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Exclusive Dr. Hyman+ Ask Mark Anything: Breast Cancer Prevention, Food Sensitivities, And More Sep 27, 2022

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The Functional Medicine Approach To Hair Loss Sep 26, 2022

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

Hair loss is a commonly experienced issue and often signals something deeper going on in the body. And as there are many different types of hair loss, there are also many various drivers of hair loss, including hormonal imbalance, metabolic dysfunction, or even autoimmune disease. This is why Functional Medicine practitioners look at gut and metabolic health, nutrient status, and much more to find the root cause of hair loss.

In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Elizabeth Boham, Dhru Purohit, and Dr. Cynthia Li about the many different types of hair loss and their associated underlying causes.

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.

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. Cynthia Li received her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. She has practiced as an internist in settings as diverse as Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, San Francisco General Hospital, and St. Anthony Medical Clinic serving the homeless. Her personal health challenges led her to integrative and Functional Medicine, and she currently has a private practice in Berkeley, CA. She serves on the faculty of the Healer’s Art program at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, and she is the author of Brave New Medicine: A Doctor’s Unconventional Path to Healing Her Autoimmune Illness.

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

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

Dr. Elizabeth Boham

Dhru Purohit

Dr. Cynthia Li

How To Treat The Root Cause Of Thyroid Problems Sep 23, 2022

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This episode is sponsored by Paleovalley and Pendulum.

Thyroid disease affects one in five women and one in ten men, yet 50 percent of people with thyroid disease go undiagnosed. The main role of thyroid hormone is to stimulate metabolism, and it affects almost every function of the body. That’s why thyroid imbalance can cause so many different symptoms.

In today’s episode of a new series called Health Bites, I discuss thyroid disease and why an out-of-whack thyroid can stall your metabolism and create many other problems. I also share why using a whole-foods diet, nutritional supplements, and optimizing thyroid hormone replacement is critical for addressing thyroid disorders.

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

What is the thyroid gland and how does it function? (4:38 / 1:42)
Symptoms of hypothyroidism (7:05 / 4:11)
Diagnostic testing to assess thyroid function (8:42 / 4:54)
What causes thyroid problems? (10:22 / 7:30)
My approach to healing hypothyroidism (14:58 / 10:20)
Thyroid-supporting foods and foods to avoid (15:15 / 12:20)
Supplements that support your thyroid (17:00 / 14:04)
Thyroid hormone replacement (17:46 / 14:50)

If you suspect you have hypothyroidism,

take a thorough inventory of any of the symptoms mentioned in the podcast to see if you might be suffering from hypothyroidism.
get a full-spectrum thyroid test that includes TSH, free T3, free T4, TPO, and antithyroglobulin antibodies.
check for celiac disease with a celiac panel.
consider heavy metal toxicity testing.
check your vitamin D level.

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Self-Assessment Tool within The UltraThyroid Solution Workbook (Download here)

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Why Most Of Us Are Nutrient Deficient And What To Do About It with Chris Kresser Sep 21, 2022

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

If you’ve ever wondered if supplements are worthwhile or just create expensive urine, this is the podcast episode for you. While I wish it wasn’t the case, I do believe we need supplements to make up for the nutrients we can no longer get through food alone. It’s extra important to note, though, that not all supplements are created equal. And please keep in mind they’re called “supplements” for a reason, not “replacements”—they are meant to supplement a healthy diet and lifestyle to provide the most impact.

Today, I’m excited to take a deeper dive into this topic with one of my most trusted sources when it comes to nutrition and dietary research, Chris Kresser. Chris Kresser M.S., L.Ac. is the co-founder of the California Center for Functional Medicine, the founder of Kresser Institute, the host of the top-ranked health podcast Revolution Health Radio, the creator of ChrisKresser.com, and the New York Times best-selling author of The Paleo Cure and Unconventional Medicine. Chris is one of the most respected clinicians and educators in the fields of Functional Medicine and ancestral health and has trained over 2,000 clinicians and health coaches from over 50 countries in his unique approach. He has recently launched Adapt Naturals, a supplement line designed to add back in what the modern world has squeezed out and help people perform and feel their best.

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

Do we really need to take supplements? (5:14 / 1:54)
Why our food is less nutritious than it used to be (13:32 / 10:10)
Can you really get your nutrients from food? (15:28 / 12:10)
The prevalence of, and most common, nutritional deficiencies (16:27 / 13:35)
Testing your nutrient levels (21:35 / 18:25)
Symptoms of common nutrient deficiencies (29:03 / 25:05)
Can you take too much or overdose on nutrients? (41:57 / 36:58)
What to look for in a quality vitamin or supplement (51:37 / 47:10)
What nutrients are provided by plant vs animal foods (59:41 / 55:06)
The most nutrient-dense foods (1:10:23 / 1:05:45)

Learn more about Chris at ChrisKresser.com and check out his new supplement line, Adapt Naturals.

Simple Practices And Tips For Better Sleep Sep 19, 2022

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

Sleep is a keystone of health. Most people know they should get more high-quality sleep, but they don’t really know where to start. But understanding the way our brain and neurotransmitters work means we can hack our sleep to not just feel amazing but to level up our focus, skills, and knowledge. And it’s not all about what happens at night, either—getting the right exposure to light at the right times has a profound impact on our circadian rhythms and the way our bodies transition to sleep.

In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Roger Seheult, Dhru Purohit, and Dr. Andrew Huberman about why optimizing your sleep should be prioritized and how you can get better sleep.

Dr. Roger Seheult is currently an associate clinical professor at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, and an assistant clinical professor at the School of Medicine and Allied Health at Loma Linda University. Dr. Seheult is quadruple board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is also the cofounder of MedCram, an online medical education company that helps healthcare professionals and laypeople understand medical topics clearly.

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. His lab’s most recent work focuses on the influence of vision and respiration on human performance and brain states such as fear and courage. 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.

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

Dr. Roger Seheult

Dhru Purohit

Dr. Andrew Huberman

What's Causing Your IBS And How To Heal Your Gut Sep 16, 2022

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This episode is sponsored by InsideTracker and Athletic Greens.

Believe it or not, the surface area of your small intestine, which is where your food is absorbed, is the size of a tennis court. Your small intestine is also the home of your gut-immune system, which accounts for about 60 percent of your total immune system. The lining of this sophisticated system is just one cell layer away from a toxic sewer where all of the bacteria and undigested food particles live in your gut. If that lining breaks down—from stress; too many antibiotics or anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin or ibuprofen; steroids; intestinal infections; a low-fiber, high-sugar diet; alcohol; and more—your immune system will be exposed to foreign particles from food, bacteria, and other microbes. This, in turn, creates havoc that can lead to an irritable bowel and other system-wide problems including allergies, arthritis, and autoimmune and mood disorders.

In today’s episode of a new series called Health Bites, I discuss how to heal irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and upregulate your gut health, which is at the forefront of Americans’ most common health complaints.

This episode is sponsored by InsideTracker and Athletic Greens.

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

What is irritable bowel syndrome? (4:05 / 1:12)
Symptoms of IBS (4:30 / 1:35)
Causes of IBS (4:54 / 2:00)
Identifying food allergies as the potential cause of IBS (8:00 / 5:11)
How gut imbalance leads to IBS (9:36 / 6:44)
Diagnostic testing to access gut health (12:14 / 9:25)
What is SIBO, how does it cause IBS, and how is it diagnosed? (15:20 / 12:29)
Assessing if yeast overgrowth is causing your gut issues (15:58 / 13:05)
Treating yeast overgrowth and SIBO (16:40 / 13:50)
Strategies for rebooting the gut and restoring optimal gut health (17:44 / 14:55)

How Trauma Makes Us Sick And How We Can Heal with Gabor Maté Sep 14, 2022

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

Why are we seeing more chronic disease, stress, obesity, addiction, and so many other states of illness than ever before, despite having the most advanced medical system in the world?

Because we aren’t living in a natural and normal world. We’re actually having normal responses to our abnormal circumstances, many of which create trauma that gets stored in the brain and body. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I’m honored to talk to my dear friend Dr. Gabor Maté about the myth of normal, and why doing the difficult work of uncovering trauma is essential for living our fullest expression of life.

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, including the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection, and Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It, and has co-authored Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers. His latest book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture was just released.

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

Uncovering my personal trauma history (6:42 / 3:50)
Scientific evidence linking trauma and stress to physical and mental illness (14:38 / 11:45)
Social determinants of health (16:34 / 14:15)
Our crisis of separation, disconnection, and loneliness (20:25 / 18:00)
The link between addiction, our profit-driven culture, and trauma (25:16 / 22:20)
The myth of normal (31:07 / 26:33)
Tools, therapies, and resources for your own healing (49:50 / 45:41)
Treating trauma with plant medicines and psychedelics (55:40 / 51:16)
The biology of psychology (1:10:46 / 1:06:20)
Gabor’s vision for our society (1:31:42 / 1:25:48)

Learn more about Gabor Maté at drgabormate.comand get a copy of his new book, The Myth of Normal—Trauma, Illness, & Healing In a Toxic Culture, here.

How Diet And Lifestyle Can Improve Mental Health And Cognition Sep 12, 2022

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

We’ve been told that cognitive decline is inevitable, but researchers are discovering that we have more power over our aging brains than we once thought. What we eat, what we think, and how we live have incredible influence over the health of our brains—and our entire bodies.

In today’s episode, I talk with Max Lugavere, Dr. Christopher Palmer, and Dr. Daniel Amen about foods that improve brain health, the link between our metabolic health and brain health, choosing happiness, and so much more.

Max Lugavere is a health and science journalist and the author of the New York Times bestselling book 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.

Dr. Christopher Palmer is a psychiatrist and researcher working at the intersection of metabolism and mental health. He is the Director of the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education at McLean Hospital and an assistant professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. For over 25 years, he has held leadership roles in psychiatric education, conducted research, and worked with people who have treatment-resistant mental illnesses. He has been pioneering the use of the medical ketogenic diet in the treatment of psychiatric disorders—conducting research, treating patients, writing, and speaking around the world on this topic.

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

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

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

Max Lugavere

Dr. Christopher Palmer

Dr. Daniel Amen

How To Know If You're Magnesium Deficient And What To Do About It Sep 09, 2022

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This episode is sponsored by ButcherBox and Athletic Greens.

Think of magnesium as the relaxation mineral. Anything that is tight, irritable, crampy, and stiff—whether it is a body part or even a mood—can be a sign of magnesium deficiency. This critical mineral is actually responsible for over 600 enzyme reactions and is found in all of your tissues—but mainly in your bones, muscles, and brain. You must have it for your cells to make energy, for many different chemical pumps to work, to stabilize membranes, and to help muscles relax. Yet, so many of us are deficient in this important mineral.

In today’s episode of a new series called Health Bites, I discuss why magnesium deficiency is a huge problem, why most of us are deficient, how to identify if you are magnesium deficient, and what to do about it.

This episode is sponsored by ButcherBox and Athletic Greens.

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

Why magnesium deficiency is so prevalent (3:26 / 00:57)
Signs of magnesium deficiency (4:11 / 1:48)
Magnesium use in a traditional hospital setting (5:37 / 3:15)
Testing your magnesium levels (7:26 / 5:02)
Food sources of magnesium (7:51 / 5:27)
Things that deplete magnesium in the body (8:11 / 5:50)
Other vitamins and minerals needed to ensure adequate magnesium levels (9:22 / 7:02)
How to stop magnesium depletion (9:33 / 7:10)
Magnesium supplements (10:24 / 8:03)

The Root Causes And Treatment For PCOS with Dr. Heather Huddleston Sep 07, 2022

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

Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, affects 5 to 10% of women in their childbearing years. Despite the many women struggling with the difficult symptoms of PCOS, we still know little about it. Those symptoms can include irregular or missing periods, excessive hair growth or hair loss, acne, and weight gain. Sadly, the average woman with PCOS sees four doctors before receiving a diagnosis. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I’m excited to talk to Dr. Heather Huddleston to dig into the nuances and research around PCOS.

Dr. Huddleston is the founder of the UCSF Multi-disciplinary PCOS Clinic and Research Center. This clinic provides care via an integrated group of providers with expertise in reproductive endocrinology, dermatology, nutrition, and psychology. Through the associated research program, Dr. Huddleston oversees investigations aimed at advancing our understanding of how physical activity, depression, cognition, sleep, and metabolic health all contribute to the manifestations of PCOS. Dr. Huddleston is passionate about broadly improving the care of patients with PCOS and serves as a medical advisor to Allara Health, which is an all-in-one virtual care platform for people with PCOS.

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

Why PCOS often falls through the cracks in our siloed medical system (6:04 / 3:12)
Symptoms of PCOS (7:34 / 4:50)
Do we know the causes of PCOS? (9:18 / 6:26)
Diet, nutrition, gut health, and PCOS (14:00 / 10:21)
How inflammation affects and exacerbates PCOS (17:15 / 14:22)
The five areas Dr. Huddleston addresses with PCOS patients (22:54 / 18:20)
Therapies for and approaches to treating PCOS (25:29 / 20:45)
Supplements for treating PCOS (30:37 / 26:19)
How exercise and quality sleep can benefit PCOS patients (33:23 / 28:52)
Measuring insulin levels and diagnosing insulin resistance (43:03 / 38:35)

Learn more about Dr. Huddleston here. Learn more about Allara at allarahealth.com.

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