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What Causes High Blood Pressure And How To Fix It Nov 04, 2022

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

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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The True Dangers Of Sugar with Dr. Robert Lustig Nov 02, 2022

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

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.

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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.

Exclusive Dr. Hyman+ Ask A Cardiologist: Hypothyroidism, Atrial Fibrillation, And More Nov 01, 2022

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Why We Grow Old And How To Age Well Oct 31, 2022

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In Western culture, we’ve gained a negative view of aging. But in other cultures around the world, aging is celebrated and embraced. That’s because we define difficult symptoms like aches and pains, cognitive decline, and so many others as “aging” when they’re actually signs of dis-ease that can be prevented and often even reversed. Fortunately, there is much we can do to change the trajectory of aging starting at a young age, or at any age.

In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. David Sinclair, Dr. Frank Lipman, and Dan Buettner about all the ways to age better, from supplements to support mitochondria, to increasing muscle, to cultivating community, and more.

Dr. David Sinclair is a professor in the Department of Genetics and codirector of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research at Harvard Medical School, where he and his colleagues study longevity, aging, and how to slow its effects.

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 & Slim for Life, Revive, Total Renewal, and his newest book, The New Rules of Aging Well: A Simple Program for Immune Resilience, Strength, and Vitality.⁣

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.

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

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Dr. David Sinclair

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Dan Buettner

What Dietary And Lifestyle Changes Get Rid Of Acne? Oct 28, 2022

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

Typically, the first thing we reach for to deal with acne is a lotion, potion, or cream to apply to the skin—and conventional medicine doctors frequently prescribe birth control pills. These approaches do not target the root cause of acne, however. A growing body of research suggests it’s not what we slather on our skin that matters most but rather what is going on inside our body.

In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I talk about acne—the number-one skin condition in the United States—and its effects on not just millions of teenagers but an increasing number of adults.

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

Common causes of acne (4:16 / 1:16)
Foods to avoid if you have acne or are trying to prevent a breakout (5:34 / 2:34)
The gut-skin connection (7:22 / 4:45)
Considerations for using the birth control pill to treat acne (8:30 / 5:37)
Dietary and lifestyle changes for reversing acne (9:30 / 6:30)
Choosing skin-safe topical products (13:00 / 10:03)

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Why Self Help Is Not Always Helpful with Susan Piver Oct 26, 2022

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This episode is brought to you by Mitopure, BiOptimizers, and Beekeeper’s Naturals.

If you’ve ever been curious about why you are the way you are, the Enneagram can provide some really interesting insights. Translating this ancient practice into modern life can help us understand our unique gifts and how we can best show up in the world. The Enneagram is a system of mapping nine ways of being, including personality and beyond. The teaching of the Enneagram—an ancient map of how we work—has a fascinating intersection with Buddhism—an ancient map of how the mind works.

I couldn’t be more excited to sit down with my very good friend Susan Piver to explore this connection and learn more about using the Enneagram and Buddhism to create greater self-love. Susan Piver is the New York Times bestselling author of many books, including the award-winning How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life, The Wisdom of a Broken Heart, Start Here Now: An Open-Hearted Guide to the Path and Practice of Meditation, and The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships. Her newest book is The Buddhist Enneagram: Nine Paths to Warriorship.

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

What is the Enneagram? (5:53 / 2:48)
The problem with the self-help movement (10:59 / 7:56)
When working on yourself is counterproductive (14:09 / 11:00)
Releasing self-aggression (16:03 / 13:32)
Three ways to work with difficult emotions (27:21 / 23:23)
Bringing the Enneagram into Buddhist thinking (33:31 / 28:49)
Finding your Enneagram type (35:04 / 30:23)
How the Enneagram can help free us from our negative self-talk (50:04 / 45:20)
Using tonglen meditation to deal with individual and global pain (54:22 / 50:42)
Directing our minds to gratitude and openness (1:02:02 / 56:08)

Get a copy of Susan’s book, The Buddhist Enneagram: Nine Paths to Warriorship,here, and find her online community,the Open Heart Project, here.

Exclusive Dr. Hyman+ Ask Mark Anything: Heavy Or Irregular Periods, Reverse Aging, And More Oct 25, 2022

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In this teaser episode, you’ll hear a preview of our monthly Ask Mark Anything episode.

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Why You Probably Need More Omega-3s In Your Diet Oct 24, 2022

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

Omega-3 is a fatty acid your body uses in all kinds of ways. Its benefits for our body are hard to overstate. But unlike most fats, your body can’t manufacture omega-3. Instead, it’s an “essential nutrient,” which means the only way to get it is through your diet.

In today’s episode, I talk with Paul Greenberg, Dr. Andrew Huberman, and Dr. Daniel Amen about the importance of essential fatty acids like omega-3 for sleep, brain and heart health, and more.

Paul Greenberg is the bestselling author of Four Fish, American Catch, and The Omega Principle. A regular contributor to the New York Times and many other publications, Mr. Greenberg is the writer-in-residence at the Safina Center, a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation, and the recipient of a James Beard Award for Writing and Literature.

Dr. Andrew Huberman is a McKnight Foundation and Pew Foundation Fellow and was awarded the Cogan Award in 2017, which is given to the scientist making the largest discoveries in the study of vision. Work from the Huberman Laboratory at Stanford University School of Medicine has been published in top journals including Nature, Science, and Cell and has been featured in TIME, BBC, Scientific American, Discover, and other top media outlets.

Dr. Daniel Amen is a physician, double-board-certified psychiatrist, 12-time New York Times bestselling author, and founder and CEO of Amen Clinics, with 10 US locations. Dr. Amen is the author of many books including the mega-bestseller Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, as well as The End of Mental Illness, Memory Rescue, Healing ADD, and Your Brain Is Always Listening. His new book, You, Happier: The 7 Neuroscience Secrets of Feeling Good Based on Your Brain Type, is now available.

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Paul Greenberg

Dr. Andrew Huberman

Dr. Daniel Amen

What You Need To Know About Cholesterol Testing And Reducing Risk For Heart Disease Oct 21, 2022

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This episode is brought to you by Thrive Market and Athletic Greens.

For years well-meaning doctors, echoed by the media, have emphasized what they have long believed is the intimate link between cholesterol and death by heart disease. If only it were so simple! You may hope that if you monitor your cholesterol levels and avoid the foods that are purported to raise cholesterol, you’ll be safe from America’s number-one killer. The truth is much more complex. Cholesterol is only one factor among many—and it’s not even the most important one—that contribute to your risk of getting heart disease.

In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I talk about why standard cholesterol testing is outdated and why cholesterol may not be the cause of heart disease.

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

What is cholesterol? (4:36 / 1:48)
The myth around cholesterol and dietary fat (5:06 / 2:25)
The biggest source of abnormal cholesterol is not fat—it’s sugar (7:43 / 4:58)
How lifestyle, environmental influences, and genetics influence cholesterol (8:28 / 5:44)
Key contributors to heart disease (11:05 / 8:19)
Tests to determine your risk for cardiovascular disease (13:13 / 10:24)
How to lower your risk of heart disease and fix your cholesterol (16:58 / 14:10)
The benefits, side effects, and risks of taking statin drugs (18:30 / 15:53)

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Are Psychedelics The Solution To The Opioid Crisis? with Deborah Mash Oct 19, 2022

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

If you or a loved one struggle with addiction, this is an episode you’re going to want to listen to. Many of our current pharmaceuticals stem from compounds discovered in plant medicines. And many beneficial plants that were discovered decades ago still have huge potential for changing modern medicine—ibogaine is one of them. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I’m excited to sit down with Dr. Deborah Mash to discuss the use of the African plant ibogaine and its metabolite, noribogaine, in the treatment of addiction and how it could impact the devastating opioid epidemic.

Dr. Deborah Mash is one of the world's foremost experts on ibogaine. She is the CEO and Founder of DemeRx Inc., a clinical-stage drug development company advancing ibogaine and its active metabolite noribogaine for the treatment of opioid use disorder. DemeRx has partnered with ATAI Life Sciences—a global biotech platform with a special focus on psychedelic medicine—to develop ibogaine for those suffering from opioid use disorder. Building on the extensive human data available around ibogaine, DemeRx and ATAI are conducting a Clinical Phase I/II trial in opioid-dependent patients. This landmark trial will advance screening procedures, dosing guidelines, and best practices for opioid withdrawal management and relapse prevention.

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

The long history of ibogaine’s ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological use (7:01 / 4:10)
The power of ibogaine to reset opioid tolerance and bypass many withdrawal symptoms in a single dose (15:41 / 8:11)
How ibogaine works (20:59 / 14:15)
Using ibogaine to protect against future relapse (26:09 / 19:25)
Efforts to understand the importance of ibogaine’s psychedelic effects (30:05 / 24:54)
Assessing the success rates of recovery and relapse prevention from ibogaine treatment (37:49 / 34:02)
Understanding the underlying drivers of addiction for better recovery and relapse treatment (41:46 / 37:55)
The concept of “psychoplastogens” and turning on synaptic plasticity in the brain (51:44 / 47:52)
Humanity’s relationship to plants and plant medicines (57:25 / 53:34)
Risks associated with and considerations for seeking ibogaine treatment (1:03:24 / 59:37)

Learn more about Dr. Mash’s work at demerx.com.

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