Dr. Mark Hyman MD is a practicing family physician, the director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, chairman of the board of the Institute for Functional Medicine, and founder and director of The UltraWellness Center. With nine New York Times bestselling books under his belt (including Eat Fat, Get Thin and The Blood Sugar Solution), he’s helped thousands of people around the world to bust through dietary myths, reclaim their energy, and eat their way to optimum health.

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So if you want to discover the truth about what’s on your plate, uncover the so-called “healthy” foods that are actually hurting your body, and find out how to tweak your diet to reverse chronic illness, pop in those earbuds, baby: this episode is for you!

In this episode we chat about:

• How we got so confused about what to eat (07:13)
• Why food matters — even if you don't have any health issues (10:26)
• How to use food as medicine (and how this philosophy can transform your life) (11:44)
• The truth about meat (13:30)
• What is the ‘pegan’ diet? (15:54)
• The similarities between paleo and vegan (16:37)
• Why you need to avoid gluten, dairy and sugar (20:15)
• The crazy truth about cholesterol (21:23)
• What nobody talks about when it comes to dairy (25:53)
• Do we really need to eat all organic? (29:00)
• The ultimate day-to-day diet for outrageous health and glowing skin (31:14)
• Plus so much more!

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