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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.

Exclusive Dr. Hyman+ Functional Medicine Deep Dive: Meal Planning Tips & Setting Up Your Kitchen for Optimal Health Sep 06, 2022

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Using Diet And Lifestyle To Reverse Symptoms Of MS Sep 05, 2022

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

The most profound cases of healing are in people who refuse to give up. Even if they’ve found some things that improve their condition, they continue searching for new ways to feel better and better. This is how we break down walls in medicine. The Functional Medicine methodology is the same; there is no end to searching for what is underneath the symptoms. Functional Medicine healing protocols can ultimately help change the prognosis of so many conditions, including the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis.

In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Terry Wahls and Dr. Todd LePine about using diet, meditation, and much more to reverse devastating autoimmune disease symptoms.

Dr. Terry Wahls is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa. Her secondary progressive multiple sclerosis confined her to a tilt-recline wheelchair for four years, but she restored her health using a diet and lifestyle program she designed specifically for mitochondrial health and now pedals her bike to work each day. She is the author of The Wahls Protocol: How I Beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine, The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles, and the cookbook, The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life: The Revolutionary Modern Paleo Plan to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions.

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.

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How This Molecule Prevents Aging And Disease Sep 02, 2022

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This episode is sponsored by InsideTracker and Athletic Greens.

Glutathione is the most important molecule you need to stay healthy and prevent disease—yet you’ve probably never heard of it. It’s the secret to preventing aging, cancer, heart disease, dementia, and more, and it is necessary to treat everything from autism to Alzheimer’s disease. The good news is your body produces its own glutathione. The bad news is poor diet, pollution, toxins, medications, stress, trauma, aging, infections, and radiation all deplete your glutathione levels.

In today’s episode of a new series called Health Bites, I discuss what glutathione is, why it’s important, and tips to help you optimize your glutathione levels, improve your detoxification system, and help protect yourself from chronic illness.

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

What is glutathione? (4:26 / 1:31)
Diagnostic testing of glutathione levels (6:08 / 3:16)
Why many people have a limited ability to detoxify (6:29 / 4:09)
The three main ways glutathione protects against chronic illness (8:38/ 5:46)
Foods that support glutathione production (10:53 / 8:00)
How exercise boosts glutathione (13:23 / 10:30)
Reducing toxic exposure (14:19 / 11:35)
Supplementing with N-acetyl-cysteine, alpha lipoic acid, methylation nutrients (folate and vitamins B6 and B12), selenium, antioxidants (including vitamins C and E in the form of mixed tocopherols), and milk thistle to boost glutathione (14:45 / 11:50)

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How Reprogramming Our Genes Can Extend Our Lives with George Church Aug 31, 2022

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All living things are programmed with a certain lifespan, which can be dramatically different from species to species. Humans now, in general, live twice as long as our ancestors, thanks to environmental changes and advances in medicine. But most of us spend the last years of our lives without the quality of life we really want. We’ve come to identify a slew of symptoms and chronic diseases as a natural part of aging, but do they really have to be?

Today I’m excited to talk to Dr. George Church all about the latest science on reprogramming our genes to extend our healthspan and lifespan. Dr. George Church is a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, a founding member of the Wyss Institute, and director of PersonalGenomes.org, the world’s only open-access information on human genomic, environmental, and trait data. Dr. Church is known for pioneering the fields of personal genomics and synthetic biology. He developed the first methods for the first genome sequence and his team invented CRISPR for human stem cell genome editing and other synthetic biology technologies and applications—including new ways to create organs for transplantation, gene therapies for aging reversal, and gene drives to eliminate Lyme disease and malaria. Dr. Church is the director of IARPA & NIH BRAIN Projects and the National Institutes of Health Center for Excellence in Genomic Science. He is the author of Regenesis.

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

The top things that prevent disease and enhance longevity (7:06 / 4:13)
Defining aging as a disease and treating it as such (8:24 / 5:40)
Reprogramming and repairing cells to a younger state (12:24 / 9:35)
The future, and challenges, of delivering Yamanaka factors for cell reprogramming (15:05 / 11:50)
Gene editing vs gene therapy (28:02 / 22:36)
Using gene therapy to reverse disease and lengthen life span (34:44 / 30:55)
Animal-to-human organ transplants (37:34 / 33:04)
Can we live youthfully to 100 years old and beyond? (44:31 / 40:34)
How much and what types of protein do we need for healthy aging? (50:30 / 45:50)
Using gene editing to bring back mammoths to restore damaged ecosystems (1:00:53 / 56:50)

Get a copy of George Church and Ed Regis’ book, Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves, here.

Exclusive Dr. Hyman+ Ask Mark Anything: Cellulite, Carpal Tunnel, Vitiligo, And More Aug 30, 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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How Fructose Drives Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, And Chronic Disease Aug 29, 2022

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The majority of foods on our market shelves contain insane amounts of added sugar. One of the most problematic of these sugars is fructose, which raises our levels of uric acid, a central player in the metabolic mayhem affecting so many of us. This doesn’t mean all foods containing fructose are bad. Like all parts of health and nutrition, there are nuances we need to consider to create optimal health.

In today’s episode, I talk with Drs. David Perlmutter, Casey Means, and Richard Johnson about how fructose and uric acid impact our physiology, why measuring uric acid levels is so important, and how fructose impacts our energy.

Dr. David Perlmutter is a board-certified neurologist and five-time New York Times bestselling author. He serves on the board of directors and is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition. He is the author of Grain Brain among others, and his new book, Drop Acid, was just released. Dr. Perlmutter received his MD from the University of Miami School of Medicine, where he was awarded the Leonard G. Rowntree Research Award.

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.

Dr. Richard Johnson is a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado in Denver and has been a practicing physician and clinical scientist for over 25 years. He is internationally recognized for his seminal work on the role of sugar, and its component fructose, in obesity and diabetes. His work has also suggested a fundamental role for uric acid (which is generated during fructose metabolism) in metabolic syndrome. He previously authored The Sugar Fix with Timothy Gower in 2008, and The Fat Switch in 2012. His new book, Nature Wants Us to Be Fat, was just released.

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

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Dr. David Perlmutter

Dr. Casey Means

Dr. Richard Johnson

The #1 Thing You Can Do Every Day To Improve Your Health Aug 26, 2022

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This episode is sponsored by InsideTracker and Athletic Greens.

There are 37 billion chemical reactions happening within your body every second. And every single one of these reactions requires vitamins and minerals to make it work. This is why what you put on your fork is the most important thing you do every day, and it’s why I say food isn’t like medicine—food is medicine. It’s information, and it’s the most powerful drug on the planet. It influences your capacity to live a rich, energetic, connected, soulful life.

In today’s episode of a new series called Health Bites, I discuss how to use food as medicine. I share the principles of eating an optimal diet, a list of the foods we should avoid, my number-one food philosophy, and more!

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

Why food is the most powerful tool in your medical toolbox (3:44 / 1:38)
How food upgrades or downgrades your biological software with every bite (6:46 / 4:50)
Nutrigenomics and personalized nutrition (10:01 / 7:47)
What is the optimal diet? (13:13 / 11:03)
What should we avoid? (17:17 / 15:03)
My number-one food philosophy (18:38 / 16:26)

Using Ancient Wisdom To Resist Disease, Heal Quickly, And Age Well with Alberto Villoldo Aug 24, 2022

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I’ve always been a big proponent of learning from those who came before us. The knowledge of ancient cultures is one piece of the foundation of modern medicine, but much shamanic wisdom has been ignored and is now being lost. It benefits us to stop and think about what’s going on below the surface, the things we can’t see—for our health, our perception of reality, everything. Invisible bacteria is one example, wisdom is another. Today I am thrilled to talk to my friend Alberto Villoldo about the role of ancient wisdom in health, healing, and aging optimally.

Medical anthropologist Alberto Villoldo Ph.D. is an international bestselling author who has researched the shamanic healing practices of the Amazon and Andes for over 25 years. He is the founder of the Four Winds Society, an organization dedicated to the bridging of ancient shamanic traditions with modern medicine and psychology. Dr. Villoldo is the author of numerous books, including Power Up Your Brain; Shaman, Healer, Sage; Mending the Past and Healing the Future with Soul Retrieval; The Four Insights; Courageous Dreaming; One Spirit Medicine, and Grow a New Body. His latest book is The Wisdom Wheel: A Mythic Journey through the Four Directions, which we talk more about in this episode.

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

What shamans view as our one illness and its one cure (6:08 / 3:24)
Differentiating information and wisdom (9:44 / 7:02)
How Alberto introduced me to a different way of healing (10:56 / 8:21)
What is a shaman? (14:24 / 11:43)
Why our brain needs ceremony, ritual, and rites of passage to heal (25:43 / 21:34)
Gaining insight into the invisible world (34:05 / 29:54)
How to upgrade your brain (38:58 / 34:45)
The four animal archetype levels of shamanic healing (45:31 / 41:26)
Using plant medicines and psychedelics to heal trauma (52:04 / 47:52)
How plant compounds are indispensable to human health and healing (1:02:55 / 59:04)

Learn more about Alberto here and get a copy of his new book, The Wisdom Wheel: A Mythic Journey through the Four Directions, here.

How Muscle Promotes Energy, Regulates Our Metabolism, And Prevents Disease Aug 22, 2022

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

As you lose muscle, you lose mitochondria and your metabolism slows down. Then there is the fact that the natural loss of muscle mass and strength as we age is associated with all-cause mortality and linked to the incidence of many chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease and stroke, hypertension, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. This is why muscle mass is not only essential for maintaining a healthy weight, but it’s also a key factor in reducing the risk of chronic disease and improving your healthspan and longevity.

In this episode, I speak with Drs. Stuart Phillips and Chris Rinsch, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, and Mark Sisson about the importance of supporting our body’s largest organ, muscle.

Dr. Chris Rinsch is co-founder and CEO at Amazentis where he oversees the company’s operations in Switzerland. For more than two decades, he has been an innovator in the life sciences arena.

Dr. Stuart Phillips is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and a member of the School of Medicine at McMaster University. He is Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Skeletal Muscle Health. He is also the Director of the McMaster University Physical Activity Centre of Excellence.

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.

Mark Sisson is the founder of the popular daily health blog, Mark’s Daily Apple, godfather to the Primal food and lifestyle movement, and the New York Times bestselling author of The Keto Reset Diet. His latest book is Keto for Life, where he discusses how he combines the keto diet with a Primal lifestyle for optimal health and longevity. Mark is the author of numerous other books as well, including The Primal Blueprint.

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

Dr. Stuart Phillips and Dr. Chris Rinsch

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

Mark Sisson

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