Episode 166- Dr. Mark Hyman on How to Optimize Your Health

Dr. Mark Hyman is leading a health revolution rooted in using food as medicine to support longevity, energy, and happiness. He’s a practicing family physician…

Episode 166- Dr. Mark Hyman on How to Optimize Your Health

Dr. Mark Hyman is leading a health revolution rooted in using food as medicine to support longevity, energy, and happiness. He’s a practicing family physician…

Dr. Mark Hyman is leading a health revolution rooted in using food as medicine to support longevity, energy, and happiness. He’s a practicing family physician and an internationally recognized speaker, educator, and advocate in the field of Functional Medicine. Dr. Hyman is the founder and director of The UltraWellness Center, the Head of Strategy and Innovation of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, and a New York Times bestselling author. He hosts the podcast The Doctor’s Farmacy and is a regular contributor on television shows like Today, Good Morning America, and The View. In his latest book, Young Forever, Dr. Hyman shares the secrets to living your longest, healthiest life. On this episode, we talk about the simple dietary, lifestyle and emerging longevity strategies to help you optimize your health.

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Show Notes

We can reverse key hallmarks of aging (2:37)
The difference between lifespan and health span (5:33)
Dr. Mark Hyman’s core longevity principles (7:48)
Can meaning and purpose extend your lifespan? (9:32)
What he eats after he works out (12:42)
The optimal longevity diet (14:23)
An example of his daily diet (16:40)
The key things you can do to improve your health (19:49)
The basics of supplements (21:13)
Ways to activate hermetic stress (24:24)
The effects of alcohol and caffeine (27:28)
Addressing the root causes of burnout (29:30)
What role does stress play in longevity? (30:59)
His evening routine (32:48)
How to automate your healthy habits for success (34:04)
How to get started with Function Health (36:31)

Resources / People Mentioned

Young Forever by Mark Hyman
Function Health
The Doctor’s Farmacy, podcast
Cleveland Center for Functional Medicine
James Fries and the compression of morbidity
TB12 Sports
Cultural Wellness Center
Jeffrey Bland
On Target Living

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