Dr Mark Hyman on Eating Fat to Get Healthy - with Lewis Howes

Functional Medicine

Mark Hyman explains that functional medicine views the body as an interconnected system, focusing on creating health rather than treating disease. He compares it to organic farming, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a healthy internal environment to prevent illness 1. Functional medicine is gaining traction, with institutions like the Cleveland Clinic investing heavily in this approach. Hyman highlights the growing acceptance and demand for functional medicine, noting its potential to revolutionize healthcare 2.

Disease can't land in a healthy soil. So that's exactly what functional medicine is. We help people get in balance. We take away the things that cause imbalance. We put in the things that help create balance.

--- Mark Hyman

   

Healing Through Food

Dietary choices play a crucial role in health, with Mark noting that 80% of health issues can be resolved through proper nutrition. He emphasizes the power of food to heal, citing a survey where participants saw a 69% reduction in symptoms by changing their diet 3. Hyman advocates for a detox approach, removing all potential irritants at once to reset the body and then reintroducing foods gradually 4.

The information in food is so powerful that if you figure out what to eat, you don't have to worry about how much. You don't have to count fat, grams, carbs, calories, nothing.

--- Mark Hyman

   

Service and Healing

Service and altruism are integral to Mark's approach to medicine. He shares how his background in Buddhism and a focus on service led him to a career in medicine, emphasizing the therapeutic benefits of helping others 5. Hyman describes the profound sense of fulfillment and inner peace he experiences through service, likening it to a natural high 6.

Altruism stimulates the same area in the brain as cocaine or sugar or heroin. So I get high from helping people.

--- Mark Hyman