Why Chronic Disease is Exploding w/ Daniel Schmachtenberger
Mark Hyman
Jul 2, 2025
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Challenge standard lab ranges for optimal health
Standard laboratory reference ranges are based on the average of a generally sick population, not on what is biologically optimal for true health.
Address leaded gasoline's impact on collective IQ loss
The use of leaded gasoline in America is estimated to have caused a collective loss of one billion IQ points across the population.
Break free from the food and pharma racket for better health
The modern food system creates diseases that the medical system then profits from by selling medications, creating a self-perpetuating systemic racket.
Reconsider amyloid plaque as a defensive response in Alzheimer's
Amyloid plaque, the hallmark of Alzheimer's, may not be the cause of the disease but rather a secondary defensive response to microbes and inflammation in the brain.
Stop mining to protect the biosphere's integrity
Modern mining is undoing a billion years of geological processes that made life possible by digging up and releasing omnitoxic elements that were safely sequestered in the earth's crust.
Address industrial pollution to protect newborn health
The average newborn baby has 287 industrial chemicals and pollutants in their umbilical cord blood before they even take their first breath.
Recognize herbicides as diluted chemical weapons in food supply
Organophosphates, the same class of chemicals developed for napalm to destroy jungles in Vietnam, are now routinely sprayed on our food as herbicides.
Rethink blood tests for accurate toxin assessment
Standard blood tests for heavy metals are often inaccurate for chronic exposure because the body quickly moves these toxins out of the blood and stores them in tissues like bone.
Check lead levels to assess heart attack and stroke risk
Having a lead level over two is a greater risk factor for heart attack and stroke than having abnormal cholesterol, yet it is rarely checked by cardiologists.
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