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How To Optimize Your Body’s Detoxification System with Maggie Ward Oct 26, 2020

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How To Optimize Your Body’s Detoxification System | This episode is brought to by Thrive Market and my Dr. Hyman’s Sleep Master Course

In a healthy body, the process of detoxification runs smoothly. But when we are toxic, the mechanism for detoxification in the liver gets sluggish, and certain toxins can remain active longer than we want or than our systems can handle. This makes us sick and impedes normal metabolism. It also causes fluid retention, bloat, puffiness, and more.

In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Maggie Ward to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to assessing your toxic load, and how certain foods, gut health optimization, and other lifestyle factors can enhance detoxification.

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.

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In this modern world we place too much value on staying busy and deprioritizing sleep, which is why Dr. Hyman created his first ever Master Class. It guides you through the most important steps to getting better sleep, starting today. Get free access to Dr. Hyman’s Sleep Master Class at drhyman.com/sleep.

In this episode, Dr. Hyman and Maggie discuss:

Acute vs chronic, low grade toxicity from environmental toxins

Dr. Hyman’s personal experience with chronic fatigue syndrome and mercury poisoning

Neurological effects of toxicity, ranging from brain fog to Parkinson’s disease

How our genetics can influence our detoxification

Diagnostics to measure toxic body burden

Using food to enhance the body’s ability to detoxify

Patients who Dr. Hyman and Maggie have treated to improve detoxification

The importance of supporting gut health to optimize detoxification

For more information visit drhyman.com/uwc

Additional Resources:

Environmental Working Group

https://www.ewg.org/

The Ultimate Detoxification Foods

https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/06/12/ultimate-detoxification-foods/

Helpful or the Latest Fad? The Truth About Detoxification

https://drhyman.com/blog/2015/03/07/truth-about-detoxification/

ULTRAMIND®: Key #5 Enhance Detoxification

https://drhyman.com/blog/2010/08/30/the-ultramind-solution-key-5-enhance-detoxification/

How to Rid Your Body of Heavy Metals: A 3-Step Detoxification Plan

https://drhyman.com/blog/2010/05/19/how-to-rid-your-body-of-mercury-and-other-heavy-metals-a-3-step-plan-to-recover-your-health/

Top 5 Food Picks to Support Liver Detoxification

https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2016/07/22/top-5-food-picks-to-support-liver-detoxification/

Why Am I So Tired All The Time? Such Chronic Fatigue!

https://drhyman.com/blog/2010/05/12/why-am-i-so-tired-all-the-time-such-chronic-fatigue/

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Why Food Should Be A Factor In Treating Mental Illness Oct 23, 2020

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Why Food Should Be A Factor In Treating Mental Illness | This episode is brought to you by Find My Formula

We know that our diet can have a major impact on mental health. Unfortunately, however, most medical education programs don’t include nutrition, so many psychiatrists and physicians, in general, aren’t as empowered as they should be to prescribe a healthy diet. Moreover, stigma around mental illness is still pervasive in our society and can keep people from feeling empowered that they can change their brain health and get the care they truly need. Dr. Hyman recently explored these topics with psychiatrists Dr. Daniel Amen and Dr. Drew Ramsey.

Dr. Daniel Amen is the founder of Amen Clinics. Amen Clinics has the world’s largest database of brain scans related to behavior, totaling more than 160,000 SPECT scans on patients from 121 countries. Dr. Amen’s research team has published more than 70 scientific articles. He is the lead researcher on the world’s largest brain imaging and rehabilitation study on professional football players. His research has not only demonstrated high levels of brain damage in players, but also the possibility of significant recovery for many with the principles that underlie his work. His team also published the world’s largest functional brain imaging study on how the brain ages with over 62,000 SPECT scans. He is a double board-certified psychiatrist and ten-time NY Times bestselling author, with such blockbuster books as Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, Healing ADD, Memory Rescue, Change Your Brain, Change Your Grades, and The Daniel Plan, co-authored by Pastor Rick Warren and Dr. Mark Hyman. His most recent book is The End of Mental Illness.

Dr. Drew Ramsey is not your average psychiatrist. A writer, farmer, and doctor who focuses on the connection between mental health and food, he is passionate about nutritional interventions and creative media to share a different way of thinking about the brain and mood. He is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and in active clinical practice in New York City. He also spends much of his time with his family, growing their own food, on a 127 acre organic farm.

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Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation with Dr. Daniel Amen, “How to End Mental Illness” here:

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Why Ice Water Immersion And Your Breath Is The Key To Health And Happiness with Wim Hof Oct 21, 2020

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Why Ice Water Immersion And Your Breath Is The Key To Health And Happiness | This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and Four Sigmatic

Frequent exposure to cold is linked to a number of different health benefits. Scientists have found evidence that exposure to cold speeds up metabolism, and reduces inflammation, swelling, and sore muscles. Many athletes use ice baths and other types of exposure to cold as a means to speed up recovery after physical exercise. Cold body therapy is also linked to improved quality of sleep, more focus, and even to an improved immune response.

On this episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, I was happy to sit down and talk with Wim Hof about the benefits of cold therapy and what happens to our body when we’re exposed to extreme cold conditions. Wim shares how we can change our biochemistry through our breathing, and the boundless capacities of the human spirit when we test our physical limits.

Wim Hof, also known as “The Iceman,” holds multiple world records for his feats of endurance and exposure to cold, and 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. He has been featured on goop Lab’s six-part Netflix series, the BBC, VICE Media, and the Discovery Channel, as well as in the bestselling book, What Doesn’t Kill Us by Scott Carney.

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Here are more of the details from our interview:

The origin of Wim’s journey to become the Iceman (6:42)

Our ability for voluntary control over bodily functions previously considered to be out of our control, such as our body temperature (11: 16)

The healing power of cold and deep breathing (23:44)

The benefits of cold showers (26:25)

The three pillars of the Wim Hof Method (30:29)

Awakening to the potential of accessing our inner mechanisms (34:49)

Wim’s experience being injected with, and overcoming the effects of, E. coli bacteria and its implications for doing the same with COVID-19 (35:56)

How to practice one of Wim’s breathing exercises (42:15)

Reversing and treating autoimmune and other disease through the Wim Hof Method (51:34)

How Wim’s techniques can help with the alleviation of depression and anxiety (55:48)

Learn more about Wim Hof and the Wim Hof Method at https://www.wimhofmethod.com/. Follow Wim on Facebook @icemanwimhof, on Instagram @iceman_hof, and on Twitter @iceman_hof.

Get Wim’s new book, The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Full Human Potential here.

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Healing Psoriasis From The Inside Out with Dr. Todd LePine Oct 19, 2020

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Healing Psoriasis From The Inside Out with Dr. Todd LePine | This episode is sponsored by Bioptimizers and Farmacy

Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease of the skin that predominantly involves scaling and inflammation. Aside from its physical manifestations, psoriasis can also result in debilitating psychological effects for those suffering with it. While conventional medicine typically treats psoriasis from the outside in, the reality is that it is an issue that comes from within, and should be treated from the inside out. Things like your genetics, diet, and environmental influences can all contribute to psoriasis.

In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. Todd LePine to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to treating psoriasis. They explain why addressing factors such as gut health, immunity, heavy metals, and more can all be instrumental in healing psoriasis.

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.

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

The various causes of psoriasis, including genetics, diet, environmental factors and toxins, strep bacteria, and more

Guttate psoriasis

Conventional steroid and drug treatment for psoriasis

How addressing gut health can improve psoriasis

The psychological toll psoriasis can have on those suffering from it

Patient cases that Drs. Hyman and LePine have treated

Metabolic disease as a risk factor for psoriasis

The benefits of healthy sun exposure

Why addressing stress and sleep are important factors when treating psoriasis

For more information visit drhyman.com/uwc

Additional Resources:

8 Strategies to Eliminate Psoriasis

https://drhyman.com/blog/2015/11/19/8-strategies-to-eliminate-psoriasis/

Bacterial Dysbiosis and Translocation in Psoriasis Vulgaris

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6369634/

Psoriasis: A Functional Medicine Approach

https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/02/20/psoriasis-functional-medicine-approach/

9 Strategies for Glowing, Vibrant Skin

https://drhyman.com/blog/2015/10/28/9-strategies-for-glowing-vibrant-skin/

The Indoor Generation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygHU0mQGuJU

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How Gut Health Impacts Sleep Oct 16, 2020

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How Gut Health Impacts Sleep | This episode is brought to you by Perfect Keto

Getting quality sleep is one of the most important things we can do for our overall health and well-being. We know that things like getting outside first thing in the morning, going to sleep and waking at the same time each day, and putting away our devices one or two hours before bed can help ensure quality sleep. But did you know that the health of your gut microbiome also plays an important role in sleep quality?

In this minisode, Dr. Hyman speaks with Shawn Stevenson about how the microbiome can affect sleep, and he also speaks with Dr. Elizabeth Boham about the Functional Medicine approach to optimizing gut health.

Shawn Stevenson is the author of the international bestselling book Sleep Smarter and creator of The Model Health Show - featured as the #1 Health podcast on iTunes with millions of listener downloads each year. A graduate of The University of Missouri - St. Louis, Shawn studied business, biology, and kinesiology, and went on to be the founder of Advanced Integrative Health Alliance, a company that provides wellness services for individuals and organizations worldwide. Shawn has been featured in Entrepreneur magazine, Fast Company, Forbes, Men's Health magazine, The Dr. Oz Show, ESPN, CNN, and many other major media outlets. To learn more about Shawn visit TheModelHealthShow.com.

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.

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Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation with Shawn Stevenson, “Hack Your Sleep” here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/ShawnStevenson

Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Boham, “What Is Leaky Gut And How Can You Treat It? ” here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/LeakyGut

How To Be A Food Activist In Your Own Kitchen with Vani Hari Oct 14, 2020

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How To Be A Food Activist In Your Own Kitchen | This episode is brought to you by Tushy, Perfect Keto, and Thrive Market

We live in a world where our food is making us sick, tired, and overweight. Big Food brands design their packaged products to be addictive, so we over consume unhealthy ingredients, including cheap additives that are banned in other countries. Product labels are deceiving, hiding risky chemicals that contaminate our food and tout approval from organizations we’re led to believe are protecting our health, but in reality are doing anything but that.

On this episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, I was so happy to talk to Vani Hari about how Big Food manipulates nutrition research, purposely makes their food addictive, and how we can regenerate our health by getting in the kitchen.

Named as one of the “Most Influential People on the Internet” by Time Magazine, Vani Hari is the revolutionary food activist behind foodbabe.com, co-founder 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. Through corporate activism, petitions, and social media campaigns, Vani and her Food Babe Army have become one of the most powerful populist forces in the health and food industries.

Her drive to change the food system inspired the creation of her new company, Truvani, where she produces real food without added chemicals, products without toxins, and labels without lies. Vani has been profiled in the New York Times and The Atlantic, and has appeared on Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, CNN, The Dr. Oz Show, The Doctors, and NPR.

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Here are more of the details from our interview:

Vani’s personal health journey that led her to food activism (9:28)

The prevalence of harmful food additives and chemicals in our food supply (17:30)

The myth government regulation and supervision of our food (19:41)

The importance of reading food labels and ingredient lists on our food (24:12)

The food industry’s funding of so-called independent groups (26:24)

Three question to train your mind to eat real food (34:58)

Why “natural flavors” should be avoided at all costs (37:11)

How government programs help drive food industry profit over protecting our health (41:18)

The best and worst cooking oils (46:21)

Vani’s “sweet blend,” sugar alternative (54:26)

Learn more about Vani Hari at https://foodbabe.com/ and follow her on Facebook @thefoodbabe, on Instagram @thefoodbabe, and on Twitter @thefoodbabe.

Get Vani’s new cookbook, “Food Babe Kitchen: More than 100 Delicious, Real Food Recipes to Change Your Body and Your Life,” athttps://foodbabekitchen.com/

Why Muscle, Our Neglected Organ, Is The Key To Healthy Aging with Dr. Chris Rinsch and Dr. Stuart Phillips Oct 12, 2020

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Why Muscle, Our Neglected Organ, Is The Key To Healthy Aging | This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley

When it comes to longevity, the goal isn’t just to live as long as possible. The true objective is to live as vibrantly and energetically as possible, for as long as possible. So how exactly do we do this?

On this episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, I was happy to sit down and talk with Dr. Chris Rinsch and Dr. Stuart Phillips about the role of mitochondria in aging, and how we can use various compounds that are found in plants to upregulate our biology and increase not just our lifespan, but more importantly our healthspan.

Dr. Chris Rinsch is the co-founder and CEO of Amazentis, an innovative life science company dedicated to employing breakthrough research and clinical science to bring advanced therapeutic nutrition products to life. Dr. Rinsch has authored original publications in leading scientific journals, including Nature Medicine, Gene Therapy and others, for his research on Urolithin A, mitochondrial health, and cell and gene therapy. He is also an inventor on a number of internationally filed and granted patents. Dr. Rinsch holds an MBA from INSEAD, France, a PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Lausanne, a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering from U.T. Southwestern Medical Center, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College.

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. Phillips has authored more than 220 original research papers and 90 reviews. In 2018 and 2019, he was named to Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list as a being in the top 1% of all cited researchers in nutrition and exercise research. Dr. Phillips is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

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Here are more of the details from our interview:

The role of mitochondria and muscle function in healthy aging and longevity (4:20)

Why skeletal muscle is somewhat neglected in medicine ( 6:37)

Improving muscle mass and function as we age (7:13)

How mitochondrial function impacts heart, brain, and other tissue (10:48)

Renewing mitochondria through mitophagy (15:33)

Amazentis’ research on pomegranates and how it lead to an understanding of urolithin A’s effect on mitochondrial function (18:52)

How the gut microbiome interacts with the compounds in the food we eat (23:57)

Increasing the energy level inside the cells for optimal muscle function (27:16)

The research on, and development of, Mitopure Urolithin, Amazentis’ proprietary product, and how it affects mitochondrial function (29:24)

Boosting muscle health and function as we age (41:26)

Learn more about Amazentis at https://www.amazentis.com/.

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Follow Timeline Nutrition on IG @timelinenutrition, on Facebook @TimelineNutrition on FB , at on Twitter @UrolithinA.

The Reemerging Field of Psychedelic Research Oct 09, 2020

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The Reemerging Field of Psychedelic Research | This episode is brought to you by Perfect Keto

Hallucinogens like lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin (a compound derived from certain species of mushrooms) were being researched in medicine as therapeutic agents before their recreational popularity boomed in the 1960s. Unfortunately, that era gave them a negative connotation and since then the research in medical psychedelics dramatically declined. Now, we are seeing a resurgence in interest for these types of therapies, and the research points to some positive benefits.

One of the most astounding things about using various compounds, like psilocybin, as medicine is the long-lasting and powerful benefits of a single dose. Dr. Hyman sits down for a conversation with Dr. Anthony Bossis, where he shares about his experience conducting psychedelic research.

Anthony P. Bossis, Ph.D. conducts FDA-approved clinical trials in the reemerging field of psychedelic research. He is a clinical psychologist and clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine investigating the effects of psilocybin, a naturally occurring compound found in specific species of mushrooms. Dr. Bossis was director of palliative care research, co-principal investigator, co-author, and session guide on the 2016 landmark study showing a significant reduction in emotional distress along with enhanced existential well being from a single psilocybin-generated mystical experience in persons with cancer.

Dr. Bossis is a supervisor of psychotherapy at Bellevue Hospital and co-founder and former co-director of the Bellevue Hospital Palliative Care Service and maintains a private psychotherapy practice in NYC.

Find Dr. Hyman’s full-length conversation with Dr. Anthony Bossis, “Are Psychedelics the New Wonder Drug for Mental Illness and the Fear of Death?” here: https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/AnthonyBossis

How To Activate Nature’s Healing Potential with Zach Bush MD Oct 07, 2020

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How To Activate Nature’s Healing Potential | This episode is brought to you by Joovv and ButcherBox

The microbiome has now come to be seen as the foundation for our overall health. The gut microbiome contributes to our digestive, immune, and emotional health, so it plays a vital role in overall well-being.

Soil, like our gut, has its own microbiome, which supports the health of the plants growing in it. And just as our consumption of highly processed foods and overuse of antibiotics have destroyed key microbes in the human gut, we have also carelessly damaged the soil microbiome through overuse of chemical herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers and fungicides, heavy plowing and tillage, and the failure to add organic matter back into the soil.

On this episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, I was happy to sit down and talk with Dr. Zach Bush about why the health of our soil microbiome is the single most potent factor determining how healthy—or unhealthy—we are. We discuss why we need to acknowledge soil as a major influence on the food system and our health, and most importantly what we can do to change soil composition for the better.

Dr. Zach is a physician specializing in internal medicine, endocrinology, and hospice care. He is an internationally recognized educator and thought leader on the microbiome as it relates to health, disease, and food systems. Dr. Zach founded Seraphic Group and the non-profit Farmer’s Footprint to develop root-cause solutions for human and ecological health. His passion for education reaches across many disciplines, including topics such as the role of soil and water ecosystems in human genomics, immunity, and gut-brain health. His education has highlighted the need for a radical departure from chemical farming and pharmacy, and his ongoing efforts are providing a path for consumers, farmers, and mega-industries to work together for a healthy future for people and the planet.

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Here are more of the details from our interview (video / audio):

The pivotal moment in which Zach came to understand that we need to work with nature to create health (6:10)

Zach’s post-academia journey to connect the dots between the microbiome, nutrition, and soil (10:50)

How Zach’s chemotherapy research led to his understanding of how nutrition, the microbiome, and soil are interconnected (15:59)

Uncovering soil’s medicinal qualities (19:38)

What research on the gut lining, and the rise of glyphosate (Round-Up) use, illustrated about the link between soil science and human health (28:44)

The depletion of 97% of our soil and its impact on human health (35:54)

Regulatory resistance to looking at the scientific demonstration of the harmful effects of glyphosate (Round-Up) (42:22)

Engineering the future that we want by catalyzing exponential rates of transformation (47:16)

Surrendering to nature’s healing principles (52:36)

Zach’s work with the nonprofit coalition, Farmer’s Footprint (54:16)

Learn more about Zach Bush at zackbushmd.com and follow him on Facebook @ZachBushMD, on Instagram @ZachBushMD, and on Twitter @drzachbush.

Learn more about Farmer’s Footprint at https://farmersfootprint.us/ and watch the film at https://farmersfootprint.us/watch/.

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Cholesterol Is Not The Cause Of Heart Disease with Dr. Elizabeth Boham Oct 05, 2020

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Cholesterol Is Not The Cause Of Heart Disease | This episode is brought to you by Perfect Keto

We have all heard that the secret to living a long, healthy, heart disease-free life is lowering your cholesterol, but is that really true? The reality is, most of us have little understanding about our cholesterol levels in our blood and the whole topic is much more complicated than we thought. Moreover, the standard cholesterol testing is outdated because it doesn’t check for particle size and particle number, and this information is what is needed to tell what’s really going on with your cholesterol.

In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Boham to discuss why cholesterol is only one factor in determining your overall health. They also discuss the factors that influence your cholesterol and whether or not statin drugs are the most effective way to prevent heart attacks.

For more information, please visit drhyman.com/uwc

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

If elevated cholesterol is always a problem

The cholesterol test you should be getting (either an NMR Lipid Panel from LabCorp or the Cardio IQ Test from Quest Diagnostics), and why cholesterol particle size matters

How diet, lifestyle, environmental influences, and genetics influence cholesterol

The role that insulin resistance, pre-diabetes, diabetes, and metabolic health play in heart disease and overall health

Oxidative stress, free radicals, and their influence on heart health

The benefits, side effects, and risks of taking statin drugs

Patient cases

Additional resources:

Why cholesterol may not be the cause of heart disease https://drhyman.com/blog/2018/10/03/podcast-ep21/

The Mind-Blowing Science of Fat-Burning and Insulin Resistance with Dr. Benjamin Bikman https://drhyman.com/blog/2020/09/24/bb-ep154/

Seven Ways To Optimize Cholesterol https://drhyman.com/blog/2016/01/14/7-ways-to-optimize-cholesterol/

6 Steps to Healthy Cholesterol, Or Why You Should Stop Your Statins Now https://drhyman.com/blog/2013/10/09/6-steps-healthy-cholesterol-stop-statins-now/

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