How to Fix Your Busted Metabolism

Mark Hyman

May 15, 2024

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One of the many reasons I was drawn to Functional Medicine is that it’s the medicine of asking “why?” and looking beyond the status quo to reimagine health. When we use this practice to assess the metabolic diseases we see today, we can see we’re in an energy crisis. We’re wrapped up in a web of physiologic root causes, but also a web of policies, industries, and economic incentives impacting our health from the ground up. I loved discussing all this and more on this episode of the podcast with Dr. Casey Means.

We take a deep dive into:

Why we need to reimagine the healthcare system and how to use Functional Medicine as a framework for asking “why?”
Using metabolic health as a barometer for our challenges as a society
A stark reality: Every institution related to our health makes money off of sickness
Combining advanced technology with our own awareness to take back control of our health
Five affordable biomarkers of metabolic syndrome to start with
And so much more!

I hope you’ll tune in to learn how to dramatically improve your metabolic health and support foundational societal shifts, all at once.

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Mindsip insights from this episode:

Listen to your cells: meet basic needs to alleviate symptoms

Symptoms and diseases are not random failures but are your cells 'crying out' because their basic needs for things like proper food, sleep, and movement are not being met.

#cells

Harness solar power through plant-based energy for vitality

We are fundamentally solar-powered, as our mitochondria convert the cosmic sun energy stored in the bonds of plants into the human energy that powers our lives.

#mitochondria

#sunlight

Simplify health principles to combat industry confusion

The entire health, fitness, and food industrial complex profits from your confusion, making you believe health is complicated when the basic principles are actually quite simple.

#wellness

View body as a dynamic process in constant exchange with environment

We should view the human body not as a static entity separate from its surroundings, but as a process in constant exchange of matter and energy with the soil, air, food, and water.

#environment

#metabolism

Trust your body and use modern tools for health insights

In an age of compromised incentives, you shouldn't trust doctors, science, or influencers, but instead trust your own body by using modern tools to see what is actually working for you.

#biohacking

#testing

Question why healthcare system fails despite spending

The most dangerous thing an American can do today is to start asking 'why' the healthcare system is failing despite massive spending.

#healthcare

Address metabolic dysfunction to combat modern diseases

Most modern diseases, from Alzheimer's to erectile dysfunction, are different cell-specific manifestations of the same underlying problem: underpowered cells due to metabolic dysfunction.

#chronic-disease

#metabolism

Break free from healthcare's devil's bargain with ultra-processed foods

The ultra-processed food and healthcare industries have formed a 'devil's bargain' where they create a revolving door of customers, as every institution that touches our health makes more money when we are sick.

#healthcare

#processed-food

Understand surgeon income dynamics based on surgery volume

The unofficial mantra for how surgeons make money is 'you eat what you kill,' meaning your livelihood is determined by the number of surgeries you book, not patient outcomes.