Why Quitting Sugar Could Save Your Life

This episode is brought to you by Thrive Market, Rupa Health, and Eight Sleep. For the past two years, we’ve been flooded with Covid-related information. We’ve heard conflicting recommendations on everything from how to prevent the spread, reduce the severity, and recover, but many people are still unsure of which actions make the most impact. To me, a key underlying issue of the pandemic is that we aren’t addressing the health of the host. With the virus actively looking for a new home, it’s within our power to make our bodies the least appealing place for it to settle down.  Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I talk to Dr. Roger Seheult about giving our bodies the best inputs to stay resilient against Covid and other infectious diseases. Dr. Roger Seheult is currently an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, and an Assistant Clinical Professor at the School of Medicine and Allied Health at Loma Linda University. Dr. Seheult is quadruple board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is also the co-founder of MedCram, an online medical education company that helps healthcare professionals and laypeople understand medical topics clearly. This episode is brought to you by Thrive Market, Rupa Health, and Eight Sleep. Thrive Market is an online, membership-based grocery store that makes eating well convenient and more affordable. Join today at thrivemarket.com/hyman to receive an extra 40% off your first order and a free gift. Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, and Great Plains. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com.   Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro mattress is so smart that it adjusts your temperature and also gives you individualized recommendations on how to sleep better the next night. To get yours, go to eightsleep.com/mark to check out the Pod Pro mattress or mattress cover and save $150 at checkout. Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):  Top things we can do to protect our immune systems and fight Covid-19 (5:45 / 2:53)  The link between inflammation and immunity (7:43 / 4:50)  Vitamin D supplementation and Covid-19 (10:25 / 7:26)  Natural remedies for upgrading your immune system (14:46 / 11:54)  Exercise and immune function (20:32 / 17:42)  How sleep regulates our immune system (27:33 / 22:43)  Practical tips for improving sleep quality (32:14 / 27:37)   The science behind hot and cold therapy (36:09 / 31:09)  Foods to eat and avoid to support the immune system (48:45 / 43:55)   Plant vs. animal proteins (55:36 / 50:50)  Learn more about Dr. Seheult’s work at medcram.com.

16 Maalis 20221h 3min

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Vuori. Eating ultra-processed foods—made primarily from wheat, corn, and soy—increases your death rate by 75 percent. How’s that for a sobering statistic! Unfortunately, American grocery-store shelves are monopolized by foods that contain ingredients that you should never eat, like partially hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup, artificial sweeteners, and more. These foods have been scientifically proven to cause disease and death, so why do we still keep reaching for them? In this episode of my Masterclass series, I am interviewed by my good friend and podcast host Dhru Purohit about foods that you should never eat again, foods to limit, and the food industry’s role in why these foods are so pervasive in our supermarkets. Dhru Purohit is a podcast host, serial entrepreneur, and investor in the health and wellness industry. His podcast, The Dhru Purohit Podcast, is a top-50 global health podcast with over 30 million unique downloads. His interviews focus on the inner workings of the brain and the body and feature the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset. This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Vuori.   Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, and Great Plains. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com.   It’s the perfect time to upgrade your wardrobe! Vuori is offering my community 20% off your first purchase. Just head over to vuori.com/farmacy to claim this deal.   In this episode, we discuss (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): Six foods to never eat (3:58 / 1:11)  Four foods to limit (13:05 / 10:20)  Common food products with ingredients to avoid (15:57 / 13:01)  The food industry’s role in harmful ingredients (20:21 / 17:20)  Why to avoid gums and emulsifiers (27:07 / 24:03)  Determining your personal processed-food consumption (31:49 / 28:24)  Questions from our community, including how processed foods impact the body, agricultural policies for processed foods, are vegetable oils really that bad, and more (34:05 / 30:57)  Mentioned in this episode: My Way Café Eat REAL

14 Maalis 20221h 3min

This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens, Cozy Earth, and Eight Sleep.   Glyphosate is a popular pesticide that has a big downside—it’s destroying our health. It damages our good gut bacteria and may lead to leaky gut. Glyphosate also depletes glutathione, our master antioxidant and a cornerstone of our biology, and it dramatically impacts our sulfur, methylation, and detoxification pathways that have many essential roles for our health. And not only is glyphosate harming human health and the health of our future generations, it’s also destroying our ecosystems. In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Stephanie Seneff, Ken Cook, and Dr. Zach Bush about why it’s important to be aware of the effects of glyphosate and make choices that reduce our exposure as much as possible. Stephanie Seneff is a Senior Research Scientist at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She has a bachelor's degree from MIT in Biology with a minor in Food and Nutrition Science, and a master’s degree, an engineer’s degree, and a PhD degree, all from MIT, in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Her recent interests have focused on the role of toxic chemicals and micronutrient deficiencies in health and disease, with a special emphasis on the pervasive herbicide, glyphosate, and the mineral, sulfur. She is the author of Toxic Legacy: How the Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Destroying Our Health and the Environment.   Ken Cook is president and co-founder of the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting human health and the environment. He is widely recognized as one of the environmental community’s most prominent and influential critics of industrial agriculture and the nation’s broken approach to protecting families and children from toxic substances.   Dr. Zach Bush is a physician specializing in internal medicine, endocrinology, and hospice care. He is an internationally recognized educator and thought leader on the microbiome as it relates to health, disease, and food systems. Dr. Bush founded Seraphic Group and the non-profit Farmer’s Footprint to develop root-cause solutions for human and ecological health. His passion for education reaches across many disciplines, including topics such as the role of soil and water ecosystems in human genomics, immunity, and gut-brain health.   This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens, Cozy Earth, and Eight Sleep. Right now, when you purchase AG1 from Athletic Greens, you will receive 10 FREE travel packs with your first purchase by visiting athleticgreens.com/hyman. Get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use code MARK40. Check out Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro mattress or mattress cover and save $150 at checkout at eightsleep.com/mark. Full-length episodes of these interviews can be found here: Dr. Stephanie Seneff Ken Cook Dr. Zach Bush

11 Maalis 202257min

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, ButcherBox, and Mitopure. Heart disease is still the number one killer in the world, yet most people don’t actually understand what markers put them most at risk. It’s so much more than just LDL cholesterol. Statins have become the panacea for anyone with LDL that’s just a little off, yet most people (and even many doctors) aren’t fully informed of the risks versus the benefits of this drug, let alone aware of other treatment options for heart disease. Today, I talk to Dr. Aseem Malhotra about the real data on statins, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, and so much more.  Dr. Aseem Malhotra is an NHS-trained consultant cardiologist and visiting Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine at the Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health in Salvador, Brazil. He is a founding member of Action on Sugar. In 2015, he became the youngest member to be appointed to the board of trustees of UK health charity, The King's Fund. He is a pioneer of the lifestyle medicine movement in the UK and in 2018 was ranked by software company Onalytica as the number one doctor in the world influencing obesity thinking. Dr. Malhotra's first book The Pioppi Diet, co-authored with Donal O'Neill, was an international bestseller and his next book, The 21-Day Immunity Plan, was also a Sunday Times top 10 bestseller. His new book is A Statin-Free Life. This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, ButcherBox, and Mitopure. Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs. Check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account here. For a limited time, new subscribers to ButcherBox will receive 2lbs of 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef free in every box for the life of your subscription here.   Mitopure is the first and only clinically tested, pure form of a natural gut metabolite called urolithin A that clears damaged mitochondria away from our cells and supports the growth of new, healthy mitochondria. Get 10% off by using code DRHYMAN10 at checkout here. Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):  Statin drugs and our overexaggerated fear of cholesterol’s role in heart disease (9:14  / 6:00) Are heart-attack and heart-disease death rates decreasing? (11:06 / 8:15) Statin benefits for people who have already had a heart attack (16:21 / 13:00)  Statin effectiveness for heart-attack and stroke prevention (20:29 / 17:04)  Why we’re typically looking at the wrong thing when we measure cholesterol (21:45 / 21:05) Targeting insulin resistance as a root cause of heart disease (32:39 / 27:33) Positive and negative effects of statins (36:15 / 33:04) Prediabetes, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and heart health (45:37 / 40:08) Foods to avoid and eat for heart health (51:41 / 46:33) Exercise and stress reduction for heart health (56:35 / 51:32)  Get a copy of Dr. Malhotra’s book, A Statin-Free Life: A Revolutionary Life Plan for Tackling Heart Disease—Without The Use of Statins, here.

9 Maalis 20221h 19min

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Paleovalley.   Globally, the rate of chronic disease is double the rate of infectious disease. The single most important thing you can do every day to reduce your risk of chronic disease and change your biology is choose the right foods. What you put on the end of your fork matters, as food works with all seven of our body systems for optimal function, and it contains phytochemicals critical to our evolution that helps us achieve optimal health. In this episode of my Masterclass series, I am interviewed by my good friend and podcast host Dhru Purohit about what foods will help you live longer and how food affects every single body function, and we even answer some questions from our community. Dhru Purohit is a podcast host, serial entrepreneur, and investor in the health and wellness industry. His podcast, The Dhru Purohit Podcast, is a top-50 global health podcast with over 30 million unique downloads. His interviews focus on the inner workings of the brain and the body and feature the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset. This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Paleovalley.   Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, and Great Plains. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com.   Paleovalley is offering my listeners 15% off their 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, we discuss (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): The most important foods for longevity (4:45 / 1:30)  How food affects all the systems in your body (10:09 / 6:35)  The astounding amount of chronic disease and death attributed to food and diet (19:14 / 15:41)  Why the conventional medicine approach overlooks nutrition (21:42 / 18:03)  Questions from my community on bitter foods and avoiding cancer (30:19 / 26:53)  Mentioned in this episode: Food As Medicine PDF Shopping Guide Nourishment by Fred Provenza

7 Maalis 202244min

This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep, Athletic Greens, and BiOptimizers.   Only about 12 percent of Americans are considered “metabolically healthy.” That means the other 88 percent of us aren’t meeting basic medical guidelines for things like blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol, and other markers of metabolic health. In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Cindy Geyer, Dr. Ben Bikman, Mark Sisson, and Dr. Elizabeth Boham about how to identify if you are metabolically unhealthy, how to optimize your metabolic flexibility, and much more.   Dr. Cindy Geyer received her Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine degrees, with honors, from the Ohio State University. She completed residency in internal medicine at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY, and is triple board certified in internal medicine, integrative medicine, and lifestyle medicine. She joined The Ultrawellness Center in 2021 after practicing and serving as the medical director at Canyon Ranch for 23 years.    Dr. Ben Bikman is a renowned metabolic research scientist and a popular speaker on human metabolism and nutrition. Backed by years of research, Dr. Bikman’s mission is to help the world appreciate the prevalence and relevance of insulin resistance. He is the author of the book Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease—and How to Fight It, which offers a thought-provoking yet real solution to insulin resistance and reversing prediabetes, improving brain function, shedding fat, and preventing diabetes.    Mark Sisson 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: Reboot Your Metabolism in 21 Days and Burn Fat Forever. His latest book is Keto for Life: Reset Your Biological Clock in 21 Days and Optimize Your Diet for Longevity, 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. Dr. 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.    This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep, Athletic Greens, and BiOptimizers. Check out Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro mattress or mattress cover and save $150 at checkout at eightsleep.com/mark. Right now when you purchase AG1 from Athletic Greens, you will receive 10 FREE travel packs with your first purchase by visiting athleticgreens.com/hyman. BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough formula contains seven different forms of magnesium. Go to magbreakthrough.com/hyman and use code hyman10 at checkout for 10% off your next order. Mentioned in this episode: How To Work With Your Doctor To Get What You Need

4 Maalis 20221h 43min

This episode is brought to you by Thrive Market, Cozy Earth, and InsideTracker. We can’t have a healthy, high-functioning mind without a healthy, high-functioning brain. Yet, in a world where many people feel unhappy or downright depressed, most of us aren’t prioritizing time each day to upgrade our brains and be intentional about our mindset. I’m here to tell you that if you want to feel happier and more empowered, it’s time to start.  Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I talk to my good friend and colleague Dr. Daniel Amen all about the scientifically proven ways he’s discovered to increase happiness. Dr. Daniel Amen is a physician, double board-certified psychiatrist, twelve-time New York Times bestselling author, and founder and CEO of Amen Clinics, with 10 US locations. Dr. Amen is the author of many books including the mega-bestseller Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, as well as The End of Mental Illness, Memory Rescue, Healing ADD, and Your Brain Is Always Listening. His new book, You, Happier: The 7 Neuroscience Secrets of Feeling Good Based on Your Brain Type, comes out this month.  This episode is brought to you by Thrive Market, Cozy Earth, and InsideTracker. Thrive Market is an online,membership-based grocery store that makes eating well convenient and more affordable. Join today at thrivemarket.com/hyman to receive an extra 40% off your first order and a free gift. Cozy Earth makes the most comfortable, temperature-regulating, and nontoxic sheets on the market. Right now, get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use code MARK40. InsideTracker is a personalized health and wellness platform like no other. Right now they’re offering my community 25% off at insidetracker.com/drhyman. Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):  Why happiness is a function of the brain (4:59 / 2:38) Happiness is geared to your brain type (11:09 / 8:03)  Supplements for brain health (15:01 / 11:57)  The four circles of happiness (19:09 / 16:02)  The impact of Covid-19 on the brain and mental health (27:43 / 22:49) Happy foods and sad foods (37:22 / 32:23) Four nutraceuticals for brain health (42:41 / 37:44) Getting rid of the negative voice in your head (45:08 / 40:07)  Why you should give your mind a name (48:32 / 43:34) Hedonism is the enemy of happiness (57:17 / 54:18) Get a copy of Dr. Amen’s book, You, Happier: The 7 Neuroscience Secrets of Feeling Good Based on Your Brain Type, here. Take the Brain Health Assessment here.

2 Maalis 20221h 7min

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1 Maalis 202216min