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Functional medicine doctor Mark Hyman breaks down the latest in what we know about food: from why sugar is a recreational drug to the best decision you can make about what you put in your body. He also details his typical "day in the life" and what his daily diet entails.
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There are a lot of myths when it comes to food. CBS News' Anne-Marie Green sits down with Dr. Mark Hyman, the author of "Food: What the heck should I eat?" in the Toyota Green Room to debunk some of them.
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Simple habits can foster healthy gut and brain bacteria, which can help you live longer and age more slowly. Eat mostly vegetables, take fiber and prebiotics, and practice intermittent fasting, says Dave Asprey.
Functional medicine aims to uncover the laws of biology, treats the human body as an ecosystem, and is about creating health, not just curing illness. Mark Hyman is one of the foremost practitioners of functional medicine, one of its earliest advocates, and is certainly one of its best spokesmen.
Today I speak with Dr. Mark Hyman. He is an American physician, scholar and New York Times best-selling author. He is the founder and medical director of the Ultra Wellness Center and a columnist for The Huffington Post.
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We know sugar is biologically addictive and can wreak havoc with your hormones and your metabolism and can lead to diabetes. But you CAN break your sweet tooth habit.