The Dr. Hyman Show

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Hormetic stressors are good stressors. These are actions that, in the right dose, have the power to lower inflammation, boost tissue repair and metabolism, and support our mitochondria. It’s like the saying goes: what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Things like exercise and strength training, hot and cold therapies, light therapy, ozone, and others are all mild stressors that jump-start your body into repair and rejuvenation.

In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I dive into how adversity and little stresses to your system (i.e., hormesis) activate longevity pathways. What I’ve discovered has blown my mind and changed the way I approach my own health and the health of my patients. I’ve compiled it all into a new book called Young Forever, which comes out on February 21, 2023. Learn more and preorder the book at youngforeverbook.com.

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Athletic Greens.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• What is hormesis? (5:14 / 1:45) 
• Healing systems that get activated by hormetic stressors (5:49 / 2:16) 
• The benefits of calorie restriction (7:07 / 3:42) 
• The benefits of heat therapy (9:37 / 6:08) 
• The benefits of cold therapy (10:53 / 7:24) 
• The benefits of exercise (12:18 / 8:48) 
• Additional types of hormesis (14:30 / 9:53) 

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I bet most of us can relate to having negative thoughts on repeat, whether we’ve actually stopped to think about it or not. Our minds have been conditioned and can get stuck on auto-pilot, making us feel helpless, unhappy, and lost. But just like every other aspect of well-being, we need to exercise our mental patterns to show them positive patterns and avenues for growth and change.

My guest on today’s episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, Yung Pueblo, is a grounded and inspiring guide for how to spend more time with your thoughts and create new patterns. Diego Perez is a meditator and New York Times bestselling author who is widely known on Instagram and various social media networks through his pen name Yung Pueblo. Online he has an audience of nearly 3 million people. His writing focuses on the power of self-healing, creating healthy relationships, and the wisdom that comes when we truly work on knowing ourselves. His books include Inward, Clarity & Connection, and his most recent, Lighter, which was an instant New York Times bestseller.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• The story and inspiration behind Yung Pueblo’s new book, Lighter (6:41 / 2:50) 
• Yung Pueblo’s rock-bottom moment (9:20 / 6:30) 
• The practice that put Yung Pueblo on the path to healing and wisdom (12:52 / 9:52) 
• Why we suffer (16:36 / 14:08) 
• How our perception shapes our reality (24:15 / 21:47) 
• The importance of radical honesty and being honest with yourself (32:16 / 26:33) 
• Developing self-love, acceptance, and worth (38:23 / 32:55) 
• Navigating relationships and conflict (40:34 / 35:24) 
• Building healthy habits and Yung Pueblo’s daily practice (50:53 / 45:02) 
• Allowing yourself to recognize your progress (1:09:12 / 1:03:24) 

Get a copy of Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future here.

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A shocking 99 percent of Americans are nutrient deficient, including over 90 percent who are deficient in omega-3 fats and 50 percent who are deficient in magnesium. Add to that chronic stress and a heavily processed diet with foods lacking nutrition, and it’s a recipe for nutrient-deficiency disaster.

In today’s episode, I talk with Chris Kresser, Dhru Purohit, and Dr. Elizabeth Boham about why so many of us are nutrient deficient and what to do about it.

Chris Kresser MS, L.Ac, is the codirector of the California Center for Functional Medicine, founder of Kresser Institute, creator of ChrisKresser.com, 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.

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.

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.

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Dr. Elizabeth Boham

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To understand and combat rapid aging, we need to understand what causes aging, chronic diseases, and decline. We call these things the hallmarks of aging—the underlying common pathways or mechanisms of aging. Each hallmark is influenced by the others and affected by various imbalances—too much or too little of certain inputs that can negatively impact the expression and progression of the hallmark. Understanding those interactions and weblike connections is the key to solving the puzzle of aging. 

In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I dive into the 10 distinct hallmarks of aging and how to address them. What I’ve discovered has blown my mind and changed the way I approach my own health and the health of my patients. I’ve compiled it all into a new book called Young Forever, which comes out on February 21, 2023. Learn more and preorder the book at youngforeverbook.com.

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Athletic Greens.

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.

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.

Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• Disrupted hormonal and nutrient signaling (8:08 / 4:40) 
• DNA damage and mutations (17:38 / 14:12) 
• Telomere shortening (19:19 / 15:52) 
• Damaged proteins (20:32 / 17:04) 
• Epigenetic damage (22:56 / 19:29) 
• Senescent cells (otherwise known as zombie cells) (25:11 / 21:43) 
• Depleted energy and mitochondrial decline (26:44 / 23:17) 
• The link between gut health and longevity (28:33 / 25:07) 
• Stem cell exhaustion (30:38 / 27:14) 
• Inflammaging and dysfunction in immune functioning (32:00 / 28:32)

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Many of us turn to food to cope with feelings, then we beat ourselves up. Personally, I’m guilty of turning to food when I’m exhausted and then feeling bad about not making great choices or eating when I wasn’t truly hungry. But 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 healing process means getting unstuck from negative patterns, reframing our inner dialogue, and acknowledging the different parts of us and what they’re each asking for. Feeling guilty and disempowered isn’t doing us any good. 

Today I’m excited to sit down with a leading expert in the field of emotional eating and a good friend, Marc David. Marc David, M.A., 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. 

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Cozy Earth, Paleovalley, and Mitopure.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• Is emotional eating the same thing as having an eating disorder? (5:45 / 3:12)
• The three biggest myths about emotional eating (6:34 / 4:00) 
• Breaking the pattern of emotional eating (9:39 / 7:00) 
• Emotional eating and the rebel and child archetypes (19:05 / 16:25) 
• The relationship between the biology of food and psychology of eating (25:46 /  20:46)
• Learning how to eat vs. how not to eat (32:55 / 24:50)  
• The relationship between trauma and emotional eating (34:34 / 29:50) 
• Reframing beliefs around food and eating (42:09 / 35:10) 
• The importance of practicing self-compassion (45:51 / 40:50) 
• The Emotional Eating Breakthrough Program (58:07 / 53:05) 

Learn more about The Emotional Eating Breakthrough Program.

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 the roles of genetics and lifestyle factors in the development of Alzheimer’s disease with Dr. Cindy Geyer. 

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Many people are confused about how much protein they should be eating and where to get it. Adequate protein is vital in building muscle mass, an essential component of maintaining a healthy weight. It’s also a key factor in reducing the risk of chronic disease, which improves our healthspan and longevity. Research shows that higher protein intake is correlated to better body composition, insulin control, satiation, and more.

In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, Dr. David Heber, and Dr. Frank Lipman about why it’s necessary to get adequate protein in your diet every day and how to do that, whether you’re a meat-eater or not.

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon is an integrative physician who completed her fellowship in nutritional sciences and geriatrics at Washington University, St. Louis. She is board certified in family medicine and completed her undergraduate work in human nutrition vitamin and mineral metabolism. Dr. Lyon works closely with current and retired Special Operations military operators as a part of the Task Force Dagger Foundation.

Dr. Heber is the founding director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition, a professor of medicine and public health, and the founding chief of the Division of Clinical Nutrition in UCLA’s Department of Medicine. Dr. Heber also directs the National Cancer Institute-funded clinical nutrition research unit and the National Institute of Health’s nutrition and obesity training grants at UCLA.

Dr. Frank Lipman is recognized as a vocal pioneer of integrative and Functional Medicine (or what he calls “good medicine”). Dr. Lipman is the founder of Eleven Eleven Wellness Center and the Chief Medical Officer at The Well. He is a sought-after international speaker and the bestselling author of six books—How to Be Well, The New Health Rules, Young and Slim for Life, Revive, and Total Renewal—and his newest book, The New Rules of Aging Well: A Simple Program for Immune Resilience, Strength, and Vitality.⁣

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Dr. David Heber

Dr. Frank Lipman

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

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What to eat for health has been a historically divisive topic, but it really shouldn’t be. If you want optimal health, you need to do just one thing: eat the foods that heal you and avoid the ones that harm you. The foundation of health and longevity is diet. 

In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I discuss what to eat for longevity and how to focus on food as medicine. What I’ve discovered has blown my mind and changed the way I approach my own health and the health of my patients. I’ve compiled it all into a new book called Young Forever, which comes out on February 21, 2023. Learn more and preorder the book at youngforeverbook.com.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• Universal principles to guide the right diet for you (6:02 / 2:55)
• What plants should you eat and how many? (9:53 / 6:39)
• What fruits to eat (11:15 / 8:12) 
• What types of fat to eat (12:30 / 9:11) 
• What types of meat to eat (13:47 / 10:30)
• What kind of eggs to eat (15:47 / 12:28)
• What type of fish to eat (16:07 / 12:49)
• Are beans and grains okay to eat? (16:38 / 13:20)
• Is it okay to eat sugar? (18:01 / 14:40)
• What type of oils to eat (19:02 / 15:44)
• Is dairy okay to eat? (19:27 / 16:08)
• What not to eat (20:07 / 16:49) 

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Research has revealed that by staying aware of how we interact with our partners and embracing specific patterns we are less likely to get divorced and more likely to be in a satisfying relationship many years from now. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I’m excited to talk to two leading experts in the field of healthy relationships, Drs. Julie Schwartz Gottman and John Gottman, cofounders of the Gottman Institute. 

Dr. John Gottman previously served as executive director of the Relationship Research Institute and is a professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Washington, where he founded the Love Lab. He is world-renowned for his work on marital stability and divorce prediction and has conducted forty years of groundbreaking research with thousands of couples. His work has earned him numerous major awards and he was named one of the top ten most influential therapists of the past quarter century. Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman is president of the Gottman Institute and cofounder of Affective Software, Inc. A highly respected clinical psychologist, she was named Washington State Psychologist of the Year and received the 2021 Psychotherapy Networker Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• The top four relationship killers (5:18 / 3:20) 
• The keys to a successful relationship (6:25 / 4:00) 
• Love as a practice (27:09 / 22:50) 
• What makes for a great sex life (31:25 / 27:08) 
• How to have healthy conflict (35:11 / 30:52)
• Breaking out of reactivity and fight or flight (42:33 / 38:17) 
• The biggest predictor of divorce (48:32 / 44:10) 
• How contempt differs from criticism (50:57 / 46:42)
• The origins of contempt (53:13 / 48:55)
• Top relationship hacks (1:00:13 / 54:24) 

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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.

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Of all the things we do each day, breathing is arguably the most important. While breathing’s most important job is to literally keep us alive, breathing can help in many more ways than just survival, including activating your parasympathetic nervous system, which helps slow your heart rate and lower your blood pressure.

In today’s episode, I talk with James Nestor, Dr. Louis Ignarro, Wim Hof, and Dr. Jim Gordon about using breathing to support your health.

James Nestor is an author and journalist who has written for Scientific American, Outside, The New York Times, and more. His latest book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, was an instant New York Times bestseller. Breath explores how the human species has lost the ability to breathe properly—and how we can get it back.

Dr. Louis Ignarro is a medical research scientist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his breakthrough discovery of nitric oxide and how it positively impacts health and longevity. His groundbreaking research on nitric oxide paved the way for—among other innovations—Viagra. He is an award-winning Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Molecular & Medical Pharmacology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and has his PhD in pharmacology.

Wim Hof, also known as “The Iceman,” holds multiple world records for his feats of endurance and exposure to cold. He is the author of The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Full Human Potential. The benefits of Wim’s method, now practiced by tens of thousands, have been validated by eight university research studies.

Dr. James Gordon, author of Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing, is a Harvard-educated psychiatrist and the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, DC. He is a clinical professor at Georgetown Medical School and was chairman (under Presidents Clinton and G.W. Bush) of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy.

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, InsideTracker, and Pendulum. 

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Wim Hof

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Exciting discoveries emerging from the field of aging research are pointing to a radically new approach to how we deal with getting older. Science is getting to the root cause of why aging is often accompanied by a decline in function and decrepitude. If we understand the why—the root causes and the changes they trigger in our biology, in our interconnected web of molecules and cells and tissues—then we can transform our health and well-being and extend our lives, both our healthspan and our life span. 

In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I discuss how and why we age. What I’ve discovered has blown my mind and changed the way I approach my own health and the health of my patients. I’ve compiled it all into a new book called Young Forever, which comes out on February 21, 2023. Learn more and preorder the book at youngforeverbook.com.

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and ButcherBox.

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.

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• The difference between chronological age and biological age (4:05 / 1:40) 
• The hallmarks of aging (8:59 / 6:39) 
• What causes biological aging? (12:48 / 8:05) 
• Simple lifestyle and behavior changes that can influence the hallmarks of aging (19:07 / 16:44) 
• The common root cause of all chronic disease (21:29 / 19:00)

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We’re in the midst of a psychedelic renaissance. Compounds that have long been considered recreational drugs by conventional standards are finally being recognized through science as powerful tools for overcoming hard-to-treat health issues, like PTSD, depression, addiction, and more. Mental health problems are the number one driver of indirect healthcare costs, loss of productivity, and diminished quality of life. Yet, we aren’t very successful at treating them with modern medicine. This is a pivotal moment for turning the treatment of mental health around as we explore psychedelic medicine.

Today, I’m excited to talk to a leading expert and advocate in the field of psychedelic medicine, Rick Doblin. Rick Doblin, Ph.D., is the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). He received his doctorate in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. His professional goal is to help develop legal contexts for the beneficial uses of psychedelics and marijuana, primarily as prescription medicines but also for personal growth for otherwise healthy people, and eventually to become a legally licensed psychedelic therapist. 

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Cozy Earth, Beekeeper’s Naturals, and Levels. 

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.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• Rick’s early life and introduction to psychedelics (8:36 / 3:55)
• The history of psychedelic research and the psychedelic renaissance (30:02 / 25:24)
• Is psychedelic-assisted therapy practical and scalable? (32:34 / 27:55) 
• Group and couples psychedelic-assisted therapy (36:53 / 30:40) 
• The economics of providing psychedelic-assisted therapy (38:53 / 34:15)
• Drug policy reform (39:55 / 35:15) 
• How psychedelics affect the brain (41:26 / 36:58) 
• Reframing the public perception of psychedelics (1:02:19 / 57:50) 
• Moving toward a world of net-zero trauma (1:04:10 / 59:30) 
• The future of drug policy reform (1:17:47 / 1:08:50) 

Learn more about MAPS at maps.org.

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Until recently, the most popular approach to treating Alzheimer’s has been to focus on managing the symptoms in the brain. Now brain experts and neurologists know that a better, more effective approach to helping Alzheimer’s patients requires a full-body assessment with all-encompassing, highly individualized treatment that includes improving the microbiome, a healthy diet, plenty of exercise, hormonal balance, adequate sleep, and more.

In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Richard Isaacson, Dhru Purohit, and Dr. Dale Bredesen about why Alzheimer’s is not just a disease of the brain, but one of the entire body.

Dr. Richard Isaacson serves as Director of the Center for Brain Health and Director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic (APC) at Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine. He previously served as Director of the APC at the Weill Cornell Memory Disorders Program, Assistant Dean of Faculty Development, and associate professor of neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine & NewYork-Presbyterian. He remains an adjunct associate professor of neurology in the Department of Neurology at Weill Cornell. Prior to that, he served as associate professor of clinical neurology, Vice-Chair of Education, and Education Director of the McKnight Brain Institute in the Department of Neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

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.

Dr. Dale Bredesen is internationally recognized as an expert in the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The End of Alzheimer's, The End of Alzheimer's Program, and his latest book, The First Survivors of Alzheimer's: How Patients Recovered Life and Hope in Their Own Words.

This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker, Athletic Greens, and Paleovalley. 

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Full-length episodes of these interviews can be found here:

Dr. Richard Isaacson

Dhru Purohit

Dr. Dale Bredesen

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Modern medicine treats each individual disease as if it were a distinct entity separate from everything else that happens in the body. Rather than study the root causes and underlying mechanisms of aging, we look for drugs to block abnormal processes and suppress symptoms. Functional Medicine provides a new road map for healthy aging—one in which we don’t view all diseases of aging as different things. 

In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I discuss why we need to reframe our concept of aging, how and why we age the way we do, and what to do about it. What I’ve discovered has blown my mind and changed the way I approach my own health and the health of my patients. I’ve compiled it all into a new book called Young Forever, which comes out on February 21, 2023. Learn more and preorder the book at youngforeverbook.com.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• It is possible to live into our 90s, 100s, and beyond disease-free, active, and mentally sharp (5:44 / 2:02) 
• Identifying your reason for being (7:54 / 4:42) 
• The difference between healthspan and life span (11:07 / 8:46) 
• The economic implications of a longer-lived population (12:24 / 10:40) 
• Our flawed framework of aging (16:02 / 13:40) 
• The Functional Medicine approach to aging (16:35 / 14:26) 
• It’s never too late to get started (20:09 / 19:48) 

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Everyone has the intention to live well and feel happy, but so many of our choices deviate us from those goals. Investing our time and energy into our relationships might be the key. Loneliness is a main measure of unhappiness, and it also happens to be a stressor and risk factor for disease. I’m so excited to talk to Dr. Rober Waldinger on today’s podcast episode, all about fostering better relationships to live a longer, happier, and healthier life. 

Dr. Robert Waldinger is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development at Massachusetts General Hospital, and cofounder of the Lifespan Research Foundation. Dr. Waldinger received his AB from Harvard College and his MD from Harvard Medical School. He is a practicing psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, and he directs a psychotherapy teaching program for Harvard psychiatry residents. Dr. Waldinger is also a Zen master (Roshi) and teaches meditation in New England and around the world. He is the co-author of the book The Good Life: Lessons From the World’s Longest Scientific Study on Happiness.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• The number-one life choice you can make today for future health and happiness (5:08 / 1:43) 
• The connection between our relationships and our health (11:29 / 8:00) 
• Cultivating relationships and well-being (13:41 / 10:16) 
• Getting to know your partner better (23:44 / 20:20)
• Practices that promote happiness (36:50 / 31:29) 
• Letting go of grudges and healing relationships (39:47 / 34:05) 
• Strategies for social fitness (43:32 / 38:25) 
• Navigating romantic relationships ( 53:01 / 47:11)
• Community as medicine (56:57 / 51:25)
• What matters most in life (1:07:43 / 1:02:13) 

Get a copy of Robert’s book, The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness.

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​​Where Should We Begin - A Game of Stories

The 36 Questions That Lead to Love

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Blood sugar is one aspect of our biology that has major implications for how well we feel and function on a daily basis. When it is out of balance and our insulin spikes, it can set us up for health problems down the road. Luckily, there are many simple, realistic hacks that can help to successfully manage blood sugar without leaving you feeling deprived.

In today’s episode, I talk with Jessie Inchauspé, Max Lugavere, and Dr. Casey Means about the best hacks to reduce insulin spikes and why managing your blood sugar is necessary if you want to be healthy.

Jessie Inchauspé holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from King's College London and a master’s degree in biochemistry from Georgetown University. Her work at a genetic analysis start-up in Silicon Valley made her realize that, as the key to good health, food habits beat genetics. In her first book, Glucose Revolution, Jessie shares her startling discovery about the essential role of blood sugar in every aspect of our lives, from cravings to fertility, and the surprising hacks to optimize it while still eating the foods we love.

Max Lugavere is a health and science journalist and the author of the New York Times bestseller Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life, now published in 10 languages around the globe. His sophomore book, also a bestseller, is called The Genius Life: Heal Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Become Extraordinary. Max is the host of a number-one iTunes health and wellness podcast called The Genius Life. His new cookbook is Genius Kitchen.

Dr. Casey Means is a Stanford-trained physician, Chief Medical Officer and cofounder of metabolic health company Levels, an associate editor of the International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention, and a guest lecturer at Stanford University. Her mission is to maximize human potential and reverse the epidemic of preventable chronic disease by empowering individuals with tools that can facilitate a deep understanding of our bodies and inform personalized and sustainable dietary and lifestyle choices.

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Athletic Greens, and InsideTracker. 

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Full-length episodes of these interviews can be found here:

Jessie Inchauspé

Max Lugavere

Dr. Casey Means

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The array of frustrating symptoms that come along with autoimmune diseases leave those who are suffering constantly looking for answers. Simply put, autoimmune diseases—like rheumatoid arthritis, celiac sprue, inflammatory bowel, type 1 diabetes, Hashimoto’s, Graves’, lupus, fibromyalgia, and so many more—are conditions where the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues rather than a foreign molecule like bacteria. This happens when something confuses the immune system.

Today, I’m joined by Dr. Sunjya Schweig to discuss why autoimmune issues are on the rise and how we can treat them using a Functional Medicine approach.

Sunjya K. Schweig, MD, is deeply committed to building a cutting-edge, data-driven ecosystem for the prevention and reversal of chronic illness. As the founder and president of the California Center for Functional Medicine, Dr. Schweig and his team provide personalized, precision medicine care to help people with chronic illness recover their health. In 2021, Dr. Schweig founded the Functional Medicine Research and Technology Center, which aims to prevent and reverse chronic illness through research, education, and innovation. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Schweig completed his MD at the University of California, Irvine, and his family medicine residency at the University of California, San Francisco, Family Practice Residency Program in Santa Rosa, CA. He is board certified in family practice (ABFM) integrative and holistic medicine (ABIHM).

This episode is sponsored by Athletic Greens and InsideTracker.

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Here are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• Common root causes of autoimmune disease (6:32 / 4:04)  
• Diet and gut health (8:49 / 6:23) 
• What is autoimmune disease? (9:39 / 7:12) 
• The most common autoimmune diseases (10:39 / 8:17)  
• The conventional medicine approach to treating autoimmune disease (12:17 / 9:50) 
• Case study of a patient Dr. Schweig treated (15:31 / 12:57) 
• Healing the gut with diet and foods to avoid when treating autoimmune disease (25:01 / 22:15) 
• My personal experience with autoimmune disease (34:33 / 32:25) 
• Chronic infections and autoimmune disease (35:57 / 33:22) 
• The California Center for Functional Medicine (42:47 / 40:21) 

Learn more about the California Center for Functional Medicine and the Functional Medicine Research and Technology Center.

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I like to call myself a pathological optimist. Our thoughts are transferred into our biology, which means generosity, service, and altruism make us healthier from the inside out, all while giving us more joy in life. Unfortunately, many of us go through life with a list of shoulds without truly knowing the why behind our actions. It can be a daunting task to seek meaning and purpose, but taking intentional steps towards this kind of clarity might be easier than you think. 

Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I’m excited to talk to Simon Sinek about how to find your why to live a more authentic, fulfilled, and healthy life. A trained ethnographer, Simon may be best known for his TED Talk on the concept of why, which has been viewed over 60 million times, and his video on millennials in the workplace—which reached 80 million views in its first week and has gone on to be seen hundreds of millions of times. He continues to share inspiration through his bestselling books, including global bestseller Start with WHY and New York Times bestsellers Leaders Eat Last and The Infinite Game, as well as his podcast, A Bit of Optimism

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• The value and benefits of having meaning and purpose (4:55 / 2:55)
• Finding your purpose is not a matter of luck—it’s a right (7:02 / 5:02)
• How to find your “why” (8:54 / 6:42) 
• “Why” as a biological phenomenon (11:57 / 9:42) 
• How Simon and I found our “whys” (16:13 / 12:45)
• How service and altruism cultivate joy and pleasure (22:33 / 19:38)
• Our need for community and belonging (31:09 / 29:32) 
• How generosity promotes health (39:11 / 34:40) 
• Accessing empathy and replacing judgment with curiosity (44:36 / 41:25) 
• Learning how to listen (51:04 / 49:00) 

Check out Simon’s live online classes and his on-demand library, The Optimism Library.

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Heart disease, cancer, and stroke are the leading causes of death in the US. These diseases all have several risk factors in common, like smoking, physical inactivity, and poor diet, which policymakers often view simply as personal choices. Yet there are many reasons we need to begin looking at health beyond the individual.

In today’s episode, I talk with Dan Buettner, James Maskell, Tawny Jones, and Dr. Gabor Maté about how our environment shapes our health and why community is vital to healing.

Dan Buettner is an explorer, National Geographic Fellow, award-winning journalist and producer, and New York Times bestselling author. He discovered the five places in the world—dubbed Blue Zones—where people live the longest, healthiest lives.

James Maskell has spent the past decade innovating at the intersection of Functional Medicine and community, where he created the Functional Forum, the world’s largest Functional Medicine conference, with record-setting participation. His organization and first book of the same name, The Evolution of Medicine, prepares health professionals for this new era of preventive medicine.

Tawny Jones has been an accomplished administrator at the Cleveland Clinic for 19 years. She leads clinical operations at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, sharing the efficacy of Functional Medicine and demonstrating its cost-effectiveness and ability to improve health. The Functioning for Life shared medical program for chronic disease management is her brainchild. 

A renowned speaker and bestselling author, Dr. Gabor Maté is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction, stress, and childhood development. Dr. Maté has written several bestselling books. His latest book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture, was just released.

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Athletic Greens, 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.

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Dan Buettner

James Maskell and Tawny Jones

Dr. Gabor Maté

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As hunter-gatherers, we ate the equivalent of only 20 teaspoons of sugar a year. Today, we eat over 150 pounds per year per person, or half a pound per day. The average school kid eats 34 teaspoons of sugar a day. Many supermarkets and health-food stores now carry many sneaky sources of sugar disguised in unrecognizable ingredients and so-called “healthy” foods that contain as much—if not more—sugar than their regular versions.

In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I am talking all about sugar and sweeteners. I discuss how sugar can dramatically alter your metabolism and brain chemistry, causing you to suffer intense cravings, how quitting sugar can rapidly improve your health, the different types of sugars, and what sugars we should absolutely stay away from.

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Here are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• True or False segment: busting frequent myths about sugar (5:58 / 2:15) 
• The problem with sugar (13:12 / 9:32) 
• Sugar addiction and quitting sugar (16:23 / 12:40) 
• The many ways to say “sugar” (20:37 / 17:25) 
• Artificial sweeteners and sugar alcohols (22:37 / 19:00) 
• Which natural sweeteners are better than others? (26:51 / 23:09) 
• Sugar production and the environment (29:43 / 25:56) 
• Which sweeteners to eat and which ones to avoid (33:33 / 28:55)  

Mentioned in this episode

Saturated fat is not the major issue

Saturated Fat and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Diabetes: a Fresh Look at the Evidence

A systematic review of the evidence supporting a causal link between dietary factors and coronary heart disease

Can dietary saturated fat be beneficial in prevention of stroke risk? A meta-analysis

Fair Trade USA

Ethical Consumer Guide for honey

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Stress has somehow become a perceived right of passage for adults in the US. Many people feel that if they’re not stressed, they’re not working hard enough. And almost all of us have had stress build throughout our lives, a combination of trauma, life experiences, and our state of mind.

Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I’m excited to talk to Dr. Elissa Epel about the wide-ranging effects of chronic stress on our health and how to mitigate it to feel better and even slow the aging process. Elissa Epel, PhD is an internationally renowned health psychologist who focuses on how to live well and thrive with existential stress, despite the challenges we face personally and globally. She is a professor at UCSF and the director of UCSF’s Aging, Metabolism, and Emotion Center. She is the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller The Telomere Effect which is in 30 languages. Her new book is THE STRESS PRESCRIPTION: Seven Days to More Joy and Ease.

This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth, Rupa Health, Essentia, and Athletic Greens.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• Uncertainty tolerance and finding comfort in the unknown (4:56 / 2:55)
• How our trauma history impacts our ability to tolerate uncertainty (7:06 / 5:00) 
• The difference between acute and chronic stress (14:07 / 12:00) 
• How our mind states impact how we experience stress (17:21 / 15:19) 
• The impact stress has on mitochondria (29:57 / 25:00) 
• Incorporating hormetic or “good” stress into our lives (31:57 / 27:00) 
• How meaning, purpose, and mindset impact our lives (37:00 / 34:20) 
• Taking a stress inventory of your life (51:29 / 46:40) 
• Telomere health and aging (56:47 / 52:12) 
• Mitigating stress at the start of your day (1:03:13 / 57:25)  

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Sauna use as a lifestyle practice to extend healthspan

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A Harvard Psychiatrist Rethinks Mental Health As A Metabolic Disease with Dr. Christopher Palmer

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Subsidizing food has been a practice in the US government for a very long time; we’ve subsidized sugar since 1790 and wheat, corn, and soy since 1933. All four of these foods, also known as commodity crops, are mainstay ingredients found in the ultra-processed foods driving chronic disease. And we taxpayers are footing the bill. Something is wrong with this picture.

In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Robert Lustig, Ken Cook, and Paulette Jordan about the impact of subsidized commodity crops on food prices and our health.

Dr. Robert Lustig is a neuroendocrinologist with expertise in metabolism, obesity, and nutrition. He’s the Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology and a member of the Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF. He is also one of the leaders of the current “anti-sugar” movement that is changing the food industry, in part through his game-changing books. His latest work is Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine.

Ken Cook is the president and cofounder of the Environmental Working Group (EWG). 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. Under Cook’s leadership, the EWG has pioneered the use of digital technologies to empower American families with easy-to-use, science-driven tools to help reduce their exposure to potentially harmful ingredients in food, drinking water, cosmetics, and other household products.

Paulette Jordan 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 Rupa Health, InsideTracker, and Essentia. 

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.

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Full-length episodes of these interviews can be found here:

Dr. Robert Lustig

Ken Cook

Paulette Jordan

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We’ve been taught to think of fats and oils as a necessary evil—the unhealthy part of anything we eat and the stuff needed to keep food from sticking to the pot. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. Fat is essential for health, but it’s also confusing. There are so many different kinds of fat; some, we are told, are good, and some are bad. So, what’s actually true?

In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I am talking all about fats and oils—which ones you should be eating, and which ones you need to avoid for optimal health.

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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.

Here are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• Why we should avoid refined vegetable oils (5:00 / 1:20) 
• Eating cholesterol-rich foods like eggs or shrimp has little to no effect on the cholesterol circulating in your bloodstream, and it is not linked to heart disease (6:45 / 3:00) 
• How eating the right fats burns body fat and supports health (7:55 / 4:14) 
• The nutritional purpose of fats and oils (9:30 / 5:40) 
• What to know about monounsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, saturated fat, and trans fats (10:30 / 6:47) 
• Why fats and veggies are the perfect pairing (18:26 / 14:50) 
• What to know about coconut oil (20:18 / 16:35) 
• Ketogenic diets and intermittent fasting (21:26 / 17:46)
• How fats impact the environment (22:08 / 18:25)
• Fats and oils to eat and avoid (24:56 / 21:46) 

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Truth in Olive Oil 

Fair Trade organic labels

American Grassfed Association

Thrive Market

Eat Fat, Get Thin

FOOD: What the Heck Should I Eat?

The Pegan Diet

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If you’re interested in health, you’ve heard the term inflammation quite a bit. But did you know there are different kinds of inflammation? Some of them are more alarming than others. Acute inflammation happens when you cut your finger and it gets red and a little swollen. This is helpful inflammation and usually resolves in about a week. But the inflammation that naturally happens as we age, called sterile-inflammation, sets us up for less resiliency against things like autoimmunity, cancer, and other forms of chronic disease. 

Today, I’m excited to dive deep into the topic of inflammation and its role in aging with Dr. David Furman. Dr. David Furman is Associate Professor and Director of the Bioinformatics Core at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, as well as the Director of the Stanford 1000 Immunomes Project. He obtained his doctoral degree in immunology from the School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, for his work on cancer immune-surveillance. During his postdoctoral training at the Stanford School of Medicine, Dr. Furman focused on the application of advanced analytics to study the aging of the immune system in humans.

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, BiOptimizers, and InsideTracker.

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.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• The origins of Dr. Furman’s unique thinking about the immune system and aging (7:21 / 3:58) 
• Types of inflammation (11:13 / 8:02) 
• How systemic chronic inflammation drives all of the hallmarks of aging (13:32 / 10:30) 
• Causes of inflammation (18:24 / 13:46) 
• The immunome and the 1000 Immunomes Project (26:31 / 21:14) 
• How inflammatory age can be used to predict disease (33:13 / 27:12) 
• Predicting frailty in individuals years before they become frail (35:54 / 30:37) 
• Newly discovered biomarkers that can be used for early detection of age-related disease (38:54 / 32:02) 
• How the iAge test will be used in the future (47:58 / 43:42) 
• Learnings from centenarians (59:24 / 54:12) 

Learn more about the 1000 Immunomes Project.

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Migraines are very common and, for many people, they can be debilitating, reducing the quality of life. Some may be so severe that the only option for getting through them is to rest in a dark room. The Functional Medicine approach to treating migraines looks beyond the head to assess the health of the entire body and find the root cause.

In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Elizabeth Boham and Dr. Todd LePine to explore various ways we can use this approach to eliminate migraines. We discuss healing the gut and dietary changes, and I also speak about how low levels of magnesium have been linked to migraines.

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. Todd 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 enjoys skiing, kayaking, hiking, camping, and golfing in the beautiful Berkshires and is a fitness enthusiast.

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Thrive Market, and InsideTracker. 

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.

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Full-length episodes of these interviews can be found here:

Dr. Elizabeth Boham 

Dr. Mark Hyman  

Dr. Todd LePine

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It is crucially important to take steps (even small ones) daily to support your immune system and inflammation levels—so you can live longer, better. Unfortunately, our modern diets and lifestyles have created an environment of chronic inflammation, or “inflammaging.” While inflammation itself is life saving and extremely important in acute situations, inflammaging can cause significant issues.

In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I am talking all about inflammaging and how this continual, low-grade inflammation becomes the root of many, if not all, chronic conditions. 

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Here are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• How an overactive immune system affects our health (3:45 / 1:09) 
• What is inflammaging? (4:38 / 2:00) 
• The main thing necessary to stay healthy and prevent aging (5:53 / 2:50)
• Foods you should avoid to prevent and reduce inflammaging (6:37 / 3:53) 
• Anti-inflammatory foods (8:54 / 4:15) 
• Lifestyle practices to prevent and reduce inflammaging (11:20 / 8:30) 
• Supplements to prevent and reduce inflammation (12:21 / 9:30)

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Just like other parts of life, we can fall into patterns when it comes to how we love. For example, many people choose partners that reinforce the limiting beliefs that they have about themselves and their lives. I’ve discovered this about myself over the years and worked with a coach to rewrite my corrupted love software. Today, I’m excited to share a conversation with that person, Lauren Zander, who has been a strong force in my life for positive change. 

Lauren Handel Zander is the Co-Founder and Chairwoman of Handel Group®, an international corporate consulting and life coaching company. Her coaching methodology, The Handel Method®, is taught in over 35 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 author of Maybe It’s You: Cut the Crap, Face Your Fears, Love Your Life, a no-nonsense, practical manual that helps readers figure out not just what they want out of life, but how to actually get there. She has spent over 20 years coaching thousands of private and corporate clients.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• My personal journey to understand and improve my beliefs and patterns in love (6:53 / 2:00) 
• Creating a pathway to deal with our corrupted love software (9:38 / 6:48) 
• Learning from our past relationships and experiences (11:56 / 9:07) 
• Loving yourself for better love relationships (17:09 / 14:42) 
• The three voices inside us that drive our relationship choices (22:25 / 18:10)
• How Lauren’s personality has changed and led her to develop Inner.U Love (29:44 / 25:11) 
• Asking yourself what you want from love today (38:05 / 33:45) 
• How we manifest our inner dialogue (42:42 / 38:29) 
• The value of telling the truth to yourself (46:49 / 42:33)
• Expanding through love (51:57 / 47:37) 

Learn more about Lauren’s course, Inner.U Love, here. 

Learn more about La Vette, an intentional dating platform for singles, at lavette.love.

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Almost a quarter of the worldwide adult population has high blood pressure, or hypertension, an inflammatory disease and a leading cause of heart disease. Sadly, anti-hypertensive medications are not that successful, and well over half of those who have hypertension are not treated adequately.

In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. George Papanicolaou, Dr. James DiNicolantonio, and Dr. Casey Means about the dangers of high blood pressure and how to lower it with diet and lifestyle.

Dr. 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. In 2000, he founded Cornerstone Family Practice in Rowley, MA. In 2015, he established Cornerstone Personal Health, a practice dedicated entirely to Functional Medicine. Dr. Papanicolaou joined The UltraWellness Center in 2017.

Dr. James DiNicolantonio is a Doctor of Pharmacy and a cardiovascular research scientist. He serves as the associate editor of the British Medical Journal’s Open Heart, a journal published in partnership with the British Cardiovascular Society, and is on the editorial advisory boards of several other medical journals. Dr. DiNicolantonio is the author or coauthor of over 250 publications in the medical literature. He also is the author of five bestselling health books: The Salt Fix, Superfuel, The Longevity Solution, The Immunity Fix, and The Mineral Fix.

Dr. Casey Means is a Stanford-trained physician, Chief Medical Officer and cofounder of metabolic health company Levels, an associate editor of the International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention, and a guest lecturer at Stanford University. Dr. Means’ perspective has been recently featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Men’s Health, Forbes, Business Insider, TechCrunch, Entrepreneur, Metabolism, Endocrine Today, and more.

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Beekeeper’s, and InsideTracker.

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Full-length episodes of these interviews can be found here:

Dr. George Papanicolaou

Dr. James DiNicolantonio

Dr. Casey Means

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Numerous factors can contribute to low sex drive and erectile dysfunction. What we eat and how we live also have an instrumental impact on our hormones. A high-sugar, refined-carbohydrate diet, caffeine, stress, hormones in the food supply, and estrogen-like toxins from pesticides, plastics, and pollution can all throw your hormones out of whack.

In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I am talking all about sex drive: the role hormones play, surprising things that kill your sex drive, and strategies you can implement today to boost it.

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Here are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• The biggest killer of sex drive (4:04 / 00:36) 
• How sugar and insulin resistance influence our hormones and libido (4:46 / 1:25) 
• How leptin and cortisol influence sex drive (6:55 / 3:27) 
• Low-fat diets and decreased sex drive (8:14 / 4:48) 
• Environmental toxins and sexual function (9:07 / 5:40) 
• Strategies to increase sex drive (10:55 / 7:28) 

This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, InsideTracker, and Rupa Health.

When we hear the phrase “Blue Zones,” most of us think of the healthy, long-living populations in places like Greece and Costa Rica. And while the large majority of these communities are indeed abroad (there is only one Blue Zone in the US), there are some hidden traditions that cooks around America have passed from generation to generation that we can embrace to create our own Blue Zone at home. It’s interesting to note that at the same time we’re seeing a huge interest in longevity, we’re seeing a drop in life expectancy for the first time in living history over the last few years. The biggest culprit is our processed food supply. 

Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, Dan Buettner and I break down why chronic disease is so rampant in the US, what we can learn from the Blue Zones around the world, and how to bring Blue Zone principles into our own kitchens while embracing American traditions. Dan Buettner is an explorer, National Geographic Fellow, award-winning journalist and producer, and New York Times bestselling author. He discovered the five places in the world— dubbed Blue Zone hotspots, where people live the longest, healthiest lives. His articles about these places in The New York Times Magazine and National Geographic are two of the most popular for both publications.

This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, InsideTracker, and Rupa Health.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• Why we are seeing a drop in life expectancy (5:26 / 2:18) 
• Why, if you’re overweight and unhealthy in America, it’s probably not your fault (7:40 / 5:50) 
• How Dan discovered the Blue Zones and habits of the world’s longest-lived people (12:09 / 8:48) 
• Cooking and longevity (20:32 / 16:00) 
• Cuisine of the Gullah/Geechee people (28:05 / 23:20) 
• Traditional Native American diets (31:22 / 26:42) 
• Traditional Latin American cuisine (36:13 / 31:35) 
• Eating well on a budget (41:07 / 36:22) 
• Dan’s work to make the healthy choice the easy choice (44:50 / 39:30) 
• The influence of Asian cuisine in America (50:07 / 45:25) 

Get a copy of Dan’s new book The Blue Zones American Kitchen.

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 mold exposure episode with Dr. Ann Shippy. 

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The leading cause of inflammation is a poor diet—specifically one rich in addictive starches and refined sugars that keep us eating more than we need to because they don’t fill us up. This standard American diet (SAD) of refined flour and sugar is the gateway to insulin resistance, diabetes, and other metabolic issues, which cause rapid aging and chronic disease.

In today’s episode, I talk with Dhru Purohit, Gary Taubes, and Dr. Ronesh Sinha about why we need to ditch the high-starch diet if we want to improve our metabolism and reduce chronic disease.

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.

⁣Gary Taubes is an award-winning science and health journalist and cofounder and director of the Nutrition Science Initiative. He is the author of The Case Against Sugar, Why We Get Fat, Good Calories, Bad Calories, and The Case for Keto. Gary is a former staff writer for Discover and a correspondent for Science. He has written three cover articles on nutrition and health for The New York Times Magazine.

Dr. Ronesh Sinha, author of The South Asian Health Solution, is an internal medicine physician who runs a lifestyle clinic in Silicon Valley focused on reversing insulin resistance in ethnically diverse patients. He is also an expert in corporate wellness and serves as the Chief Medical Officer for Silicon Valley Employer Forum, where he serves as a global adviser to shape health benefits for over 55 major Silicon Valley companies.

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Paleovalley, and Essentia.

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.

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Dhru Purohit

Gary Taubes

Dr. Ronesh Sinha

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CoQ10 is a compound whose job is to help cells generate energy, so it’s no surprise there are so many wonderful benefits to getting enough of this critical coenzyme. Although you can find it in supplement form, it is also naturally produced by the body. Unfortunately, however, as you age the production of CoQ10 declines. It also declines with chronic stress, toxin exposures, and certain medications. The decreased amount of CoQ10 in your cells contributes to the gradual loss of energy that most of us experience in our thirties and beyond. 

In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I am talking all about coenzyme Q10, also known as CoQ10—what it is, what it can do for us, and how to ensure we are getting enough of this critical nutrient.

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Athletic Greens.

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.

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Here are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• What exactly is CoQ10? (3:42 / 1:32) 
• Statins, muscle aches and pains, and CoQ10 production (4:20 / 1:55) 
• How your body makes energy (5:14 / 2:40) 
• The scientific discovery of CoQ10 (6:05 / 3:30) 
• Benefits of CoQ10 (6:27 / 3:56) 
• CoQ10 and heart health (7:40 / 5:10) 
• Treating and preventing migraines with CoQ10 (8:51 / 6:18)
• CoQ10, insulin sensitivity, and blood sugar (10:02 / 7:29) 
• Slowing and reversing Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease (10:34 / 8:00) 

CoQ10-rich foods and supplements (11:30 / 8:58)

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Have you ever wondered what makes some people extraordinary? Is it something special some people just have at birth? Or are we all born the same only to evolve into greater things? I’m learning that no matter what age or phase of life we are in, we have the ability to make choices that change our lives and the lives of others for the better. Finding a purpose greater than ourselves is a catalyst for that change.

Today’s conversation with Lynne Twist is an inspiring one. We take a deep dive into creating a life of meaning and commitment, what that means for our identity, and the ripple effect it has throughout the world. Over the past 40 years, Lynne has worked with over 100,000 people in 50 countries in the arenas of fundraising with integrity, conscious philanthropy, strategic visioning, and having a healthy relationship with money. An author and speaker, she has presented for the United Nations Beijing Women’s Conference, State of the World Forum, Synthesis Dialogues with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and the Governor’s Conference on California Women, among others. A recognized global visionary, Ms. Twist has been an advisor to the Desmond Tutu Foundation, and The Nobel Women’s Initiative. 

This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth, InsideTracker, and Essentia.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• Having a purpose larger than ourselves (6:32 / 4:27)
• How Lynne’s father’s death informed her inner life (9:51 / 7:40) 
• Lynne’s journey to becoming an activist and philanthropist (14:01 / 12:15) 
• Lynne’s work and learning about money and wealth from Mother Teresa (19:13 / 16:58) 
• The biology of altruism (34:34 / 30:35) 
• What makes ordinary people extraordinary? (35:40 / 31:58) 
• Learning from indigenous people (38:26 / 34:30) 
• Why living a committed life is crucial to our human future (46:55 / 43:00) 
• Why we can’t sacrifice ourselves for others (58:02 / 53:40) 
• How to find your calling (1:02:34 / 58:33) 

Get a copy of Lynne’s book, Living a Committed Life: Finding Freedom and Fulfillment in a Purpose Larger Than Yourself, here. 

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:

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Environmental toxins can wreak havoc on your body. And our bodies can only handle so much. There is a threshold, and when it’s passed, toxins can’t effectively be processed out of the body and are left lingering. When our toxic load is maxed out we start to see symptoms and dysfunctions. 

In today’s episode, I speak with Dr. Casey Means, Harriet Washington, and Maggie Ward about reducing your toxic exposure, the compounded effect of toxic exposures, and more.

Dr. Casey Means is a Stanford-trained physician, Chief Medical Officer and cofounder of metabolic health company Levels, an associate editor of the International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention, and a lecturer at Stanford University. Her mission is to maximize human potential and reverse the epidemic of preventable chronic disease by empowering individuals with tools that can facilitate a deep understanding of our bodies and inform personalized and sustainable dietary and lifestyle choices. 

Harriet 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 is the author of Deadly Monopolies, Infectious Madness, Medical Apartheid, and A Terrible Thing to Waste, a book that looks at the devastating consequences of environmental racism—and what we can do to remedy its toxic effects on marginalized communities.

Maggie Ward, MS, RD, LDN, is the Nutrition Director at The UltraWellness Center. She holds a master’s degree in nutrition from Bastyr University and 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 New York.

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Paleovalley, and Beekeeper’s.

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.

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Full-length episodes of these interviews can be found here:

Dr. Casey Means

Harriet Washington

Maggie Ward

This episode is brought to you by Mitopure and Athletic Greens.

Each of us is made up of an estimated 30 trillion cells, all of which work together in harmony to perform all of the functions necessary for us to survive from day to day and year to year. But sometimes cells go rogue and don’t conform to the normal cell life cycle. When that happens, we end up with cells in our body that start to cause damage. These rogue cells, called senescent or “zombie” cells, release inflammatory chemicals that contribute to all manner of health issues—osteoarthritis, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and Alzheimer’s, to name just a few.

In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I am talking all about zombie cells—what they are, how they develop, and how we can get rid of them.

This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and Athletic Greens.

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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.

Here are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• What are zombie cells and how do they develop? (4:00 / 1:14) 
• The negative effects of zombie cells (4:53 / 2:39) 
• How to get rid of zombie cells (7:06 / 4:08) 
• Causes of zombie cells (8:19 / 5:08) 
• Natural and pharmaceutical compounds that kill zombie cells (11:17 / 8:00) 
• Lifestyle practices that reduce and kill zombie cells (15:24 /12:20)

This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, Rupa Health, and InsideTracker.

If we want to age as well as possible, maintain function and strength, and stay independent as we age, there is a key area of our physiology that we need to pay attention to: muscle.

Skeletal muscle is the currency of 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—which is often a controversial topic in the nutrition space. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I talk with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon about the science of muscle mass, protein sources, and healthy aging and how we can all pay attention to these things in our daily lives. 

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon is a Washington University fellowship-trained physician in Nutritional Science and Geriatrics and is board certified in Family Medicine. She is the founder of the Institute for Muscle Centric-Medicine™ and has a private practice that services the leaders, innovators, mavericks, and executives in their prospective fields. In addition, Dr. Lyon also works closely with Special Operations Military. Her goal is to change the paradigm of medicine from obesity-focused to muscle-centric and change the way we think about health and medicine with high scientific integrity.

This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, Rupa Health, and InsideTracker.

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​​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.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• Why muscle is key to overall health and longevity (5:25 / 2:14) 
• How much protein should you eat vs the government’s Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) (11:12 / 9:26) 
• Essential amino acids, animal vs plant sources of protein, and building muscle (18:55 / 15:10) 
• How much protein do you need to eat with each meal? (29:04 / 26:02)
• Research showing that dietary protein will reduce hunger and cravings (33:54 / 29:15)
• High-protein food sources (37:22 / 32:19) 
• Is meat bad for your health? (39:38 / 34:44) 
• Stimulating mTOR, our “longevity switch” (45:55 / 37:23)
• Muscle-centric medicine (54:50 / 50:08) 
• Dr. Lyon’s daily diet and exercise routine (1:05:09 / 1:00:24) 

Check out Dr. Lyon’s podcast, The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show, here. Get her free protocol with a food guide and subscribe to Dr. Lyon’s newsletter at drgabriellelyon.com.

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, ButcherBox, and Essentia.

Heart disease, cancer, and stroke are the leading causes of death—and premature death at that—in the US. These diseases all have several risk factors in common, like smoking, physical inactivity, and poor diet, which policy often views simply as personal choices. We need to begin looking at disease prevention beyond individual decision-making.

In this podcast, I talk with Dr. Anand Parekh, Senator Bill Frist, and Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian on the need for government policymakers to address disease prevention.

Dr. Anand Parekh is the Bipartisan Policy Center’s chief medical advisor, providing clinical and public health expertise across the organization, particularly in the areas of aging, prevention, and global health. As a US Department of Health and Human Services deputy assistant secretary for health from 2008 to 2015, he developed and implemented national initiatives focused on prevention, wellness, and care management. He is the author of Prevention First: Policymaking for a Healthier America.

Senator Bill Frist is a heart and lung transplant surgeon and former US Senate majority leader. 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 has performed over 150 heart and lung transplants, authored over 100 peer-reviewed medical articles, and published seven books.

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. He 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.⁣⁣ ⁣

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Dr. Anand Parekh

Senator Bill Frist

Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian

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While there are many reasons that could account for occasional sleepless nights or a few days of having trouble focusing on the job, if you find yourself having persistent sleep-related issues, it could be that your circadian rhythms are out of balance. So what can you do when your body’s internal clockwork gets off?

In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I delve into circadian rhythms—what they are, why they’re important, and how you can reset yours when they become unbalanced.

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Here are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• What are circadian rhythms? (5:14 / 2:02) 
• The science behind circadian rhythms (6:29 / 3:17) 
• Why you should get 20 minutes of sunlight first thing in the morning (7:07 / 3:55) 
• What throws off your circadian rhythms? (8:04 / 4:51) 
• The impact of sleep medication on your circadian rhythms (9:29 / 6:20)  
• Ways to reset your circadian rhythms (10:20 / 7:08) 

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The Circadian Prescription: Get in Step with Your Body's Natural Rhythms

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Trauma isn’t just psychological; it impacts us all the way down to our genes. And those epigenetic changes don’t just stay with us—they can be passed down through several generations. That means the trauma we may be working through isn’t just our own, it’s the stress and trauma of our parents, grandparents, and even great grandparents. I know this might sound bleak, but today’s conversation on The Doctor’s Farmacy with Dr. James Gordon is about healing from all types of trauma to find greater mind-body peace. 

Dr. James Gordon, author of Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing, is a Harvard-educated psychiatrist, and the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C. Dr. Gordon is internationally recognized for using self-awareness, self-care, and group support to heal population-wide psychological trauma. He is a clinical professor at Georgetown Medical School and was chairman (under Presidents Clinton and G.W. Bush) of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• How the war in Ukraine is affecting Ukrainians’ mental health (5:24 / 2:00) 
• Recognizing trauma as a universal part of life (11:15 / 8:00) 
• Epigenetics and generational trauma (13:35 / 9:44) 
• Techniques Dr. Gordon uses to heal generational, cultural, and individual trauma (17:03 / 13:45) 
• Healing America’s divisiveness (24:53 / 21:10)
• Integrating unnamed and underlying cultural trauma (36:36 / 32:25) 
• Moving beyond the medical model when it comes to trauma (41:59 / 38:00) 
• Identifying and healing personal trauma (42:41 / 39:08) 
• Stories of transformation from Dr. Gordon’s work (55:00 / 50:52) 
• The importance of healing oneself first (1:00:54 / 56:40) 

Learn more about Dr. Gordon at jamesgordonmd.com. To support his trauma healing work in Ukraine, visit cmbm.org and click DONATE. 

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Food marketing and misguided dietary guidelines play a large role in the food choices we make. These foods are frequently devoid of nutritional value and, even worse, they are addictive and keep you going back for more. Our bodies are built and maintained by what we put in our mouths; we literally are what we eat. Unfortunately, that means the majority of people in our country are made of ultra-processed food-like substances that create disease. 

In today’s episode, I talk with Nina Teicholz, Michael Moss, and Vani Hari on the influence of food marketing and why the US government’s dietary guidelines may not be so healthy after all.

Nina Teicholz is a science journalist and author of the New York Times bestseller The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat, and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet, which upended the conventional wisdom on dietary fat—especially saturated fat—and spurred a new conversation about whether these fats in fact cause heart disease.

Michael Moss, 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, as well as the book Hooked: Food and Free Will, focused around food and addiction.

Vani Hari is the revolutionary food activist behind foodbabe.com, cofounder of organic food brand Truvani, New York Times best selling author of The Food Babe Way and Feeding You Lies. She has led campaigns against food giants like Kraft, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Subway, and General Mills that attracted more than 500,000 signatures and led to the removal of several controversial ingredients used by these companies.

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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.

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Full-length episodes of these interviews can be found here:

Nina Teicholz

Michael Moss

Vani Hari

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Heartburn and reflux are major problems for so many people. At least 10 percent of Americans have episodes of heartburn every day and 44 percent have symptoms at least once a month. So why are we suffering from reflux? What is the cause? Is it something we are doing or something we are eating? Is there some other factor that’s driving this epidemic?

In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I discuss simple actions you can take to uncover the root cause of your reflux, the problem with acid-blocking drugs, and more.

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Here are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• Common triggers of reflux (2:25 / 1:45) 
• Getting to the root cause of your reflux (8:11 / 5:18)
• Supplements that can help with reflux (9:31 / 6:36) 
• The problem with taking acid-blocking drugs (10:36 / 7:40) 
• Tests you can get done through your doctor (11:07 / 8:11) 
• Weaning off acid-blocking drugs (12:16 / 9:15) 

This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, InsideTracker, and Rupa Health.

I would eat a lot more fish if I knew it was free from toxins like heavy metals, PCBs, and other dangerous compounds. It’s an incredibly healthy protein source when we can eliminate these factors, but sourcing clean fish can be tough. 

Today, I’m taking a deep dive into the issues surrounding fish, what kinds we should be eating, and everything in between with James Arthur Smith. 

James Arthur began his journey with regenerative aquaculture as a teenager volunteering at the Nature Interpretive Center in Southern California, where he got first-hand experience with a steelhead trout breeding and hatchery program. For the past ten years, he lived aboard and sailed around the Pacific from San Francisco to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Throughout that time, he’s been on a mission visiting ocean aquaculture farms, vetting claims, lab testing seafood, and connecting the best-in-class aquaculture projects with farm-to-table restaurants in California. 

In 2020 he founded SEATOPIA, a gourmet seafood subscription box now delivering certified mercury-safe seafood, carbon-neutral, direct to homes nationwide. Through SEATOPIA, he is endeavoring to scale a truly regenerative seafood supply chain and empower health-conscious consumers to directly support innovative aquaculture projects producing some of the healthiest protein on the planet.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• Why wild fish is not necessarily better than farmed fish (7:06 / 3:35) 
• Assessing the pros and cons of aquaculture (12:39 / 8:40) 
• The types of fish I recommend to my patients (17:50 /  14:31)
• Destructive industrial fishing practices (18:14 / 14:46) 
• The dangers of feedlot (or factory) fish (27:34 / 20:27) 
• Creating regenerative aquaculture (34:12 / 29:13) 
• Microplastics and fish consumption (41:15 / 36:29) 
• Why I rarely eat tuna (52:48 / 48:00)  
• Aquaculture policy efforts and challenges (1:02:59 / 57:38) 
• Creating a healthy supply chain for aquaculture feed (1:07:10 / 1:02) 

Learn more about Seatopia.

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There are actually many proven benefits of medical marijuana when it’s used the right way. In fact, cannabis may be one of the oldest documented herbal medicines on earth. And the body has a remarkable built-in system of endocannabinoid receptors that pair with it to reduce pain, improve sleep, increase mood, reduce nausea, and much more. 

In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Misha Kogan, Dr. Josh Axe, and Jamie Wheal about the many benefits of cannabis, and we take a look at how the body’s built-in endocannabinoid healing system works in tandem with this plant medicine.

Dr. Mikhail “Misha” Kogan is the medical director of the George Washington University Center for Integrative Medicine and associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Kogan has recommended medical marijuana to thousands of patients and is a frequent lecturer on medical cannabis to professional audiences across the nation.

Dr. Josh Axe is a certified doctor of natural medicine, a doctor of chiropractic, and a clinical nutritionist with a passion to help people get healthy by empowering them to use nutrition to fuel their health. He is the bestselling author of Keto Diet, Eat Dirt, and Collagen Diet and author of the book Ancient Remedies. He is also the cofounder of Ancient Nutrition, which provides protein powders, holistic supplements, vitamins, essential oils, and more to the modern world. Dr. Axe founded the natural health website DrAxe.com, one of the top natural health websites in the world today.

Jamie Wheal is the author of Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex, and Death in a World That's Lost Its Mind and the global bestseller Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work and the founder of the Flow Genome Project, an international organization dedicated to the research and training of human performance.

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Full-length episodes of these interviews can be found here:

Dr. Misha Kogan

Josh Axe

Jamie Wheal

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High blood pressure—medically known as hypertension—affects about 30 percent of adults. Left neglected, it can severely damage your quality of life and set the stage for heart disease, kidney complications, or a stroke. Conventional medicine typically treats hypertension with medications that are generally effective in reducing the risk of these complications. These medications frequently come with unintended side effects, however. The good news is the right foods and nutrients can dramatically lower blood pressure without the high costs and side effects of medications. 

In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I discuss the driving forces of hypertension and the Functional Medicine approach to treating it.

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Here are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• Normal and optimal blood pressure levels (4:07 / 1:00) 
• The conventional medicine approach to treating high blood pressure (4:44 / 1:34) 
• Underlying causes of high blood pressure (5:34 / 2:04) 
• Does salt really cause high blood pressure? (7:30 / 4:20) 
• Diet and lifestyle strategies to normalize blood pressure (11:09 / 8:00)  
• Supplements for lowering blood pressure (14:18 / 11:07) 
• Exercise and blood pressure (14:40 / 11:30) 
• Stress, sleep, and blood pressure (15:14 / 12:03) 

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UltraBroth Recipe

10-Day Reset Guide

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When we take a global bird's eye view of diets around the world, it’s clear that the Western diet makes humans sick. Any nation that has acquired our habits of eating highly-processed foods, rich in refined carbohydrates, fructose, and inflammatory fats, ends up metabolically unhealthy. Metabolic health is much more than just maintaining a healthy weight. It’s the sum of our cardiovascular, mitochondrial, liver, gut, and hormone function—and a poor diet impacts all of these systems for the worse. 

Today, I’m excited to talk to my friend and a physician who is an inspiration to me, Dr. Robert Lustig, all about fixing our metabolic health. Dr. Lustig is a neuroendocrinologist with expertise in metabolism, obesity, and nutrition. He’s the Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology and a member of the Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF. He is also one of the leaders of the current “anti-sugar” movement that is changing the food industry, in part through his game-changing books. His latest work is Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine.

This episode is brought to you by Mitopure, Rupa Health, and FOND Bone Broth.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

• The real problem with the Western diet (7:50 / 4:50) 
• Why fatty liver is so prevalent today (9:45 / 6:44) 
• How glucose and fructose affect the body differently (14:38 / 12:07) 
• Insulin resistance, mitochondrial dysfunction, and chronic disease (18:08 / 14:00)
• How to know if you have insulin resistance or metabolic syndrome (21:54 / 18:07) 
• Why sugar, not salt, drives high blood pressure (34:54 / 29:27) 
• Eight subcellular pathologies that underlie metabolic disease (49:53 / 39:02) 
• Fixing your health with food (1:06:02 / 1:01:31
• Four things in our food supply that damage mitochondria (1:07:52 / 1:03:20) 
• How to fix our food system (1:12:46 / 1:08:10) 

Learn more about Dr. Lustig at robertlustig.com and get a copy of his book, Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine, here.