The Dr. Hyman Show

We’ve all heard the fiendishly simple and completely untrue colloquialism that to lose weight you just have to eat less and exercise more. Or that it’s all about willpower and that it’s the individual’s fault if they are fat. Not only are these ideas completely unsupported by the scientific literature, but they also lead to a blame-the-victim mentality that tells people who are struggling with their weight, in a not-so-subtle way, that if they only tried harder they would lose weight. There is only one problem with this point of view: It’s just not true.

What makes us thin, fat, or somewhere in between does indeed have something to do with how much we eat and exercise. But the oversimplification stops there. Complex forces that govern our survival control our weight and metabolism. In fact, there is no one simple reason why an individual may have trouble with his or her weight.

In this mini-episode, Dr. Hyman is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Boham to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to weight gain and weight loss.

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 AirDoctor. We need clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. Learn more about the AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier system at a special price at www.drhyman.com/filter

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

• Common factors that contribute to weight gain such as blood sugar and insulin levels, environmental toxins, hormonal imbalances, mitochondrial Issues, and more.

• The value in getting a detailed personal history from patients, and how weight loss is often a side effect of a personalized medicine approach.

• The connection between the gut, food sensitivities, and weight.

• The relationship between inflammation and weight.

• What someone’s waist to hip ratio tells us.

• Time-restricted eating and intermittent fasting.

• Why when you eat matters.

• How sleep issues and sleep apnea can lead to weight gain.

For more information visit drhyman.com/uwc

Additional Resources:

Dr. Hyman’s 10 Day Reset free resource guide 

getfarmacy.com/free

“A Functional Medicine Approach to Obesity: 10 Ways to Lose Weight & Keep It Off”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/04/03/a-functional-medicine-approach-to-obesity-10-ways-to-lose-weight-keep-it-off/

“How Toxins Make You Fat: 4 Steps to Get Rid of Toxic Weight”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2012/02/20/how-toxins-make-you-fat-4-steps-to-get-rid-of-toxic-weight/

“Top 5 Tips for Weight Loss”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/07/11/top-5-tips-for-weight-loss/

“Three Hidden Ways Wheat Makes You Fat”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2012/02/13/three-hidden-ways-wheat-makes-you-fat/

“Is Intermittent Fasting Right for You?”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/03/27/is-intermittent-fasting-right-for-you/

“Ketogenic Diets: Sorting Through the Pros and Cons”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/01/06/ketogenic-diets-sorting-pros-cons/

“8 Ways Nutrient Deficiencies Cause Weight Loss Resistance”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2016/06/02/8-ways-nutrient-deficiencies-cause-weight-loss-resistance/

“Why Can’t I Lose Weight?”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/08/10/cant-lose-weight/

“Why Can’t I Lose Weight? (Part II)”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/08/16/cant-lose-weight-part-ii/

“UltraMetabolism™ Myth #1: Eat Less + Exercise More = Weight Loss”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2016/10/26/ultrametabolism/

“Why Diet and Exercise Are Not the Key to Weight Loss and Health”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2014/06/09/diet-exercise-key-weight-loss-health/

“Three Days, Real Food, No More Insulin”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2019/05/20/three-days-real-food-no-more-insulin/

“The 7 Ways to Fix a Slow Metabolism”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2016/05/26/the-7-ways-to-fix-a-slow-metabolism/

“Is Your Lack of Sleep Making You Fat?”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2010/07/18/is-your-lack-of-sleep-making-you-fat/

“Big Government and Big Food Give the Same Weight Loss Advice?”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2014/05/11/big-government-big-food-give-weight-loss-advice/

“The Most Damaging Food Lie We Have Ever Been Told”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2018/02/07/damaging-food-lie-ever-told/

“Sweet Dreams: How to Sleep Better, Lose Weight, and Live Longer”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2010/05/20/how-to-sleep-better-lose-weight-and-live-longer/

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We’re all going through this era of coronavirus—separately but together. I feel like humanity is taking one big existential breath; it’s a pause for us all to think about our previous normal lives, our currently abnormal lives, and how we want to reinvent life when this whole thing is over. And I know many of us have become confused by the different news outlets sharing different information. When it comes to deciding who is a reliable source, I know Katie Couric is always someone I can trust. I’m honored to have her chat with me for this week’s episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy. 

Katie is an award-winning journalist, New York Times bestselling author and a co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer. Since its launch in 2008, Stand Up To Cancer has raised more than $600 million to support cutting-edge collaborative science and its research has contributed to six new FDA approved therapies. In 2017, she founded Katie Couric Media, which has developed a number of media projects, including a daily newsletter, a podcast, and digital video series. She has played a part in producing many documentaries, including Fed Up, which I was thrilled to be a part of. Couric was also the executive producer of Unbelievable on Netflix, is developing other scripted projects, and is currently writing her memoir.

This episode is sponsored by AirDoctor and AquaTru. We need clean water and clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. That’s why I’m teaming up with AquaTru and AirDoctor to offer you the AquaTru Water Purification System and AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier systems at a special price. Learn more at www.drhyman.com/filter.

*For context, this conversation was recorded on 3/31/20.

Here are more of the details from our interview: 

• The unprecedented nature of COVID-19 (6:16)

• Why now is not the time to turn to comfort foods (9:46)

• What Katie has been hearing from healthcare providers, psychologists, business leaders, and others she has been interviewing during the coronavirus crisis (12:03)

• The U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic (15:16)

• The devastating disruption to standard autopsy, grieving, and burial practices in COVID-19 deaths (21:26)

• Staying informed without obsessing over, or over-consuming, news updates (22:41)

• Finding power and a sense of control by focusing on where you can be of service (25:06)

• What our society will look like post-COVID-19 given our intense divisiveness, partisanship, current leadership, and media landscape (30:01)

• Practices to manage and cope with our current reality (41:32)

• Restoring national unity through leadership and empathy (48:42)

• Find Katie online at katiecouric.com. Sign-up for her morning newsletter, Wake-Up Call at https://katiecouric.com/newsletter/

• Follow Katie on Facebook @katiecouric, on Instagram @katiecouric, and on Twitter @katiecouriic

There are so many questions about how coronavirus can impact our health, and rightfully so. This novel virus has completely changed the way we function as a society and brought about a feeling of uncertainty most of us haven’t ever experienced. But we’re in this together. There is, of course, a wide range of common concerns—from how to protect ourselves and families to what kinds of treatment options exist—but also many new conversations popping up around what supplements we can safely trust for immune strength, if it’s safe to go outdoors, how the virus attaches to surfaces, and so much more. 

Last week I was lucky enough to sit down with Dr. Patrick Hanaway for a video-call to talk about these important questions from a Functional Medicine perspective. Dr. Hanaway is the Senior Advisor to the Institute for Functional Medicine, their COVID-19 Task Force Coordinator, and Co-Chair of the IFM Expert Advisory Board. In case you missed it, we’re sharing that as the latest episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy.

*For context, this interview was recorded on April 8, 2020.

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

• The role of supplements in treating COVID-19 and boosting your immune system

• What we know about taking things like vitamin D, elderberry, zinc, and other compounds to protect against COVID-19

• Is IV ozone an effective treatment option for COVID-19?

• Why what you eat is more essential than ever

• Is intermittent fasting or the ketogenic diet a good way to boost immunity? 

• The potential effectiveness of using hot-cold interaction, such as sauna, to protect against COVID-19

• How long is a person still contagious after having the virus and how long does antibody immunity last?

• Maintaining practices to ground yourself during this time

Find additional information at:

• Institute for Functional Medicine 

Ifm.org

• “A Functional Medicine Approach to COVID-19” 

drhyman.com/c19

• Special Episode: Medicine In The Age Of COVID-19 And Beyond

https://DrMarkHyman.lnk.to/Medicine-In-The-Age-Of-COVID-19-And-Beyond

Hormone imbalances are epidemic these days. For example, symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), like mood swings, irritability, depression, anxiety, fluid retention, bloating, breast tenderness, sugar cravings, headaches, and sleep disturbances, affect 75 percent of women. But just because you’re a woman doesn’t mean you have to live with these symptoms. 

The real fact is that suffering related to menstrual cycles is unnecessary. You might never know this from conventional medicine, which seems to subscribe to the idea that women are destined to suffer throughout their reproductive life and beyond. However, there are actually many things you can do to fix hormonal imbalances. 

In this mini-episode, Dr. Hyman is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Boham to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to treating hormonal imbalances in women. 

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 AirDoctor. We need clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. Learn more about the AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier system at a special price at www.drhyman.com/filter

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

• The prevalence of hormonal imbalances in women

• Using the birth control pill as medical therapy to address PMS, heavy bleeding, and other symptoms of hormonal imbalance

• What happens during perimenopause

• The interrelatedness of hormones and what causes them to be out of balance

• The role of our adrenal glands and how to support them

• The benefits of eating foods such as flax seeds, broccoli, and whole-food soy to support our hormonal health 

• Why maintaining balanced blood sugar is so important for hormonal health

For more information visit drhyman.com/uwc

Additional resources:

“Getting to the Root: Perimenopause”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/02/16/getting-to-the-root-perimenopause/

“Lesson 3: Hormones and Neurotransmitters”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2012/10/17/lesson-3-hormones-and-neurotransmitters/

“Natural Approach to Alleviating PMS”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/04/25/natural-approach-to-alleviating-pms/

“Magical Magnesium”

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

“How Do I Naturally Balance Female Sex Hormones?”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2015/08/14/how-do-i-naturally-balance-female-sex-hormones/

“How to Eliminate PMS in 5 Simple Steps”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2010/09/17/how-to-eliminate-pms-in-5-simple-steps/

“Relationships, Menopause, and Health”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2012/01/13/relationships-menopause-and-health/

“How to Get Your Mojo Back (Boosting Female Sex Drive)”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2016/07/09/how-to-get-your-mojo-back-boosting-female-sex-drive/

“ULTRAMIND®: Key #2 Balance Your Hormones”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2012/01/27/the-ultramind-solution-key-2-balance-your-hormones/

“A Functional Medicine Approach to Infertility”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/09/01/a-functional-medicine-approach-to-infertility/

“Clara’s Case Study: Overcoming Infertility”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/09/05/claras-case-study-overcoming-infertility/

“Overcoming Postpartum Depression”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/01/16/overcoming-postpartum-depression/

“Meditation: Connecting to the Wisdom Within”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2014/04/10/meditation-connecting-wisdom-within/

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We’re all trying to make sense of the new world order. And while my wife and I stay at home and navigate these unusual times, we find routine and practice to be the core of our wellbeing. We’re meditating every morning, going for walks in the woods, and taking afternoon work breaks to check-in and find time to connect. These seemingly simple actions have become the parts of our day that keep us grounded and optimistic, so we actually even schedule them into our calendars. 

One of my favorite people to talk to about the benefits of spiritual and wellness practices is Gabrielle Bernstein. I was so happy to connect with her over a video-call for this week’s episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy. Gabby is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Universe Has Your Back and has written six additional bestsellers, including Super Attractor which launched in September 2019. She was featured on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday as a “next-generation thought leader” and The Oprah Winfrey Network chose Gabrielle to be part of the “Super Soul 100,” a dynamic group of 100 trailblazers whose vision and life’s work are bringing a higher level of consciousness to the world. Gabby provides a calm perspective to the crazy situation we find ourselves in.

This episode is sponsored by Joovv and Four Sigmatic.

I recently discovered Joovv, a red light therapy device. Red light therapy is a super gentle non-invasive treatment where a device with medical-grade LEDs delivers concentrated light to your skin. It actually helps your cells produce collagen so it improves skin tone and complexion, diminishes signs of aging like wrinkles, and speeds the healing of wounds and scars. Check out the Joovv products at joovv.com/farmacy and use the code FARMACY at checkout. Once you’re there, you’ll see a special bonus the Joovv team is giving away to my listeners. 

I’m excited to share an exclusive offer from Four Sigmatic on their best selling Immune Bundle that has their Ground Mushroom Coffee and Chaga Elixir - just for Doctor's Farmacy listeners. Right now you can get up to 20% off on their Immune Bundle plus an additional 20% off at checkout. Just go to Foursigmatic.com/HYMAN to take advantage of this awesome deal. You’ll see the full discount applied at checkout. 

Here are more of the details from our interview:

• Navigating our current circumstances by doubling down on our spiritual tools and practices (6:25)

• Scheduling time for spiritual practice for sustainable serenity (10:33)

• The daily spiritual practices and routines that Gabrielle and I are relying upon (14:59)

• Gabrielle’s Daily Design Method and why she and her husband practice it each morning (20:09)

• Why feeling good is the key to manifesting the life that you want and Gabrielle’s Choose Again Method (22:26)

• Gabrielle’s experience with postpartum depression, anxiety, insomnia, and suicidal thoughts (28:36)

• Voo breathing exercise to stimulate the vagus nerve (33:15)

• How we can pursue our dreams during this difficult and uncertain time (36:00)

• What it means to say, “The universe is always a yes” (48:04)

• Get Gabby’s free Positive Energy Meditation at https://gabbybernstein.com/positiveenergy/

• Learn more about Gabrielle Bernssstein at https://gabbybernstein.com/ and follow her on Facebook @gabriellebernstein, on Twitter @gabbybernstein, and on Instagram @gabbybernstein

• Order Gabrielle’s latest book, Super Attractor at https://gabbybernstein.com/superattractor/

Multiple times a day, even multiple times an hour, we’re hearing new information about COVID-19. Some of the most common questions I’ve received have to do with testing. We had our first case of novel coronavirus the same day South Korea had its first case. Yet they are much further ahead of us when it comes to testing, something that has helped them quickly control the virus in a way we haven’t been able to do in the US. They also rapidly took on measures like quarantining and tracing the transmission of the virus.

Of course, there are so many different components that go into successful testing and quelling a pandemic of this size. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I hope to shed some light on those with my guest Dr. Steven Kleiboeker. Throughout our conversation, we cover who should be tested, when, and how, and what kinds of tests are currently available or soon will be. He is the Vice President of Research and Development for Viracor, and is responsible for the scientific direction and oversight of the company's research and development programs as well as the BioPharma and Clinical Trial Biomarker Services research services. Dr. Kleiboeker is board certified as a high-complexity laboratory director, technical supervisor, and clinical consultant by the American Board of Bioanalysis. Over his career, he has published more than 60 scientific manuscripts and serves on editorial boards and as a reviewer for several virological and microbiological journals.

*For context, this interview was recorded on March 31, 2020.

Here are more of the details from our interview: 

• What we know today about coronavirus, how and when is it transmittable, and why good hygiene is so important as a protective measure (2:29)

• The difference between the South Korean and American responses to initial cases, which were both reported on the same day (5:33)

• Issues with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s initial COVID-19 tests and testing protocol (7:53)

• The COVID-19 test that is currently approved for use (the RT-PCR test), what exactly it tests for, and why there is variation in how long it takes to get test results back (9:47)

• Issues with scaling-up the supply chain for all necessary components of coronavirus testing (13:53)

• The current approach to coronavirus testing and how it differs from what testing would look like in a perfect world (21:03)

• The roll out of coronavirus antibody testing, what antibody tests tell us, and can you get COVID-19 more than once? (28:46)

• What we could learn from quantitative testing, or knowing the viral load that an individual is carrying  (33:25)

• What should you do if you have COVID-19 symptoms? (36:29)

• Is it too late to do extensive testing to stop and slow the spread of COVID-19? (42:49)

It’s natural to have a lot of questions right now. COVID-19 has quickly changed the way we think about health and go about our daily lives. And though we still have a lot to learn about the novel coronavirus, there are also a lot of ways we can keep ourselves, our families, and our communities strong and healthy.

I recently hosted a webinar, along with the doctors at The UltraWellness Center, to answer some of the most important questions about COVID-19. If you missed it, I am sharing it here as a special episode of my podcast, The Doctor’s Farmacy.

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. 

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 relationship 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. In August 2017, Dr. Hyman invited Dr. Papanicolaou to join The UltraWellness Center. 

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.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.

Here’s what we covered in the webinar:

1. How to establish immune resilience now and long term

2. Supplements that are effective in supporting immunity

3. Basic strategies to implement to protect yourself and your family

4. The importance of social distancing and how long we will need to implement this strategy

5. Important tips for anyone dealing with chronic disease

6. Telemedicine and the future of medical appointments

7. The role of Functional Medicine at a time like this 

For more information visit https://drhyman.com/blog/2020/04/01/a-functional-medicine-approach-to-covid-19/

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Numerous things can contribute to cancer development and cancer recurrence. Studies show diet, exercise, thoughts, feelings, and environmental toxins all influence the initiation, growth, and progression of cancer. And when it comes to treating cancer, we are good at cutting it, burning it, and poisoning it with surgery, radiation, and drugs, but many doctors fail to treat the root cause of the cancer. Functional Medicine empowers patients and practitioners to achieve the highest expression of health by working collaboratively to address the root causes of disease. For example, a Functional Medicine practitioner might say that yes, we still need radiation and other conventional approaches, but what else can we do? 

In this mini-episode, Dr. Hyman is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Boham to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to cancer and cancer recurrence prevention. Dr. Boham shares patient cases as well as her own experience with a breast cancer diagnosis.

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 AirDoctor. We need clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. Learn more about the AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier system at a special price at www.drhyman.com/filter

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

• Dr. Boham’s personal experience as a breast cancer patient and how it led her to begin practicing Functional Medicine

• The use of ketogenic and fasting-mimicking diets to treat and prevent cancer

• Why Functional Medicine looks at markers such as blood sugar and insulin levels, inflammation levels, toxic load, nutritional status, stress levels, and genetics to identify the underlying risk and cause of cancer

• Using diet and supplementation to influencing gene expression 

• Why obesity is linked to estrogen-related cancers such as breast, uteran, and prostate

• Environmental toxins and cancer

• Dr. Boham’s Breast Wellness video “Tools to Prevent and Heal from Breast Cancer.” Stream the video online here or visit http://www.drboham.com/order and use the code “breast30wellness” to receive 30% off your DVD purchase.

• For more information visit drhyman.com/uwc

This episode is sponsored by AirDoctor. We need clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. That’s why I’m teaming up with AirDoctor to offer you the AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier system at a special price. Learn more at www.drhyman.com/filter

Additional Resources:

“Top 5 Tips for Preventing Cancer”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2017/07/07/top-5-tips-for-preventing-cancer/

“I Did Everything Right…But I Still Got Cancer”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2017/07/07/i-did-everything-rightbut-i-still-got-cancer/

“Breast Cancer Risk and Prevention”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/05/09/breast-cancer-risk-and-prevention/

“My Top 5 Supplements for Breast Health”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/10/18/my-top-5-supplements-for-breast-health/

“Breast Wellness by Dr. Elizabeth W. Boham”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2013/10/21/breast-wellness-dr-elizabeth-w-boham/

“The UWC Team Shares Why Functional Medicine Matters to Them | A Personal Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Boham”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/11/16/uwc-team-shares-why-functional-medicine-matters-to-them-dr-elizabeth-boham/

“The Harm of Statins and the Right Diet for Cancer Prevention”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/03/05/harm-statins-right-diet-cancer-prevention/

“5 Strategies to Prevent and Treat Cancer”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2015/08/07/5-strategies-to-prevent-and-treat-cancer/

“Dr. Elizabeth Boham on Breast Cancer, Women’s Wellness and Becoming the CEO of Your Health”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2016/12/15/dr-elizabeth-boham/

“10 Strategies to Prevent and Treat Breast Cancer”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2015/10/02/10-strategies-to-prevent-and-treat-breast-cancer/

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Only about 12% of Americans are considered “metabolically healthy.” That means the other 88% of us aren’t meeting basic medical guidelines for things like blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol, and other markers of metabolic health. Which percentage do you fall into? When it comes to answering that question, one common factor is how many fast carbs you’re consuming. These are the carbohydrates that have been processed—yes, that includes sugar—but it also means starches like refined flours and other processed grains. Whole wheat bread is indeed a fast carb. 

This week on The Doctor’s Farmacy I sat down with Dr. David Kessler to break down the differences between fast and slow carbs, how they affect our health, how our diet became so inundated with fast carbs and what we can do to regain metabolic strength. Dr. Kessler served as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. He is the author of A Question of Intent and The End of Overeating, a New York Times bestseller. He is a pediatrician and has been the dean of the medical schools at Yale and the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Kessler is a graduate of Amherst College, the University of Chicago Law School, and Harvard Medical School.

This episode is sponsored by AirDoctor and AquaTru. We need clean water and clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. That’s why I’m teaming up with AquaTru and AirDoctor to offer you the AquaTru Water Purification System and AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier systems at a special price. Learn more at www.drhyman.com/filter.

Here are more of the details from our interview: 

• Why 87% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy (7:03)

• What are fast carbs and how do processed carbohydrates affect us? (12:38)

• The glycemic index of bread is higher than that of table sugar (18:41)

• How processed carbs made from grains, corn, and wheat became the foundation of our diet (19:34)

• The food industry’s resistance to clear ingredient lists and labels on food (23:20)

• What are slow carbs? (26:02)

• Why we should all be able to get behind the idea of limiting fast carbs (32:00)

• Dr. Kessler’s own struggle with his weight, our tendency to turn to comfort foods in stressful time, and why it’s so difficult to break the vicious cycle that results from eating fast carb (33:29)

• The need for additional reform to the government’s dietary guidelines and how regulation differs in its oversight of the food industry vs the tobacco industry (41:08)

• Industry will follow the consumer (57:39)

• Dr. David Kessler’s new book is, Fast Carbs, Slow Carbs: The Simple Truth About Food, Weight, and Disease

For decades we were taught there was no stopping or reversing cognitive decline, now we know this simply is not true. The brain responds to all the same insults as the rest of the body — stress, poor diet, toxins, lack of exercise or sleep, nutritional deficiencies, high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and more. The term dementia is just a label or diagnosis we associate with a collection of symptoms, it doesn't get to why a person has those symptoms. 

In this mini-episode, Dr. Hyman is joined by Dr. Elizabeth Boham to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to treating cognitive health and to review patient cases in which they treated individuals with dementia, memory loss, and cognitive decline.

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 AirDoctor. We need clean air not only to live but to create vibrant health and protect ourselves and loved ones from toxin exposure and disease. Learn more about the AirDoctor Professional Air Purifier system at a special price at www.drhyman.com/filter

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

• The need for personalized treatment in stopping or reversing dementia and cognitive decline.

• Addressing underlying root causes that may be driving dementia such as inflammation caused by high mercury levels, belly or visceral fat, diabetes, pre-diabetes, and insulin resistance.

• The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT), a global network of dentists, health professionals, and scientists who research the biocompatibility of dental products, including the risks of mercury fillings, fluoride, root canals, and jawbone osteonecrosis. https://iaomt.org/

• How a high-fat diet can benefit the brain.

• The ability for exercise and meditation to promote BDNF, which is like Miracle-Gro for the brain.

• How the detoxification system works with the immune system to promote brain health.

• For more information visit drhyman.com/uwc

Additional resources:

“Inflammation Causes Memory Loss and It Starts Sooner Than We Thought”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/05/24/inflammation-causes-memory-loss-and-it-starts-sooner-than-we-thought/

“Your Brain and Immunity: The Fascinating Connection You Need to Nurture”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/06/04/your-brain-and-immunity-the-fascinating-connection-you-need-to-nurture/

“5 Tips for Better Brain Health as You Age”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/05/10/5-tips-for-better-brain-health-as-you-age/

“Fixing Your Broken Brain + Lots More: 10 Takeaways from My Most-Asked Questions”

https://ultrawellnesscenter.com/2018/01/08/fixing-broken-brain-lots-10-takeaways-asked-questions/

“The Science of Preventing (and Reversing) Dementia”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2019/05/08/podcast-ep52/

“9 Steps to Reverse Dementia and Memory Loss as You Age”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2010/06/14/9-steps-to-reverse-dementia-and-memory-loss-as-you-age-2/

“Being Proactive in the Face of Alzheimer’s”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2019/05/14/being-proactive-in-the-face-of-alzheimers/

“Can You Reverse Cognitive Decline?”

https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/09/14/can-reverse-cognitive-decline/