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This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Cozy Earth, Pendulum, and Sunlighten. Fasting is a powerful tool for longevity. Not only does it switch on our anti-aging genes, but it also activates the immune system, repairing damaged DNA and clearing away injured cells. It also promotes metabolic flexibility, mental clarity, and sustainable energy levels. Today, I talk with Cynthia Thurlow about how fasting works, identifying the type of fasting that is best for you, and special considerations for women interested in fasting. Cynthia Thurlow is a nurse practitioner, author of the bestselling book Intermittent Fasting Transformation, a 2x TEDx speaker, with her second talk having more than 14 million views, and the host of the Everyday Wellness podcast, a consistent top iTunes podcast in Nutrition. With over 20 years of experience in health and wellness, Cynthia is a globally recognized expert in intermittent fasting and women’s health and has been featured on ABC, FOX5, KTLA, CW, Medium, Entrepreneur, and The Megyn Kelly Show. This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Cozy Earth, Pendulum, and Sunlighten. Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests. Check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com. Get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets at cozyearth.com with the code MARK40. Pendulum is offering my listeners 20% off their first month of an Akkermansia subscription with code HYMAN at Pendulumlife.com. Right now, save up to $600 on your Sunlighten purchase. Visit Sunlighten.com/mark-hyman and mention my name, Dr. Hyman. Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): Types of fasting practices and which one is best for you (5:44 / 3:07)  Two things everyone can do to dramatically improve their health (11:53 / 9:00)  How to start fasting and when you should not fast (22:45 / 18:56)  The mechanisms of fasting (28:25 / 24:00)  Who should not fast (33:04 / 29:10)  Cynthia’s journey to healing her autoimmune disease (37:11 / 33:16)  Balancing a fasting practice with muscle maintenance (39:55 / 36:00)  Post-menopausal women and hormone therapy (43:17 / 39:30)  Improving your sleep (1:00:40 / 56:50)  Learn more about Cynthia at cynthiathurlow.com. Get a copy of her book, Intermittent Fasting Transformation. Join the waitlist for her IF:45 Program here. For research mentioned in this episode, please visit the Show Notes section for this episode at drhyman.com.

3 Maj 20231h 11min

Hey podcast community, Dr. Mark here. My team and I are so excited to offer you a 7 Day Free trial of the Dr. Hyman+ subscription for Apple Podcast. For 7 days, you get access to all this and more entirely for free!  It's so easy to sign up. Just go click the Try Free button on the Doctor’s Farmacy Podcast page in Apple Podcast.  In this teaser episode, you’ll hear a preview of our latest Dr. Hyman+ Functional Medicine Deep Dive on anxiety with Dr. Natasha Fallahi. Want to hear the full episode? Subscribe now. With your 7 day free trial to Apple Podcast, you’ll gain access to audio versions of: - Ad-Free Doctor’s Farmacy Podcast episodes - Exclusive monthly Functional Medicine Deep Dives - Monthly Ask Mark Anything Episodes  - Bonus audio content exclusive to Dr. Hyman+ Trying to decide if the Dr. Hyman+ subscription for Apple Podcast is right for you?  Email my team at plus@drhyman.com with any questions you have.   Please note, Dr. Hyman+ subscription for Apple Podcast does not include access to the Dr. Hyman+ site and only includes Dr. Hyman+ in audio content.

2 Maj 202315min

This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley, ButcherBox, and Athletic Greens. Many of us turn to food as a form of comfort, whether it’s due to not being able to tolerate difficult feelings or not having other forms of pleasure, and it leads to a dependence on using food to soothe and disconnect from our emotions. What we don’t realize is that emotional eating is natural and inborn, and it’s not a matter of having too little willpower. The good news is there are so many things we can do to break unhealthy patterns and cultivate a different relationship with food. In today’s episode, I talk with Marc David and Lisa Lampanelli about why so many of us find ourselves eating when stricken with tough emotions, why it’s normal, and what to do about it. Marc David, MA, is the bestselling author of the books Nourishing Wisdom: A Mind-Body Approach to Nutrition and Well-Being and The Slow Down Diet: Eating for Pleasure, Energy, and Weight Loss, a frequent speaker and consultant, and host of the celebrated Psychology of Eating Podcast. Marc is also the founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, the world’s only health coaching program devoted to teaching the principles of dynamic eating psychology and mind-body nutrition. You probably recognize Lisa Lampanelli’s name from the world of comedy, where she has had a career spanning more than 30 years. She has numerous tours, Grammy nominations, and national TV guest appearances and specials under her belt. Lisa made national headlines in 2012 when she lost more than 100 pounds with the help of bariatric surgery. The comedian went on to speak with unflinching honesty about her lifelong food and body-image issues and has since gone from insulter to inspirer. Now in her 50s, she’s done a career overhaul and works as a life coach, food and body-image workshop leader, speaker, and storyteller. This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley, ButcherBox, and Athletic Greens.  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. For a limited time, new subscribers to ButcherBox will receive ground beef FOR LIFE. When you sign up today, ButcherBox will send you two pounds of 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef free in every box for the life of your subscription plus $20 off. To receive this offer, go to ButcherBox.com/farmacy. AG1 contains 75 high-quality vitamins, minerals, whole-food sourced superfoods, probiotics, and adaptogens to support your entire body. Right now, Athletic Greens is offering 10 FREE travel packs with your first purchase by visiting athleticgreens.com/hyman. Full-length episodes of these interviews can be found here: Marc David Lisa Lampanelli

1 Maj 202351min

This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and Athletic Greens. Relationships are truly at the core of a long and healthy life. The longest-living and most joyous people in the world all share one common trait: a sense of community. When we have a tribe to lean on, it gives us a sense of belonging, connection, and worth outside of ourselves that can open up a wealth of possibilities for us. In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I talk all about how the strength of our connections with others is the number one key to our longevity.  This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and Athletic Greens. InsideTracker is a personalized health and wellness platform like no other. Right now they’re offering my community 20% off at insidetracker.com/drhyman. AG1 contains 75 high-quality vitamins, minerals, whole-food sourced superfoods, probiotics, and adaptogens to support your entire body. Right now, Athletic Greens is offering 10 FREE travel packs with your first purchase by visiting athleticgreens.com/hyman. Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): Our social and psychological environments influence our gene expression, health status, and longevity (5:46 / 1:15)  Learnings from the Harvard Study of Adult Development study (7:56 / 5:30)  Good relationships keep us healthier and happier (9:07 / 7:11) Simple steps we can take to improve the quality of our relationships (9:46 / 8:40)  How I stay connected to my friends (12:16 / 9:49)  Mentioned in this episode The Harvard Study of Adult Development  My interview with Dr. Robert Waldinger Just One Quality Conversation with a Friend Boosts Daily Well-Being Researchers at Michigan State University combed through data on 2,500 long-term married couples

28 Apr 202321min

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, BiOptimizers, Mitopure, and Joovv. Skeletal muscle is the currency of healthy aging; it’s an essential lever in maintaining optimal metabolic health, reducing body fat, and supporting longevity. And a major piece of building and maintaining muscle is protein consumption. Today, I talk with Dr. Don Layman about the science of muscle mass, optimal protein requirements for chronic disease prevention, performance, and much more.  Dr. Layman is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He served on the faculty at the University of Illinois from 1977 - 2012. Dr. Layman earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemistry at Illinois State University and his doctorate in human nutrition and biochemistry at the University of Minnesota. He is recognized for research on protein and amino acids for muscle health related to athletic performance, obesity, diabetes, and cardiometabolic health. Dr. Layman is also a nutrition consultant to the food industry. This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, BiOptimizers, Mitopure, and Joovv. Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com. Get 10% off BiOptimizers' Sleep Breakthrough and get a free bottle of Magnesium Breakthrough when you buy two or more. This is a limited-time offer. Go to sleepbreakthrough.com/hyman and use the code hyman10. Get 10% off Mitopure at timelinenutrition.com/drhyman and use code DRHYMAN10. For a limited time, get an exclusive discount on Joovv’s Generation 3.0 devices (some exclusions apply). Go to Joovv.com/farmacy and use the code FARMACY. Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): The early work that led Donald to muscle-centric health (5:54 /3:42)  Protein, carbohydrates, and insulin resistance (19:43 / 14:04)  Why all calories are not equal (29:51 / 26:15)  Weight-loss research looking at high-carb, low-protein diets (35:14 / 30:58)  High percentages of women in certain age groups don’t eat enough protein (43:15 / 38:57)  How our protein needs and metabolism change with age (46:17 / 41:40)  Meeting protein needs with a vegan diet (52:37 / 47:08)  Protein quality and muscle growth (1:01:29 /  55:25)  Healthy aging, muscle, and MTOR (01:10:35 / 1:06:16)  How much and when should you eat protein? (1:18:07 / 1:15:35)  Me at age 40 vs age 60 Find Don on Twitter @donlayman and learn more through his website, MetabolicTransformation.com.

26 Apr 20231h 37min

Hey podcast community, Dr. Mark here. My team and I are so excited to offer you a 7 Day Free trial of the Dr. Hyman+ subscription for Apple Podcast. For 7 days, you get access to all this and more entirely for free!  It's so easy to sign up. Just go click the Try Free button on the Doctor’s Farmacy Podcast page in Apple Podcast.  In this teaser episode, you’ll hear a preview of our monthly Ask Mark Anything episode. Want to hear the full episode? Subscribe now. With your 7 day free trial to Apple Podcast, you’ll gain access to audio versions of: - Ad-Free Doctor’s Farmacy Podcast episodes - Exclusive monthly Functional Medicine Deep Dives - Monthly Ask Mark Anything Episodes  - Bonus audio content exclusive to Dr. Hyman+ Trying to decide if the Dr. Hyman+ subscription for Apple Podcast is right for you?  Email my team at plus@drhyman.com with any questions you have.   Please note, Dr. Hyman+ subscription for Apple Podcast does not include access to the Dr. Hyman+ site and only includes Dr. Hyman+ in audio content.

25 Apr 202316min

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, InsideTracker, and Paleovalley. My job as a Functional Medicine doctor is to be a medical detective—to investigate and address the root causes of problems (not just the symptoms),  help people fix the underlying problems that cause their symptoms, and recreate balance in the whole system. Rather than ask “what drug should I use to treat the symptom?” I ask “what is causing the symptom in the first place?” In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Elizabeth Boham, Dr. Steven Phillips and Dana Parish, and Dhru Purohit about why it’s important to thoroughly investigate to get to the root cause of symptoms. 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. Dr. Steven Phillips is a renowned, Yale-trained physician, international lecturer, and media go-to expert. Well-published in the medical literature, he has treated over 20,000 patients with complex, chronic illness from nearly 20 countries. Dr. Phillips experienced firsthand the nightmare of an undiagnosed, serious infection after nearly dying from his own mystery illness. He figured out how to save his own life when 25 doctors could not. Dana Parish developed Lyme-induced heart failure as a result of being improperly diagnosed by some of the “top” doctors in the country—and had her life saved by Dr. Phillips. A chart-topping Sony/ATV singer/songwriter who has written songs for artists like Celine Dion and Idina Menzel, she has become a major voice in the world of chronic illness. Her popular column on Huffington Post has been read by more than one million people globally. 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, InsideTracker, and Paleovalley.  Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 35 labs. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com. InsideTracker is offering my community 20% off at insidetracker.com/drhyman. Paleovalley is offering my listeners 15% off their entire first order. Just go to paleovalley.com/hyman. Full-length episodes of these interviews can be found here: Dr. Elizabeth Boham Dr. Steven Phillips and Dana Parish Dhru Purohit

24 Apr 202357min

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Levels. If you’re like most people, you’re sick of being mixed-up and confounded by conflicting media reports about the latest research on which foods are good or bad for us. You know what I’m talking about: one day eggs are unhealthy, and the next day they are a miracle food. So, should we avoid or embrace eggs in our diet? In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I talk about research that has both led to and debunked concerns associated with eating eggs. I also talk about the production of a gut metabolite called TMAO (trimethylamine N-oxide) and how the health of our gut microbiome influences our TMAO levels. This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Levels. Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 35 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. By leveraging biosensors like continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), Levels provides real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Learn more about Levels by going to levels.link/HYMAN. Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): The research that laid the foundation for the claim that eggs cause blood clots (3:22 / 1:17)  Supplemental choline vs dietary choline (4:57 / 2:50)  Follow-up research assessing whether eggs raise TMAO levels and cause blood clots (5:23 / 3:16)  Debunking myths around eating eggs and high cholesterol (6:05 / 4:05)  How gut health influences TMAO production (8:37 / 5:43)  Research discussed in this episode Gut Microbe-Generated TMAO from Dietary Choline Is Prothrombotic in Subjects Dietary Choline Supplements, but Not Eggs, Raise Fasting TMAO Levels in Participants with Normal Renal Function: A Randomized Clinical Trial TMAO Response to a High-Fat High-Sugar Meal Challenge in Generally Healthy United States Adults

21 Apr 202313min