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How To Tell If Mercury Toxicity Is The Cause Of Your Mysterious Symptoms with Dr. Elizabeth Boham Apr 05, 2021

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How To Tell If Mercury Toxicity Is The Cause Of Your Mysterious Symptoms | This episode is sponsored by ButcherBox and Kettle & Fire

Changes in environmental mercury levels have been dramatic in recent decades; industrial exposure to mercury is significant and mostly comes from coal-burning and chlor-alkali plants. The more mercury we are exposed to, the more we are likely we are to be toxic. The main ways that humans are exposed to mercury are from contaminated fish and dental amalgams or silver fillings. And while some of us are very good at detoxifying mercury and other toxins, some people have genetic variations (called polymorphisms) that make them more prone to metal toxicity. Mercury can affect nearly all your organs, especially the brain, heart, kidneys, and gut, and many chronic diseases may be caused or worsened by mercury, including neurologic disease, ADHD, autism, heart disease, autoimmune diseases, and more.

In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Boham to discuss how they test for, diagnose, and treat mercury toxicity. Dr. Hyman also shares his own personal experience recovering from mercury poisoning.

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. Boham has contributed to many articles and wrote the latest chapter on Obesity for the Rankel Textbook of Family Medicine. She is part of the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and has been featured on the Dr. Oz show and in a variety of publications and media including Huffington Post, The Chalkboard Magazine, and Experience Life. Her DVD Breast Wellness: Tools to Prevent and Heal from Breast Cancer explores the functional medicine approach to keeping your breasts and whole body well.

This episode is sponsored by ButcherBox and Kettle & Fire.

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In this conversation, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Boham discuss:

Why mercury toxicity is often overlooked and ignored

Dr. Hyman’s personal experience with mercury poisoning

Mercury’s effects on the body

How mercury can be passed through the placenta and breast milk

Main sources of mercury, including coal-burning facilities, fish consumption, mercury dental fillings

Safely removing mercury fillings

Effectively testing for mercury levels

Patients with mercury toxicity that they have treated

Boosting your body’s natural detoxification pathways

Additional Resources:

How To Get Lethal Mercury Out Of Your System

https://drhyman.com/blog/2010/06/07/how-to-get-lethal-mercury-out-of-your-system/

Mercury Detox – A 3-Step Plan to Recover Your Health

https://drhyman.com/blog/2010/06/01/mercury-detox-a-3-step-plan-to-recover-your-health/

Mercury: Get This Heavy-Metal Poison Out of Your Body

https://drhyman.com/blog/2010/05/20/mercury-get-this-poison-out-of-your-body/

Get These Toxins Out Of Your House

https://drhyman.com/blog/2016/07/25/get-these-toxins-out-of-your-house/

Heavy Metals And Health: The Untold Story

https://drhyman.com/blog/2021/02/12/podcast-hc43/

How Lead And Other Environmental Toxins Are Affecting Us

https://drhyman.com/blog/2020/12/04/podcast-minisode65/

How Food, Farming, And Health Disparities Are Interconnected Apr 02, 2021

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How Food, Farming, And Health Disparities Are Interconnected | This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp

Racial and ethnic disparities are sadly alive and well when it comes to health outcomes, land ownership, and how food is grown in the US. White farmers are at an overwhelming advantage when it comes to owning land and they see the greatest benefit from the 97% of the income generated by it. Additionally, lack of access to land and fresh food is a form of oppression that sets communities up for generational illness and strife. These are serious racial and ethnic inequalities happening in our current day and age, but they stem from the long-standing structural discrimination that our agricultural system is rooted in. In this minisode, Dr. Hyman explores these topics with Karen Washington and Leah Penniman.

Karen Washington is a farmer, activist, and food advocate. She is the Co-owner and Farmer at Rise & Root Farm in Chester, New York. In 2010, Karen Co-Founded Black Urban Growers (BUGS), an organization supporting growers in both urban and rural settings. In 2012, Ebony magazine voted her one of the 100 most influential African Americans in the country, and in 2014 Karen was the recipient of the James Beard Leadership Award. Karen serves on the boards of the New York Botanical Gardens, SoulFire Farm, the Mary Mitchell Center, Why Hunger, and Farm School NYC.

Karen shares her inspiring story of how starting a garden in her backyard in The Bronx led her to understand the bigger issues of food insecurity in underserved communities. As a former physical therapist looking into her patients’ health, she noticed Black and Brown clients were suffering with poor diet and inaccessibility to healthy foods, while white communities were not.

Leah Penniman is a Black Kreyol educator, farmer, author, and food justice activist from Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, NY. She co-founded Soul Fire Farm in 2010 with the mission to end racism in the food system and reclaim our ancestral connection to land.

As Co-Executive Director, Leah is part of a team that facilitates powerful food sovereignty programs—including farmer training for Black and Brown people, a subsidized farm food distribution program for communities living under food apartheid, and domestic and international organizing toward equity in the food system. Her book, Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land is a love song for the land and her people.

From a young age, Leah had a deep reverence for nature and the land. This led her to learn about historical regenerative farming practices and share that knowledge with others. It also led her to a greater understanding of our food system and why it’s a major propellor in racial inequality. President Johnson’s 1865 overturn of General William Sherman’s “40 acres and a mule” Order had massive implications for the future of Black farmers that we are still feeling the consequences of today.

This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. BetterHelp lets you get affordable counseling anytime, from anywhere. As a Doctor’s Farmacy listener you can get 10% off right now by going to betterhelp.com/drhyman.

Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation with Karen Washington, “A Way Out Of Food Racism And Poverty” here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/KarenWashington

Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation with Leah Penniman, “Why Food Is A Social Justice Issue” here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/LeahPenniman

The Secret To Losing Weight And Feeling Great with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee Mar 31, 2021

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The Secret To Losing Weight And Feeling Great | This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens, Rupa Health, and Cozy Earth

If you stop to look at the real reasons you’re eating certain foods, it’s not a lack of self-control like the stigma suggests. It is a lack of other things in your life, though. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, Dr. Chatterjee and I break down the factors that contribute to overeating and eating nutrient-poor foods and look at the best methods for healthy and lasting weight loss.

Dr. Chatterjee is regarded as one of the most influential medical doctors in the UK and wants

to change how medicine will be practiced for years to come. His mission is to help 100

million people around the globe live better lives. He hosts the most listened to health podcast in the UK and Europe, Feel Better, Live More—which regularly tops the Apple Podcast charts and is listened to by over 2 million people every single month. Each of Dr. Chatterjee’s four books have been Sunday Times bestsellers including his latest, Feel Great, Lose Weight, which was just published in the US & Canada.

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

Athletic Greens is offering Doctor’s Farmacy listeners a full year supply of their Vitamin D3/K2 Liquid Formula free with your first purchase, plus 5 free travel packs. Just go to athleticgreens.com/hyman to take advantage of this great offer.

Rupa Health is a place for Functional Medicine practitioners to access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, Great Plains, and more. 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 of the details from our interview:

A personalized and compassionate approach to weight loss (7:39)

Why do we eat? (14:54)

Eliminating blame and shame around weight gain and weight loss (18:21)

Examining what we are hungry for (26:30)

Making your environment and home a “safe zone” (31:52)

Planning your nutritional week (40:48)

The cost, time, and skills needed to cook for yourself (42:33)

How close are you to feeling great? (54:49)

The role of exercise in weight loss (58:24)

The 3 daily habits that Dr. Chatterjee recommends (1:08:12)

Get Dr. Chatterjee’s new book, Feel Great, Lose Weight: Simple Habits for Lasting and Sustainable Weight Loss at https://drchatterjee.com/feel-great-lose-weight/

Learn more about Dr. Chatterjee at https://drchatterjee.com/ and follow him on Facebook @DrChatterjee, on Instagram @drchatterjee, and on Twitter @drchatterjeeuk.

Ask Mark Q&A #10: Sleep Disturbances, School Lunches, Water Filtration, And More Mar 30, 2021

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Ask Mark Q&A #10: Sleep Disturbances, School Lunches, Water Filtration, And More | This episode is brought to you by Thrive Market

In this Q&A series, Dr. Mark Hyman takes live questions from his community. For a chance to speak with Dr. Hyman during a future Ask Mark Q&A, text your question to 413-225-8995 using the hashtag #askmark

Topics covered in this episode include:

Common drivers and fixes for sleep issues and disturbances

Reintroducing meat into a vegan diet

Supplementing with melatonin

How to get better food in schools

Fluoride and tooth enamel

Gluten digestive enzymes

Farmed fish

Staying healthy while working the night shift

Post-exercise recovery

Water filtration

This episode is brought to you by Thrive Market. Right now, you will receive an extra 25% off your first purchase and a free gift when you sign up for Thrive Market. Just head over to thrivemarket.com/hymanfb.

Mentioned in this episode:

8 Simple Hacks for a Better Night’s Sleep

https://drhyman.com/blog/2016/04/13/8-simple-hacks-for-a-better-nights-sleep/

Conscious Kitchen

https://www.consciouskitchen.org/

Big Green

https://biggreen.org/

My Way Cafe

https://www.mywaycafe.org/

Food Fix

https://foodfixbook.com/

Food Fix Action Guide

https://foodfixbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Food-Fix-Action-Guide_v2.pdf

CleanFish

https://www.cleanfish.com/

Vital Choice

https://www.vitalchoice.com/

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

https://www.amazon.com/Circadian-Prescription-Bodys-Natural-Rhythms/dp/0399145966

LyteShow

https://www.lyteshow.com/

What Is Your Constipation Telling You About Your Overall Health And How To FIx It with Dr. George Papanicolaou Mar 29, 2021

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What Is Your Constipation Telling You About Your Overall Health And How To Fix It | This episode is sponsored by Cozy Earth and Belcampo

Constipation is an often uncomfortable and extremely prevalent condition affecting close to 80 million people. And while constipation might be common, it is definitely not normal and it can have disastrous consequences. Having healthy digestion and eliminating waste every day (ideally twice or three times a day!) is critical to your overall health. Your liver flushes out toxins and dumps them into your intestines. However, if your digestive system isn’t working optimally, then all those toxins and waste can get reabsorbed into your body. So, it makes sense that constipation has been linked to multiple diseases, including cancer and even Parkinson’s disease, plus it actually makes you feel like crap!

In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. George Papaicolaou to discuss the importance of getting to the root cause of constipation. They share information on the most common drivers of constipation including diet, chronic stress, antibiotic overuse, and a wide range of many other issues.

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. He worked on the Navajo reservation for 4 years at the Chinle Comprehensive Medical Facility where he served as the Outpatient Department Coordinator. In 2000, he founded Cornerstone Family Practice in Rowley, MA. He practiced with a philosophy centered on personal relationships and treating the whole person, not just not the disease. He called that philosophy “Whole Life Wellness”. Over time as the healthcare system made it harder for patients to receive this kind of personal care Dr. Papanicolaou decided a change was needed. He began training in Functional Medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine. In 2015, he established Cornerstone Personal Health – a practice dedicated entirely to Functional Medicine. Dr. Papanicolaou joined The UltraWellness Center in 2017.

This episode is sponsored by Cozy Earth and Belcampo.

Cozy Earth makes it super easy to try out their products with a 30-day free trial and 10-year warranty. Plus, right now they are offering my listeners a Spring cleaning, bedroom makeover offer of $100 off their sheet set, just head over to cozyearth.com and use the code HYMAN100 at checkout.

Right now, you can order Belcampo’s sustainably-raised meats to be delivered to your door using my code HYMAN at Belcampo.com/Hyman for 20% off for first-time customers.

In this conversation, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Papanicolaou discuss:

Symptoms of constipation

The conventional vs. functional medicine approach to constipation

Are over-the-counter constipation remedies safe?

Why constipation can be a dangerous precursor to other health conditions

Main causes of constipation

How to heal your gut

Lifestyle practices to heal the gut

Additional Resources:

Simple Steps for Dealing with Constipation

https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/01/13/simple-steps-dealing-constipation/

How To Feed Your Gut

https://drhyman.com/blog/2018/04/13/how-to-feed-your-gut/

Are You Still Consuming Dairy

https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/07/27/still-consuming-dairy/

What Is Leaky Gut And How Can You Treat It?

https://drhyman.com/blog/2020/03/20/podcast-hc2/

Fixing The Root Causes Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

https://drhyman.com/blog/2020/08/10/podcast-hc22/

Magical Magnesium

https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2020/03/11/magic-magnesium/

Top Five Natural Remedies for Constipation

https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/06/14/top-five-natural-remedies-for-constipation/

Healing Foods That Taste Great Mar 26, 2021

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Healing Foods That Taste Great | This episode is brought to you by Belcampo

The more we can learn about using food as medicine, the more power we have to reach our health goals. Food has the power to prevent and reverse disease; there can be so many powerful (and delicious) benefits waiting for you in each bite. There are powerful compounds in foods—like curcumin, genistein, catechins, lycopene, resveratrol, quercetin—that have medicinal impacts on the body. By keeping flavor and health benefits on the same parallel, we can feed the body, mind, and soul with each well-planned bite.

In this minisode, Dr. Hyman speaks with Chef David Bouley and Dr. William Li about how we can cook our way out of illness by aligning our foods to feed our health and get incredible flavor and variety all at once.

Among many accolades, Chef David Bouley earned several four-star reviews in The New York Times; seven James Beard Foundation awards for best restaurant and best chef; he was named “Best Chef in America” by Herald-Tribune; he received the TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Awards “The Best Restaurant in the United States” and #14 in the world; a 29 out of 30 rating in Zagat, and ranked #1 in New York City for many years. Chef Bouley is known as one of the most health-conscious chefs in the world, with a strong focus for diners with health concerns. He is currently contracted for a new book, Living Pantry, that will provide the building blocks for home cooking to deliver great taste and health benefits with easy execution.

William Li, MD, is a world-renowned physician, scientist, speaker, and author of Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself. He is best known for leading the Angiogenesis Foundation. His groundbreaking work has impacted more than 70 diseases including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity. His TED Talk, “Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?” has garnered more than 11 million views. An author of over 100 scientific publications in leading journals such as Science, the New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, and more, Dr. Li has served on the faculties of Harvard, Tufts, and Dartmouth Medical School.

This episode is brought to you by Belcampo. Right now, you can order Belcampo’s sustainably-raised meats to be delivered to your door using my code HYMAN at Belcampo.com/Hyman for 20% off for first-time customers.

Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation with Chef David Bouley, “How Chefs Can Be Doctors, and Doctors Can Be Chefs” here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/DavidBouley

Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation with Dr. William Li, “Why Food Is Better Than Medication to Treat Disease” here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/DrLi

Can Regenerative Agriculture Reverse Climate Change And Chronic Disease? with Allen Williams Mar 24, 2021

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Can Regenerative Agriculture Reverse Climate Change And Chronic Disease? | This episode is sponsored by BiOptimizers, Thrive Market, and Cozy Earth

When we look at rapidly declining soil health, rising rates of depression and suicide in farmers, and our climate crisis, it can be easy to wonder how we got here. The answer is multifaceted, but a common theme of industrialized agriculture runs throughout. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy I talk to Allen Williams about how we have strayed from beneficial regenerative farming practices to adopt destructive ones, and how to find our way back.

Allen is a founding partner of Understanding Ag, LLC and the Soil Health Academy, and is a partner in Joyce Farms, Inc. He has consulted with more than 4,000 farmers and ranchers in the US and other countries, on operations ranging from a few acres to over 1 million acres. Allen and his partners pioneered many of the early regenerative agriculture principles and practices and now teach those to farmers globally. He is a “recovering academic,” having served 15 years on the faculty at Louisiana Tech University and Mississippi State University teaching genetics and physiology. Allen has been featured in the Carbon Nation film series, Soil Carbon Cowboys, on the Dr. Oz show, ABC Food Forecast News, and in Kiss The Ground, A Regenerative Secret, The Farmer’s Footprint film series, and the Sacred Cow film series.

This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, Thrive Market, and Cozy Earth.

Right now, BiOptimizers is offering my community 10% off their CogniBiotics, a brain and mood-enhancing probiotic that contains specifically chosen strains with a high level of research supporting mental health and performance. Just go to cognibiotics.com/hyman and use code hyman10 at checkout.

Thrive is offering all Doctor's Farmacy listeners an amazing deal. You will receive an extra 25% off your first purchase and a free gift when you sign up for Thrive Market. Just head over to thrivemarket.com/Hyman.

Cozy Earth makes it super easy to try out their products with a 30-day free trial and 10-year warranty. Plus, right now they are offering my listeners a Spring cleaning, bedroom makeover offer of $100 off their sheet set, just head over to cozyearth.com and use the code HYMAN100 at checkout.

Here are more of the details from our interview:

Allen’s experience farming in his early life (7:23)

The average experience of farmers today (14:06)

Educating farmers on the benefits of regenerative agriculture (23:47)

Six principles of soil health (30:39)

Major harms of our conventional agricultural system (44:04)

The importance of the soil microbiome and how it relates to the human microbiome (55:44)

Conventional vs. regenerative agricultural wisdom (1:03:00)

Animal agriculture and climate change (1:14:09)

Debunking a common misconception about carbon (1:26:45)

Allen’s experience working with big business through the organization Understanding Ag (1:33:10)

Learn more about Allen Williams’ work with the Soil Health Academy at https://soilhealthacademy.org/home and with Understanding Ag at https://understandingag.com/.

The Functional Medicine Approach To Oral Health with Dr. Todd LePine Mar 22, 2021

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The Functional Medicine Approach To Oral Health | This episode is sponsored by Belcampo and BetterHelp

Oral health is connected to full-body health in myriad ways. In fact, conditions ranging from obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and even dementia are all directly connected to poor oral health. In this episode, Dr. Hyman speaks with Dr. Todd LePine about how to address dental health from a functional medicine perspective. They discuss everything from basic oral hygiene to mercury fillings to root canals, and more. They also discuss cases they’ve treated in which there was a link between the patient’s oral health and their systemic health.

Dr. 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 teaches around the world, and has given lectures to doctors and patients at American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), Age Management Medicine Group (AMMG), the University of Miami Integrative Medicine Conference, The Kripalu Center in Lenox, MA, and is on the faculty for American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M). Dr. LePine is the head of the Scientific Advisory Board for Designs for Health and a consultant for Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory. He enjoys skiing, kayaking, hiking, camping and golfing in the beautiful Berkshires, and is a fitness enthusiast.

This episode is sponsored by Belcampo and BetterHelp.

Right now, you can order Belcampo’s sustainably-raised meats to be delivered to your door using my code HYMAN at Belcampo.com/Hyman for 20% off for first-time customers.

BetterHelp lets you get affordable counseling anytime, from anywhere. As a Doctor’s Farmacy listener you can get 10% off right now by going to betterhelp.com/drhyman.

In this episode, Dr. Hyman and Dr. LePine discuss:

The link between oral health and diseases such as Alzheimer’s, dementia, diabetes, cancer, and many more

Traditional vs. biological approaches to dentistry

The dangers of metal fillings

Root canals

The connection between the mouth and the gut

How gluten can lead to weakened tooth enamel

Improving oral health through diet and nutrition

Additional Resources:

Functional Dentist Directory

askthedentist.com/directory

The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT)

https://iaomt.org/

The Role of the Gut-Oral Microbiome In Systemic Health - Slides

https://drhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/The-Role-of-the-Gut_Oral-Microbiome-in-systemic-health-1.pdf

Tooth & Gums Tonic

https://www.dentalherb.com/

Therabreath

https://www.therabreath.com/

Whole Health Dentistry: Why Your Mouth Is The Key To Your Body's Health

https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Body-Dentistry-Complete-Understanding-Impact/dp/0967844312

Wellness Dentistry Network

https://wellnessdentistrynetwork.com/

The Broken Brain Podcast – The Importance of Dental Care in Whole Body Health with Dr. Steven Lin

https://drhyman.com/blog/2018/08/09/the-broken-brain-podcast-the-importance-of-dental-care-in-whole-body-health-with-dr-steven-lin-15/

Are Root Canals Dangerous? with Dr. Rouzita Rashtian, DDS

https://drhyman.com/blog/2020/11/05/bb-ep166/

Clean Mouth, Clean Brain

https://drhyman.com/blog/2019/12/03/clean-mouth-clean-brain/

How Eliminating Gluten May Improve Anxiety & Depression Mar 19, 2021

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How Eliminating Gluten May Improve Anxiety & Depression | This episode is brought to you by Kettle & Fire

When it comes to diet and health, we most often think about physical health. But what we eat affects more than our bodies; it also affects our brains. And recent studies have shown that diet can have a profound impact on mental health conditions ranging from ADHD to depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, OCD, dementia, and beyond.

In this minisode, Dr. Hyman speaks with Dr. Uma Naido about how one of the most common food offenders she sees with her patients is gluten. They discuss the correlation between anxiety and consuming gluten, even in those without celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. He also speaks with Maggie Ward to discuss why gluten sensitivity and intolerance have been on the rise in recent decades, and how to determine if it is a problem for you.

Michelin-starred chef David Bouley described Dr. Uma Naidoo as the world’s first “triple threat” in the food as medicine space. She is a Harvard trained psychiatrist, Professional Chef and Nutrition Specialist. Her niche work is in Nutritional Psychiatry and she is regarded both nationally and internationally as a medical pioneer in this more newly recognized field.

In her role as a Clinical Scientist, Dr. Naidoo founded and directs the first hospital-based clinical service in Nutritional Psychiatry in the US. She is the Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital Academy while serving on the faculty at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Naidoo is the author of, This is Your Brain on Food, released August 4, 2020. In her book, she shows the cutting-edge science explaining the ways in which food contributes to our mental health and how a sound diet can help treat and prevent a wide range of psychological and cognitive health issues, from ADHD to anxiety, depression, OCD, and others.

Maggie Ward, MS, RD, LDN, is the Nutrition Director at The UltraWellness Center. Maggie holds a master’s degree in Nutrition from Bastyr University which 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 NY. Prior to joining The UltraWellness Center team in 2008, Maggie worked at The Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York providing nutrition counseling to children and families dealing with HIV. She also taught at the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan and other sites throughout New York City, teaching nutritionally focused cooking classes for children and adults. Much of her focus is on food allergies, digestive disorders, inflammatory conditions, Pediatrics and Sports Nutrition. Maggie has been counseling individuals, families, and business groups on therapeutic diets to address various health concerns for more than 15 years. Her ongoing clinical training through the Institute for Functional Medicine uses a systems biology approach when working with those who suffer from chronic and acute conditions to help them find their path to healing. She has a passion for cooking and reconnecting people with their potential to heal using whole, organic and local foods.

This episode is brought to you by Kettle & Fire. Right now, you can get 25% off Kettle & Fire bone broth plus free shipping. Just head over to kettleandfire.com/hyman and use the code HYMAN.

Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation with Dr. Uma Naid, “The Science Of Mood And Your Microbiome” here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/DrUmaNaidoo

Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation with Maggie Ward, “Is Gluten-Free A Fad Or Is Gluten A Real Threat To Our Health?” here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/Gluten

Sick And Tired Of Being Sick And Tired? How To Reclaim Your Energy with Dr. Steven Gundry Mar 17, 2021

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Sick And Tired Of Being Sick And Tired? How To Reclaim Your Energy | This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley, ButcherBox, and Four Sigmatic

We have an energy crisis on our hands. I’m not talking about fossil fuels, I’m talking about a breakdown of the body’s internal energy systems that now affects even young adults in their prime. It might surprise you to learn that it’s not normal to feel tired all the time. Our on-the-go culture has made it the norm. But when we take a look at how the body’s mitochondria function (these are our tiny but powerful cellular energy factories) we see that so much of our modern lives is damaging our mitochondria and resulting in this energy deficit.

I’m so excited to talk to Dr. Steven Gundry about this topic on this episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy. Dr. Steven Gundry is one of the world’s top cardiothoracic surgeons and a pioneer in nutrition, as well as medical director at The International Heart and Lung Institute Center for Restorative Medicine. He has spent the last two decades studying the microbiome and now helps patients use diet and nutrition as a key form of treatment. He is author of many New York Times bestselling books including The Plant Paradox, and The Plant Paradox Cookbook, and The Longevity Paradox: How to Die Young at a Ripe Old Age, and just released The Energy Paradox: What to Do When Your Get-Up-and-Go Has Got Up and Gone. He also is the founder of GundryMD, a line of wellness products and supplements, and host of The Dr. Gundry Podcast.

This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley, ButcherBox, and Four Sigmatic.

Paleovalley is offering 15% off your entire first order. Just go to paleovalley.com/hyman to check out all their clean Paleo products and take advantage of this deal.

For a limited time, new subscribers to ButcherBox will receive 2 lbs of 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef free in every box for the life of your subscription at ButcherBox.com/farmacy.

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Here are more of the details from our interview:

The two main actionable drivers causing our fatigue (6:39)

Brain fog is a warning sign (10:47)

How our overuse of antibiotics drives fatigue (13:14)

Glyphosate’s negative effects on our energy production (15:53)

Environmental toxins and our health (20:16)

Common OTC drugs that can lead to inflammation, leaky gut, and more (27:14)

The mitochondria-gut connection (30:54)

The effects of being overfed and underpowered (37:54)

The Energy Paradox’s dos and don’ts of eating (41:41)

How blue light (or “junk light”) is affecting our energy and why getting a dog is good for your health (49:09)

Get a copy of Dr. Gundry’s new book, The Energy Paradox: What to Do When Your Get-Up-and Go Has Got Up and Gone here.

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