals, families and business groups on therapeutic diets to address various health concerns for more than 15 years. Her ongoing clinical training through the Institute for Functional Medicine uses a systems biology approach when working with those who suffer from chronic and acute conditions to help them find their path to healing. She has a passion for cooking and reconnecting people with their potential to heal using whole, organic and local foods. This episode is sponsored by AirDoctor. We need clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. Learn more about the AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier system at a special price at www.drhyman.com/filter In this episode Dr. Hyman and Maggie discuss: Foods that frequently cause reflux and digestive issues, including dairy and gluten Why taking deep breaths before you begin eating and chewing slower can improve digestive issues Using elimination diets to identify common food sensitivities and irritants The danger of long-term acid blocking drug use Nutritional testing and what can be gleaned from it Sleep apnea and its relationship to high-blood pressure and weight gain Using DNA testing and nutrigenomics to identify genetic variations and personalize your diet The value of low carbohydrate diets and reducing starch and sugar intake Supporting your detoxification system with foods such as cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, broccoli sprouts, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, and through protein sources For more information visit drhyman.com/uwc Learn more about the nutrition services offered at The UltraWellness Center here Additional Resources: “Nutrigenomics: Supporting Your Immune System and Beyond” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2020/04/15/nutrigenomics-supporting-your-immune-system-and-beyond/ “Lab Spotlight: Testing for Food Sensitivities” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/09/27/lab-spotlight-testing-for-food-sensitivities/ “Getting to the Root: Tackling SIBO with Functional Medicine” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/06/14/getting-to-the-root-tackling-sibo-with-functional-medicine/ “Gluten and Dairy-Free Recipes Even an Italian Can Love” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/06/12/gluten-and-dairy-free-recipes-even-an-italian-can-love/ “Getting to Know our UltraTeam: A Personal Interview with Functional Nutritionist Maggie Ward” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/03/15/getting-to-know-our-ultrateam-a-personal-interview-with-functional-nutritionist-maggie-ward/ “How I Changed My Life Using Functional Nutrition” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/08/02/how-i-changed-my-life-using-functional-nutrition/ “Natural Remedies for Healthy Blood Pressure” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/04/12/natural-remedies-for-healthy-blood-pressure/ “How Hidden Food Sensitivities Make You Fat” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2012/02/22/how-hidden-food-sensitivities-make-you-fat/ “Finding Trigger foods, The Right Amount of Fat and My Top Superfoods” https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/03/12/finding-trigger-foods-right-amount-fat-top-superfoods/ “The Myth of Diagnosis” https://drhyman.com/blog/2018/05/04/the-myth-of-diagnosis/ Hosted on Acast. 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Energy is such a major piece to overall wellness—we don’t feel very motivated to practice self-care and pursue the things we love if we simply don’t have the energy. So what does it really look like to have great energy, and what can we do in our own lives to create more of it? Today’s guest on The Doctor’s Farmacy is the perfect person to answer that. Ben Greenfield is a human performance consultant, speaker, and New York Times bestselling author of 13 books, including the wildly popular titles, Beyond Training and Boundless. A former collegiate tennis, water polo, and volleyball player, as well as a bodybuilder, 13-time Ironman triathlete, and professional obstacle course racer, Ben has been voted by the NSCA as America’s top Personal Trainer and by Greatist as one of the top 100 Most Influential People In Health and Fitness. Ben hosts the highly popular fitness, nutrition, and wellness website bengreenfieldfitness.com, a site with over a million monthly visitors, featuring articles, podcasts, and product reviews. His latest book, Boundless, is all about creating more energy to live the life of optimal health and happiness you deserve. This can happen through many different types of actions, so today Ben walks us through his extensive research and personal experience. *For context, this episode was recorded in January 2020. This episode is sponsored by Joovv and Athletic Greens. I recently discovered Joovv, a red light therapy device. Red light therapy is a super gentle non-invasive treatment where a device with medical-grade LEDs delivers concentrated light to your skin. It actually helps your cells produce collagen so it improves skin tone and complexion, diminishes signs of aging like wrinkles, and speeds the healing of wounds and scars. Check out the Joovv products at joovv.com/farmacy and use the code FARMACY at checkout. I use Athletic Greens in the morning as part of my daily routine. It’s really one supplement that covers so many bases and you’d be hard-pressed to find something else this comprehensive in one place. Right now Athletic Greens is offering my audience their Vitamin D3/K2 Liquid Formula free with your first purchase. Just go to athleticgreens.com/hyman to get your free bottle of Vitamin D3 and K2 with your first purchase. Here are more of the details from our interview: Ben’s new book and why he chose to focus on how to have a boundless amount of energy throughout the day (6:33) Why doing Turkish Get-Up kettlebell exercises is one of Ben’s favorite workouts (10:21) Traditional gym culture vs taking “movement snacks” throughout the day (14:40) Using light therapy to reduce wrinkles, care for your skin, create energy, and more (17:13) The benefits of creating a bit of stress to the system to activate a healing response, such as employing hot/cold routines and sauna (21:33) Why the Carnivore and Paleo Diets were developed in response to plant’s built-in defense mechanisms (25:53) Anti-aging, NAD, sirtuin activating compounds, and sirtuin activating foods (29:41) Assessing what the best diet is for you, fasting, the pitfalls of eating while stressed, and why we should all avoid late night eating (46:12) Eating meat, MTOR activation, and how to avoid high amounts of leucine and methionine (54:46) Methods for optimal sleep (59:01) Get Ben’s book, Boundless: Upgrade Your Brain, Optimize Your Body and Defy Aging at https://boundlessbook.com/ Find Ben online at bengreenfieldfitness.com and follow him on Facebook @BGFittness, on Twitter @bengreenfield, and on Instagram @bengreenfieldfitness

People have never been more curious about strengthening the immune system than they are right now. The COVID-19 pandemic has got us all thinking seriously about our health and what it means to have immune strength, now and in the future. To get the most out of this trying time, we need to be open to looking at our health in ways we haven’t before. My guest today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, Dr. Jeffrey Bland, is a pro at that, and for this reason and so many others he is considered the father of Functional Medicine. Dr. Bland has been an internationally recognized leader in the nutritional medicine field for over 35 years. He’s authored five books on nutritional medicine for the healthcare professional and six books on nutrition and health. With his wife, Susan, Dr. Bland founded The Institute for Functional Medicine in 1991, a nonprofit organization focused on educating healthcare practitioners on effective approaches to treating and preventing chronic disease by getting to the root cause. Dr. Bland has always been a major inspiration for me. I was thrilled to have a video-call with him to discuss new ways of looking at optimal health and immunity in the face of this pandemic. In trying to better understand COVID-19, Dr. Bland went back to the basics of the immune system. He breaks down the processes at work, explains what the now often-heard phrase “cytokine storm” means, and talks about using food as medicine to promote immuno-rejuvenation. That means we’re not just supporting the current state of our immune system, we’re reviving it from the ground up. We talk about this and so much more on this week’s valuable episode. Here are more of the details from our interview: Acknowledging the psycho-physical effects of COVID-19 and the three zones of learning the disease offers (4:35) Dr. Bland’s article, Reflections on the COVID-19 Pandemic (8:17) The flexibility and adaptability of our immune system (12:21) Research from the HIV/AIDS epidemic showing dramatic effects of giving African women a simple multi-vitamin (16:35) Immuno-rejuvenation and why our focus should not be on supporting our immune system but rejuvenating it (19:31) How phytochemicals in plants impact human immune systems (24:03) Himalayan tartary buckwheat and its immunopotentiating compounds (28:06) How food influences the function of our immune system (40:30) My COVID-19 blog, A Functional Medicine Approach to COVID-19, and what we should be eating now to protect ourselves (48:31) Five significant changes Dr. Bland predicts in how we will see healthcare globally post-COVID-19 (50:59) The interrelatedness of our immune and nervous systems, and our control over the function of these systems (1:00:43) Find information on Dr. Bland online at jeffreybland.com, http://plminstitute.org/, and https://bigboldhealth.com/ Follow Dr. Bland on Facebook @jeffreyblandphd, on Instagram @drjeffreybland, and on Twitter @jeffreyblandphd

We’ve all heard the fiendishly simple and completely untrue colloquialism that to lose weight you just have to eat less and exercise more. Or that it’s all about willpower and that it’s the individual’s fault if they are fat. Not only are these ideas completely unsupported by the scientific literature, but they also lead to a blame-the-victim mentality that tells people who are struggling with their weight, in a not-so-subtle way, that if they only tried harder they would lose weight. There is only one problem with this point of view: It’s just not true. What makes us thin, fat, or somewhere in between does indeed have something to do with how much we eat and exercise. But the oversimplification stops there. Complex forces that govern our survival control our weight and metabolism. In fact, there is no one simple reason why an individual may have trouble with his or her weight. In this mini-episode, Dr. Hyman is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Boham to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to weight gain and weight loss. Elizabeth Boham is a physician and nutritionist who practices functional medicine at The UltraWellness Center in Lenox, MA. Through her practice and lecturing she has helped thousands of people achieve their goals of optimum health and wellness. She witnesses the power of nutrition every day in her practice and is committed to training other physicians to utilize nutrition in healing. Dr. Boham has contributed to many articles and wrote the latest chapter on Obesity for the Rankel Textbook of Family Medicine. She is part of the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and has been featured on the Dr. Oz show and in a variety of publications and media including Huffington Post, The Chalkboard Magazine, and Experience Life. Her DVD Breast Wellness: Tools to Prevent and Heal from Breast Cancer explores the functional medicine approach to keeping your breasts and whole body well. This episode is sponsored by AirDoctor. We need clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. Learn more about the AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier system at a special price at www.drhyman.com/filter In this episode, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Boham discuss: Common factors that contribute to weight gain such as blood sugar and insulin levels, environmental toxins, hormonal imbalances, mitochondrial Issues, and more. The value in getting a detailed personal history from patients, and how weight loss is often a side effect of a personalized medicine approach. The connection between the gut, food sensitivities, and weight. The relationship between inflammation and weight. What someone’s waist to hip ratio tells us. Time-restricted eating and intermittent fasting. Why when you eat matters. How sleep issues and sleep apnea can lead to weight gain. For more information visit drhyman.com/uwc Additional Resources: Dr. Hyman’s 10 Day Reset free resource guide getfarmacy.com/free “A Functional Medicine Approach to Obesity: 10 Ways to Lose Weight & Keep It Off” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/04/03/a-functional-medicine-approach-to-obesity-10-ways-to-lose-weight-keep-it-off/ “How Toxins Make You Fat: 4 Steps to Get Rid of Toxic Weight” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2012/02/20/how-toxins-make-you-fat-4-steps-to-get-rid-of-toxic-weight/ “Top 5 Tips for Weight Loss” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/07/11/top-5-tips-for-weight-loss/ “Three Hidden Ways Wheat Makes You Fat” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2012/02/13/three-hidden-ways-wheat-makes-you-fat/ “Is Intermittent Fasting Right for You?” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/03/27/is-intermittent-fasting-right-for-you/ “Ketogenic Diets: Sorting Through the Pros and Cons” https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/01/06/ketogenic-diets-sorting-pros-cons/ “8 Ways Nutrient Deficiencies Cause Weight Loss Resistance” https://drhyman.com/blog/2016/06/02/8-ways-nutrient-deficiencies-cause-weight-loss-resistance/ “Why Can’t I Lose Weight?” https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/08/10/cant-lose-weight/ “Why Can’t I Lose Weight? (Part II)” https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/08/16/cant-lose-weight-part-ii/ “UltraMetabolism™ Myth #1: Eat Less + Exercise More = Weight Loss” https://drhyman.com/blog/2016/10/26/ultrametabolism/ “Why Diet and Exercise Are Not the Key to Weight Loss and Health” https://drhyman.com/blog/2014/06/09/diet-exercise-key-weight-loss-health/ “Three Days, Real Food, No More Insulin” https://drhyman.com/blog/2019/05/20/three-days-real-food-no-more-insulin/ “The 7 Ways to Fix a Slow Metabolism” https://drhyman.com/blog/2016/05/26/the-7-ways-to-fix-a-slow-metabolism/ “Is Your Lack of Sleep Making You Fat?” https://drhyman.com/blog/2010/07/18/is-your-lack-of-sleep-making-you-fat/ “Big Government and Big Food Give the Same Weight Loss Advice?” https://drhyman.com/blog/2014/05/11/big-government-big-food-give-weight-loss-advice/ “The Most Damaging Food Lie We Have Ever Been Told” https://drhyman.com/blog/201

We’re all going through this era of coronavirus—separately but together. I feel like humanity is taking one big existential breath; it’s a pause for us all to think about our previous normal lives, our currently abnormal lives, and how we want to reinvent life when this whole thing is over. And I know many of us have become confused by the different news outlets sharing different information. When it comes to deciding who is a reliable source, I know Katie Couric is always someone I can trust. I’m honored to have her chat with me for this week’s episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy. Katie is an award-winning journalist, New York Times bestselling author and a co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer. Since its launch in 2008, Stand Up To Cancer has raised more than $600 million to support cutting-edge collaborative science and its research has contributed to six new FDA approved therapies. In 2017, she founded Katie Couric Media, which has developed a number of media projects, including a daily newsletter, a podcast, and digital video series. She has played a part in producing many documentaries, including Fed Up, which I was thrilled to be a part of. Couric was also the executive producer of Unbelievable on Netflix, is developing other scripted projects, and is currently writing her memoir. This episode is sponsored by AirDoctor and AquaTru. We need clean water and clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. That’s why I’m teaming up with AquaTru and AirDoctor to offer you the AquaTru Water Purification System and AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier systems at a special price. Learn more at www.drhyman.com/filter. *For context, this conversation was recorded on 3/31/20. Here are more of the details from our interview: The unprecedented nature of COVID-19 (6:16) Why now is not the time to turn to comfort foods (9:46) What Katie has been hearing from healthcare providers, psychologists, business leaders, and others she has been interviewing during the coronavirus crisis (12:03) The U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic (15:16) The devastating disruption to standard autopsy, grieving, and burial practices in COVID-19 deaths (21:26) Staying informed without obsessing over, or over-consuming, news updates (22:41) Finding power and a sense of control by focusing on where you can be of service (25:06) What our society will look like post-COVID-19 given our intense divisiveness, partisanship, current leadership, and media landscape (30:01) Practices to manage and cope with our current reality (41:32) Restoring national unity through leadership and empathy (48:42) Find Katie online at katiecouric.com. Sign-up for her morning newsletter, Wake-Up Call at https://katiecouric.com/newsletter/ Follow Katie on Facebook @katiecouric, on Instagram @katiecouric, and on Twitter @katiecouriic