Why Quitting Sugar Could Save Your Life

This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep and Athletic Greens.   Sugar is the number-one thing we can all use less of in our lives—in fact, just thinking about it releases insulin! Sugar turns on many mechanisms of disease and death, including inflammation. It fuels cancer and heart disease, it drives hormonal changes, it slows metabolism, and it literally shuts down the body’s ability to burn fat. On top of all that, sugar is highly addictive: the more we eat, the more we want.  In this episode of my Masterclass series, I am interviewed by my good friend and podcast host Dhru Purohit about why sugar is so harmful to our health, why the type of sugar really doesn’t matter, and much more.  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 Eight Sleep and Athletic Greens.   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.   AG1 contains 75 high-quality vitamins, minerals, whole-food sourced superfoods, probiotics, and adaptogens to support your entire body. 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.   In this episode, we discuss (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):   Why sugar is so detrimental to your health (4:39 / 1:04)  Sugar dosage and how it compounds throughout the day (11:45 / 8:20)  Are healthier sugar options really any better? (15:53 /11:23)  The many different types of sugar (19:43 / 16:02)  What to look for to see how your body responds to sugar, including labs (28:21 / 24:35) Questions from our community, including the impact of sugar on the microbiome, fungal overgrowth, natural food-based sugars, and more (37:20 / 33:46)

28 Feb 202259min

This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox, Athletic Greens, and Rupa Health.   Eliminating starch and sugar could be the most powerful food choice you make to improve your health and increase your longevity. Why? Because it can reduce or eliminate insulin resistance, which is behind so many chronic diseases. Add to that reducing stress and sleeping better, and you're on the way to a healthier lifestyle that benefits both your body and your mind.   In five clips from my Masterclass series, Dhru Purohit and I discuss the basics of Functional Medicine, including diet, inflammation, stress, and sleep, and why it's important to start reducing chronic disease right now to live a longer, healthier, vitality-filled life.   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 ButcherBox, Athletic Greens, and Rupa Health.   For a limited time, new subscribers to ButcherBox will receive free ground beef for life. When you sign up today, ButcherBox will send you 2lbs of 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef free in every box for the life of your subscription. 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, when you purchase AG1 from Athletic Greens, you will receive 10 FREE travel packs with your first purchase by visiting athleticgreens.com/hyman.   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.

25 Feb 20221h 53min

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Eight Sleep, and Cozy Earth. Just five years ago, the concept of age reversal was considered crazy. Now, it’s the hottest topic in research, as we continuously discover exciting interventions that can actually reverse our biological age. I’ve experienced these amazing advances firsthand—chronologically I’m 62, but my biological, or “inner” age, is only 39.  And I’m not the only one who’s become fascinated by the science of age reversal and reaped the benefits. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I talk to Tony Robbins and Peter Diamandis about their research and personal journeys in aging backwards using a range of simple, accessible interventions and the latest health-tech.  Tony Robbins is an entrepreneur, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and philanthropist honored by Accenture as one of the top 50 business intellectuals in the world. Through his philanthropy and partnership with Feeding America, he has provided more than 800 million meals and is on track to provide 1 billion meals by 2025. Peter Diamandis is the founder and executive chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, which leads the world in designing and operating large-scale incentive competitions. He was recently named by Fortune as one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders.” He is also the executive founder of Singularity University, a graduate-level Silicon Valley institution that counsels the world's leaders on exponentially growing technologies This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Eight Sleep, and Cozy Earth. 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. Check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account here. Check out Eight Sleep’s Pod Pro mattress or mattress cover and save $150 at checkout here. Right now, get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets with the code MARK40 here. Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):  The physical injury that inspired Tony to write this book (5:45 / 3:12)  Redefining our concept of aging (19:10 / 16:00)  Understanding how to modify genes to reverse aging (21:10 / 17:52)  New diagnostic testing to inform us about our health (36:36 / 31:54)  Simple ways to enhance your longevity and health (45:01 / 41:19)  Sleeping, eating, and fasting for longevity (48:05 / 43:14)  Exercising for longevity (54:08 / 49:33)  How mindset affects aging and longevity (1:00:20 / 55:35)  Three things that lead to emotional mastery (1:06:31 / 1:03:38) Nutraceuticals, supplements, medicines, and other new therapies to enhance health and longevity (1:13:06 / 1:08:21)  Get a copy of Life Force: How New Breakthroughs in Precision Medicine Can Transform the Quality of Your Life & Those You Love at https://www.tonyrobbinslifeforce.com/. Sign up for the Longevity Insider Newsletter at https://longevityinsider.org/.

23 Feb 20221h 45min

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.  Show Notes: Dr. Hyman’s COVID Blog

22 Feb 202217min

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Paleovalley.   Belly fat, or visceral fat around the organs, is the number-one cause of aging. It drives inflammation, increases the risk of blood clots, changes your hormones and brain chemistry, and more. It’s a recipe for disaster in the body. Not only does belly fat surround the organs, but it’s an organ of its own that produces dangerous inflammatory cytokines that may lead to a cytokine storm. In short, we want to do everything we can to avoid belly fat.   In this episode of my Masterclass series, I am interviewed by my good friend and podcast host Dhru Purohit about belly fat, or visceral adipose tissue. We discuss how this form of fat is the most dangerous and why it’s so important to take steps to reduce it. 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):   Top foods that lead to belly fat (4:13 / 1:08)  Why belly fat is so bad for us (7:01 / 4:06)  The effects of liquid sugar and calories (13:03 / 9:44)  The connection between belly fat and heart disease (15:21 / 11:57)  How belly fat affects your brain and could lead to Alzheimer’s and dementia (18:43 / 15:16)  Why it’s not your fault you have belly fat (20:37 / 17:16) Case study of a 65-year-old woman (28:01 / 24:55)  Questions from our community, including belly fat after menopause, late-night eating, the impact of stress, and more (31:16 / 28:18)    Mentioned in this episode: Janice’s Story

21 Feb 202249min

This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep, Athletic Greens, and BiOptimizers. You can start to heal your body right now simply with the food you put in your mouth—it's really that simple. Food has the power to heal the body from many ailments and can even help prevent cancer. There are many powerful medicinal compounds in foods: curcumin, catechins, lycopene, resveratrol, and quercetin, just to name a few. That’s why I call the grocery store the drug store; we can literally eat our medicine at every meal. In this compilation episode, I am joined by Dr. William Li to discuss how to use food as medicine, the importance of nitric oxide for our blood vessels, the role of the microbiome, and why it's necessary to support the immune system. William Li, MD, is a world-renowned physician, scientist, speaker, and author of Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself. He is best known for leading the Angiogenesis Foundation. His groundbreaking work has impacted more than 70 diseases including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity. His TED Talk, “Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?” has garnered more than 11 million views. An author of over 100 scientific publications in leading journals such as Science, the New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, and more, Dr. Li has served on the faculties of Harvard, Tufts, and Dartmouth Medical School. This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep, Athletic Greens, and BiOptimizers. 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. Go to eightsleep.com/mark for exclusive President’s Day savings through February 22, 2022. Now shipping to the U.S., Canada, and the UK. ​ AG1 contains 75 high-quality vitamins, minerals, whole-food sourced superfoods, probiotics, and adaptogens to support your entire body. 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, all of which have different functions in the body. There is truly nothing like it on the market. Go to magbreakthrough.com/hyman and use code hyman10 at checkout for 10% off your next order. You can find my full-length conversations with Dr. William Li here: Eat This to Starve Cancer and Prevent Disease Today Eat This To Heal The Body & Never Get Sick Again

18 Feb 20221h 23min

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Thrive Market, and Cozy Earth. Uric acid is a central player in metabolic mayhem. Despite its long association with gout and kidney stones, it’s involved in so much more—especially our metabolic disease epidemic. There are three things that raise our levels of uric acid: purines, alcohol, and fructose. The latter is the biggest challenge, due to its overwhelming presence in our Standard American Diet. That doesn’t mean all fruit is bad or even that all alcohol and purine-rich foods have the same effect. Like all parts of health and nutrition, there are nuances we need to consider to create optimal health. That’s why I’m so excited to take a deep dive into the topic of uric acid with my friend and colleague Dr. David Perlmutter. Dr.Perlmutter is a Board-Certified Neurologist and five-time New York Times bestselling author. He serves on the Board of Directors and is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition. He is the author of Grain Brain among others, and his new book, Drop Acid was just released. Dr. Perlmutter received his M.D. degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine where he was awarded the Leonard G. Rowntree Research Award. 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. This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Thrive Market, and Cozy Earth. 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 here. Thrive Market is an online membership-based grocery store that makes eating well convenient and more affordable. Join today to receive an extra 40% off your first order and a free gift worth over $50 here. Cozy Earth makes the most comfortable, temperature-regulating, and nontoxic sheets on the market. Right now, use code MARK40 to get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets here. Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):  What is uric acid and how does it affect our health? (5:30 / 2:00)  The impact of fructose consumption on our physiology (11:45 / 8:10)  The differences between fructose and glucose (19:20 / 16:29)  Why high fructose corn syrup is used in so many foods (21:13 / 17:40)  The three sources of uric acid (22:57 / 19:23)  Fructose consumption, uric acid, and gut health (28:19 / 23:43)  How to eat to reduce uric acid (33:54 / 28:52)  Medications that increase uric acid (47:07 / 42:04)   Uric acid and Alzheimer’s (50:28 / 45:28)  Heavy metals, supplements, sleep, exercise, and uric acid (54:12 / 49:14) Get Dr. Perlmutter’s new book, Drop Acid: The Surprising New Science of Uric Acid—The Key to Losing Weight, Controlling Blood Sugar and Achieving Extraordinary Health here.

16 Feb 20221h 12min

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Mitopure.   Between 20 and 30 percent of all doctor visits are initiated due to lack of energy, or chronic fatigue. It is a common problem that plagues so many of us. Often we don’t realize that the last thing we want to do—exercise—could be an easy solution to increasing our energy levels. When we create stress in the body from exercise or other stressors, also called hormesis, we can actually build back stronger as the body heals and repairs.   In this episode of my new Masterclass series, I am interviewed by my good friend and podcast host, Dhru Purohit, about all the things we can do to improve our energy levels. We also talk about how caffeine and sugar in your diet impact energy, as well as answer questions from our community about the value of napping, if MCT oil increases energy, and why fruit juice is not a great choice. 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 Mitopure.   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.   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 at timelinenutrition.com/drhyman with code DRHYMAN10.   In this episode, we discuss (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):   Three things we can do to improve our energy levels (4:37 / 00:50) Three things that zap your energy (8:17 / 4:29)  Steps to evaluate chronic fatigue (12:34 / 7:02)  How to reduce fatigue and increase energy (15:37 /11:43) Evaluating caffeine consumption and if it works for you (18:24 / 14:17)  Why blood sugar management is important for optimal energy (20:42 / 16:49)  What I do to support my energy level (27:22 / 23:25) Questions from our community (39:26 / 35:37)    Mentioned in this episode: Try This: Why You Need a Coffee Break and How to Do It New Barn Organics Almond Milk OmegaQuant Levels

14 Feb 202258min